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 eight-year, $1.35 billion property tax levy would have to be approved by the City Council before going to voters in November.
April 8 -
California Gov. Gavin Newsom reached an agreement with Democratic leaders on early deficit-reduction tactics.
April 5 -
Longtime San Francisco Bay Area bond attorney firm Quint & Thimmig is closed.
April 2 -
Fitch Ratings analysts, who downgraded the bonds to junk in January, said they continue to monitor progress on the airport's automated guided rail system.
April 1 -
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green outlined the state's plan to permanently house everyone displaced by the fire — and how he plans to pay for it during a media briefing.
March 28 -
The Washington state island hospital's financial turmoil brought rating downgrades from Moody's Ratings.
March 27 -
The UC Regents will close the books on its $1.1 billion refunding deal that included the refunding BABs Wednesday. Investors do not appear to be penalizing the issuer in secondary trading as spreads have stayed at or near the original pricing.
March 26 -
Andrew Nakahata, who led UBS' western public finance region, will now do the same for TD Securities.
March 25 -
The initiative proposed by business interests would amend California's constitution to prevent the state from approving tax increases without a two-thirds majority vote of the Legislature and voter approval.
March 22 -
The Washington refunding deal is built on an extraordinary optional redemption of Build America Bonds despite criticism from investors who hold them.
March 22