Far West

Hosting Super Bowl 50 injected $11.6 million into the San Francisco economy, according to the city controller.

Claire Seguin will serve as interim director of the Oregon Housing and Community Services Department, a major bond issuer in the state, beginning next month following the resignation of current director Margaret Van Vliet.

With water from a desalination plant flowing through its pipes, the San Diego County Water Authority heads to market with a $340 million refunding.

The Indianapolis Airport Authority said this week that it has agreed to settle a dispute with the Internal Revenue Service over rebate liability in connection with $347 million of tax-exempt bonds, even though it disagrees with the IRS' position on the bonds.

California’s April revenues fell short of estimates in Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed 2016-17 budget by $1.19 billion, according to the state controller’s monthly cash report.

A California authority and a high school district said this week that they are prepared to file a protest and appeal of an expected Internal Revenue Service proposed adverse determination that $25.4 million of tax-exempt variable rate demand bonds are taxable.

California Gov. Jerry Brown issued an executive order to make many statewide temporary conservation measures permanent, saying that El Niño rainfall hasn’t solved the state’s drought problems.

The Port of Oakland said today that containerized export volume increased 7% last month from a year ago, the fourth consecutive month of increases.

With the House Natural Resources Committee planning to release a new Puerto Rico bill on Wednesday and vote on it a week later, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew traveled to the commonwealth to hold meetings to drum up support for a legislative solution.

Colorado Senate has approved a $3.5 billion road note package that could go to voters in November.