California

Martin Arrick, a managing director at S&P Ratings and its longtime not-for-profit healthcare group leader, will retire on Jan. 15.

The new law gives school districts more power to deny charter applications, a credit positive for school districts and existing charter schools, Moody's says.

California's I-Bank will be the conduit on the second set of bonds to finance construction of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.

The challenge this year will be biggest in the three states that were found by the Council of Development Finance Agencies to be closest to using their 2018 limits — California, New York and Massachusetts.

Residents in Riverside filed a lawsuit seeking to end the city’s practice of transferring water utility revenue.

Jay Goldstone was considered instrumental in San Diego’s re-entry to the bond markets following the city’s pensions scandal in the mid-aughts.

In response to the SEC's complaint, the former chief business officer of a California school district said he acted in good faith.

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission officials say more green bond investors bought into its most recent deal, which carries third-party certification.

Orange County Board of Supervisors Chair Lisa Bartlett will be the first Orange County leader of the California State Association of Counties in 70 years.

Moody's downgraded the 417-bed Claremont Properties project to Caa2.