Tonya Chin

San Mateo County is planning to sell $210 million of lease revenue bonds to finance construction for a new correctional facility in Redwood City, Calif.

The Washington State Housing Finance Commission is helping victims displaced by the recent mudslide by speeding up the process of applying for housing.

California revenues exceeded expectations during the month of March, according to a recent report from State Controller John Chiang.

The PFM Group announced Tuesday that it is developing its K-12 education practice in California with three new hires in its San Francisco office.

Voters in Anchorage, Alaska approved the issuance of more than $80 million of general obligation bonds for various capital improvements throughout the city, according to unofficial election results.

Moody's Investors Service upgraded the California Housing Finance Agency's revenue bonds to two notches A1 from A3 ahead of its $38 million bond sale.

California's state controller John Chiang announced a website that will track the funds collected under Proposition 30, the measure that increased the state's income tax and sales tax.

The average fee that state and local governments in California pay bankers to underwrite their municipal bonds hit a record low last year at $3.98 per $1,000 of bonds sold.

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth completed distinct more municipal bond transactions in California than any other law firm in 2013 according to Thomson Reuters.

The credit quality of California's water and public power utilities is expected to remain strong over the next year, but could be pressured in the future, according to Fitch Ratings.

More Californians said they would support an $11 billion water bond this year, compared to last year, according to a recent survey.

Standard & Poor's has upgraded the rating on San Jose-Evergreen Community College District's general obligation bonds based on its improved financial performance.

The University of California will bring $950 million of revenue bonds to market next week in a tax-exempt and taxable deal to fund construction projects throughout its campuses.

The authority planning a long-stalled bridge across Alaska's Knik Arm wants lawmakers to shift the project from a public-private partnership to traditional public financing.

The California State Public Works Board is planning to sell $793 million of revenue bonds next week to finance on behalf of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation construction costs for a state prison and correctional facility.

The postponement of a pension reform measure that was headed for the November ballot is a credit negative for California's local governments, Moody's Investors Service said.

Detroit's treatment of its general obligation bonds could have broader implications in the municipal bond market, but California's GO bond pledge will remain strong, market experts say.

The Washington State Legislature adjourned last week without passing two large bond sales that would fund school construction projects in the state.

A judge denied a challenge filed by San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and other supporters of the Pension Reform Act of 2014, causing them to delay placing the measure on California's November 2014 ballot.

California's Legislative Analyst's Office is suggesting that the legislature approve some of Gov. Jerry Brown's proposals to change current law regarding infrastructure financing districts, while rejecting others.