SAN ANDREAS, CA – Rico Oller (R-San Andreas), candidate for Assembly, today restated his opposition to recently assessed annual fire fee (SRA fee). Rural property owners in California’s foothills and mountains insist it is a tax and an illegal one at that. Oller supports a lawsuit by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association declaring the assessment […]
Sacramento, CA…Retailers are receiving letters from the Board of Equalization (BOE) notifying them of upcoming visits from Statewide Compliance and Outreach Program (SCOP) teams, George Runner, Second District Member of the California State Board of Equalization (BOE) announced today. These visits are intended to educate retailers about properly reporting sales and use tax, increase compliance […]
Mountain View, CA…Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today took a test ride in a “self-driving car” before signing into law new safety standards and regulations for autonomous vehicles. “Autonomous vehicles are another example of how California’s technological leadership is turning today’s science fiction into tomorrow’s reality,” said Governor Brown. “This law will allow California’s pioneering […]
SACRAMENTO—Assemblywoman Beth Gaines, R-Rocklin, today responded to Comcast’s announcement to move three call-centers amounting to 1,000 jobs to Oregon, Washington, and Colorado. Andrew Johnson, regional vice president of Comcast California said the reason for moving from California was related to the high cost of doing business. “Our state has to stop treating businesses like the […]
Auburn, CA…The Placer County Board of Supervisors completed two key steps in the county’s budget-development process this week, setting the stage for adoption of a final 2012-13 budget on Sept. 25. At a meeting Tuesday, board members first held a public hearing on the proposed final budget and then directed staff to prepare a final […]
Washington, DC…Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in August suggests that economic activity has continued to expand at a moderate pace in recent months. Growth in employment has been slow, and the unemployment rate remains elevated. Household spending has continued to advance, but growth in business fixed investment appears to have slowed. […]
South Lake Tahoe, Calif. –The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is asking for public input on improvements proposed under the Historic Facilities Best Management Practices (BMPs) Retrofit project. The proposal would improve water quality and enhance sustainable recreational opportunities at the Tallac Historic Site on Lake Tahoe’s South Shore. The Forest Service […]
Sacramento, CA – Small, nonfarm businesses in 33 California counties and neighboring counties in Nevada are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA). “These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by the drought that began January 1, 2012, in the following primary […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…The Business Breakthrough Series begins this Wednesday, and there are a few seats left for anyone looking to start, grow, or expand their business. I have attached the flyer and would love any last minute help getting the word out. To find out if you qualify to attend FREE, please visit www.tahoetacticalteam.com/application […]
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that it has launched an underwritten public offering of $18.0 billion of its American International Group, Inc. (AIG) common stock. AIG has indicated that it intends to purchase up to $5.0 billion of the common stock sold by Treasury in this offering at the initial […]
