CAMPAIGN NEWS

I’d like to share my personal thoughts on the budget challenges our city faces and the role of our new finance committee.

Understanding S&P Ratings and Their Impact You have likely heard that St. Helena recently received a downgrade by the Standard & Poor global rating’s agency (S&P).  In the same spirit that I discussed CalPERS in last week’s blog post, it's essential to understand how S&P Global Ratings work and why they matter so much for municipalities like St. Helena. S&P Global Ratings is one of the leading credit rating agencies in the world, providing evaluations of the creditworthiness