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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The measure is a response to long-time criticism of ballot titles and summaries crafted by the California Attorney General's office.
December 17 -
The San Diego Association of Governments 30-year plan will lean on proposed sales tax increases.
December 14 -
Mayhew structured the bond program that funded a multi-billion dollar bridge construction program and steered it through recession and pandemic.
December 9 -
Revenues from the Bay Area Toll Authority's seven bridges are recovering more slowly than many other U.S. toll roads, but it enjoys strong credit fundamentals.
December 3 -
California will seeks its share of infrastructure bill funding to provide equitable access to high-speed internet.
December 1 -
The state has an estimated $31 billion budget surplus to work with as the governor preps this fall for his January budget reveal, the Legislative Analyst’s Office said.
November 18 -
The massive Chicago-based system that operates in 21 states scored a ratings boost from S&P and a revised outlook to positive from Fitch.
November 17 -
The state could see nearly $45 billion, the lion's share for highways and public transportation.
November 8 -
A first-time home buyer program would be fueled by a huge bond component, if Sen. Robert Hertzberg gets lawmakers to put it on the ballot and voters approve it.
November 5 -
Alaska Senate leaders chose not to act on the Gov. Mike Dunleavy's push to pay immediate dividends to taxpayers.
November 3