Jim Christie

(Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown continued his message of fiscal restraint in his state budget plan, which would increase funding for education but not restore many recession-era cuts, including...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - When Stockton, California, filed for bankruptcy last year, the stage was set for a precedent-setting battle with Wall Street over whether bondholders or retired public employees...

STOCKTON, California (Reuters) - Stockton, California's city council approved a plan on Thursday for the city to adjust its debt to exit from bankruptcy after reaching a deal with bond...

STOCKTON, California (Reuters) - Stockton, California and Assured Guaranty have reached an agreement to restructure more than $150 million of outstanding debt to help the city exit from bankruptcy, a...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday said a lawsuit to stop a plan by the city of Richmond, California, to use its power of eminent domain to...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The city council in North Las Vegas, Nevada, on Wednesday rejected a plan to use eminent domain if necessary to help refinance "underwater" mortgages, an idea...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's governor said on Friday he would seek a court order for a two-month cooling off period to avert a threatened San Francisco-area rail strike, unless...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's third-largest city, San Jose, and its employee unions faced off in court on Monday over public pension reforms in a case that has major implications...