North Bay Business Journal

  • People: Week of Feb. 6, 2012

    February 6th, 2012

    Civil Engineering Santa Rosa-based 15000 Inc.  hired Jacob Miller, a mechanical designer. Mr. Miller is a graduate of California State University, Chico and a current member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.  He has volunteered his time with the Marin Municipal Water District shadowing the engineering design, drafting, surveying, and construction inspection departments. Commercial [...]

  • Supervisors OK $84 million airport upgrade

    January 10th, 2012

    SANTA ROSA — The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved an $84 million upgrade to Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport that will enhance safety, add a new passenger terminal, provide longer runways and allow mid-sized commercial jets to land at the airport.

  • Getting comfortable with making large gifts

    January 9th, 2012

    We are currently in a unique tax environment allowing for $5 million of lifetime gifts (per individual, $10 million per married couple) to be made tax-free. If no action is taken by the government, the gift tax exemption will return to $1 million beginning Jan. 1, 2013.

  • Business Journal succession-planning event set for Jan. 18

    January 2nd, 2012

    The Business Journal event “Who will take over your business?” will be held Wednesday, Jan. 18, at the Hyatt Vineyard Creek in Santa Rosa. Call for reservations: 707-521-5264.

  • Employers urged to prepare in 2012 for health care reform

    January 2nd, 2012

    NORTH BAY — Nearly two years after its passage, health care reform and much of its measures hang in the balance of what promises to be a politically charged U.S. Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the individual mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance. But while politicos and pundits await the decision and its implications, health insurance experts in the North Bay said most of the reforms are here to stay, even in the event that the mandate is struck down.

  • People news: Week of Jan. 2, 2012

    January 2nd, 2012

    News about north San Francisco Bay area professionals

  • Sonoma County moves closer to smokeless

    December 19th, 2011

    SONOMA COUNTY — The first provisions of Sonoma County’s smoke-free law went into effect in early December, a move viewed by proponents as both a critical step in making the county healthier as well as a relatively rare achievement for a county.

  • New court rulings jeopardize asset protection benefits of single-member LLCs

    December 5th, 2011

    If you own a single-member limited liability company (“SMLLC”) and live in a community property state, recent developments now make it prudent for you to seriously consider adding at least one more member to your LLC

  • Vineyard pond project taps law to ‘dedicate’ water to fish

    November 28th, 2011

    HOPLAND — Conversions of former pear orchards in Mendocino County to grapevines is nothing new and construction of sizable off-stream ponds to collect winter stream runoff for spring vine frost protection is gaining momentum with new state and local rules, but one major North Coast winegrape grower’s project to do both adds a new element, dedicating a majority of historical water rights back to the stream.

  • Important legal changes for wine, alcohol in 2012

    November 28th, 2011

    Important laws and regulations affecting members of the California wine and alcohol beverage industry in 2012 include clarification on third-party marketing and promotions, a new direct-to-consumer wine retail license, permission for on-premise infusion of wine and spirits with flavors, a change in the definition of “distilled spirits” for taxation purposes, new state Russian River frost-protection water rules and agricultural union elections law changes.

  • Lenders, legal experts caught off-guard in fed’s crackdown on pot dispensaries

    October 31st, 2011

    NORTH BAY — As the federal government moves to disrupt or disband medicinal marijuana dispensaries across Northern California — many of which operate legally according to state laws — an unlikely target has been thrust into the cross hairs of the sticky legal battle: banks and lenders.

  • First principle of basic estate planning: Get started

    October 31st, 2011

    egardless of the source of motivation, all adults should have an estate plan notwithstanding their wealth, marital status or parental status. It is never too soon to start planning.

  • Lanahan Steever relocating to downtown Santa Rosa

    October 24th, 2011

    SANTA ROSA — Law firm Lanahan Steever & Anderson will be relocating from its current 600 Bicentennial Way space to downtown Santa Rosa where it intends to grow its workforce and client load at 100 B St., according to Chief Operating Officer Richard Deringer.

  • Sutter, county reject settlement offer in lawsuit over new hospital

    September 26th, 2011

    SANTA ROSA — Sutter Health and the county of Sonoma have rejected a proposed settlement of a lawsuit filed by the North Sonoma County Healthcare District opposing Sutter’s $284 million hospital project north of Santa Rosa.

  • Gov. Brown signs Internet sales tax bill

    September 23rd, 2011

    Gov. Jerry Brown today signed legislation that requires Amazon.com and online retailers to collect a sales tax beginning next year.

  • Two-year window in estate-tax increase good time to plan

    September 19th, 2011

    NORTH BAY – Estate tax and law experts are telling clients that the time to plan is now, while there is some clarity on a long-contentious issue that could easily change again in the not-so-distant future.

  • Legislature sends Amazon.com sales tax bill to governor

    September 19th, 2011

    The California Senate and Assembly last week passed a modified version of Assembly Bill 155, a bill of interest to anyone who’s followed the Amazon.com tax battle that could impact some 10,000 affiliates of the online giant retailer. … A California appellate court has for the first time addressed when paid leave offered to an employee as a sabbatical is considered “paid vacation.”

  • New California short-sale law can help homeowners

    September 19th, 2011

    Short sales are increasing as a percentage of home sales, according to recent industry statistics. It’s not surprising since a successful short sale enables the distressed homeowner to sell her home for market value — even if it’s less than the loans against it — with lender consent, and move forward without a foreclosure on her record. Better yet, Fannie Mae has stated that you will be able to obtain a home loan five years earlier if your exit strategy is a short sale instead of a foreclosure.

  • Questions for construction attorney Deborah Ballati of Farella Braun + Martel

    September 12th, 2011

    Deborah Ballati is a nationally recognized construction law partner at Bay Area law firm Farella Braun + Martel, which has offices in San Francisco and St. Helena. She has received two high-profile recognitions so far this year. Ms. Ballati spoke with the Business Journal about the state of construction law in the Bay Area and significant legal trends for the industry.

  • Ruling on OT for professionals raises questions

    September 12th, 2011

    NORTH BAY – The San Francisco First District Court of Appeals ruling Aug. 17, that a former law clerk is not entitled to overtime pay, has raised questions about how it applies to other professional practices.

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