California

The governors in Oregon and California point out that climate change has exacerbated the conditions that start and accelerate wildfires.

A company that has defaulted on debt payments is seeking California approval to sell an additional $53 million in tax-exempt bonds for a factory there.

The pandemic's effect on the economy and learning, along with what may be growing voter antipathy, are cited for the dearth of November bond measures.

The news is credit positive for the second-tier airport in the wake of JetBlue's departure, according to Moody's.

Johnsen, 67, had served as a board member of the National Association of Municipal Advisors. He retired in 2018 as a principal of Fieldman, Rolapp & Associates.

The stop-and-go 2020 legislative session left some lawmakers feeling there is unfinished business in Sacramento.

Proposition 19 would change key aspects of the landmark Prop 13.

The California Housing Finance Agency made its first use of a program that enables it to issue bonds beyond its yearly private activity bond cap.

Firefighters are waging battle against an estimated 7,000 fires of varying sizes throughout the state; nearly 1.5 million acres have burned.

Municipal issuers in the Far West sold $38.7 billion in bonds during the first six months of 2020, 8.8% more than they did the year before.

The structure in which bonds are backed by a lease of city streets is being used in the Southern California cities of Torrance and West Covina.

Treasurer Ma has championed programs to give minority and women-owned businesses a seat at the table throughout her career. A mission of the Treasurer is increasing diversity to increase equitable outcomes.

Both domestic and international travel have been down sharply during the pandemic.

David Hartley, who died in July at 92, was managing partner of Stone & Youngberg when he retired in 1991.

As teachers in some states return to classrooms, pension actuaries weigh the impact that the coronavirus could have on pension funds

The move will enhance economic recovery from the coronavirus, the rating agency said.

California's second-largest district says it will apply stricter standards than the state's when in-person learning does resume.

The California Supreme Court ruled July 25 in a pension spiking case with ramifications for the state's ironclad pension legal doctrine.

Small businesses make up 98% of businesses in the city, and its coffers have taken a huge hit during the pandemic.

The California Supreme Court upheld the state's 2013 pension reform, but said its ruling is not a reexamination of the "California Rule" on public pensions.