by tacchamb | Jan 25, 2023 | News
Dr. Jin Hee Kwak (center) and her team at ClearWave Orthodontics The South Bay is home to many extraordinary businesses, and behind those businesses are extraordinary individuals. This week I had the opportunity to visit Dr. Jin (Jinny) Hee Kwak, owner of ClearWave...
by tacchamb | Jan 25, 2023 | News
Retail sales fell a sizeable 1.1% in December. That is after a 1% drop in November. Consumer strength is wavering. Why it matters: Surprising consumer strength has buoyed the economy since COVID, but it finally seems to be buckling under the weight of inflation. The...
by tacchamb | Jan 25, 2023 | News
By: CalChamber Multimillionaires and billionaires would face new taxes on their wealth under a bill pushed by a group of California Democrats, who argue the state needs to aggressively crack down on “extreme wealth.” Similar proposals have died in recent years, but...
by tacchamb | Jan 25, 2023 | News
Karen Pryor, Mutual of Omaha Reverse Karen Pryor began her mortgage lending career as a broker associate in 1993. Focusing on referral-based business, she grew her loan production, became a retail branch of a direct lender, then in 2017, took on a regional role,...
by tacchamb | Jan 19, 2023 | News
By: Loren Kaye Governor Gavin Newsom presented a balanced budget with no new general tax increases. He identified a $22.5 billion “shortfall” between previously expected revenues and programmed spending, and addressed this gap with a variety of spending deferrals,...