Business writer/editor. Former "Net Worth" columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle.
San Francisco Bay Area
Joined June 2011
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Flying over the holidays? Here are your rights (or lack thereof) if your flight is cancelled or significantly delayed. sfchronicle.com/personal-fin… via @sfchronicle
Newsom just signed a first-in-the-nation 3-day cooling off period for used-car buyers in CA. It will also get easier to comparison shop for new and used cars thanks to greater price transparency. sfchronicle.com/personal-fin… via @sfchronicle
California slyly capped HOA fines at $100 “per violation.” Nobody knows what that means, except for more litigation. sfchronicle.com/personal-fin… via @sfchronicle
Kathleen Pender retweeted
Trump just floated a tax idea that would hugely benefit California homeowners
By @KathPender sfchronicle.com/personal-fin…
This could help some California families with bigger “small estates.” sfchronicle.com/personal-fin… via @sfchronicle
At long last, public-sector employees managed to overturn the Social Security WEP and GPO. sfchronicle.com/personal-fin… via @sfchronicle
Kathleen Pender retweeted
Notice how logos recently all look the same?
Not because it makes them look better...
But because of THIS psychological trick that manipulates your brain.
That's why Google, Microsoft, and Airbnb are all doing it.
Here's the full explanation:🧵
Murdoch family feud raises the question: How can you change an irrevocable trust? sfchronicle.com/personal-fin… via @sfchronicle
Sources: San Francisco police identified Luigi Mangione based on missing person report 4 days before his arrest. sfchronicle.com/crime/articl… via @sfchronicle
CA workers who take state disability, pregnancy or family leave next year will get higher weekly payments. It’s one of many new CA workplace laws taking effect Jan. 1. sfchronicle.com/california/a… via @sfchronicle
IRS says payment apps & platforms (Uber, Airbnb, eBay etc.) must issue 1099-K tax forms to gig workers/sellers with more than $5k in revenues in 2024, $2,500 in 2025 & $600 in 2026 & later. sfchronicle.com/personal-fin… via @sfchronicle
What will happen to Trump-era tax cuts that expire after next year? Here’s how next week’s elections could impact the outcome. sfchronicle.com/personal-fin… via @sfchronicle
Harris, and maybe Trump, want to help first-time homebuyers. Given the housing shortage, should we incentivize demand? In 2008-10 Congress, offered homebuyers a tax credit, but times are much different now. sfchronicle.com/personal-fin… via @sfchronicle
“I was stunned when I walked into his house for the first time, I thought, ‘holy moly." sfchronicle.com/realestate/a… via @sfchronicle
How can parents bequeath a house to kids when only one wants or needs it? sfchronicle.com/sf/article/r… via @sfchronicle
Want to see how much your electric bill could go up or down when PG&E switches to an income-based flat rate in early 2026? Here’s how. sfchronicle.com/california/a… via @sfchronicle
Kathleen Pender retweeted
EXCLUSIVE:
Guess where else the ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flag of Alito vacation home fame flew in recent years?
Outside San Francisco City Hall — until this past Saturday...
By @rachelswan sfchronicle.com/sf/article/a…
You have questions about PG&E’s new income-based electricity rates? We have answers. sfchronicle.com/california/a… via @sfchronicle
Kathleen Pender retweeted
Commentary:
As the number of homeless people continued to rise, Newsom began shifting from promises of effective action to blaming others for failure – local government officials in particular. cal.news/44vbul3
📝 @dancalmatters
Thanks for the repost
@KathPender, an expert at making California's complicated tax laws understandable, describes the situations in which California can (and will) tax people who move out of the state.
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