When San Diego city water customers receive a water bill, and they feel the bill is charging them for more water than they used, their options for challenging the bill are limited. One of those options is to have their water meter tested. NBC 7 Responds wanted to know if the city’s water meter testing is […]
Homeowners in the city of San Diego who find their water bill is overblown have limited options. The city tells them to check for leaks and if the homeowners find none, their last option is to have their water meter tested. NBC 7 Responds wanted to find out if the city’s water meter testing procedure […]
The 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 […]
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 […]
NBC 7 Responds Puts San Diego’s Water Department To The Test – Part One
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /NBC San Diegoby Tom Jones, Consumer Bob, and Erica ByersWhen San Diego city water customers receive a water bill, and they feel the bill is charging them for more water than they used, their options for challenging the bill are limited. One of those options is to have their water meter tested. NBC 7 Responds wanted to know if the city’s water meter testing is […]
NBC 7 Responds Puts San Diego’s Water Department To The Test – Part Two
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /NBC 7by Tom Jones, Consumer Bob and Erica ByersHomeowners in the city of San Diego who find their water bill is overblown have limited options. The city tells them to check for leaks and if the homeowners find none, their last option is to have their water meter tested. NBC 7 Responds wanted to find out if the city’s water meter testing procedure […]
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 […]