The Franchise Tax Board’s decision to retroactively tax small-business owners who sold their companies smacks of a bureaucratic over-reach.

Whether it passes or fails, the Proposition 30 debate has drawn some battle lines that won’t easily be erased.
Taxpayers and small businesses have been pushed to the limit.
The Internal Revenue Service has ramped up its efforts in recent years by expanding its audits of the wealthiest individuals.
E&Y Entrepreneur awards should consider impact of region’s finalists
Yardi Systems looks to triple sales as it expands into new software niches
Cal Poly is the ‘new kid on the block’ in wine education
Springs Fire throws another challenge at CSU Channel Islands
SESLOC breaks ground on new campus headquarters in SLO
Appeals court sides with Independent editor in ownership dispute