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Starting a business in California means choosing a structure, filing with the Secretary of State, paying franchise tax and meeting local requirements. Here is a step-by-step checklist, with notes on where rules change.
California residents can ask many businesses what data they hold, to delete or correct it, and to stop selling or sharing it. Here are the rights, which companies must comply, and how to make a request.
The City of San Diego issues a business tax certificate instead of a business license. Here is who must register, how fees are set, how zoning checks fit in and what home-based owners should know.
The FCC's National Broadband Map shows which internet providers say they serve an address and at what speeds. Here is how to search it, how to challenge a mistake and why accurate data affects funding.
The 7(a) program is the Small Business Administration's best-known loan guarantee. A plain explanation of how it works, who lends, what it can fund and what owners should weigh, in general terms and without individual advice.
Fake toll notices, missed-delivery alerts and bank warnings arrive by text and aim to rush you into a click. Here are the warning signs, the safe way to check a message and where to report it.
A seller's permit, a base statewide rate, local district taxes and filing schedules all shape how California sales tax works. Here is the framework, with notes on remote and online sellers.
Charging an electric vehicle is mostly about speed, plugs and timing. A guide to Level 1, Level 2 and DC fast charging, the main connector types and how time-of-use rates can lower a San Diego driver's bill.
Research institutes, a major public university, startups and large drugmakers sit within a few miles of each other on and around Torrey Pines Mesa. Here is how the cluster formed, how it works and what pressures it faces.
