Picking Up the Pieces
September 15, 2009 CARLSBAD, Calif. — The municipal bond market is slowly recovering from the financial panic of 2008, but it’s still a...

Muni Pros Say Amen to ARRA
September 17, 2009 CARLSBAD, Calif. — As economists debate whether the federal stimulus package has created the jobs and economic growth...

Judge Wants SEC to Settle With San Diego Defendants
September 21, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge is pushing the Securities and Exchange Commission to settle its case against five former San...

San Jose Airport Adds Tax-Exempt, Private-Activity Debt to CP
September 23, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - San Jose, Calif.'s Norman Y. Mineta International Airport added a tax-exempt private-activity series to its...

L.A. OKs Labor Cost Cuts
September 24, 2009 The Los Angeles City Council, city worker unions, and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa last week agreed to a package of labor...

Debt Manager Tapped for New Authority
September 24, 2009 Oregon Treasurer Ben Westlund this week appointed Laura Lockwood-McCall, manager of the state treasury’s debt management...

San Diego County Readies $85 Million of COPS for Jail, Court
September 25, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - San Diego County plans to sell $85 million of tax-exempt certificates of participation next week to refinance...

Going Against the Current, S.F. Airport Wins Upgrade From Fitch
September 29, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Fitch Ratings upgraded $3.8 billion of San Francisco International Airport revenue bonds to A-plus from A...

S&P Raises Palos Verdes USD
October 1, 2009 Standard & Poor’s upgraded the underlying rating on the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District to AA-plus from...

A Green Wind Is Blowing for California Utilities
October 1, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO — The Southern California Public Power Authority plans to bring $140 million of tax-exempt notes to market...