All Earnings Are Not Created Equal
By Jim White, PhD
You survived the recession.
Now make sure you survive the recovery.
Look around and you have to question if we are in a recovery at all. Even in the fourth quarter, well into the recovery calendar, the U.S. economy grew at a 2.8 percent annual rate in the fourth quarter, revised from 3.2 percent, which is, once again, slower than previously calculated.
SACRAMENTO UPDATE - March 4, 2011
BUDGET
Late yesterday, the budget conference committee met for the final time to act on the Governor’s Proposed Prop 58 Fiscal Emergency budget resolution package. As a reminder, the Fuel Tax Swap Re-enactment and related Weight Fee transfer for bond debt service were technically not “in conference” as these proposals had been approved by both full budget committees.
SACRAMENTO UPDATE - Feb. 25
from Kevin Pedrotti, Legislative Advocate for the Golden State Builders Exchanges
Legislation
An In Depth Explanation of Latent and Patent Defects
By Sam K. Abdulaziz & Bruce D. Rudman, Abdulaziz, Grossbart & Rudman
In 1997, Creekridge Townhome’s 61 unit, 11 building structure had its shake roofs replaced with Cedarlite concrete tile roofs. Later that year, one of the owners sent a letter to the Creekridge Townhome Owners Association, Inc. describing that she had water moisture problems in the second-story bedroom window as a result of the new tile roof. She also went on to let them know that there were several broken roof tiles.