Far West

Siskiyou County’s Board of Supervisors located in the rural northern section of California voted to try and secede from the state citing water rights issues and a rural fire prevention fee.

The Stockton City Council will hold a public forum to discuss the search for the next city manager to lead the bankrupt city.

Fitch Ratings has upgraded the ratings on $250 million of water revenue bonds issued by the Stockton Public Financing Authority, despite ongoing concerns surrounding the city's bankruptcy.

California lawmakers wrangled over competing prison reform solutions this week as a Sept. 13 deadline loomed that would mark the end of this year’s legislative session.

A California ruling favors a Mendocino County district in the lawsuit pitting Willits Unified School District against financial advisor Caldwell Winters Flores.

The California Senate approved a bill that would establish parameters for school and community college bond issuances.

California Gov. Jerry Brown proposed legislation to ensure keep federal grants flowing to transit districts while he pursues litigation to defend California’s pension reforms.

After San Diego Mayor Bob Filner announced his resignation amidst allegations of sexual harassment, candidates are stepping forward to vie for the seat.

The congressionally-mandated sequestration could take about $60 million of income and sales tax revenue from the District of Columbia's economy and cause the city to lose about $30 million in federal grants and payments in fiscal 2014, district officials said Tuesday.

Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Mary Jo White's annual salary is $165,300, far below the base compensation of any of the top-paid, full-time officials of 21 self-regulatory, industry, government, and other municipal securities-related groups, most of which the SEC either oversees or have members the commission regulates or protects.