California

A state senator is seeking authority to issue $450M in general obligation bonds to pay for voting machines.

Orange County is out of the woods, but other California governments face challenges.

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a $125 billion budget.

California lawmakers have approved a plan to borrow up to $6 billion to prepay pension obligations.

Laura Whittall-Scherfee will direct a California agency that finances affordable housing.

A California court handed a partial win to both sides in litigation between water providers.

San Bernardino is working to put bankruptcy in the rear-view mirror as it executes the plan of adjustment.

When Placer County, Calif., tried to raise sales taxes last fall for freeway expansions in the booming suburbs of Roseville and Rocklin, voters in the more rural parts of the county defeated the measure.

San Francisco's largest-ever COP sale funds an expansion of the city's convention center.

A Northern California charter school operator with four schools wants to move into Chapter 7.

California lawmakers approved a $183.2 billion all-funds budget package.

Los Angeles will price the first bonds from a measure voters approved to house homeless people.

The Port of Oakland has earned an upgrade from Moody's Investors Service.

California lawmakers reached an agreement Tuesday on the most contentious budget items.

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.