Mayor Tim Sandoval and several other Councilmembers listened to proposals for rent control from RSG (consulting firm out of Vista, CA).

Still not sure if I would use them or not since I tend to find better quality in smaller local firms, but that's just a personal (I suppose professional too, in this case) preference.

You also did not give them any firm instructions about how to handle this.

Barron, Adler, Clough & Oddo (based in Austin Tx) is an exceptionally skilled eminent domain firm that knows how the US gov't lies and does not play fair with the border wall.

Certain organizations such as the AICPA and the State board that issues the CPA license mention what a CPA can / can't do to retain his / her license.Providing a comfort letter is an 'attest service'.Furthermore, CPA firms are encouraged to have insurance, which may mention that the firm can not provide comfort letters.What the mortgage company is looking to do is potentially have another person to go after if the mortgage goes south.It is not worth it to a CPA to get a few hundred dollars but potentially get a lot more in risk exposure.

So I guided him to an SEO firm and he said he didn't want to lock in on a 12 month contract (even though the ROI would be huge).

There are three local law firms that would likely be able to help you out in that arena.

There is a team of individual and corporate investors who have hired a firm to fight these efforts. 

With ADU Geeks he worked all over San Diego so I would be very surprised if he hasn't worked in La Mesa.HELOC is always the most firm route - I have recently learned of some solar companies funding home improvement loans that I am looking into myself.  

We are seeing a lot of movement downward within our firm and with our clients.