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The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
What GFOA Is Warning On Alternatives To Advance Refundings
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /The Bond Buyerby Brian Tumulty Quoted: Lisa Marie HarrisThe Government Finance Officers Association’s federal liaison center is warning some members against using interest rate swaps and derivatives as alternatives to advance refundings. In a recently published alert, GFOA noted that the tax law changes enacted in December prohibit the use of tax-exempt advance refundings as of Jan. 1, 2018. As a result, issuers […]
OPINION: Dreading ‘Day Zero’ As California Drought Resumes
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Daily Breeze (Torrance)On hearing that Day Zero just got pushed back a couple of months, the casual news consumer might be forgiven for confusing this with a bulletin from the Doomsday Clock scientists who predict the likelihood of worldwide nuclear devastation. But no, that metaphorical clock is still set at two minutes to midnight. Day Zero is […]
Supervisors Adopt New Climate Plan Over Widespread Opposition From Green Groups, Residents
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson SmithThe county of San Diego is bracing itself for the next chapter in a years-long legal saga over its plans to limit greenhouse gases. The board of supervisors unanimously approved on Wednesday its latest iteration of a so-called Climate Action Plan — once again drawing the ire of environmental groups and concerned residents who say […]
Even With Pledges To Fight Global Warming, You’d Better Brace Yourself For More Extreme Weather
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Karen KaplanScientists have some sobering news about the future of our planet: Even if humans manage to meet the temperature target set forth in the Paris climate change agreement, record-breaking weather events will become increasingly common around the world. And that’s the good part. The Paris plan seeks to keep Earth’s global average temperature within 2 […]