Far West

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.

Transportation infrastructure construction will grow slightly faster than the rest of the economy in 2015, according to highway construction group.

Municipal issuers' financial challenges are preventing them from issuing more bonds to take advantage of low interest rates, Virginia Treasurer Manju Ganeriwala said here on Thursday.

Hawaii Governor David Ige has named the state's pension chief to head the Department of Budget and Finance.