Business
Reaching for the Stars and Getting Gold
Local Business Woman Makes Major Strides Over the last several months I have been observing via social media the work related activities of Stacey Blanchet, who is based in Pacific Beach, Calif. She is a busy lady with a lot of projects all happening simultaneously. Her primary business, Your Girl Friday, provides marketing, public relations […]
The New A, B & Cs of Food Truck Regulation
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors recently unanimously approved a program for assigning letter grades to the region’s expanding fleet of food trucks and other mobile food operators. Supervisor Ron Roberts, who is serving as board chairman in 2012, first brought the idea of letter grades to his colleagues in February. At that time, […]
Introduction to Municipal Bonds
During the past quarter, three municipalities in California filed for bankruptcy protection. The City of Stockton, followed shortly by Mammoth Lakes, and most recently the city of San Bernardino. Each municipality has been rocked by a combination of economic stagnation, declining revenues (property and sales taxes) and, in the case of San Bernardino, (possibly criminal) […]
How Secure Is Your Password?
It seems that news reports about the hacking of some popular website, and the resulting compromising of millions of user names, passwords and other personal data, have become much too commonplace. Do you use a strong password? There’s a very amusing scene in the movie “Clear and Present Danger” in which Harrison Ford and a […]
Jewish Americans Receive Honors
In celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month, Union Bank has partnered with KPBS to honor two extraordinary San Diegans for the 2012 Local Heroes program. The year-long campaign is designed to celebrate and pay tribute to exemplary members of the community who are making a difference by improving their workplace, neighborhoods, region, and the world. […]
Asian Pacific Americans Receive Honors
In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Union Bank has partnered with KPBS to honor two San Diegans for the 2012 Local Heroes program. The year-long campaign is designed to celebrate and pay tribute to extraordinary members of the community who are making a difference by improving their workplace, neighborhoods, region and the world. The […]
California Bank & Trust Contribute to Business Forum
California Bank & Trust (CB&T) recently donated $6,000 for the fourth annual North County Business Forum titled “Winning in the Recovery,” that took place this past May 2012. The event was designed to provide the small business community with important knowledge and strategies to help grow their organizations. The bank also had a booth outside of […]
The Thursday Club Gives Grant to Special Delivery
Special Delivery, a free food delivery service for people with AIDS and other life-threatening illnesses in San Diego, has received a grant in the amount of $3,500 from The Thursday Club, announced Ruth Henricks, executive director. “We are thrilled to receive this very generous award from such a wonderful local organization as The Thursday Club,” […]
Disability Insurance Policies
In April, I wrote about some of the factors to consider in whether or not to purchase disability insurance. This month, I thought I’d follow up with some of the policy terms, and some recommendations on what to look for. Before I begin, it’s important to set a framework. The whole point of disability insurance […]
Safe Computing
Originally, I was going to write about disability insurance, but another topic came up that seemed a bit more urgent to me, so I’ll pick that up again next month. I spent a good portion of Good Friday helping a family member fix her computer. Somehow, she had managed to contract a wicked case of […]
