Housing

Justin Cooper, Orrick's co-head of public finance, breaks down how states like Oregon, Washington and California are funding efforts to lessen their affordable housing and homelessness crises. Keeley Webster hosts (24 minutes)

Research indicates office space conversions could be financed with bonds.

Bond Buyer Senior Reporter Keeley Webster shares an interview with California Treasurer Fiona Ma on her run for lieutenant governor as a prelude to a fireside chat Wells Fargo Director Julia Kim conducted with the state treasurer at The Bond Buyer's California Public Finance conference.

Gov. Kathy Hochul this week signed into law a trio of bills passed by New York's Legislature leveraging state resources to accelerate affordable housing in New York City.

The Biden administration announces new emphasis on transit-oriented development.

San Francisco City Administrator Carmen Chu highlighted challenges the city faces, and how city leaders plan to solve them.

"A lot of these priority items are bottlenecking, said Brian Egan, director of government affairs at the National Association of Bond Lawyers.

Peter Lam has served as bond counsel to state and local issuers for public and privately placed bond issuances.

Mohamed Balla, Atlanta's CFO, talks about housing bonds and his participation in the recent National Association of Security Professionals' annual conference. Thomas Nocera hosts. (22 minutes)

Moody's boosted CalHFA's rating to Aa2, following a similar move by S&P in December.