California

San Diego officials rolled out a reform program aimed at speeding up plans to repair 1,000 miles of city streets in five years.

California achieved the lowest interest rate in 26 years when it priced $1.935 billion of general obligation bonds March 4, according to State Treasurer John Chiang.

The University of California Regents are pricing $2.8 billion of combined new money and refunding bonds where municipal bond market observers predict ready demand.

A California lawmaker introduced a bill that would add language to school district bonds that would protect investors in the event of bankruptcy.

Standard & Poor's raised several Stockton, Calif. water system bond ratings

The Internal Revenue Service is asserting that $25.42 million of bonds, which were issued by the California Statewide Communities Development Authority in 2005 and benefit the Sweetwater Union High School District, are taxable private-activity bonds.

California Treasurer John Chiang's hailed the state's "robust" economic recovery in a Los Angeles speech.

California Treasurer John Chiang called Fitch's upgrade of California's credit rating a validation, but also a caution to maintain fiscal discipline.

Municipal bond sales in the Far West were down slightly in 2014 as new money issuance slowed down across much of the region.

California plans to price $1.9 billion of general obligation bonds next week, bolstered by upbeat rating reports including a Fitch Ratings upgrade.

Stockton's official bankruptcy exit set for Wednesday may be anticlimactic to some as a bankruptcy judge approved the city's plan of adjustment needed to exit in October.

The SEC concluded without charges an investigation it launched into Bell, Calif.'s bond debt in 2010 after fraud perpetuated on the city by the former administration came to light.

California will experience favorable fiscal conditions through 2017 benefitting both the state and its local governments, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers unveil the fourth plan in recent years for a National Football League stadium in Los Angeles County.

California should create a grant program supported by the state's general fund to pay for school construction and maintenance instead of relying on voter-approved bonds, according to the state's non-partisan Legislative Analyst's Office.

After five years as head of California's private activity bond allocation committee, Sean Spear is leaving to work as the managing director for a multifamily financing and municipal advisory firm.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti named city officials to a task force charged with creating a development strategy for the city's waterfront.

Kern County, Calif., is likely to withstand the revenue hit from the drop in oil prices, but smaller Kern County credits may not fare as well, according to Gurtin Fixed Income Management LLC.

The alleged $1.3 million embezzlement from a Bay Area conduit bond issuer has spurred action in Sacramento, triggering legislation, a task force and an audit.

The $7.5 billion in bond authority California voters approved in November represents a fraction of what is needed to fund water projects in the state, experts told state lawmakers.