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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A Public Policy Institute of California survey found 47% favoring repeal and 48% opposed.
February 16 -
California is still decades away from prefunding retiree health benefits liability, said State Controller Betty Yee.
February 1 -
Fitch Ratings expects the Puget Sound region could see continued economic growth for two years.
January 12 -
Increased demand on power grids driven by electric vehicles is viewed as a bright spot for utilities.
December 28 -
The urgency for healthcare issuers to sell tax-exempt bonds is gone after private activity bonds survived tax reform.
December 21 -
CalPERS' plan to dial back the assumed return on its investments puts pressure on governments to make up the difference.
By Kyle GlazierDecember 21 -
California Treasurer John Chiang promotes Washington to head the health finance conduit issuer.
December 19 -
Tax revenues but are still ahead of projections for the year.
December 18 -
A San Jose-area school board member was charged with stealing bond measure campaign funds.
December 18 -
The California Chamber of Commerce supports a developing $8.9 billion bond proposal as well as a $4 billion measure that is already on the June ballot.
December 15