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 agreed to pay $350,000 to settle a sexual harassment suit against Treasurer Fiona Ma.
September 3 -
LINXS, the private developer consortium, and Los Angeles World Airports struck an agreement on a timeline for completion of the people mover project, pushing Fitch Ratings' outlook higher.
August 30 -
The East County AWP Joint Powers Authority plans to construct a water reclamation project using the debt.
August 27 -
In this episode, Howard Cure, Director of Municipal Bond Research at Evercore Wealth Management, discusses the improving state of public pensions, the ongoing challenges faced by states like New Jersey and Illinois, and the risks associated with pension obligation bonds.
August 20 -
California and Oregon are experiencing yet another record-setting year of wildfires amid increasing uncertainty about FEMA and property insurance backstops.
August 9 -
Though further adjustments may be needed, Fitch Ratings analysts said the budget supports the state at its current AA rating level.
July 29 -
California Gov. Gavin Newsom released an executive order directing state agencies to clear homeless camps off state properties and urged cities to do the same.
July 26 -
The city announced its P3 partner this week even after its federal funding got cut in committee and Rep. Maxine Waters took a strong oppositional position.
July 26 -
A rapidly escalating fire season hit the West amid questions about federal funding and insurance.
July 22 -
Public pensions are averaging a significantly improved 80.6% funded ratio, but took on riskier investments to obtain higher returns, which would be problematic in a market correction.
July 19
