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San Francisco Exemplifies ‘The Emperor Has No Clothes’

January 19, 2023 2:10 pmJanuary 19, 2023 12:11 pm

In The Emperor’s New Clothes by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, two charlatans successfully pull off a fraud on a flamboyant emperor who spends lavishly on fashion and clothing by telling him they will tailor an outfit that only the most wise...

Silicon Valley Has 20-40 Inches of Rain, Flooding, But Clings to ‘Severe Drought’

January 18, 2023 3:30 pmJanuary 18, 2023 3:43 pm

The California Department of Water Resources announced that snowpack levels have reached nearly 250%, the Globe reported Tuesday. Specifically, the Northern Sierra region is currently at 209% of snowpack, with the Central Sierra/Tahoe region coming in at 246%, and the...

Dept. of Tax and Fee Administration Announces Emergency Tax Relief Measures Following Storms

January 18, 2023 12:21 pmJanuary 18, 2023 12:22 pm

The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) announced on Wednesday that business owners and tax payers who have been impacted by the recent California storms will be eligible for emergency state tax relief from late payment interest and...

California Property Taxpayers Have a Bill of Rights

January 18, 2023 6:39 amJanuary 18, 2023 6:48 am

In Part 14 of Division 1 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code, there Is the Property Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights. Revenue and Taxation Code Section 5900 provides that the act is known as “The Morgan Property Taxpayers’ Bill of...

Calif. Legislative Analyst ‘Calls Bull’ on Newsom Budget Projections

January 17, 2023 4:45 pmJanuary 19, 2023 4:22 pm

Last week, California Governor Gavin Newsom presented a $297 billion 2023-2024 budget plan on Tuesday, with a projected deficit of $22.5 billion. He shaved $3 billion off his last budget, in the face of a recession, and the $22.5 billion...

Is Gov. Newsom’s Latest Emergency Order an Emergency, or Another Opportunity ?

January 17, 2023 1:50 pmJanuary 17, 2023 1:00 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed another storm recovery and emergency Executive Order on Monday, continuing to add state support as storms continue to batter California all over the state, the Globe reported. The governor’s latest executive order declaring a state of...

California Pensioners Taking the State Out of the Frying Pan Into the Fire

January 17, 2023 1:42 pmJanuary 17, 2023 2:48 pm

California is arguably the best thing that ever happened on planet Earth. From literal gold-seekers of the 19th century to Grapes of Wrath Okies, to Reagan-era business tycoons, California has long been where Americans and others went to make their...