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The former general manager of the city Department of Water and Power pleaded guilty to bribery, but Kroll says the department is well-insulated.

Much of the Oregon Health & Science University deal funds a hospital expansion, but it also includes a tender exchange and a privately placed forward refunding.

A U.S. Department of Labor action has halted all federal grant funding to California transit agencies, in a rerun of a 2013 dispute.

Los Angeles is falling short of its 2016 agreement to spend $1.4 billion over 30 years to settle an Americans With Disabilities Act lawsuit, says Ron Galperin.

The debt-averse state's long-term management of its finances and recent growth earned it a triple-A rating from Fitch.

The U.S. EPA has selected a $627 million suite of projects to deal with long-standing issues with sewage-tainted water polluting San Diego County's southern beaches.

A planned 4,500-bed dorm at the University of California Santa Barbara comes as the neighboring city threatens to sue over a lack of on-campus housing.

Gavin Newsom unveils his annual budget proposal in mid-January.

Lawmakers asked Treasurer Fiona Ma to work with the state's housing agencies to craft a first-time homebuyers' program unique to California's housing crisis.

A California Public Finance conference panel asked what the municipal bond industry can do better for women and minorities.

The knock-on effects of COVID-19 are omnipresent, issuers said at the Bond Buyer's virtual California Public Finance Conference. For some government officials, certain changes to how business gets done have been positive.

Public finance bankers predicted that 2022 could be another strong one for muni bond issuance at the Bond Buyer's California Public Finance conference.

Peter Delahunt, who spent 26 years with Raymond James, has been hired by StoneX to help build out its muni business.

The free, on-demand online program was created through the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission.

The finance team expects the mixed taxable and tax-exempt deal will attract ESG-minded investors.

The city council's budget and finance committee approved the increase and now the matter is headed to the full council.

Gavin Newsom lauded the $15 billion approved by lawmakers for climate change, but transportation was left out in the cold.

Both S&P Global Ratings and Moody's Investors Service lifted their outlooks, citing a rebound from pandemic-driven budget pressures.

Fitch cited the state's stronger-than-anticipated rebound from the pandemic's lows in revising the outlook on its AA-plus rating from negative.

Retiree medical benefits are creating an overhang for states as they continue to grapple with the pandemic, analysts said.