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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...

State Senator Dave Min Announces 2024 Run For Katie Porter’s House Seat

January 19, 2023 12:13 pm

Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine) announced on Thursday that he would be the latest major candidate to enter the quickly growing 2024 race for the 47th District congressional seat in Orange County, joining former Congressman Harley Rouda (D) and 2022 near-winner...

78-Year-Old Jackie Goldberg Elected as Los Angeles Unified School Board President

January 18, 2023 4:18 pm

The Los Angeles Unified School District elected in former school board member and Assemblywoman Jackie Goldberg as President of the board on Tuesday, elevating her to the position 40 years after her first initial successful run for the school board....

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...

Former Top LA Democratic Fundraiser Dixon Slingerland Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement, Filing False Taxes

January 18, 2023 2:30 amJanuary 17, 2023 9:57 pm

Dixon Slingerland, the former head of the non-profit group Youth Policy Institute Inc. and once one of the top Democratic fundraisers in Los Angeles, pled guilty to embezzlement from the non-profit and filing false tax returns on Tuesday, and is...