The San Francisco Airport Commission refunds $110 million in fixed-rate revenue bonds with new variable-rate bonds to lower its overall interest cost.  •  The San Dieguito Union High School District responds to the turbulent auction-rate market by converting $90 million in ARS bonds to fixed-rate securities.  •  De La Rosa & Co. generates $41 million of retail orders to reduce yields and save the L.A. County Metropolitan Transportation Authority significant interest costs on a $25-million Sales Tax Revenue Bond issue.  •  The L.A. Community Redevelopment Agency obtains a strong investment-grade rating on a $12.5-million Taxable Tax-Allocation Bond issue for the Westlake Recovery Project.  •  Despite a tough market, Beverly Hills successfully refunds $31 million in water revenue bonds and $17 million in wastewater revenue bonds for economic savings.  •  The Gridley Redevelopment Agency clears various hurdles caused by tightening credit in the municipal market to successfully execute its first tax-allocation bond financing.  •  Riverside issues unenhanced Bond Anticipation Notes to mute the effects of the collapse of auction-rate securities and prudently control interest costs.  •  The Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District restructures $50 million in auction rate securities with better performing, direct pay variable-rate bonds backed by letters of credit.  • 
 

Benjamin E. Stern
Principal
Los Angeles Office
Tel: (310) 207-3616
bstern@ejdelarosa.com

Benjamin E. Stern directs all underwriting at De La Rosa & Co. Since joining the firm in 1990, Stern has developed one of California’s most active Sales and Trading desks, with strong ties to institutions, bank trust departments, investment counselors and high net-worth retail investors. He currently sits on the board of the California Public Securities Association.

Stern received an MBA with a concentration in Finance and Real Estate from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1989. He graduated cum laude with a BS in Electrical Engineering from UCLA in 1985.
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