California

The state should allocate $4 billion, the majority of its 2020 private activity bond allocation, to affordable housing, said the California Housing Consortium.

Most Fullerton voters in March will cast a ballot on three school bond measures: two for local districts and one for schools statewide.

California lawmakers warned by LAO against spending a large anticipated surplus.

L.A. Controller wants nation's largest utility to increase wildfire prevention inspections and boost use of technology.

The deal, issued through the California Housing Finance Agency, is the first multifamily tax-exempt deal to qualify for the GSE's Green Rewards program.

AmeriVet Securities has hired Francis McKenna to be its executive director of public finance.

Moody's Investors Service raised the outlook to positive from stable on Palomar Health's junk-rated revenue bonds and investment grade general obligation debt.

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.

The California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank agreed to issue $3.25 billion for the proposed line linking Vegas and Victorville, California.

Both women will be honored as part of The Bond Buyer's Deal of the Year gala on Dec. 4 in New York City.

One plan would convert the investor-owned utility into a customer-owned cooperative, while local governments and agencies look at municipalizing PG&E assets.