Sacramento, CA…George Runner today announced that the Board of Equalization will delay this year’s fire fee bills in response to a request from Cal Fire. The bills were scheduled to begin mailing April 2. “The delay appears to be related to concerns about accuracy of the billing data,” said Runner. “I’m pleased to see that […]
by Dr. D. M. Paar, Ph. D The standard for most companies these days is to downsize to reduce overhead which translates to lowering personnel costs. People lose their jobs, products are diminished in size or are no longer existent so the consumer gets upset; perhaps products simply no longer have their previous appeal as […]
Sacramento – The California State Board of Equalization (BOE) has been served with a lawsuit challenging the legality of the state’s fire prevention fee (AB 1x 29, Chapter 8, Statutes of 2011) enacted in 2011. “Californians should note that the BOE is only billing and collecting the fees for deposit into the fund which CAL […]
Olympic Valley, CA..The 2013 Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships come to Squaw Valley March 20-24. This year’s Alpine Championships will be the region’s chance to see America’s top skiers compete on U.S. soil as they gear up for next year’s winter games in Sochi, Russia. The event will also be an opportunity for Squaw’s Olympic […]
Lake Tahoe, CA/NV…California and Nevada residents can take advantage of the 35 inches of new Tahoe snow with two free lift tickets through the popular “Plates for Powder” program offered through the Tahoe Fund. Purchase a new California or Nevada Tahoe license plate and you are eligible for two free Alpine or Nordic lift tickets. […]
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Washington, DC…Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 236,000 in February, and the unemployment rate edged down from 7.9 to 7.7 percent. In the prior 3 months, employment had risen by an average of 195,000 per month. In February, employment increased in professional and business services, construction, and health care. Employment in professional and business services rose […]
Zepher Cove, NV…Many investors are concerned about the risk of increased inflation in light of the Federal Reserve’s unprecedented balance sheet expansion from $900 billion to $3.1 trillion since 2008. This concern is warranted and begs the question how to invest to profit from inflation and protect one’s purchasing power. The most common answers are […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit employees Katie Kuchenbecker and Jacob Quinn receive regional engineering awards from the Regional Engineer, Earl Applekamp. Kuchenbecker was selected as the Region 5 engineer of the year, and Quinn the Region 5 technician of the year at yesterday’s award ceremony at the Forest Service […]
Tahoe City, CA…The Tahoe Fund, the first and only non-profit in Tahoe dedicated to funding environmental improvement projects in the Tahoe Basin, today announced a million dollar fundraising goal for its Founders Circle campaign. Launched by the organization’s board of directors to provide a sustainable foundation for future growth and service to the Tahoe environment, […]
