Far West

California Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill known as Redevelopment 2.0 and other redevelopment-related measures in the final hours before his Sunday night deadline to act on legislation from the 2012 session.

The District of Columbia will sell $700 million of general obligation notes Oct. 11, part of a flurry of borrowing activity to close the calendar year.

The troubled city of Hercules, Calif., is facing a ticking debt-service clock as it banks on selling its utility in order to redeem bonds.

If approved by San Diego County Water Authority's board, a $3 billion water purchase agreement with Stamford-based Poseidon Resources released Thursday could bring to realization Poseidon's 10-year effort to build a seawater desalination plant in Carlsbad.

Muni dealers should consider advising customers that issuers of Build America Bonds may have the option to call those bonds starting Jan. 2 if budget cuts due to sequestration take effect.

California school districts and local governments have placed local bond measures totaling $14.7 billion on the ballot hoping for the enhanced success rate typical of presidential elections.

Proposed rules aimed at increasing protection for retail investors who trade munis online would impose undue costs and administrative burdens on muni dealers, industry participants say.

Moody's Investors Service removed general obligation bonds of the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands from review and confirmed the speculative B2 rating.

Moody's Investors Service lowered Washoe County School District, Nev.'s outlook to negative, but affirmed the Aa2 rating.

Moody's Investors Service upgraded the Guam Power Authority's senior revenue bonds to investment grade.