From Channel 10: SAN DIEGO -- A three-judge state appellate court panel ruled Friday in favor of the desalination plant under construction in Carlsbad, saying the developer does not need to conduct more environmental studies. The ruling by the Fourth District Court...
We're probably too far down the 'extend-and-pretend' road for protests to cause a change in course - but it's good to see citizens expressing their rights, at least for 55 seconds:
The next installment of property taxes is now due. The home sales closing from today forward will be paying their first half installment (July 2010 - Dec 2010), pro-rated through escrow. For current homeowners, you can pay up until December 10th and avoid the 10%...
From the voiceofsandiego.org: In the midst of a dramatic all-night budget negotiation, Sacramento lawmakers slipped in a bill that would give the state's approval to raising the cap on downtown San Diego redevelopment to support construction of a new NFL stadium. The...
And we're not just talking about D-Fish signing for another three years! The City of Los Angeles Department of Consumer Affairs has advised us that on Thursday, July 8, 2010, a new law went into effect in the City of Los Angeles that makes mortgage lenders responsible...
This simulation is posted on a website opposing I-5 expansion. The freeway traffic in this area (which has seen marked improvement over the last few months since the last project was completed) deters some people from thinking about living further north. Could a new...
Real estate withholding is a prepayment of California state income tax for out-of-state sellers of California real property. Escrow companies are required to collect 3.33% of the sale proceeds and send to the state on behalf of the sellers. Now they are hitting the...
The FAA and the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority have been installing sound attenuation treatments to mitigate aircraft noise in homes around the airport. The goal is to reduce interior noise levels by at least 5 decibels inside the home, providing a...
My kids will tell you, all I ever want to do is sit around and talk old high school baseball stories. In 1977, I was in the first graduating class of Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, Arizona. Because the school was brand new, the baseball field was still...
From our friends at the voice: http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/articles/2009/09/20/government/237park092009.txt An excerpt: They moved into the unfinished, developing community expecting that as it grew, public facilities like schools, parks and libraries would follow....
