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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Gov. Gavin Newsom, speaking at Climate Week NYC, said he'll sign bills requiring companies to increase reporting on greenhouse emissions and climate risks.
September 18 -
The bill would allow striking workers to collect unemployment benefits after being on strike for two weeks.
September 15 -
Alice Livingston "wanted nothing to do with" bonds when growing up, but found her love for communications meshes well with the municipal market.
September 13 -
Increasing private school enrollment has little to do with falling California public school enrollment, according to the Public Policy Institute of California.
September 12 -
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green gave an update Friday on how the state and Maui are faring a month after fires decimated West Maui and razed the town of Lahaina.
September 11 -
When Los Angeles World Airports CEO Justin Erbacci steps down next month, Beatrice Hsu will step up as interim CEO.
September 8 -
Building off his success in creating a revolutionary website as Massachusetts assistant treasurer of debt management, BondLink founder Colin MacNaught has grown his firm into 45 states.
September 8 -
The 17 struggling hospitals awarded loans through the program serve low-income and elderly patients or are located in underserved areas.
September 7 -
State economists announced during a forecast presentation to lawmakers that taxpayers will see a record "kicker" rebate when they file next year's taxes.
September 1 -
Former Mayor Harry Sidhu pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges this month, as the city continues to recover from the year-plus closure of Disneyland.
August 31