California

States struggle to reap the full benefits of the multibillion-dollar legal marijuana industry becuase of conflicts with federal law.

Water, health care and housing lead the agenda in budget discussions.

Financial struggles remain for the San Francisco Bay Area city after two recent upgrades.

The upgrade to $2 billion of outstanding debt brings the county's ratings to the AA-plus level across the board.

State Controller Betty Yee blames the state's new digital accounting system for delaying the comprehensive annual financial report.

Two rating agencies offered slightly different takes on how school districts would fare.

At stake is an estimated $880 billion in annual federal funding from 300 programs that use census data to distribute funds.

Joshua Schank, chief innovation officer for Los Angeles Metro, weighs opportunities and challenges. Paul Burton hosts from the Smart Cities NYC conference.

Adding $374 million alleged in New York to the three other cases also filed by Johan Rosenberg brings the total damages claimed to $1.58 billion.

Waiving court fees on poor residents costs the city a small amount upfront but pays off in reducing unemployment and homelessness.