California

The region's 2018 new money bond sales were up 2% year-over-year, but refundings fell 57%.

The new money segment of the $438 million deal will help fund a midfield concourse at LAX.

Maureen Stapleton is credited with diversifying the San Diego County Water Authority's water supply.

Officials say California revenues may rebound after coming in $2.3 billion shy of Gov. Gavin Newsom's budget plan in December and January.

The Trump administration's decision to strip funds from the California high-speed rail project may lead to a dangerously politicized approach to financing infrastructure.

The school district, which has about 50,000 students, faces a $30 million deficit in fiscal 2020.

Fitch downgraded many of the district’s bonds to BBB-plus, but those it views as having pledged special revenues stay AAA.

California has issued $3.3 billion of general obligation bonds for the high-speed rail project out of $9.9 billion authorized by voters.

Governance and economics, rather than cutting benefits, are increasingly seen as key to solving pension funding woes.

Angelica Valencia is considered integral to the firm's California and Puerto Rico practices.

Moody's Investors Service placed about $1 billion of debt issued for California's former redevelopment agencies on review for upgrade.

Local officials are urging lawmakers to pass a major infrastructure plan after years of disappointment.

The Sacramento City Unified School District is on track to have a negative cash balance in November.

The merger of Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health creates a Chicago-based nonprofit healthcare system with $10 billion in debt and operations in 21 states.

Attention in the municipal bond market turns westward as some of the week's biggest deals will be coming from Hawaii, Washington state and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Buyers will see the biggest issuance week of the year as $7.2 billion of deals will hit the screens.

The San Diego-area system is issuing municipal debt to fund its acquisition of for-profit Northcentral University.

The Chapter 11 filing creates uncertainty for the state and localities where the utility operates.

Moody's dropped to Caa3 a pool of pension obligation bonds likely to be dragged down by wildfire damage to Paradise, California.

The county school superintendent appointed a fiscal advisory team to help Los Angeles Unified close a structural deficit.

KPC Group has agreed to be a stalking horse bidder for Verity Health System's remaining four hospitals.