California

Moody's deemed both the likely passage of San Francisco Unified School District's parcel tax and Los Angeles USD's $7 billion bond measure credit positives.

As wildfires become more frequent and intense the reliability of state governments and FEMA to support affected local governments may change.

The state's voters weighed in on a shrunken slate of school bond measures, a split-roll property tax, and a bond measure to fund stem cell research.

As is usually the case, the largest bond deals appear headed for victory, although this year's tally seems to be slower than normal, given the COVID-19 pandemic.

Oregon-based Wonderful Foundations purchases charter school buildings to lease them back to schools at a stable rent.

California will give the private activity bond capacity granted to the high-speed rail project to affordable housing projects and other qualifying ventures.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's executive order directs regulators to put rules in place to end the sale of gas- and diesel-powered passenger vehicles in 2035.

California's progressive tax system preserved revenues amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Legislative Analyst Gabriel Petek told a Bond Buyer conference audience.

California may have turned a corner as it begins to recover from 2020's abundant challenges, say California Public Finance Conference panelists.

Many issuers in California specifically do not mention climate change in their official statements.