Robert J. Whalen

When the Chula Vista Elementary School District needed more elementary schools to accommodate its growing student population, our team served as the district’s bond and disclosure counsel. We worked on expedited schedules to complete financing and refinancing deals quickly so that the district could maximize the benefits from the new facilities.

Stradling served as bond counsel and disclosure counsel to the City of Salinas (Monterey County, California) in connection with the issuance of two series of bonds to finance a new police headquarters and a new public library. Tax-exempt bonds in the total amount of nearly $70 million were issued in June 2018 by a 501c3 nonprofit public benefit corporation in a complex P3 (public-private partnership) structure. The bonds, which are payable from lease payments to be made from the City’s general fund revenues, were sold competitively to heavy investor interest. The police facility consists of a 44,000 square foot two-story headquarters building, a 25,000 square foot support building with a firing range and forensic laboratory, secure parking, fuel tanks and emergency generators. The library project involves the replacement of a small existing library with a 21,000 square foot two-story library building, including community meeting spaces. 

Assisted the City of La Mesa with issuing its $21,825,000 General Obligation Refunding Bonds to refund previously issued obligations for public infrastructure.