Far West

The Anaheim, Calif. City Council approved a contract to build a $127 million transportation hub that is to host the state's planned high speed rail system.

Activists filed a lawsuit challenging the environmental impact report produced by the developer of the $1.5 billion National Football League stadium planned for downtown Los Angeles.

California Controller John Chiang said in a report that the California State Teachers' Retirement System does not provide enough oversight.

California state legislators voted unanimously to approve $55 million in emergency funding to keep Inglewood Unified School District solvent.

Legislation that is still in the pipeline includes a potential substitute for redevelopment agencies, an extension of Los Angeles County's Metropolitan Transportation Authority sales tax, and changes to school district bond anticipation note financing.

San Bernardino officials have presented a budget plan to pay for city services while in bankruptcy that leaves debt service payments untouched.

Reno, Nev. redevelopment officials are trying to come to a compromise with Washoe County over tax revenue in order to make debt service requirements.

California Controller John Chiang released reports Tuesday finding unallowable transfers by the redevelopment agencies of Milpitas and Morgan Hill.

California's state auditor released a report this week that said the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's use of toll revenues to purchase a building to serve as a new San Francisco headquarters was likely legal.

The Internal Revenue Service has stepped up its efforts to investigate possible misconduct in the municipal bond sector, more than doubling the number of examinations it conducts per year.