City of Santa Maria proposing to raise user fees
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and last updated 2021-02-24 00:40:52-05
The City of Santa Maria is looking into raising dozens of user fees to recover losses over the years.
On Tuesday, the city held the first of two workshops where officials broke down the recommendations being made. The motivation for this is we haven t raised our user fees in 15 years. We have been adjusting them for inflation annually but in some cases, the cost of providing the service has skyrocketed,â Santa Maria Public Information Officer Mark van de Kamp said.
A consultant hired by the City of Santa Maria is recommending most fees be increased and taxpayer subsidies eliminated as the cityâs costs to provide some services have risen over the years.
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CalSTRS Aims for New $2 Billion Sustainable Portfolio
Pension plan officials believe they can build a new private markets allocation without sacrificing investment targets.
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) plans to build a private markets sustainable investment portfolio to go greener while aiming to maintain its investment returns.
The investment committee of the $282.5 billion pension system, the largest teachers’ retirement fund in the world, is expected to approve the new portfolio at its meetings next week.
The pension system’s plan calls for investments of $1 billion to $2 billion in the next couple of years much of it in real estate affordable housing investments, as well as in private equity and infrastructure according to CalSTRS investment committee material.
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Bruce Springsteen s drink driving charge dropped
24 Feb, 2021 07:20 PM
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Bruce Springsteen was fined for drinking in a park but had his drunken driving and reckless driving charges dropped. Photo / AP
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By: David Porter
The US government dropped drunken driving and reckless driving charges against Bruce Springsteen on Wednesday stemming from an incident in November, admitting that the rocker s blood-alcohol level was so low that it didn t warrant the charges.
Springsteen pleaded guilty to a third charge, consuming alcohol in a closed area, the Gateway National Recreation Area. Better known as Sandy Hook, it is an Atlantic Ocean peninsula with views of the New York City skyline.