Sacramento – The Board of Equalization earned a 2013 Best IT Collaboration Among Organizations Project Excellence Award from the Center for Digital Government for its role in creating a less costly, more efficient debt-collection program – the Financial Institution Record Match Project. The FIRM project is a collaborative effort between the Board of Equalization, Franchise […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today ruled that same-sex couples, legally married in jurisdictions that recognize their marriages, will be treated as married for federal tax purposes. The ruling applies regardless of whether the couple lives in a jurisdiction that recognizes same-sex marriage or a jurisdiction […]
Groveland, CA…The now 15th largest fire in California History is making a push further into Yosemite National Park and closer to Hetch Hetchy today. Fire remained fairly active overnight in most all divisions. Increased activity developed on the eastern edge of the fire with very active burning inclusive of rapid rates of spread, torching and […]
REDMOND, Wash. — Aug. 23, 2013 — Microsoft Corp. today announced that Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer has decided to retire as CEO within the next 12 months, upon the completion of a process to choose his successor. In the meantime, Ballmer will continue as CEO and will lead Microsoft through the next steps of […]
Moss Landing, CA……What is Hyperloop? Tesla and SpaceX’s Elon Musk has unveiled an open spec and plans for a high speed transport system. Think of it as an air hockey puck large enough to hold people or even vehicles. Instead of a table it would ride on air in a tube. And the projected cost […]
Pebble Beach, CA…The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is most often recognized as the world’s premier celebration of collector cars, but an increasing number of new cars also make history here. While 260 historic automobiles compete for top honors on the event’s main show field on August 18 along the famed 18th fairway of Pebble Beach […]
Sacramento, CA…Covered California™ announced that insurance companies signed contracts to participate in the newly created health benefit exchange. Twelve health insurance companies will offer coverage in the individual exchange, with six of those companies offering plans through the exchange’s Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) market as well. A 13th tentatively selected company, Ventura County […]
Sacramento, CA…State Controller John Chiang today released a series of audits focusing on the City of Stockton. The Controller found significant weaknesses in the City’s fiscal management practices and internal controls which, if left unaddressed, will continue to invite wasteful spending and abuse of public resources. The audits also found that the City misused cash […]
Washington, DC…Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 162,000 in July, and the unemployment rate edged down to 7.4 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment rose in retail trade, food services and drinking places, financial activities, and wholesale trade. Household Survey Data Both the number of unemployed persons, at 11.5 million, and […]
SAN FRANCISCO – July 31, 2013 – the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) applauds the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) proposal to regulate online-enabled ride sharing companies such as Lyft, SideCar, and UberX. Such companies are currently prohibited from operating at SFO, but the CPUC’s proposed decision is a necessary first step in paving the […]
