California

Wells Fargo's Julie Barger called the investors a "who's who of buyers in the muni market" including mutual funds, ETFs, SMAs and insurance companies.

The California Municipal Finance Authority will issue $742 million in tax-exempt debt for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's first P3.

Moody's Ratings upgraded Alum Rock Union Elementary School District on proactive management actions in the face of enrollment and fiscal challenges.

Children's hospital achieves moderate to low-risk yield on junk-rated bonds boosted by insurer.

The East San Francisco Bay area water and wastewater utility will price into a market that has seen increased revenue bond issuance.

Virginia and Georgia topped the list of high performers and Alaska and California received the lowest marks in the Reason Foundation's analysis.

Nevada Treasurer Zach Conine is urging Congress to pass legislation for the automatic and timely refunding of "illegal tariffs."

San Juan Unified says it has saved $636 million on debt service over the years by keeping down maturities at the long end of GO bond issues.

A bill would make it easier for local governments in the area served by investor-owned PG&E to break off into public electricity utilities.

The initiative would create a bond-funded program to help middle-class homebuyers afford a downpayment.

Ratings analysts have thrown out warning flags about California schools, but a buyside analyst says they are a good investment.

Los Angeles' weakening fiscal picture and the city utility's exposure to lawsuit liability from the 2025 Palisades fire were cited for the downgrades.

The California complaint was filed 12 years ago.

The California High-Speed Rail Authority's draft business plan was met with a mixture of cautious optimism and sharp criticism.

Brightline West told investors it is pursuing a $4 billion senior loan from a banking consortium and simultaneously working toward the $6 billion federal loan.

California and nine states' financial officers urged President Trump to honor the Supreme Court's ruling striking down his tariffs, citing harm to state budgets and the need for economic predictability.

Lawsuits against the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power over wildfire liability crystalize the need for state governments to take the lead, said MMA's Matt Fabian.

The Trump administration filed the lawsuit Tuesday ahead of UC Regents plans to price $1.93 billion in revenue bonds.

Le will work out of Oppenheimer's Los Angeles office and will focus on California while also supporting clients across the west, the release noted.

A California lawmaker introduced legislation that would require data centers that use excessive amounts of energy to pay a surcharge to avoid rate hikes on residents.