Sacramento, Ca – Individuals and businesses with ideas or concerns about the administration and oversight of California’s business and property taxes are invited to attend the Board of Equalization’s (BOE) annual Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights hearings in Culver City on June 24, 2014. “We invite California taxpayers to share with us their ideas for how government can serve […]
Roseville, Ca — For the fourth straight year, Rabobank N.A. has ranked highest in customer satisfaction among retail banks in California, according to J.D. Power. The global marketing information services company’s 2014 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction Study℠ (http://www.jdpower.com/press-releases/2014-us-retail-banking-satisfaction-study) reported that, over the prior year, Rabobank rose further apart from other banks examined in the state. […]
Sacramento, Ca – California Fair Share today praised state lawmakers for passage of a budget that significantly boosts funding for early childhood education as well as early childcare. More than 50 public school superintendents, school board members and trustees joined California Fair Share in calling on Gov. Jerry Brown to sign the budget legislation as […]
El Segundo — California State Board of Equalization (BOE) Chairman Jerome E. Horton issued the following statement Monday, June, 16, 2014, in response to the Legislature’s approval of the state budget. “I’m happy to see that the Legislature worked together to get an on-time budget done so we can continue the business of California without any delays […]
Sacramento, Ca – Senator Ted Gaines (R-Roseville) issued the following statement regarding the Democrat majority-vote budget bill: “Revenues shot up but the Legislature’s fiscal IQ stayed flat,” said Senator Gaines. “California has built a $340 billion wall of debt and liabilities and we need to route every single spare dollar towards paying it down. […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins released the following statements on the state budget: “The leaders of the Legislature have worked very hard to build a solid and sustainable budget that pays down debt, brings stability to the teachers’ pension system and builds at […]
Washington, DC…Hi, everybody. Sunday is Father’s Day. If you haven’t got Dad a gift yet, there’s still time. Just barely. But the truth is, what we give our fathers can never match what our fathers give us. I know how important it is to have a dad in your life, because I grew up without […]
Caltrans will unveil a new highway work zone safety campaign featuring kids of Caltrans’ very own workers displayed on nearly 60 billboards statewide asking drivers to “Be Work Zone Alert.” The message combats distracted driving in highway work zones and expands the definition of a work zone beyond “cones.” Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty Children of Caltrans […]
Washington, DC…THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. I wanted to take some time to give you a quick update about the situation in Iraq. Yesterday, I convened a meeting with my National Security Council to discuss the situation there, and this morning I received an update from my team. Over the last several days, we’ve seen […]
Sacramento – Retailers throughout the state are receiving letters from the California State Board of Equalization (BOE) notifying them about upcoming visits from Statewide Compliance and Outreach Program (SCOP) teams. The visits are intended to educate retailers about properly reporting sales and use tax, increase compliance with tax laws, and maintain outreach efforts to assure taxpayers […]
