California

The bill would have required cities, counties and the California Highway Patrol to post the amounts paid, broken down by individual settlement and judgment.

The unpredictable nature of wildfires increases long-term risks in western states where they are the new normal, S&P ratings analysts wrote.

The finance team expects the mixed taxable and tax-exempt deal will attract ESG-minded investors.

With incumbent Eric Garcetti awaiting confirmation to an ambassadorship, would-be successors are lining up for a two-round election in June and November 2022.

The city council's budget and finance committee approved the increase and now the matter is headed to the full council.

City department heads are being asked to identify projects that would be eligible for federal funding.

Gavin Newsom lauded the $15 billion approved by lawmakers for climate change, but transportation was left out in the cold.

An S&P Global Ratings analyst says the foregone rental assistance funding isn't likely to be a credit issue for the state in the near term.

The pluses and minuses of breaking up the 70-year-old Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District will be weighed during a public hearing Saturday.

With more than 9 million votes counted as of Wednesday morning, 63.9% voted "no" on the effort to recall Gavin Newsom and remove him from the governor's office.