The Real Brexit Message: A Warning To Hillary

One year from now the leaders of the Free World could well be two men born in  New York with weird orange hair, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and American President Donald Trump.  You don’t think so, well look at the Brexit results and what you see is the dance of The Boris and The […]

Water Markets May Help California Better Manage Its Water

California’s famous moniker – the Golden State – is becoming all too accurate as the state enters the fifth year of drought and the summer heat begins to dry out its rolling hillsides. A lackluster El Niño failed to deliver a promised deluge of rain and ultimately brought only an average amount of precipitation – […]

For California Businesses, Even Tax Breaks Are Torture

California has a terrible reputation of being unfriendly to business, but that’s just because some people don’t have a sense of humor. If you love comedy, check out the website of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) at www.business.ca.gov. There you’ll find all the incentives, programs and helpful information that the state of […]

How Rent Control Benefits the “Rich and Frugal”

The Sacramento Bee recently profiled mobile home owners who are taking advantage of a “loop-hole” to reduce their tax liability on beach front homes in Malibu, worth millions of dollars. Needless to say, the Los Angeles County tax assessor wants more property taxes, and the law is on the side of property owners. While focusing exclusively on […]