California

The scope of the court's ultimate ruling in the first of five pension-related cases on its docket remains unclear after Wednesday's oral arguments.

Wells Fargo will replace Stratford Shields, who is out following an administrative leave.

The case may challenge the California Rule, which has thwarted efforts to cut pension benefits.

The deal allows advisory firm Columbia to grow on the West Coast by combining with an established organization.

Long Beach, California, is seeking a second TIFIA loan for its Gerald Desmond Bridge replacement.

Voters in the Southern California rejected a water and wastewater rate increase, and a subsequent rate hike triggered an unsuccessful recall election.

The Federal Transit Administration has not yet awarded $760 million of the $2.62 billion Congress set aside for transit grants in fiscal 2018 almost two months after the end of the budget year.

The Mojave Desert city will soon be current on bonds that led the city to a bond fraud settlement with the SEC.

The county, through a conduit issuer, will price $198.2 million in lease revenue bonds for its new civic center.

Leslie Bloom joins as a senior vice president with a Solano Beach office.

Fires haven't sparked a secondary-market sell-off, as investors "are either unconcerned or don't fully understand" the extent of the damage.

State's fiscal outlook dependent on governor-elect Newsom's management style.

Voters appear to have rejected $8.9 billion water bond measure only five months after approving a $4 billion water bond.

The deadly Camp Fire left Paradise, California, in ruins, raising questions about the town's future and whether it can pay its debts.

California tax revenues missed projections by $412.2 million, marking the first time in months that the state has fallen short.

The California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Dec. 5 on a case to decide what pension rights are vested for government employees in the state.

Katano Kasaine, director of finance for the City of Oakland, Calif., and Noreen White, co-founder of Acacia Financial Group, will receive the 2018 Freda Johnson Award for Trailblazing Women in Public Finance.

Stradling, Yocca & Rauth's public finance practice has grown along with California.

The California Budget & Policy Center says blowback from new tariffs will hit California because China is a major export market.

Such "granny flats" may be the next frontier for PACE financing.