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 state's Democratic leaders approved $19 million in emergency funding for road maintenance and snowplows after ODOT said it would cut back snowplow services to four days a week amid inflationary pressures and gas tax revenue declines.
December 11 -
The flooding and massive storms that hit California in early 2023 that resulted in delays to income tax filings have led to lawmakers having to grapple with a $68 billion shortfall heading into the fiscal 2024 budget year.
December 8 -
Michael Milken's attorney Richard Sandler penned a book blasting his friend's prosecution. High-yield muni experts weigh in on whether Milken's influence extended to the muni market.
December 7 -
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is celebrating her first year in office with infrastructure, business and ESG project announcements.
December 5 -
Both debaters made salient points in defense of their positions, although at times they spoke over the other.
December 1 -
The Equity in Infrastructure Project, created to generate opportunities for historically underserved businesses, hit 56 pledges at a California event.
November 30 -
The downgrade of Issaquah School District 411 to Aa1 affects $670 million in debt.
November 28 -
The Bay Area Rapid Transit was highlighted in the report on agencies still struggling.
November 17 -
City Attorney Michael Gates said he will appeal the case to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
November 16 -
Jaime Alvarez, who joined the Oregon State Treasury from Houston in 2021, was named the state's director of debt management in October.
November 16
