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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Moody's Investors Service also cited a structural deficit.
November 1 -
Tax rates on marijuana could equal 45% of the price, according to Fitch Ratings.
November 1 -
Public finance issuers aren't expected to experience more than minimal credit effects.
October 26 -
Trade with Asia and diverse economies insulate the two states from shifts in trade with Mexico and Canada.
October 25 -
The AA-rated city has strong reserves, according to Fitch Ratings.
October 24 -
The Santa Clara Valley Water District voted to proceed with the WaterFix project, but attached some conditions.
October 19 -
The firm's win on a competitive California GO deal underscores efforts to keep its hand in the new-issue business.
October 19 -
The state is $666 million ahead of budget projections for the first quarter of fiscal 2018.
October 17 -
Santa Clara Valley Water District's support for WaterFix could tip the scales.
October 16 -
Treasurer John Chiang extended his office's sanctions against the firm for a second year.
October 16