Keeley Webster

Moody's dropped to Caa3 a pool of pension obligation bonds likely to be dragged down by wildfire damage to Paradise, California.

The county school superintendent appointed a fiscal advisory team to help Los Angeles Unified close a structural deficit.

KPC Group has agreed to be a stalking horse bidder for Verity Health System's remaining four hospitals.

Rating agencies don't expect major impacts to state and local governments from the troubled California utility's pending bankruptcy.

Honolulu plans to price $250 million in GOs for the 20-mile-long elevated rail project.

California's Governor and San Diego's mayor launch separate efforts to combat housing crisis

The LAUSD strike doesn't have an immediate rating impact, but analysts view it as a symptom of larger problems at the district.

Tim Schaefer will remain California's deputy director of public finance under Fiona Ma.

Guam made spending cuts and raised taxes to offset losses created by federal tax law changes passed in late 2017.

The law firm added Juan Redfin as senior counsel to its 125-year-old Public Finance Practice Group.

San Francisco International Airport's bond sale helps fund $7.4 billion capital program.

The Legislative Analyst's Office says the shift of the takeover role from the state to the county may weaken oversight.

Port officials are concerned volume will drop in January and February after import volume surged to record levels.

Santa Clara County's decision to purchase two of the bankrupt Verity hospitals was factored into the upgrade.

Two recent cases saw bondholders take a hit because their liens were not considered to be perfected.

A fact-finding report may not be the salve that Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Austin Beutner predicted.

A federal judge in Texas ruled that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, which would affect nonprofit hospital credits if it withstands appeal.

A bankruptcy judge still has to review the sales agreement between Verity Health System and Santa Clara County.

Hasan Ikhrato joins the San Diego Association of Governments, which has been without an executive director since Gary Gallegos stepped down amid scandal in 2017.

The case may challenge the California Rule, which has thwarted efforts to cut pension benefits.