California

Improvements to the signature-gathering initiative process topped voters wish list for changes, according to the Public Policy Institute of California.

The rating agency zeroed in on a handful of measures in a state where voters considered billions in bond measures.

Municipal bond mutual funds saw more losses on Wednesday with the Investment Company Institute reporting another week of multi-billion-dollar outflows, bringing year-to-date losses to $123.3 billion.

The San Benito Health Care District board declared a fiscal emergency, a first step to declaring Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy under California law.

Patrick Henning and Juan Fernandez will assume top roles in Fiona Ma's administration, should she be re-elected Tuesday.

Incumbent Fiona Ma, facing Republican Jack Guerrero in her re-election bid, will change up top staff members if she wins as expected.

The rating agency lifted the outlook of the Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation's second largest, to positive.

Schaefer has left his mark on signature bond policies during his more than seven and a half years as California's deputy treasurer for public finance.

Total October volume was $24.951 billion in 510 deals versus $41.811 billion in 1,068 issues a year earlier, according to Refinitiv data.

The non-partisan Public Policy Institute of California released results of an election poll on Thursday.