Far West

The Las Vegas Valley Water District snared Double A ratings ahead of plans to price up to $339 million in a general obligation bond limited tax refunding on Dec. 11.

Tustin Unified School District, located in Orange County, Calif., has been upgraded by Moody's Investors Service ahead of its $45 million general obligation bond sale.

Moody's Investors Service on Dec. 8 upgraded Clovis, Calif., wastewater revenue bonds to A2 from Baa1 affecting $103 million in outstanding debt.

The Airport Commission of the City and County of San Francisco has agreed to pay the Treasury $67,000 and retire $1.145 million of Series A variable rate revenue refunding bonds issued in 2010 to settle a tax dispute with the Internal Revenue Service.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's proposal to require muni dealers to seek the most favorable price possible when executing transactions for most investors.

Maryland will delay bidding for two months on its $2.45 billion Purple Line P3 project so new governor can review.

Oregon's Port of Morrow is selling $189 million of revenue bonds for the Bonneville Power Administration this week.

Stephen Cushman, a longtime activist, has been named chairman of the San Diego Convention Center Corp. board of directors.

Agencies in Arizona, California and Nevada are expected to agree on reduced consumption of water from Lake Mead as a 14-year drought continues to lower the reservoir toward a level that requires federal restrictions.

Strong Demand convinced the Los Angeles Community College District's finance team move ahead on plans to price a sizeable $1.4 billion in general obligation bonds this week.