California

Nelson, a 30-year veteran of the financial services industry, joins Hilltop's Encino, California, office.

The twin ports of Southern California, in Long Beach and Los Angeles, both reported record numbers this fall.

The new orders announced by Gov. Gavin Newsom will be triggered on a regional basis if hospital intensive care unit capacity falls below 15%.

West Covina faces shrinking reserves and growing liabilities. Its mayor responds that it is working on solutions, but the pandemic challenges its efforts.

As state and local governments work to apply the California Supreme Court’s rulings, they are also bracing for the next wave of litigation.

Fitch Ratings cited concerns about LADWP's debt leverage in setting a negative outlook.

A voter-approved $5.5 billion bond measure gives the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine a new lease on life.

The latest revenue and spending report by the state’s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office is in stark contrast to the doom predicted early this year.

The state's uncoordinated approach to allocating private activity bonds and funding affordable housing let $2.7 billion of authority go to waste, she said.

California voters have approved a second infusion of bond funding for stem cell research.

Jeanne Holm, appointed by Mayor Eric Garcetti, will help guide the city government through its worst financial crisis in a decade.

Moody's deemed both the likely passage of San Francisco Unified School District's parcel tax and Los Angeles USD's $7 billion bond measure credit positives.

As wildfires become more frequent and intense the reliability of state governments and FEMA to support affected local governments may change.

The state's voters weighed in on a shrunken slate of school bond measures, a split-roll property tax, and a bond measure to fund stem cell research.

As is usually the case, the largest bond deals appear headed for victory, although this year's tally seems to be slower than normal, given the COVID-19 pandemic.

Oregon-based Wonderful Foundations purchases charter school buildings to lease them back to schools at a stable rent.

California will give the private activity bond capacity granted to the high-speed rail project to affordable housing projects and other qualifying ventures.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's executive order directs regulators to put rules in place to end the sale of gas- and diesel-powered passenger vehicles in 2035.

California's progressive tax system preserved revenues amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Legislative Analyst Gabriel Petek told a Bond Buyer conference audience.

California may have turned a corner as it begins to recover from 2020's abundant challenges, say California Public Finance Conference panelists.