Far West

California bill sparked by San Francisco embezzlement heads to governor's desk.

Far West issuers sold $44.7 billion of municipal bonds in the first half of 2016, an 8% decrease from the first six months of 2015 that was marked by a slowdown of refunding deals.

Irvine, Calif.-based Opus Bank has launched a new public finance division to pursue business with municipal issuers along the West Coast.

The Los Angeles City Council joined Los Angeles County in trying to get California Gov. Jerry Brown to declare a state of emergency for the problem of homelessness.

Significant cost overruns on an earlier light-rail program may affect November vote on Seattle’s $54 billion transit proposal.

The California League of Cities announced that executive director Chris McKenzie plans to retire in October.

More infrastructure spending at all levels of government would be best fix for California's congested, deficient roads, TRIP says.

Alaska’s ratings have been affirmed and the state is no longer on S&P Global Ratings’ CreditWatch, where it had been placed on review for possible downgrade since June 9.

A study commissioned by San Diego's city government raised concerns about whether a hotel tax the Chargers football team placed on the November ballot will raise enough revenue to fund a $1.8 billion stadium-convention center project.

A district court lawsuit challenging the legality of the District of Columbia’s Local Budget Autonomy Act and D.C.’s push for budget autonomy was reassigned to a new judge last month.