Government
Well Permits to Continue, District NOT Moving Into Stage 3 Rationing
The Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (MPWMD) voted unanimously last night NOT to enact Stage 3 rationing as a response to the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Cease and Desist Order (CDO). The decision was based on the assumption that Cal-Am users would begin greater water conservation with the newly approved and now implemented [...]
Water Update #4
The saga continues…
The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) released their updated draft Cease and Desist Order (CDO) this week. Hopes for sympathy or some level of practical understanding of impacts associated with its implementation, have disappeared into the vast netherworld of bureaucratic machinations.
The amended document stays the course on previous demands and further defines [...]
Water Update - Part 3
The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) heard from numerous Monterey Peninsula interest groups and stakeholders during the nearly six hour Cal-Am Cease and Desist Order (CDO) Workshop in Sacramento yesterday.
Supervisor Dave Potter was the first to comment after Cal-Am’s legal team challenged the validity and authority of the Board to impose the order. The [...]
Water Update - Part 2
Wednesday will be a big day for current and future residents, travelers and business owners on the Monterey Peninsula. The CA State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) will be hearing testimony on the proposed Cal-Am Cease and Desist Order (CDO), an event that will be closely monitored by stakeholders throughout the region in addition to [...]
Water Update - Part 1
It was feared (and anticipated) by many that Monterey Peninsula residents and business owners would be facing 50 percent cutbacks in available water pumped from the Carmel River through the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Cease and Desist Order decision. Fortunately, (at least at this point) State Water Board staff has backed off of [...]
Loud and Clear – A summary of last night’s election results
It isn’t hard to define the voters’ message, they want Sacramento to make sacrifices in order to balance the budget, just like they have had to do in their own homes.
MCAR / County Assessor Reassessment Overview & Scams PSA
The Monterey County Assessors Office, in conjunction with MCAR, put together a Public Service Announcement which highlights the overall taxation process in California and more specifically, the reassessment process in Monterey County.
Recently, homeowners throughout the state began receiving notices from companies that stated they were paying too much in property tax and that for a [...]
MCAR Legal Update with C.A.R’s Gov Hutchinson
Gov Hutchinson, Assistant General Counsel for the California Association of REALTORS® was the key-note speaker for last week’s MCAR Legal Update.
Gov presented on numerous legal topics affecting agents in the field and briefed the membership on new laws impacting transactions, homeownership and general real estate practices. For those unable to attend, a video of the [...]
Making Home Affordable Plan
On March 4, 2009, the Obama Administration released detailed guidelines for homeowners to help them determine if they qualify for the Administration’s new Making Home Affordable plan. This is a follow up to the Administration’s announcement on February 18 outlining their plan to stem the current tide of foreclosures and stabilize the nation’s housing [...]
Seaside Enforcing Business Lic. Ord.
In an effort to raise municipal revenue, the City of Seaside has begun enforcing it’s Business License Tax Ordinance. The ordinance (Municipal Code Sec. 5.04.260) levies a flat charge (and incremental escalator) on gross receipts for transactions which occur within the city limits of Seaside.
NOTE, this is not a new [...]
