A Viz Dash for day to day activites, I'd start w/ http://Cyfe.com, which has a lot of integrations prebuilt. For free you could try MSFT powerbi, which is more robust, but could work.
Why is this so groundbreaking? I recall Arby's of all chains, testing this out in 1993-94 in Florida, it was like an airport kiosk touchscreen that you ordered thru.
Sorry about your luck. Kiss it goodbye, and move on towards making up for the loss. Court is a waste plus will cost $$, and all you would likely get is a judgement (AKA a piece of paper) telling you what you already know. Then it's still your job to collect that money even w/ the judgement. 8k is def a nice chunk of change, thought at least it wasn't 80k. One positive thing is you can report this as a loss for your business which should help w/ your 2015 taxes.
Then theres always taskrabbiting a ninja in the bay area to help you collect ;) Good Luck
Most points made here are quite valid, especially around the burritos and all the obnoxious pretender-preneurs.
I too live in the valley, and although it is a great place to live and excellent place to raise a family, the cost of living is so prohibitive, even with the high salaries. At the current growth rate of housing and related markets, with almost no end in sight, plan on your cost of living consistently going up 20-30% a year.
Sure it's hard to beat having one finger on the pulse of things, but it comes a high cost, which makes it hard to validate for many. If you do decide to make the jump, I'd make sure that your long game plan mostly sussed out. Most important, know what you expect out of moving anywhere, don't do it blindly like many, including myself have done. Though that said I don't regret it at all.
I vote telecommute for a company here and jet-setting in on demand.