Far West

Municipal yields fell up to three basis points, depending on the scale, but underperform a better UST market.

The Bond Buyer's Keeley Webster talks ratings, fare integration and potential solutions to the Bay Area Regional Transit's current challenges with Bryant Jenkins, a managing principal with Sperry Capital. (34 minutes)

Fitch Ratings replaced its negative watch with the negative outlook, citing the lack of clarity around contractor claims of cost overruns.

September's total volume ticked up 1.2% to $27.585 billion in 531 issues from $27.251 billion in 592 issues a year earlier. However, the month's total is lower than the $30.652 billion 10-year average, according to Refinitiv data.

California lawmakers have asked the state Supreme Court to block a ballot measure that would radically alter the state's tax structure.

Two out of three Californians said they expect bad economic times in the next 12 months, according to a Public Policy Institute of California poll.

California priced $625 million in State Public Works Board lease revenue bonds this week.

The rating agency removed the negative outlook it had assigned after the community college district's accreditation was threatened.

State Controller Malia Cohen said she stepped up to help draft audit guidelines following a charter school fraud case that cost the state $400 million.

The city ranks last among 32 U.S. cities in an index that tracks secondary market prices for general obligation bond debt.