Far West

Attention in the municipal bond market turns westward as some of the week's biggest deals will be coming from Hawaii, Washington state and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Buyers will see the biggest issuance week of the year as $7.2 billion of deals will hit the screens.

The San Diego-area system is issuing municipal debt to fund its acquisition of for-profit Northcentral University.

The Hawaii finance team doesn’t expect the market’s volatility to hamper buyer interest.

The Chapter 11 filing creates uncertainty for the state and localities where the utility operates.

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

Voters could experience déjà vu when they open their ballots for the February special election, which are scheduled to be mailed Friday.

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.

California’s largest utility owner faces $30 billion in potential wildfire liabilities, and its bankruptcy plan has reverberated across the power industry.

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