Sacramento, CA, June 15, 2012, noon - In the first quarter of 2011, taxable sales in California rose 9.0 percent from a year earlier, continuing an upward trend that began in the first quarter of 2010, according to Michelle Steel, Vice Chair of the California State Board of Equalization. A preliminary statewide estimate for the first quarter of 2012 projects taxable sales … [Read more...] about Statewide Taxable Sales Up In First Quarter 2011
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Free Roadside Chipping In Mountain Communities
Big Bear Valley, CA, June 11, 2012, 8:00am - The free neighborhood chipping program in the mountain communities will continue until August 31, 2012. The program is in place to help home and business owners create defensible space on their property by removing dead vegetation and accumulated pine needles, and trimming branches and over grown shrubs. Once your property has been … [Read more...] about Free Roadside Chipping In Mountain Communities
Open Primary California and Some Confusion
Big Bear Lake, CA, June 6, 2012, 7:00pm - There has been a lot of discussion about the new open primary system for California voters and perhaps some confusion. Previously the election ballot a voter received was determined by party affiliation. But now the new ballots include all candidates regardless of their declared party affiliation. The primary included elections … [Read more...] about Open Primary California and Some Confusion
Golf Fire A Reminder To Be Ready For Wildfires
Big Bear Lake, CA, June 6, 2012, 8:00am - Yesterday’s fire in Big Bear Valley is a reminder that we should always be prepared for wildfires. The Golf Fire, a small, slow moving vegetation fire that was reported in the Moonridge Area east of Villa Grove yesterday morning has been contained. John Miller of the US Forest Service told Big Bear News the small vegetation fire was … [Read more...] about Golf Fire A Reminder To Be Ready For Wildfires
CSD Board Meeting Tonight
Big Bear City, CA, June 4, 2012, 3:00pm - The Big Bear City Community Services District has a regular board meeting scheduled for tonight. The Board will discuss a resolution setting the District’s Special Fire Prevention and Protection Tax Levy for Fiscal Year 2012-2013. The tax was approved by voters of the District on June 8, 1999. The meeting begins at 5:30pm at 139 East … [Read more...] about CSD Board Meeting Tonight