Fintech company Dama Financial has received approval from the Los Angeles Office of Finance to offer cannabis businesses a way to pay city taxes and licensing fees with cash. Previously, the option of cash payments […]
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Government business continues in isolation during COVID-19 pandemic
Elected officials are balancing public participation and the need to keep government operations moving. Following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order temporarily suspending some provisions of the Brown Act for the duration of the pandemic, local […]
‘As frugal as we can’: Nevada City to plan its financial future at May 20 budget meeting
Local governments around the country are preparing for predicted mammoth-sized losses to revenue streams. Grass Valley is expecting losses of around $290,500 to its general fund revenue this fiscal year, and another $650,000 in the […]
‘We don’t know how nasty it’s going to get’: Sonoma State economist suggests boosting consumer confidence to buoy economy
As goes consumer spending, so, too, does the economy. That’s at least the thought process of many economists who note that when people are not spending — shopping infrequently, buying less items, perusing fewer restaurants, […]