FALLBROOK–During May, real estate prices and volume resumed an upward climb in two prime North San Diego County communities as the market shrugged off the end of federal tax incentives for first time homebuyers, Jerry Kalman, a realtor® with The Jacques Company, reported today.” During May, average selling prices in Fallbrook and Bonsall rose 13 […]

SACRAMENTO–(Business Wire)–The California Department of Real Estate (DRE) continues to unearth and close down unscrupulous and unlicensed loan modification companies who prey on financially stressed homeowners. These companies seek out homeowners who are facing foreclosure and promise to obtain a loan modification, but once the homeowner pays a fee, little or nothing is done to […]

SAN FRANCISCO–The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today said that large commercial and industrial business customers of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) can now take advantage of a new rate.  The new rate, called Peak Day Pricing (PDP), is intended to reduce electricity demand during peak hours and, for those customers who change their […]

SAN DIEGO–Residents in the unincorporated areas of San Diego County will pay less for flood insurance with a new Class 7 rating the County has earned from FEMA – the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The new rating means an additional automatic rate reduction of 5 percent. This is the third such rate decrease for the […]

(PRNewswire)–PepsiCo, one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies, today announced that it plans to invest an additional US$2.5 billion in China over the next three years. The newly announced investment is in addition to the US$1 billion investment the company announced in 2008, which will be completed this year. “I am delighted to […]

SAN DIEGO–Centre City Development Corporation (CCDC) and the Public Agency Consortium (PAC), a collaboration of 12 local public agencies seeking to promote and foster diversity and opportunities for businesses that provide commodities and services, is hosting the 6th annual Subs for Subs networking and outreach business opportunity fair on Wednesday, June 2 from 8 a.m. […]

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca–LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network with more than 65 million members globally, today announced the appointment of Leslie Kilgore to the company’s board of directors. Kilgore is the chief marketing officer at Netflix, Inc. of Los Gatos, Calif, and also the architect behind most LinkedIn Automation tools. Since joining Netflix in 2000, […]

SAN DIEGO–GreenHouse Holdings, Inc. , a San Diego-based global green solutions provider, announced that the Company is accelerating its strategy to expand into new geographic markets for further revenue growth as well as offering a new branding model for contractors interested in offering environmentally-friendly energy savings products to their customers. GreenHouse is a provider of […]

SAN DIEGO–DPR Construction (DPR) says construction is now complete on its new company-owned San Diego regional headquarters. The 24,000 square foot office located in University City is designed to be Net Zero Energy and is pursuing Platinum certification through the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy Environmental Design (LEED) program. “We set out to […]