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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Supporters says the income tax on the wealthy would raise $100 billion.
July 1 -
The state has led the way on environmental policies and spent billions on housing, but significant challenges mean its ESG scores aren't that great.
June 30 -
The taxpayer refunds captured the most attention, but the final budget also includes a multi-year $47 billion infrastructure package.
June 28 -
The naming of the first Native American U.S. treasurer follows complaints about how pandemic relief funds were distributed among tribes.
June 23 -
The double-A rated Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority has operated under a cloud for decades, according to Assemblymember Marc Berman.
June 22 -
The acquisition of Cancer Treatment Centers of America in February was cited for the downgrade along with City of Hope's financial weakness over the past two years.
June 17 -
More big cuts will be needed to keep supplies from reaching perilously low levels, the Bureau of Reclamation's leader told a Senate committee this week.
June 16 -
Fitch Ratings revised the outlook on Sacramento City Unified School District's BBB-plus issuer default rating to stable from negative.
June 7 -
The mayor has not been formally charged, but has been named in an investigation alleging corruption around the proposed sale of Angel Stadium.
May 24 -
Several states have passed, or are considering, legislation to bar local governments from making payments to criminals who hold computer systems hostage.
May 20