Keeley Webster

Fiona Ma delivered speeches Monday at The Bond Buyer California Public Finance conference and California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission pre-conference.

Los Angeles' debt manager says the mandate will not change the already inclusive processes it uses to hire financial teams to work on the city's debt.

Cervantes, who joined the board as a member earlier this year, retired from Stifel in October 2020.

The state is heavily dependent on personal income taxes, which have dropped the most.

New-money volume was off in the Golden State and across the Far West, but refunding volume was down even more.

The finance team on the Western Placer Waste Management Authority deal hopes to benefit from an improving market with increased inflows.

S&P revised the state's outlook to positive in September, which gives it a one-in-three chance of a ratings boost over the two-year outlook period.

Expected voter turnout for the midterm election will likely compel other cities to join Ontario, California, in placing tax and bond measures on November's ballot.

Keely Martin Bosler steps away from California fiscal policy after two decades of analyzing and helping to craft the state’s budgets.

The initiative would have raised income taxes on affluent Californians to benefit local health departments.

Three school bond and local tax measures garnered a victory when the final results were tallied weeks after the election as mail-in votes slowed the count.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $1 billion in federal grants to 85 airports, including LAX.

Lawmakers approved the first $500 million for the program as a trailer bill to the fiscal 2023 budget. Bonds may be used to fill the gap.

Bosler, who has held the position since 2018, had announced earlier in the year that she planned to leave after the budget process was completed.

Plans to float a bond for a high school and other expansion projects grew out of a six-month planning process.

Maui County's mayor now has to approve or veto the budget before the start of the fiscal year on July 1.

More budget haggling is anticipated before Gov. Gavin Newsom signs the budget. The state's fiscal year begins on July 1.

Bridger Aerospace plans to sell $160 million in unrated taxable revenue bonds, with a verified sustainability designation, through conduit Gallatin County.

Mayor Eric Garcetti emphasized the city’s robust reserves and plans to issue housing bonds to aid efforts to alleviate homelessness.

Rating agencies like Gov. Gavin Newsom's focus on one-time spending, but warn that the Legislature could upset the applecart by creating ongoing programs.