
Trump Expanding China Tariffs
What happens if President Donald Trump carries out his threat to impose tariffs on the remaining $300 billion in Chinese goods that he hasn't already hit with 25 percent import taxes? Hundreds of businesses, trade groups, and individuals have written to complain that the additional import taxes would drive up prices for consumers, squeeze profits, and leave U.S. companies at a competitive disadvantage to foreign rivals that aren't subject to higher taxes on the vital componen

California gas tax increase taking effect July 1, 2019
California is poised to charge the highest taxes and fees on gas in the country when an increase kicks in July 1, but officials say the state is still billions of dollars short of what’s needed to properly fix the roads and are considering additional charges. The gasoline tax is set to climb by 5.6 cents per gallon, the second in a wave of increases approved by state leaders two years ago to raise billions of dollars for road and bridge repairs and mass transit. Combined with

MILLENNIALS ARE DRIVING THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIAL TREND
Millennials and employers looking to attract this new generation of workers with an authentic office space are driving the demand for creative industrial products in Los Angeles. Respondents believed the trend of transforming small and midsize warehouse buildings into hip creative offices will continue to thrive. Many former warehouses that once were occupied by air conditioning companies and small manufacturers have been converted into hip office campuses with high, exposed