Article: East Bay woman to be sworn in as U.S. Treasurer

CASTRO VALLEY -- For her first order of business -- signing her name on the U.S. dollar bill -- Rosie Rios consulted an important 9- year-old in her life.

"My daughter Brooke was helping me practice by providing me lined paper," said Rios, who will be sworn in as U.S. treasurer this week.

Having her signature appear to the left of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln on new batches of currency in the fall is a perk of taking on one of the nation's oldest federal jobs. Rios, however, does not plan to waste time basking in the glow.

Drawing on her experiences in real estate, finance and city planning, and on her own struggles growing up in Hayward, Rios said she will be tailoring her duties ...

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