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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Cities and counties will be able to form the new affordable housing districts starting in January.
November 27 -
The California Debt Limit Allocation Committee wants to allocate $900 million in remaining private activity bond capacity.
November 21 -
La Verne is using a new Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District to develop the area around a new train station.
November 16 -
Neighborly will join other municipal bond investment firms who have launched trading platforms aimed at creating portfolios with a social-consciousness bent.
November 16 -
Issuers of conduit debt would lose their primary purpose if Congress eliminates private activity bonds.
By Kyle GlazierNovember 14 -
Many coastal governments would see budget pressure and diminished tax-raising ability, analysts said.
November 13 -
The elimination of private activity bonds “would throw gasoline on a housing shortage," said John Chiang, California's treasurer.
November 9 -
Voters in seven California cities approved marijuana taxes Tuesday.
November 8 -
State Treasurer John Chiang wants a study to consider a state bank for the legal pot industry.
November 7 -
The Tulare Local Health Care District defaulted on its revenue bonds and closed its hospital.
November 3