Sacramento, CA…The California State Board of Equalization’s (BOE) newest convenient website service allows qualifying tax or feepayers to request a payment plan online. Payment plans allow tax or feepayers to pay down a past due balance over time, helping them avoid additional penalties and interest. “California taxpayers deserve credit for bringing this commonsense idea to […]
San Francisco, CA…Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) paid property taxes totaling more than $158 million this week to the 49 counties in which it operates in Northern and Central California. The payments are the first of two installments and represent all property taxes due for the period from July 1, 2013 to December 31, […]
Davis, CA…American Farmland Trust today released forty-five Profiles In Stewardship showing how farmers and ranchers in 25 California counties have improved the environment by adopting conservation practices that serve as examples for others to follow, according to Andrew McElwaine, President and CEO of AFT. “One of AFT’s top priorities is to promote sound farming practices […]
San Francisco, CA… Mary Alexander, San Francisco victims’ rights attorney, announced that a state Judge in Santa Clara County, California, has ordered top lead paint companies including Sherwin-Williams to pay $1.1 billion into a fund to be used to remove the lead potentially dangerous to children in hundreds of thousands of homes in ten cities […]
Watsonville, CA…Fox Factory recalls Evolution mountain bike suspension forks due to fall hazard. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall Summary Name of Product: Evolution 2013 Mountain Bike Suspension Forks Hazard: The suspension fork’s damper cylinder/piston can separate and […]
Sacramento, CA…The California State Board of Equalization (BOE) is proud to announce that it has been honored with three State Agency Recognition Awards for its outstanding work with California’s small and disabled veteran owned businesses. The following awards will be presented at the December 17, 2013 Board meeting in Sacramento: Most Notable Improvement for Disabled Veteran Business […]
The estimated jackpot for Mega Millions on Dec. 17 has been increased to a whopping $636 million, flirting with the record jackpot of $656 million and becoming the second largest jackpot in American lottery history. The cash option prize is currently estimated at $341.2 million…. Strong sales are credited for the increase from the previous […]
Sacramento, CA…Tomorrow Chairman Jerome E. Horton and fellow Board Members will consider scaling back the automatic security deposit program currently enforced by the Board of Equalization (BOE). At present, the BOE is holding taxpayers’ security deposits valued at more than $296 million. There is $67 million in cash and liquid security deposits. The rest is […]
Sacramento, CA…The American Red Cross urges residents to take extra precautions with cooking and decorating around the holidays. “Cooking is the leading cause of home fires, and as people are cooking, entertaining, and stringing lights this holiday season, we’re urging that they take safety measures to ensure that their homes and loved ones are safe […]
Washington, DC…The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced today that 52 bus companies and 340 vehicles were put out of business and removed from the road as a result of Operation Quick Strike, an eight-month intensified effort to shut down unsafe motorcoach companies. “Bus travel is increasingly popular because it […]
