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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Mayor Eric Garcetti announced plans to furlough thousands of city employees because of coronavirus-driven shortfalls.
April 20 -
State Sen. John Moorlach thinks cities and counties should have to obtain voter approval before issuing pension obligation bonds.
April 16 -
Virgin Trains USA hopes to sell tax-exempt bonds from its $600 million California allocation this summer.
April 14 -
Fitch Ratings placed Alaska's AA-minus issuer default rating on Rating Watch Negative.
April 2 -
The timing of a $1.5 billion deal California had planned to price Thursday is no longer firm amid massive dislocations in the markets.
March 23 -
Thomas Bruder, Lauren Trialonas and Jennifer Cosper were named principals in the firm’s Public & Infrastructure Finance practice.
March 12 -
Many businesses have implemented policies to limit non-essential travel, which is likely to have impacted the biennial presentation to municipal bond investors.
March 10 -
Moody's upgraded the revenue bonds of the largely industrial city near Los Angeles to Baa2 ahead of a $158 million refunding.
February 24 -
Newsom highlighted programs to combat homelessness in his annual address.
February 19 -
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, presenter of the Oscars, is issuing debt to cover cost overruns on the museum it plans to open in December.
February 13