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 would fund deferred maintenance projects at K-12 schools and state universities. It heads to the Assembly and would ultimately be decided by voters.
June 4 -
Kestrel Verifiers has certified as green a tranche of bonds that will finance the ethanol plant in California's economically challenged Imperial Valley.
June 3 -
S&P Global Ratings has fewer universities and colleges with negative outlooks since the beginning of the year.
June 2 -
The bulk of the $160 billion San Diego Association of Governments plan would be paid for with local funding.
May 28 -
It could take the nation, heavily influenced by New York and California, 18 months to return to full employment, Fitch Ratings said.
May 26 -
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Biden outlined separate plans Monday to increase spending to prepare for natural disasters.
May 25 -
Low interest rates, looming CalPERS amortization changes and pandemic-related budget hits were cited as factors in the record year for California POB deals.
May 24 -
The bulk of $743 billion in improvements needed to alleviate climate risk and aging infrastructure would be borne by the utilities, a rating agency says.
May 20 -
Gavin Newsom wants to expand Medi-Cal to undocumented seniors, provide broadband to all and create a new grade for four-year-olds.
May 14 -
In California, where state revenues are pouring in well ahead of projections even before American Rescue Plan funds arrive, lawmakers have spending plans.
May 13