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CASINO TO BREAK 29-PALMS GROUND

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Bill Ford, Founder

The following is a direct copy of the PRESS RELEASE excluding the graphic. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Therese Everett-Kerley / Lisa Herman 760-834-8599 / PR@CordMedia.com TWENTY-NINE PALMS BAND OF MISSION INDIANS TO BREAK GROUND ON NEW CASINO Project Will Bring … Continue reading →

Posted in Local Community Happenings, Local Government Issues, Local Miscellaneous Topics, Local Public Messages & Announcements, Misc Topics, The Local Things, Tourism in our Morongo Basin region, Visitor/Tourist Resources | Tagged 29, 29-palms, Affairs, architecture, Band of Mission, Basin, blackjack, California, card games, casino, coyote, craps, Dept of the Interior, desert, dice, die, gambling, indian, Indian Casino, indians, interior, Joshua, morongo, Morongo Valley, National, palms, Park, poker, reservation, slot machine, slots, Table, table game, Tree, twentynine, yucca valley | 5 Comments

ENDEAVOUR’s FINAL FLIGHT – September 20 & 21, 2012

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Bill Ford, Founder

Channel 7 (ABC-TV) will have complete coverage of its “display trip” or “fly-by” around Southern & northern California at an altitude of about 1500 feet above ground level before settling down at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Later, the Shuttle will … Continue reading →

Posted in Local Miscellaneous Topics, Misc Topics | Tagged 7, air, base, California, channel, Edwards, endevour, flight, force, kabc, kabc-tv, LAX, shuttle, space | 2 Comments

EDISON SMART METER OPT-OUT RULES SET

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Bill Ford, Founder

One of many styles of Electric Smart-Meters Thursday, April 19, 2012 – California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) votes on Smart-Meter ”Opt-Out” rule-making. CPUC APPROVES ANALOG METER OPTIONS FOR EDISON CUSTOMERS WHO DO NOT WISH TO HAVE A WIRELESS SMART METER The California … Continue reading →

Posted in Local Community Happenings, Local Government Issues, Local Miscellaneous Topics, Misc Topics | Tagged analog, California, Diego, ditigal, edison, Electric, gas, health, meter, opt, opt-in, opt-out, out, radiation, San, smart, smart meter, southern | Leave a comment

Calif to charge you USE TAX… Update Mar 2012

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Bill Ford, Founder

All Calif residents to pay USE TAX whether you owe it or not. Oct 2011: Gov Brown signed into law a scheme to collect $mega-millions from California residents to offset the $multi-billion debt. What is USE TAX? A short answer: … Continue reading →

Posted in Local Government Issues, Local Miscellaneous Topics, Local Public Messages & Announcements, Local Senior Citizen Forum, Misc Topics, The Local Things | Tagged Board, calif, California, Equalization, Franchise, Sales, tax, Use | 11 Comments

What is an NCHR?

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Bill Ford, Founder

This article is ”almost” an answer to a JoshuaTreeStar visitor’s question posted under the “Poll-FAQs” heading: http://wp.joshuatreestar.com/?page_id=4471 “What is a NCHR? Do my taxes go up? Who’s in charge? What happens to my property value? Does it create jobs? I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Local Community Happenings, Local Government Issues, Local Miscellaneous Topics, Misc Topics, The Local Things, Tourism in our Morongo Basin region | Tagged 1978, 29-palms, 92252, 92277, 92284, Act, appropriation, artifacts, Basin, calif, California, city, Congress, conservation, County, department, dept, ebey, ebey's, enhancement, existing, fauna, federal, foliage, government, historic, historical, history, house, interior, Joshua, land, landing, law, local, management, morongo, National, nature, NCHR, nps, palms, Park, preservation, preserve, protection, public, recreation, Regulation, rehabilitation, representatives, reserve, rocks, rule, Senate, Service, state, stewardship, trails, Tree, twentynine, usage, Use | 2 Comments

REMINDER: UPDATE TAX RETURN SOFTWARE

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Bill Ford, Founder

Several “late-breaking” changes in tax forms and laws may not have gotten into your software before they shipped it… or you downloaded it into your computer. Be certain to UPDATE your software before entering your tax return information. On-Line (the … Continue reading →

Posted in Local Government Issues, Local Miscellaneous Topics, Local Public Messages & Announcements, Misc Topics, The Local Things | Tagged 1040, 17, 2012, april, California, change, deadline, deduction, estate, extension, federal, filing, income, october, property, real, return, rule, state, state tax, tax, tuesday | Leave a comment

HR-3860 Bill to force rehiring more Vets

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Bill Ford, Founder

Employers claim economic hardship for not hiring Vets By Rick Maze – Staff writer – ARMY TIMES Posted : Thursday Feb 2, 2012 A California lawmaker wants to block most U.S. companies from using the excuse of poor economic times … Continue reading →

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USE TAX – You’ll pay it even if you don’t owe it

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Bill Ford, Founder

California’s clever new way of collecting more taxes you may not actually owe. The California state Board of Equalization (BOE) proposes to amend Regulation 1685.5, Calculation of Estimated Use Tax – Use Tax Table. A public hearing regarding the proposed amendments … Continue reading →

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PROPERTY TAXES – Many changes for 2012

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Bill Ford, Founder

The laws that affect property taxes undergo several important changes for 2012. By Debra C. Cohen Special to the Camarillo Acorn – Jan 27, 2012 Certain portions of property tax bill payments still qualify as itemized deductions on income … Continue reading →

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2012 Travel/Adventure show features Calif Deserts

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Bill Ford, Founder

California Deserts Visitors Association returns from the 2012 Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show January 21, 2012 By Steve Brown The California Deserts Visitors Association has returned from the 2012 Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show, marking the association’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Local Community Happenings, Local Miscellaneous Topics, Local Public Messages & Announcements, Misc Topics, The Local Things, Tourism in our Morongo Basin region, Visitor/Tourist Resources | Tagged 2011, 2012, Adventure, calif, California, California Deserts Visitors Association, desert, deserts, Los Angeles, media, operators, promote, promoting, Show, SoCal, southern, tour, tourism, tourist, Trave, travel agents, United States, USA, visitor | Leave a comment

Desert Photo Contest

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Bill Ford, Founder

Amateur & Pro SAVE OUR DESERT photo competition 2012 Permanently attached to your camera? Out in all weather clicking away? Then here’s your chance to share your outdoor photos with the world. Save Our Desert is pleased to announce … Continue reading →

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INDIAN and MILITARY TAX EXEMPT

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Bill Ford, Founder

Sales & Use Tax: Military & American Indian Exemptions January 18, 2012 – 8 a.m. The California Board of Equalization (BOE) announces an amendment to Sales & Use Tax Regulation 1616 with respect to FEDERAL AREAS as in U.S. Military … Continue reading →

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Gov Brown may kill TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Bill Ford, Founder

Gov Brown plans on pulling the plug on new Transitional Kindergarten law A 2010 Senate Bill 1381 “The Kindergarten Readiness Act“ (Story Excerpt:) “ The governor’s plan would impact an estimated 40,000 children eligible for transitional kindergarten this fall … Continue reading →

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Joshua Tree Barnstormer reveals Desert projects

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Bill Ford, Founder

New Blog presents deep research into Desert construction projects Numerous solar energy projects, chain-stores and similar issues are at the heart of a new WordPress blog, the “Joshua Tree Barnstormer“, hosted by a well written, albeit mystical author, “The Strategist“. The “blog” … Continue reading →

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Calif 2012 Employer Laws now in effect

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Bill Ford, Founder

Summary of 18 most important CALIFORNIA EMPLOYER LAWS …. for 2012. More next year. The California Legislature passed a number of measures impacting employers during the 2011 legislative session. Those bills were signed into law by the Governor. A summary of … Continue reading →

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