California

The company's upcoming $3.2 billion deal marks the largest sale of unrated debt in the muni market.

Recent orders from the California Supreme Court in public pension cases indicate litigation on the matter has not ended.

The state's new accounting system gets the blame again for California's second year with an extremely late CAFR.

Proposition 15 would detach commercial real estate from California's cap on property assessment increases.

Voters will consider bond issues in three states and a number of tax measures, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

City leaders are evaluating layoffs, raise deferrals, leasing city assets and postponing construction projects.

The governors in Oregon and California point out that climate change has exacerbated the conditions that start and accelerate wildfires.

A company that has defaulted on debt payments is seeking California approval to sell an additional $53 million in tax-exempt bonds for a factory there.

The pandemic's effect on the economy and learning, along with what may be growing voter antipathy, are cited for the dearth of November bond measures.

The news is credit positive for the second-tier airport in the wake of JetBlue's departure, according to Moody's.

Johnsen, 67, had served as a board member of the National Association of Municipal Advisors. He retired in 2018 as a principal of Fieldman, Rolapp & Associates.

The stop-and-go 2020 legislative session left some lawmakers feeling there is unfinished business in Sacramento.

Proposition 19 would change key aspects of the landmark Prop 13.

The California Housing Finance Agency made its first use of a program that enables it to issue bonds beyond its yearly private activity bond cap.

Firefighters are waging battle against an estimated 7,000 fires of varying sizes throughout the state; nearly 1.5 million acres have burned.

Municipal issuers in the Far West sold $38.7 billion in bonds during the first six months of 2020, 8.8% more than they did the year before.

The structure in which bonds are backed by a lease of city streets is being used in the Southern California cities of Torrance and West Covina.

Treasurer Ma has championed programs to give minority and women-owned businesses a seat at the table throughout her career. A mission of the Treasurer is increasing diversity to increase equitable outcomes.

Both domestic and international travel have been down sharply during the pandemic.

David Hartley, who died in July at 92, was managing partner of Stone & Youngberg when he retired in 1991.