If you are not yet a member, you can now request one free trial newsletter. Simply fill out a form and we will send you the current newsletter free of charge. You may choose to have a PDF file emailed to you or we can send you a hard copy through the mail. If you [...]

After many hard hours of work, the new site design has been finished. There is a new image banner, a green color scheme, a much cleaner look, and new RSS Feed features. One of the more handy features is a News Search feature. Users can now easily search through the News Archive to find past [...]

In the Features section of the sidebar, we have just added a Professional Sponsors page. These professional members support our newsletter and website costs and are interested in assisting your association with your professional needs.

New legislation has been passed into law effective January 1, 2006. You may download a copy of each new law at www.leginfo.ca.gov – From the home page, click on California law and enter the bill number in the search field. -AB 1098 – Access to Association Records -SB 61 – HOA Election Procedures -SB 137 [...]

2006 Membership Invoices were mailed the week of October 1st. Renewing members receive a $20 discount on their annual dues if received by November 30, 2005. If you haven’t received your 2006 invoice, please email Mike – gartzke@silcom.com

The Santa Barbara News-Press ran an opinion piece written by Michael J. Gartzke, CPA in its October 2, 2005 edition. Newspaper subscribers can access it through www.newspress.com. South Coast members will receive a copy with their October 2005 newsletter due out by 10/7/05. A recent article in the paper discussed the merits of building very [...]

The membership registration form has been updated for special membership through December 2006. It features a $125 value for as low as $60.