California

WATSONVILLE, Calif. -- The Santa Cruz County Civil Grand Jury released a highly critical report Tuesday deriding the Pajaro Valley Unified School District's use of Measure L funds and describing the Citizens' Oversight Committee as "mostly ineffective."

San Diego's mayor vetoed changes the City Council made to the budget that cut funding for two special elections.

McFarland, Calif., schools are in a conundrum.

California revenues beat state budget projections in May.

S&P Global Ratings said it raised its long-term rating on the city of Los Angeles, Calif.'s outstanding general obligation bonds to AA from AA-minus.

An audit of a California charter school operator raises questions about its use of bond funds.

A California hearing contemplated major changes to a tax board's structure.

California Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to use a short-term state investment account to fund CalPERS faces some skeptics.

San Diego's mayor threatened to veto a budget stripped of funding for soccer and convention projects.

While some firms in the municipal bond industry are merging, contracting or just plain closing, Tribal Capital Markets is doing exactly the opposite – it’s expanding into new spaces and hiring talented muni professionals with the backing of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians.

A consumer protection bill for PACE loans in California passed the state Senate.

A California company will use private activity bonds to spin rice straw into a construction product.

With $100,285,000 in lease-revenue bonds formally issued Friday, Contra Costa County will now accelerate the planning for a new county administration building downtown and a new emergency operations center near Highway 4.

The Los Angeles City Council made few changes to Mayor Eric Garcetti's proposed budget.

Contra Costa County supervisors on Tuesday approved issuing up to $110 million in construction bonds to pay for a new main county administration building downtown and a new county Emergency Operations Center across town.

San Diego’s city attorney criticized a ballot initiative to transform the city's old football stadium into a soccer-anchored development.

Transportation Secretary Chao has agreed to approve funding agreement for Caltrain.

San Diegans could be facing another vote on a convention center expansion and stadium.

The San Diego County Water Authority announced rate hikes amid a dispute with its wholesale supplier.

California school districts are still waiting for the windfall from November's bond elections.