Kyle Glazier

San Francisco's financial position has improved since the publication of its five-year plan in December, though pension funding issues lurk in the background.

A courtroom hearing next month will determine whether California can issue a portion of nearly $10 billion of voter-approved bonds for its high-speed rail program.

San Jose, Calif. is prepared to issue $640.7 million of airport revenue refunding bonds in a deal city officials expect to generate savings “well in excess” of their policy goals.

A pension reform group took issue with a University of California report that argues that fully funding pensions may be a "misguided" goal.

California Democrats are a step closer to putting a $3.1 billion bond measure on the ballot in 2018 after passing a bill through the state Assembly without Republican support.

California’s $2.79 billion March 7 general obligation bond sale was a marketplace success for the state, officials said, thought it didn’t price as strongly as the state’s big GO sale last year.

Former Washington State Treasurer Jim McIntire has joined Star Mountain Capital, a lower middle-market asset management firm, as a strategic advisor serving public pensions and other institutional investors.

California lawmakers are working quickly to get a comprehensive transportation funding bill ready to go within a month.

The Transbay Transit Center in San Francisco is expected to run an operating deficit after it opens later this year that may be borne at least in part by taxpayers.

Former Stockton Mayor Anthony Silva, who occupied city hall during much of the city’s bankruptcy, was arrested at San Francisco International Airport Sunday and stands accused of embezzling money from a nonprofit children’s organization.

Investors are mindful of the lessons of Puerto Rico’s financial distress as they chase higher yields and the benefits of interest payments that aren’t taxable by the federal government or by any U.S. state or municipality.

Troubles at the Oroville Dam in Northern California highlight the need for infrastructure maintenance and investment.

Some analysts see an opportunity in hospital bonds, as the spreads in that sector have continued to widen even as the push to repeal the Affordable Care Act loses steam.

Wyoming’s governor and other leaders are trying to diversify the energy-dependent state’s economy.

Portland, Ore. voters will decide whether or not to approve $790 million of school bonds in May following a unanimous vote from the city’s school board.

Ridership on the bond-supported Bay Area Rapid Transit system in Northern California is stagnating, leading to a need for financial changes.

Some analysts see an opportunity in hospital bonds, as the spreads in that sector have continued to widen even as the push to repeal the Affordable Care Act loses steam.

Troubles at the Oroville Dam in Northern California highlight the need for infrastructure maintenance and investment.

Public pension funds around the country are reducing their return assumptions.

A trade war or trade slowdown with China could impact some credits, with West Coast container ports particularly vulnerable.