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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California received a negative outlook from the rating agency in May amid revenue uncertainty. The Public Works Board lease revenue bonds are rated Aa3.
October 17 -
Analysts discussed proposed changes to its metrics that will be finalized in January. An estimated 35% of ratings could experience upgrades or downgrades.
October 13 -
The California governor is this week signing bills to alter the state's mental health policies in a package that includes a $6.3 billion state bond measure.
October 12 -
Muni Pride partners with Women in Public Finance-Chicago, GFOA and NABL on two separate Chicago events.
October 12 -
The total unfunded pension liability for all 50 states is expected to be $1.3 trillion for fiscal 2023, according to a Reason Foundation analysis.
October 10 -
Fitch Ratings replaced its negative watch with the negative outlook, citing the lack of clarity around contractor claims of cost overruns.
October 2 -
California lawmakers have asked the state Supreme Court to block a ballot measure that would radically alter the state's tax structure.
September 29 -
Two out of three Californians said they expect bad economic times in the next 12 months, according to a Public Policy Institute of California poll.
September 28 -
California priced $625 million in State Public Works Board lease revenue bonds this week.
September 28 -
The rating agency removed the negative outlook it had assigned after the community college district's accreditation was threatened.
September 25
