With elected officials set to make a decision on the future of the 43-acre downtown site this week, Councilman Ben Reynoso said that before he took office in December, Mayor John Valdivia showed him an eight-minute video promoting the work of Shanghai Conglomerate Group America. During a contentious, 90-minute special meeting last Wednesday some San […]
CA’s Failing Grade for Permits
California needs more housing, but 97% of cities and counties are failing to issue enough RHNA permits. In 2017, neighborhood leaders gathered in Long Beach to discuss a City Hall plan to address the city’s housing shortage. To increase the housing supply and stem skyrocketing residential costs, planners proposed multi-story apartment buildings line major streets and […]
Impact of Record Home Values On Property Taxes
A typical Southern California owner who bought a home a decade ago for the median price (then, $348,000) likely will see the “base” tax rise about $77 this year, to around $4,000. The new assessments will apply to property taxes due in two installments next December and April. Southern California homeowners will see their property […]