(Part 2 of 2)

The total amount of unclaimed money in California averages five billion dollars annually – just imagine the amount of interest this generates for the state! Sacramento attorney Bill Palmer who has battled in numerous cases involving CA unclaimed money, has said that the state’s program was created to be a lost and found for California residents. Instead, it was turned into a profit earning ‘business’ in recent years.

The hold on the taking of property by California has recently been removed and the new CA State Controller, John Chiang, is making greater efforts in the form of widespread reforms in improving how his office deals with CA unclaimed money. There’s still a dire need though for residents of California and the other 49 states across the U.S. to learn about the presence of these properties and on how to perform a thorough search for them and take back what belongs to them.

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High times in the Himalayas (Boise Weekly)
You see, cannabis is such an intrinsic part of their culture. It’s just growing out there; you can’t control it. by Joel Elliott, Global Post MALANA, HIMACHAL PRADESH, India — Half a dozen men, all in their 20s, began to stir as the first rays of sunlight broke over the snow-capped Himalayan peaks and warmed the interior of their guest house. They had been smoking hashish and drinking whiskey …

ACS wins $1M contract to return $1B in unclaimed property – Birmingham Business Journal
The returning of unclaimed property in the form of safe deposit box contents, utility deposits and payroll checks has become a business in itself in Texas. Dallas-based Affiliated Computer Services Inc. said the company has inked a $1 million …

Loose change for San Mateo County – San Francisco Examiner
Despite a looming $100 million budget deficit over the next two years there is some extra cash available for San Mateo County. In fact, perhaps as much as an extra $23,000 being held by the State of California. Recently, an article in the San …

Unclaimed settlement funds to benefit Hawaii Foodbank (Honolulu Advertiser)
Hawaii Foodbank will receive $77,689 from the Circuit Court as part of a distribution of unclaimed settlement funds.

9-foot boa captured in Yuma, Ariz. – The Money Times
Yuma, Ariz. — A 9-foot boa constrictor that startled a Yuma, Ariz., family when it turned up on the porch remains unclaimed in a local animal shelter. The Humane Society of Yuma told the Yuma Sun the boa will be donated to a zoo or sent to a rescue …