by Dennis Beaver | housing, landlord/tenant
March 2, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver Recently, this column was contacted by a number of Section 8 tenants in the California Central Valley complaining about a company that manages an apartment house where they live. If you have never heard of Section 8, then it’s...
by Dennis Beaver | law enforcement
December 28, 2004 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver On Nov. 10 of last year, Vicki McCarty and her husband were shopping at the Hanford Wal-Mart at about 10 in the evening. “I had just finished paying, while my husband was looking at a display of...
by Dennis Beaver | business, employment, retirement, workplace
April 27, 2018 • By Dennis Beaver
“I am writing you on behalf of several of us who are long-time employees at a family-owned furniture and appliance store in a small Southern California community. We are worried about the future, about this business surviving....
by Dennis Beaver | business, employment, leadership, workplace
December 10, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver
“I am CEO of a logistics company that works with shippers to streamline delivery of goods to retail businesses all across America. Our office is a beehive of activity, especially now. We need all hands on deck at all times. “Last...
by Dennis Beaver | embezzlement, fraud, workplace
September 3, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver “I would never have believed it! She didn’t look like an embezzler!” With those few words — often heard by police officers, private investigators and insurance adjusters — a Central California dentist who we will call “Roger” began...
by Dennis Beaver | housing, landlord/tenant
April 27, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver Last week, we told you about Ron, a naval officer based at NAS Lemoore who rents an apartment in Kingsburg from a landlord You and the Law has tangled with over the past few years. He deserves an Academy Award in the category “Crooked...
by Dennis Beaver | charity, donation, ethics
December 7, 2018 • By Dennis Beaver “Nicky” (not her real name) is a television reporter in the Southern San Joaquin Valley with a heart of gold. Brilliant at her craft as a journalist, you just stay glued to her news stories as she finds that human touch few others...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, charity, education
October 29, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver
We recently hired “Roger,” who is a partner in a large law firm, to handle our small, educational foundation. His firm’s website and LinkedIn states that he has a Master’s in Taxation and represents charities and tax exempt...
by Dennis Beaver | employment, investment
March 08, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver If you, or someone you know is seriously considering starting a new business, today’s column is intended to be the kind of sudden awakening that only a splash of cold water or the sound a fire alarm at midnight can produce....
by Dennis Beaver | contracts
March 21, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver If you are about to attend a vacation time share sales presentation and have difficulty in saying “No!,” then our story today could easily save you thousands of dollars, and we begin with this question: Let’s say that you plan to...
