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City of Portland Debt Archives
Friday, April 5, 2013: A snapshot of the City of Portland debt clock
Thursday, April 4, 2013: Portland water bureau not under control yet
Wednesday, March 13, 2013: Weekly rags don't get it
Monday, March 4, 2013: This is Portland City Hall
Wednesday, January 23, 2013: Joke o' the Day
Friday, January 18, 2013: Muni bond hanky-panky gets boost from Oregon Supremes
Thursday, January 17, 2013: Portland police pension liability jumps $330 million in two years
Thursday, January 17, 2013: Portland fourth worst in country for unfunded pensions
Friday, January 11, 2013: City of Portland running out of credit
Friday, January 4, 2013: Portland population growth creeps along: 0.34% a year
Wednesday, November 14, 2012: A cautionary tale from the California desert
Thursday, November 1, 2012: Nolan would dig "urban renewal" hole deeper
Tuesday, October 23, 2012: Rust never sleeps (neither does Johansen)
Tuesday, September 25, 2012: Breaking news: An Oregon muni bond deal without Harvey Rogers
Monday, September 24, 2012: Monopoly
Sunday, September 9, 2012: Well, now I finally get the City of Portland debt binge
Thursday, September 6, 2012: Oregon went long on a bad bet
Friday, August 31, 2012: Portland peddling Milwaukie light rail bonds, too
Tuesday, August 28, 2012: Sam Rand money management -- whatever
Wednesday, August 8, 2012: Portland cop pension mysteries remain
Tuesday, August 7, 2012: Portland ramps up line of credit borrowings
Monday, August 6, 2012: Lots of questions about proposed Portland cop pension changes
Wednesday, August 1, 2012: Police pensions or gas for patrol cars?
Friday, July 27, 2012: Portland water system mortgage payment hits $37 million a year
Wednesday, July 25, 2012: Thorn in their sides
Wednesday, July 18, 2012: Did City of Portland breach a water bond covenant?
Tuesday, July 17, 2012: Portland water bonds sales pitch mum on Carollo
Wednesday, July 11, 2012: Portland reaches for the credit card yet again
Monday, July 9, 2012: Footnote
Wednesday, June 27, 2012: Whoa, Domino
Monday, June 25, 2012: Public-private partnerships wrecking cities
Thursday, June 21, 2012: Another month, another $70 million of debt for Portland City Hall
Thursday, June 14, 2012: Oregon looks relatively decent in unofficial money survey
Tuesday, May 22, 2012: More turnover in Portland City Hall money ranks
Monday, May 21, 2012: Reality City
Friday, May 18, 2012: Dirt cheap money for Portland cop shop
Wednesday, May 9, 2012: City of Portland debt picture worsens
Thursday, May 3, 2012: Portland "urban renewal" bond sale -- the forecast calls for pain
Monday, April 16, 2012: Hales: "I'm not a maintainer"
Friday, April 6, 2012: Taxpayers stay on the hook for Paulson stadium
Wednesday, March 7, 2012: Is Portland violating its bond covenants?
Monday, March 5, 2012: Portland to throw another $15 million on plastic
Monday, March 5, 2012: Today Stockton, tomorrow Portland?
Wednesday, February 1, 2012: A tweak to our Portland debt clock
Tuesday, January 31, 2012: City of Portland debt jumped $285 million in a year
Wednesday, January 18, 2012: Wonder what the new Portland pension number's going to be
Tuesday, December 27, 2011: Municipal bond meltdown gets uglier
Monday, December 12, 2011: Water, sewer lawsuit hits City Hall where it hurts
Tuesday, November 29, 2011: City of Portland debt binge pauses for hiccup
Tuesday, November 15, 2011: Where to go to find sneaky City of Portland loan deals
Wednesday, November 9, 2011: Portland quietly borrows $15 million against gas tax
Monday, October 31, 2011: In Pennsylvania, a sister city for Portland
Sunday, October 23, 2011: Back east, they're starting to get it
Friday, October 14, 2011: Paying for Vera's mistakes
Wednesday, September 21, 2011: Fish: "What's so bad about insolvency?"
Wednesday, September 7, 2011: Heads we win, tails you lose
Friday, August 19, 2011: Jeff Cogen doesn't read this blog
Friday, August 5, 2011: Interest on Portland "urban renewal" bonds pushing 6.3%
Tuesday, August 2, 2011: City replacing "urban renewal" lines of credit with $44.9MM bonds
Saturday, July 30, 2011: Kicking the PERS can down the road
Thursday, July 28, 2011: Familiar story, unfamiliar source
Wednesday, July 20, 2011: Portland staring at major hit to its balance sheet
Wednesday, July 13, 2011: Cop and fire pension chickens coming home to roost
Friday, July 8, 2011: City of Portland still living on plastic
Wednesday, June 22, 2011: Portland cop pension costs to double over next 20 years
Tuesday, May 24, 2011: Tweaking the City of Portland debt clock
Friday, May 20, 2011: City of Portland's head money guy steps down
Friday, May 6, 2011: Fireman Randy borrows another $26 million for you
Tuesday, March 29, 2011: Cha-ching! City of Portland borrows $112.8 million over two weeks
Thursday, February 24, 2011: City of Portland population: PSU, Census numbers converge
Friday, February 18, 2011: Muni bonds may be junkier than you think
Tuesday, February 15, 2011: Auditors say not all is well at Portland City Hall
Saturday, February 12, 2011: As our cities go bankrupt...
Saturday, January 22, 2011: Sky is not falling on state and local government finance
Tuesday, January 4, 2011: Portland water system to go another $100 million in the hole
Monday, January 3, 2011: The year the worm turns
Sunday, December 5, 2010: Tick tick tick
Friday, December 3, 2010: Cities in hock
Monday, November 22, 2010: Is Portland paying more for retired cops than current ones?
Friday, November 19, 2010: Interest rates are on the rise
Wednesday, November 10, 2010: Portland finances: The canary dies
Tuesday, October 26, 2010: Echo in here?
Monday, October 25, 2010: In San Francisco, somebody gets it
Wednesday, October 20, 2010: Portland fire and police pension liability jumps 15% in two years
Tuesday, October 5, 2010: Could Portland's debt and pension woes result in Oregon bond default?
Monday, October 4, 2010: A noise coming from the south
Thursday, September 23, 2010: For the record
Friday, September 17, 2010: Portland bonds for SoWhat District: 5.574% for a 12-year loan
Wednesday, September 15, 2010: Borrowing money that's already down the rat hole
Monday, September 13, 2010: Too much debt, city teeters near default
Friday, September 10, 2010: Good money after bad
Thursday, August 26, 2010: Drunk on debt
Wednesday, August 18, 2010: SEC going after fraud in muni bond offerings
Wednesday, August 11, 2010: Portland gets great rates on huge sewer bond borrowing
Thursday, August 5, 2010: Portland on its knees before the bankers
Tuesday, August 3, 2010: CNN puts State of Oregon debt at $1,859 per person
Wednesday, July 28, 2010: We are not alone
Monday, June 28, 2010: Ouch! Portland to pay 6.284% interest for Lents "urban renewal"
Thursday, June 17, 2010: Nuclear bomb launched toward City of Portland's balance sheet
Tuesday, June 15, 2010: City Hall as crack ho
Monday, June 7, 2010: Cha-ching! Guess who makes out when City Hall borrows big bucks.
Sunday, May 16, 2010: "High levels of public indebtedness could weigh on economic growth for years"
Thursday, May 6, 2010: Fill in the blanks
Wednesday, May 5, 2010: Long-time Portland finance aide packing it in
Monday, May 3, 2010: Another bubble waiting to pop
Wednesday, April 28, 2010: Portland's Euro dreams coming true
Monday, April 26, 2010: Uncle Sam helps cities keep using plastic to stall collapse
Thursday, April 22, 2010: Portland long-term bonds crack $3 billion mark
Wednesday, April 21, 2010: Bull Run, Inc.
Monday, April 19, 2010: Portland gets new CFO today
Monday, April 12, 2010: Other shoe about to drop in Portland bond game
Monday, April 5, 2010: City of Portland -- Our McMansion
Thursday, April 1, 2010: $582 million of new debt queued up for City of Portland
Tuesday, March 16, 2010: Here are the docs on the PGE Park loan deal
Tuesday, March 2, 2010: Just another brick in the wall
Friday, February 26, 2010: Portland Parks wants another credit card
Tuesday, February 16, 2010: Portland stadium loan will be cheap -- for now
Monday, February 8, 2010: Portland water bonds sold, but were they legal?
Tuesday, February 2, 2010: B of A gets the Paulson stadium deal, for now
Wednesday, December 30, 2009: Paulson stadium deal -- on the sneak?
Friday, December 18, 2009: The fire down below
Thursday, December 3, 2009: Good news, bad news on City of Portland debt
Friday, November 27, 2009: Portland announces new sister city
Thursday, November 19, 2009: Portland dusting off the plastic for another binge
Thursday, October 8, 2009: Portland ready to break out the plastic again
Monday, June 22, 2009: "Major league" soccer -- in the dead of winter?
Monday, April 13, 2009: Paulson contract: clear as mud
Monday, April 13, 2009: Watch your back, Portland
Monday, February 23, 2009: Cut up those credit cards... pretty soon... maybe... sort of...
Friday, February 20, 2009: If it comes time for bankruptcy, can Portland go?
Wednesday, February 18, 2009: Fireman Randy: Paulson stadium money will fall from sky
Tuesday, February 10, 2009: State goes to the well to borrow $229 million
Wednesday, January 21, 2009: New Portland police and fire pension tab: $2.2 billion
Thursday, January 8, 2009: Municipal bond world: rotten to the core?
Monday, January 5, 2009: What's the plural of albatross?
Friday, December 26, 2008: Another great deal for Portland
Friday, December 26, 2008: Slight delay in the bad news
Thursday, December 11, 2008: Oh, and one other thing...
Saturday, December 6, 2008: One of these days, Portland
Friday, November 21, 2008: Sold
Monday, November 17, 2008: Tell it like it is
Saturday, November 15, 2008: Should Portland join in begging for a pension bailout?
Thursday, November 13, 2008: Portland debt clock ratchets up for bad pension news
Wednesday, November 12, 2008: Aaa, FWIW
Wednesday, November 12, 2008: Portland pension liability may jump $400 million overnight
Tuesday, November 4, 2008: Some light reading for Fireman Randy
Wednesday, October 8, 2008: If there's one thing we don't need right now...
Monday, October 6, 2008: Is the end near for City of Portland credit card finance?
Monday, September 29, 2008: Another trip to the well
Thursday, September 25, 2008: OMG! City of Portland decides against borrowing money!
Monday, September 22, 2008: Nigel Jaquiss, check your facts, please
Wednesday, September 10, 2008: City Hall reads bojack.org
Monday, September 8, 2008: Pushback on the new stadium boondoggle
Friday, September 5, 2008: What is Paulson peddlin'?
Thursday, September 4, 2008: Will Fish go for the stadiums deal?
Wednesday, September 3, 2008: Portland talking pro sports stadium again
Tuesday, August 19, 2008: Thick and rich
Friday, August 8, 2008: Another quiet little City of Portland credit card
Thursday, August 7, 2008: Portland water bills may zoom upward
Monday, August 4, 2008: County car rental tax blowup implicates Portland bonds
Thursday, July 24, 2008: Borrowed time
Friday, July 11, 2008: Debt clock tweak
Thursday, July 10, 2008: Who's watching the watchers?
Thursday, July 10, 2008: U.S. Census: Portland State overstates Portland population
Thursday, July 3, 2008: That be some spendy money
Monday, June 30, 2008: State of Illinois debt: $14,000 per household
Wednesday, June 25, 2008: Another day, another $44 million of debt for Portland
Friday, June 20, 2008: How government works: Borrow at 6% to invest at 3%
Tuesday, June 17, 2008: When a city spends itself into the tank
Thursday, June 12, 2008: Portland bond refinancing goes well
Monday, June 9, 2008: Portland bond rating up a notch
Monday, June 9, 2008: Wheels coming off in SoWhat
Friday, June 6, 2008: Accentuate the actuarial
Thursday, June 5, 2008: Portland retiree health care tab: $86 million to $98 million
Thursday, May 29, 2008: Portland debt jumps toward $5 billion
Wednesday, May 7, 2008: Attention Portland journalists
Thursday, May 1, 2008: The other Portland bridge mystery
Thursday, April 24, 2008: Hawthorne Bridge ramp move: It might be for condos
Wednesday, April 23, 2008: Cha-ching! $125 million more City of Portland debt this summer
Tuesday, April 22, 2008: Why issue taxable bonds to build a courthouse?
Tuesday, April 15, 2008: More on the squelched Portland bond deal
Monday, April 14, 2008: City of Portland bond refinancing put off
Thursday, April 3, 2008: Sold
Tuesday, April 1, 2008: Portland bond sale still behind a curtain
Tuesday, March 25, 2008: Portland sewer debt climbs 21.63% over 13 months
Monday, March 24, 2008: City of Portland to borrow $750 million in April
Saturday, February 23, 2008: Like I've been saying...
Friday, February 22, 2008: Back over $2 billion
Saturday, February 16, 2008: Has Portland's credit card expired?
Friday, February 15, 2008: Portland to put another mid-nine figures on plastic
Thursday, February 14, 2008: Bond market and bond insurance implosions can't be helping Portland
Friday, February 1, 2008: How to borrow $277 million from B of A, very quietly
Thursday, December 27, 2007: Portland debt clock ratchets back slightly
Tuesday, December 4, 2007: Where's the new PDC debt?
Monday, November 19, 2007: Portland population growth continues to slow
Tuesday, November 6, 2007: Take it to the limit one more time
Monday, October 29, 2007: Portland Debt-O-Meter: New and improved!
Monday, October 15, 2007: Portland vs. Seattle city debt: It's not even close
Friday, October 12, 2007: Portland tax levy appears back on the rise
Thursday, October 11, 2007: Portland debt series takes a breather
Wednesday, October 10, 2007: While City of Portland's debt rises, its tax levy falls
Tuesday, October 9, 2007: City of Portland debt is rising faster than condo towers
Monday, October 8, 2007: City of Portland debt update
Friday, October 5, 2007: Drop in the bucket
Thursday, October 4, 2007: Buying white elephants on time
Wednesday, October 3, 2007: The saddle's about to get heavier
Tuesday, October 2, 2007: These numbers crunch you
Monday, October 1, 2007: Grampy's payday loan
Friday, September 28, 2007: Portland: A city deep in hock
