While the financial tribulations of large cities make headlines, troubles in smaller cities and in special purpose governments like hospital and transit districts often develop below the radar.
An hour-long system outage at the Oakland Oceanic Air Traffic Control Center affected flights across the West Coast and Hawaii on Saturday evening.
As part of an exhibition series between the Orioles and Nationals, one game at Nationals Park this month comes with a perk for laid-off federal workers.
Earlier this month, State Farm — the state’s largest home insurance provider — asked the California Department of Insurance to approve statewide rate increases averaging 22% for homeowners. It also requested a 15% increase for renters and condo owners and a 33% hike for rental owners.