Keeley Webster has covered the Bond Buyer's nine-state West Coast region for more than a decade. Prior to The Bond Buyer, she wrote about commercial real estate for the award-winning California Real Estate Journal until the paper folded. She moved into business reporting in 2000, but has covered politics, cops, courts, education and environmental issues for newspapers in seven different states. She has won several awards for her work, including an Associated Press award for in-depth reporting.
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Fitch Ratings replaced its negative watch with the negative outlook, citing the lack of clarity around contractor claims of cost overruns.
October 2 -
California lawmakers have asked the state Supreme Court to block a ballot measure that would radically alter the state's tax structure.
September 29 -
Two out of three Californians said they expect bad economic times in the next 12 months, according to a Public Policy Institute of California poll.
September 28 -
California priced $625 million in State Public Works Board lease revenue bonds this week.
September 28 -
The rating agency removed the negative outlook it had assigned after the community college district's accreditation was threatened.
September 25 -
State Controller Malia Cohen said she stepped up to help draft audit guidelines following a charter school fraud case that cost the state $400 million.
September 22 -
The city ranks last among 32 U.S. cities in an index that tracks secondary market prices for general obligation bond debt.
September 21 -
The event heavily focused on the kind of and how much disclosure issuers need to offer in order to attract investor interest.
September 20 -
Jena Watson, who has nearly 30 years of experience, moved over from HomeBank.
September 19 -
The state managed to grow revenues above forecast for the first two months of the fiscal year despite the delayed tax filing deadline.
September 19