It apparently was a similar type deal. They operated the same pitch, the same approach, no matter the government level.

The burden to show that this is necessary falls on the government. There was no transparency. This is disturbing.

It's very highly endangered, in the Coachella Valley especially. The next step, hopefully, is that the government will stop delaying and do the right thing for the lizard.

This is consistent with the history of our field. This demonstrates the importance of the participation of government-funded academics.

This is an ongoing thing. We anticipate there will be another report. We didn't want people to think DOT was the only player in this. There were other agencies involved, both state and local.

Particularly with the volatility in the stock markets and bond markets, they ended up undervaluing the investment assets by about $130 million. When you understate the value of the state's assets by $130 million, which is a fairly big piece of change, it could have some affect on investment decisions and potentially on bond ratings.