Case Study: Pacific Collegiate School
Introduction Pacific Collegiate School ("Pacific Collegiate") is a distinguished college preparatory public charter school serving...
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Why do public agencies allow their pension plans to go chronically underfunded?
With UAL Growing, what are the Implications for Public Agencies The California Public Employees' Retirement System ("CalPERS"), renowned...
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CalPERS' Recent 5.8% Investment Return Spells More Unfunded Liabilities for Public Agencies
Escalating Unfunded Liabilities Pose Challenges for Public Agencies The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), the...
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CA State Treasurer Admits Weist Law to State Bond Counsel Pool
Weist Law is admitted as an approved law firm to the California State Treasurer's Office Bond Counsel pool. Participation in the pool is...
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Case Study: Humboldt Bay Harbor District
The Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District (the "District") engaged Weist Law to contribute to their team of...
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Why Every Agency Needs a Long-Term Financial Plan
As we are in a period of economic downtown after Covid-19, the war in Ukraine, interest rate hikes, stubborn inflation and nationwide...
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Bank Crisis Fails to Rock the Muni World
Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, First Republic, are just some of the banks in recent headlines. The large number of troubled banks...
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Two Powerful Cash Management Optimization Tools
Public agencies must ensure its community's needs are being met by efficiently utilizing capital while keeping the community's best...
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CalPERS Investment Returns Deal Another Blow to Government Agencies
With Another Historically Poor Investment Year for CalPERS what can Agencies do Now California Public Employees' Retirement System...
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Case Study: Gustine- Bond Validation Action
The City of Gustine (the "City") engaged Weist Law to develop a pension liability management policy and prepare for a taxable debt...
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Case Study: Mt. Shasta- SRF & USDA Financing
The City of Mt. Shasta (the "City") engaged Weist Law in order to finance the construction of its new $25,000,000 wastewater system...
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Case Study: City of Susanville- Pension Refinancing
The City of Susanville (the "City") engaged Weist Law in order to prepare for a public offering of taxable debt in order to make a large...
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Stepping Out of the Market Could Mean Missed Opportunities
Tax-exempt bond financing provides government agencies with the advantage of incurring debt at substantially lower (by about one-third)...
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Case Study: North County FPD of Monterey County- UAL Refinancing
The North County Fire Protection District of Monterey County (the "District") issued a $10,794,000 Series 2022 Taxable Revenue Bonds for...
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Land Secured Financing
Land Secured Development Bonds Weist Law works with land owners and developers to issue a variety of land secured bonds ("LSDBs"),...
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SRF, EPA and USDA Financings
Our team at Weist Law has 30+ years of experience working with USDA, SRF, EPA and the capital markets to bring our clients a full-service...
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Case Study: City of Cotati
The City of Cotati (the "City") began researching cost optimization strategies for multiple City projects including financing all or part...
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Case Study: Lake Valley Fire District- Equipment Financing
Lake Valley Fire Protection District (the "District") recently financed a new Rosenbauer 78' Viper Aerial Custom Commander Chassis. The...
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Green Infrastructure
Weist Law is dedicating our resources towards building a green future. Weist Law provides full-service legal representation on...
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Public Infrastructure
Weist Law provides a one-stop shop for infrastructure financing. We provide guidance to cities, counties, special districts, non-profit...
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Equipment Leasing
As public agencies are working hard to protect and serve their communities, proper equipment is necessary, but funds are not always...
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Workforce Housing
Weist Law assists developers and lenders in the development, financing, acquisition, sale and restructuring housing projects. Our firm...
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Pension Costs Must be Proactively Managed
Pension Costs are Extremely Expensive Pension costs are ever increasing. The current CalPERS discount rate is 6.8%, which was lowered...
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Case Study: Rancho Adobe Fire District - UAL Refinancing
Case Study: Rancho Adobe Fire District - UAL Refinancing
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