Wildfires

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power will sell $977.6 million of water revenue bonds as it grapples with the impacts of January's devastating wildfire.

The county will tap reserves and eliminate vacant positions to meet budget challenges driven by billions of dollars of child sexual abuse settlements.

Los Angeles County supervisors asked staff to draft restructuring alternatives for the county's Office of Emergency Management.

The plan being floated by California Gov. Gavin Newsom would nearly double the $21 billion fund created to protect the state's investor-owned utilities from outsized wildfire claims.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed the legislation expected to raise $40 million annually.

Damage claims from the Eaton wildfire could wipe out the $21 billion fund created to protect utilities and their customers when an investor-owned utility's equipment is deemed responsible.

An academic paper presented at the Brookings Institute's annual conference found that future wildfire risks are already having economically significant impacts on financial markets, municipal borrowing costs and vulnerable communities.

The county comes to market on the strength of its recovery, according to the county's financial advisor.

California local, state and federal officials blasted the Trump administration and congressional GOP for blocking supplemental recovery aid after the wildfires.

Even before January's fires in Los Angeles, change-of-address data shows residential moves based on fire risks and insurance availability.

Lawsuits claiming the LADWP failed to keep a reservoir filled or maintain water equipment were cited in KBRA's downgrade of its water system's revenue bonds.

KBRA downgraded Los Angeles GO bonds to AA from AA-plus in the city's second downgrade within a week. The city's lease revenue bonds were also cut.

The city of Los Angeles and its Department of Water and Power face Palisades Fire-driven lawsuits from some 776 plaintiffs, according to the offering document.

The Los Angeles Legislative Delegation penned a letter to state budget leaders asking for $1.9 billion in fire recovery aid for the city after meeting with city leaders.

The legislation would create a bond-financed reinsurance program to stabilize the homeowner's insurance market, which has been impacted by wildfires.

S&P Global Ratings analysts said they reviewed their entire rated California public utility portfolio before giving seven negative outlooks.

The governor aims to secure federal funding with latest executive order in aftermath of Los Angeles fires.

The Pasadena Unified School District plans to eliminate 151 full-time employees, including 115 teachers, as it struggles with the fallout from the Eaton Fire.

State Farm's "emergency" rate increase request was rejected by California's insurance commissioner.

A bill would allow homeowners to receive the interest accrued on insurance payments for lost or damaged property, rather than lenders.