California

Sandy Kerl has been acting general manager since Maureen Stapleton retired in March from the top slot.

Next week's $500 million taxable revenue bond deal is backed by a 1% surcharge on annual incomes higher than $1 million.

The risk of a state takeover of the bankrupt utility, which Gov. Gavin Newsom has suggested, is not incorporated into California's rating, S&P said.

The port saw a 19.1% year-over-year drop in port container traffic in October amid the trade war with China.

California, Massachusetts and New York came closest to utilizing their volume caps for PABs in 2018, according to a recent survey by the Council of Development Finance Agencies.

Santa Rosa escaped flames this year but still bears costs related to the nearby Kincade Fire.

The merger has closed to create Siebert Williams Shank, the top ranked women- and minority-owned investment bank in the U.S.

The risk of damage from wildfires is generally more severe than the significant economic and social costs of a shutoff, Moody's says.

Competitive pricing and speed convinced the owners of the Carlsbad, California, plant to use a taxable bank loan instead of tax-exempt debt.

Politicians are reacting to public frustration about wildfires and planned electricity outages.