Yearly Archives: 2018

Can They Really Tax Soda?

Can They Really Tax Soda?

In recent years, cities across the country have begun to add an additional tax on sodas and other sugary drinks in an effort to reduce their sales. The hope with these taxes is that it will discourage people from buying the drink, and therefore help lower peoples risk of obesity and diabetes. Naturally, this is […]

How to Deal With Nosy Neighbors

How to deal with nosy neighbor

Everybody likes their family and friends. These are the people that the person has hand-selected to be in their life. These are the people we like most, however, they are not typically the people one lives closest to. Those people are called neighbors, and no one gets to pick who their neighbors are. This tends […]

How Hot Is Too Hot?

How Hot Is Too Hot?

With the summer heat in full swing once again, it is important for everyone to do their best to stay cool this season. While looking out for ourselves in this sort of weather is one thing, we can’t forget about the lives that are in our care. Children and pets cannot take care of themselves […]

What Are Your Kids Doing This Summer?

What Are Your Kids Doing This Summer?

Summer is here and schools have let out for the year. Children are excited as they get to experience a bit of freedom for the next few months. However, parents might be approaching the break with a bit of apprehension. How are they supposed to keep their children entertained for the next few months while […]

How to Celebrate the Fourth of July in California

Celebrate the Fourth of July

With the Fourth of July right around the corner, many people are getting ready for quite a show. Everyone knows that America’s Independence Day is celebrated with fireworks. These colorful controlled explosives will be lighting up the night and filling the air with a never ending sound of thunder. A good Fourth of July fireworks […]

Truly Weird Rules of the Road

Truly Weird Rules of the Road

Drivers training is the time when you learn what things you can and can’t do while behind the wheel, however, it turns out that there are a few California road rules your driver’s training instructor failed to mention. The Road Isn’t the Place to Take a Nap Most of us have had a time when […]

Skip the Zoot Suit While in Los Angeles

Skip the Zoot Suit While in Los Angeles

Zoot suits first became popular when they were donned by some of the biggest jazz musicians in the 1940s. Once the performers started taking the stage in the bilious suits, people all over the country, including those that lived in Los Angeles, started looking for one of their very own. There was a brief period […]

San Clemente Battles the Toll Roads

San Clemente Battles the Toll Roads

The city of San Clemente isn’t happy with the company that’s been placed in charge of handling the local toll road, The Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA.) While the city understands that the toll road is good for California’s financial situation, they feel that the way the agency is currently managing the project is in clear […]

Evading Toll Road Fees

Evading Toll Road Fees

The topic of toll roads has been a hot one California. San Clemente and several residents have filed lawsuits against the company that’s in charge of planning the toll roads that are supposed to make travel faster while also generating revenue for the state. There is another issue with toll roads that few are talking […]

California’s Car Pool Lane: Who Can and Can’t Use it

California’s Car Pool Lane: Who Can and Can’t Use it

When you’re stuck in the slow-moving, single occupancy line during rush hour, the carpool lane with it’s faster-moving traffic looks really inviting, but there are lots of rules about who can and can’t use it. Pets Some people haul their pets with them wherever they go. It’s easy to look at your dog riding in […]