The Streets of Los Angeles are in Crisis
Recently, we have seen a spur in heretical measures curtailed to driving away homeless people from the streets, making their way into the headlines, as communities grapple with the escalating crises of people facing housing shortages, drug addiction, and mental health issues. In September last year, the United States President Donald Trump visited the city […]
How Do We Help Homeless People?
There has been a long-standing battle with homeless in the State of California and Los Angeles seems to be losing by every . California released its annual homelessness count that revealed that after a significant 4 percent drop from the years 2017 to 2018, Los Angeles’s homeless counts grew by 16 percent in 2019 which […]
What Is the Statute of Limitations on Credit Card Debt in California?
Did you know that your credit card company is within the jurisdiction of the law to sue you within four years of your loan default? According to Investopedia, a statute of limitations is a law that declares the “maximum time the parties involved have to initiate legal proceedings from the date of an alleged offense, […]
Measure-H Quarter Cent Sales Tax
The fact of the matter is, funding is required to manage the growing homelessness crisis. According to the Alameda County’s biannual “point-in-time” homeless count, it identified 2,761 homeless people in Oakland and a 26 percent increase from the previous survey in 2015. “If the city does not create a new source of revenue, they just […]
Latest Poll Results of Second Largest Voting Bloc in the Country
Univision and the Latino Community Foundation Release Results of their Latest Electoral Surveys in the Lead-Up to the Next Democratic Debate Two new Univision News and Latino Community Foundation surveys can now be viewed on UnivisionNoticias.com and all Univision News digital and social media platforms MIAMI – FEBRUARY 18, 2020 – With only one day to go before the qualified Democratic […]
Could Trump’s impeachment have an impact on housing reforms?
For the last couple of months, the news-making headline has been about Trump’s impeachment, but that has been overshadowed by his order to kill the Iranian top-ranking general. But even so, his impeachment remains to be one of the closely followed topics across all industries, including the real estate industry. Various stakeholders in the industry […]
Calfornia Senate advances a bill to cap the consumer loan interest rates at 36 percentage points
The California Senate advanced legislation that would cap the interest rates for the consumer’s loans, a measure that the proponents say is designed to blunt the predatory lending practices. The bills cap the consumer loan interest rates at 36 percentage points above the main interest rates set by the federal reserve, which is currently at […]
Big Tech Companies in Silicon Valley to inject billions to ease up the housing situation. Will it Help?
The housing market is unsympathetic gashing across levels of society and it’s worse in states like California. Undoubtedly, the San Francisco Bay Area may be the engine of the country’s economy, but the skyrocketing housing prices and other consumer prices are leaving thousands of people homeless. The situation has attracted various concerned parties including the […]
H.R. 5332 Will Create A Centralized Information Pool For the Consumers To Check their Credit Information For Free
Your consumer credit information and rights are protected by the Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA), which became active in 1968. The CCPA is Federal legislation that helped create disclosure requirements that have to be followed by consumer lenders like the credit card companies and auto-lending firms. Contrary to the stand-alone interest rates, the Act requires […]
Statement of Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross on President Donald J. Trump’s State of the Union Address
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, February 4, 2020 News Media Contact: Office of Public Affairs, 202-482-4883 Statement of Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross on President Donald J. Trump’s State of the Union Address Because of President Trump’s leadership, we are experiencing a comeback like never before. Our great nation is strong again and Americans who need […]