The San Francisco Bay Area Regional Center, may partner with other "regional centers" in California to expand its portfolio of projects. The centers use a federal program, known as EB-5, that is designed to trade green cards for investments from foreign nationals of as little as $500,000 in job-creating U.S. projects.

California's massive building code revisions, called Title 24, target achieving sea-changing growth in energy efficiency investments by eliminating the conflicted and uncertain economics that currently constrict energy efficiency project financing.

The recently appointed U.S. Secretary of the Interior announced a $20 million public-private campaign to inspire ecological awareness through education, employment and volunteer opportunities in parks and on public lands.

Portland is testing a new kind of public-private partnership to move an off-road bicycling park, known as Gateway Green, forward. If it's successful, it could drastically change how environmental projects are funded by states and localities.

The California Pollution Control Financing Authority is being recognized by the Bond Buyer on behalf of the San Diego County Water Authority for a public-private partnership desalination project with $733.6 million in water furnishing revenue bonds.

This monthly release from the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission outlines public debt issuance from the previous period and includes legislative updates affecting State and Local Governments.

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Aspects of bond deals for infrastructure, industrial and small business development are discussed in this powerful panel: Russell Goings III with Hutchinson, Shockey, Erley & Co., Robert Gamble with Public Financial Management, James Hamill with the California Statewide Communities Development Authority, and Ruben J. Rojas with California I-Bank

Deana Carrillo with California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority provides a summary of bonds, tax exclusion, energy efficiency financing, and an update on residential PACE in California.

Dan Massiello with Kosmont Companies and Sara Oberlies Brown with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company discuss the current economic market trends in California, and set the stage for a solution in economic development.

Toby Rittner, President & CEO of CDFA, describes the current state of development finance activity on Capitol Hill, from tax reform to the discussion of his proposed bill, the American Manufacturing Bond Finance Act (AMBFA).

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