Randall Jensen

SAN FRANCISCO — Squire Sanders said it has hired public finance attorney Robyn Helmlinger as a partner in San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO — California Gov. Jerry Brown said Friday he signed a bill into law that will allow the state to shift $865 million around internally to buffer cash-flow needs.

California, traditionally the largest issuer of municipal bonds in the country, is set to constrain its bond sales for another year, tightening supply to one of the hungriest markets of all time.

Ambac Assurance Corp. has filed a lawsuit against Hercules, Calif., after the city's redevelopment agency defaulted on a debt service payment.

Washington saved 14% during a $978 million refunding bond sale on Tuesday — the largest refunding in the state’s history. The state treasurer’s office said it achieved more than $154 million in present-value savings from the debt refunding.

A bill that would allow municipalities in California to keep affordable housing funds collected by their redevelopment agencies, which were shut down Wednesday, cleared the state Senate.

California will borrow up to $1 billion before March as part of a plan to avoid running out of cash, according to the state officials.

California needs an injection of $3.3 billion before March to avoid running out of cash, according to state officials.

Redevelopment agencies in California will legally vanish Wednesday, with a bill to extend that deadline declared dead by a top lawmaker.

SAN FRANCISCO — Moody's Investors Service changed the rating outlook on more than $18 billion of Washington debt to negative from stable Monday because of falling revenues.

Washington lawmakers are weighing a public works spending plan of more than $1 billion that would be funded by revenue bonds backed by hazardous material taxes.

California legislative leaders are suing the state’s controller over the authority to suspend lawmakers’ pay for late budgets.

Rating agencies are warning that uncertainty about the elimination of California's redevelopment agencies could affect debt payments and lead to a rash of downgrades for outstanding RDA bonds.

SAN FRANCISCO — Washington will sell $1.5 billion of bonds starting next week as it aims to borrow new money and refund a big chunk of debt to take advantage of the lowest interest rates in decades.

Ratings agencies are warning that the uncertainty over the elimination of California’s redevelopment agencies could impact debt payments and lead to a rash of downgrades.

California lawmakers are considering two bills that would amend the fate of the state's redevelopment agencies that are facing termination on Feb. 1.

SAN FRANCISCO — Oregon may have to give a cash infusion to a struggling alternative energy program with $229 million of debt outstanding to pay debt service backed with the state's general obligation pledge.

California Gov. Jerry Brown placed the budget at the top of an ambitious agenda for the new legislative year during his state of the state address.

Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded the troubled Southern California Logistics Airport Authority’s subordinate tax-allocation revenue bonds to B3 from B1.

A high-profile group of California billionaires and influential political players has pulled plans to put two tax initiatives on the November ballot.