Far West

California Gov. Jerry Brown Jr. appointed Jodi Remke as chairperson of the California Fair Political Practices Commission on April 23.

Hawaii officials reached an agreement last week on a conversation easement for 665.8 acres of land at Turtle Bay Resort in Kahuku that will be funded primarily with $40 million in general obligation bonds.

After nearly 30 years with the city, Los Angeles Chief Legislative Analyst Gerry Miller announced on Tuesday plans to retire August 29 in a letter to the City Council.

The Berea City School District in Ohio said that it can redeem $12.87 million of series 2009B certificates of participation designated as Build America Bonds because its subsidy payments were reduced due to sequestration.

Airports may someday face competition from high-speed rail, but that's not a sure thing yet, Kroll Bond Rating Agency said in a new report on rating methodology for general airport revenue bonds.

Faced with legal challenges to its plans for a publicly-backed hotel near the Oregon Convention Center, the Portland Metro Council has asked a judge to review its financing plan for the project.

An Orange County, Calif. citizens' group says it will file a lawsuit in an attempt to invalidate $265 million in bonds issued for an expansion to the Anaheim convention center.

The state of California sold $750 million of general obligation bonds in a competitive deal on Tuesday, with Wells Fargo submitting the winning bids.

Standard & Poor's downgraded Daughters of Charity Health System, Calif. by six notches to junk level B-minus following the system's earlier announcement that it is looking for buyers for its hospitals.

Standard & Poor's has revised the outlook to stable from negative on the Stockton Public Financing Authority's outstanding tax increment financing bonds.