A group of student auditors asked a dozen localities for public information. The responses clarify where local government deserves credit for transparency and where it falls short of its ...

Huntington Beach city treasurer Jason Schmitt took the stand during a two-day evidentiary hearing this week, as the state auditor's office seeks to examine the Pacific Airshow settlement.

Auditors found widespread internal control failures in Stockton’s finances, including accounting errors, delayed reporting ...