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Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, under fire for a plan to keep committee members' proposals for overhauling the Internal Revenue Code secret, may release portions of the legislation after the August recess.

Standard & Poor's has upgraded its rating on Santa Rosa, Calif.'s wastewater revenue bonds, citing its customer base and liquidity.

San Diego Mayor Bob Filner said during a press conference he will take two weeks off to undergo behavioral counseling, according to a live report from San Diego's ABC Channel 10 news.

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded San Francisco Community College on the possibility that it will lose its accreditation.

A trial date has been set for two lawsuits challenging rates set by the Metropolitan Water District, a Southern California water wholesaler.

The financing structure of Orange County Transportation Authority's $124 million refunding planned for Tuesday represents an evolution in financing for managed lane projects.

California's 2014 budget is a credit positive for the state's school districts, although some stand to benefit more than others, Moody's Investors Service said in a report.

The Orange County Water District board will study purchasing up to 50 million gallons of drinking water Thursday through the Huntington Beach Seawater Desalination Project.

The Securities and Exchange Commission's proposal for money market funds to use floating net asset values could cost state and local governments millions dollars and force them to abandon MMF investments, market participants and a new study asserted Thursday.

Despite improved liquidity positions among California schools, cash flow borrowing is expected to remain at elevated levels during the next year, according to Standard & Poor's.