Rich Saskal is a managing editor of The Bond Buyer. Since joining the publication in 2003, he has also worked as a reporter and as its Far West bureau chief. He has a master's degree in journalism from the University of Colorado and a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia.
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The recession appears to have ended at the West Coast’s largest container ports.
January 20 - Alaska
Gov. Sean Parnell wants to tinker with Alaska’s cash cow, offering lower tax rates on petroleum production in the hope of attracting more investment from oil companies.
January 20 - California
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Some California redevelopment agencies are already working to undermine a plan by Gov. Jerry Brown that would phase them out and use their surplus revenue to help balance the state budget.
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ALAMEDA, Calif. — Faced with a $30 million legal judgment after losing two rounds in court, the financial fate of the small ski resort town of Mammoth Lakes is in the hands of the California Supreme Court.
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CaliforniaALAMEDA, Calif. — The battle over the future of redevelopment may be one of the most polarizing issues in what could be a landmark year in California’s long-running budget drama.
January 13 - Idaho
Idaho should issue bonds to repay the state’s debt to the federal government for insurance funds, Gov. Butch Otter said Monday in his state of the state address.
January 13 - California
It could take some weeks to determine the fate of California’s plan to sell 11 state-owned buildings to private investors in a sale-and-leaseback scheme.
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ALAMEDA, Calif — Loop Capital Markets announced Tuesday that it has acquired Los Angeles-based Gardner, Underwood & Bacon LLC, and plans to integrate the financial advisory firm into its investment banking operations.
January 11 - California
SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Jerry Brown announced Monday what he described as a draconian budget proposal to bridge a $28 billion deficit.
January 10 - California
SACRAMENTO — The budget proposal Gov. Jerry Brown released Monday calls for California not to issue any new general obligation bonds this spring, according to a state official.
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ALAMEDA, Calif. — Holders of Chowchilla, Calif.’s 2005 lease revenue bonds will get their most recent interest payment, after the trustee emptied out the last of the debt-service reserve fund.
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ALAMEDA, Calif. – Holders of Chowchilla, Calif.’s 2005 lease-revenue bonds will get their missed Jan. 1, 2011, interest payment, after the trustee emptied the debt-service reserve fund.
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ALAMEDA, Calif. — A major newspaper is reporting a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into California’s pension disclosure practices, but the reported subjects of the probe say they haven’t heard a thing from the SEC.
January 7 - California
ALAMEDA, Calif. — California Treasurer Bill Lockyer has appointed Eileen Marxen to serve as executive director of the California Industrial Development Financing Advisory Commission.
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ALAMEDA, Calif. — Southern California’s LA/Ontario International Airport could soon be under new management.
January 6 - Washington
Washington Treasurer James McIntire published an open letter to lawmakers Wednesday asking them to quickly pass cuts to balance the budget for the current fiscal year.
January 6 - Nevada
Nevada’s new governor, Brian Sandoval, took office Monday, and its longest-serving legislator resigned Wednesday.
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ALAMEDA, Calif. — Rocked by the recession, the rural California city of Chowchilla has stopped making payments on the bonds it used to finance its city hall.
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CaliforniaALAMEDA, Calif. — Jerry Brown warned that solving California’s budget deficits will be a tough job requiring a lot of sacrifice as he began his second stint as governor Monday.
January 4 - California
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Jerry Brown took the oath of office for his third term as California governor Monday, promising a straightforward approach to tackling the state’s massive budget deficit.
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