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 heads of the southern California ports recounted 2025's wins and losses during separate State of the Port speeches this month.
January 23 -
Moody's cited the airport's "significant improvement in liquidity" and "continued enplanement recovery" in its decision to upgrade the rating to Aa3.
November 17 -
City Manager Oliver Chi unveiled a plan to invest $60 million to change the city's current trajectory.
October 31 -
California's recent tax revenues exceeded forecasts, but the state faces structural deficits that drive budgetary borrowing and have narrowed its reserves.
October 24 -
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation that will place a regional sales tax measure on the November 2026 ballot to aid struggling transit agencies.
October 14 -
Washington revenues through 2029 are expected to be $900 million below the 2025-27 budget estimates.
September 29 -
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed the legislation expected to raise $40 million annually.
July 30 -
Sacramento Municipal Utility District officials credit the Kestrel green verification for attracting a new buyer to its commercial paper.
June 27 -
An economic slowdown partially fueled by tariff turmoil has forced West Coast states to lower revenue projections and slash budgets.
May 30 -
Long Beach has few, if any, peer credits for the $88 million of marina revenue refunding bonds it plans to price next week.
May 2 -
The state plans to price $626 million in GOs, in part, to fund the I-5 bridge replacement
April 25 -
Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority had to rethink the final leg of a 60.2-mile light rail line when the contractor's final bid came in 50% higher than its estimated project costs.
March 31 -
California plans to price $2.5 billion in new money and refunding general obligation bonds next week, with retail orders Tuesday and final pricing Wednesday.
March 28 -
The Los Angeles-based fund manager has expanded into debt financing to offer affordable housing developer clients a lower cost of capital.
March 21 -
A dispute over open meetings laws has stalled progress on UI's plans to purchase online University of Phoenix.
December 6 -
The California State School Board Association has sued over an education funding work-around included as a trailer bill in the budget.
October 1 -
Ramirez & Co. continues growth plans with the addition of bankers in Texas, Florida and New York.
September 27 -
California hospitals will be forced to close if they don't complete earthquake safety upgrades by 2030. Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill to extend the deadline.
September 27 -
California State Controller Malia Cohen was asked to form a task force to draft best practices for the state's charter schools after 11 San Diego charter schools became embroiled in a fraud case.
September 26 -
The Los Angeles Unified School District bonds carry a sustainability label with a third party opinion from Kestrel.
September 23
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