Far West

Mark Kaufman, known for his work in the Harrisburg restructuring, has relocated from McKenna Long & Aldridge's Atlanta office to San Francisco, where he will lead the firm's municipal restructuring practice.

While Napa Valley's water and sewer utilities took a hit from the recent earthquake that struck the area, damages are management and do not have any immediate impact on credit ratings, according to Standard & Poor's.

Los Angeles Unified School District officials issued a statement Tuesday saying the district still plans to put an electronic tablet in the hands of every student after scrapping its original contract for iPads and software after questions were raised about the procurement.

The Port of Los Angeles, an infrequent issuer, plans to price a $339 million combined new money-refunding with AMT and non-AMT the week of Sept. 1.

The Kroll Bond Ratings Agency assigned its AA rating to Los Angeles' general obligation bonds Tuesday, its first rating of the city.

The Port of Portland is planning to sell nearly $100 million of revenue bonds next week for the Portland International Airport.

States are losing more than $1 billion a year by giving breaks on jet fuel taxes to airlines, the Unite Here International Union said in a new report.

A push from California Republicans to reverse a proposal to cap budget reserves among school districts failed to gain the necessary support in the legislature last week.

Nevada made a splash earlier this year with plans for its biggest P3 yet. Now the state has reversed course after finding it would be less expensive to manage and fund the project itself.

Non-dealer municipal advisors are concerned that the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's draft core MA rule contains an exemption for "inadvertent advice," while broker-dealers say certain aspects of the rule are too vague and too broad.