Only Bay Area Has Recovered from Great Recession in CA
Only four counties out of California’s 58 have fully recovered from the Great Recession, in the sixth year after the official economic recovery began.
Only four counties out of California’s 58 have fully recovered from the Great Recession, in the sixth year after the official economic recovery began.

Time published a story May 27 entitled: “Meg Whitman Has the Hardest Job in Silicon Valley,” that claimed Meg Whitman, in cutting headcount and shrinking the size of Hewlett Packard (HP), is being too aggressive. Virtually every sector of HPs businesses

Grieving the loss of his son, Richard Martinez spoke Tuesdat at the memorial hosted by University of California Santa Barbara for all six students lost in the stabbing and shooting rampage that occurred last Friday. Martinez, father of murdered UCSB

The feud between Sriracha Hot Sauce creator David Tran and the city of Irwindale came to a halt on Wednesday when the Irwindale City Council unanimously jettisoned a lawsuit and public nuisance declaration against Tran’s company Huy Fong Foods. Last

One big-city California mayor won big, and another lost. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was the winner, while San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee was the loser. Garcetti got his wish: on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times reports, the U.S. Army Corps

On Tuesday, the California Assembly passed AB 1576 requiring adult entertainment industry performers to use condoms during sexual activity in porn movies. According to the Sacramento Bee, protecting porn performers from sexually transmitted diseases has been a cause célèbre for

The Chairman of the California Latino Legislative Caucus believes requiring schools to teach kids in English is a form of “linguistic tyranny” that needs to be abolished. After the California State Senate voted in favor of a ballot initiative on

On Wednesday, the California State Assembly unanimously passed AB 1839, a bill that would expand California’s existing film and TV tax credit and incentive program, although the Assembly did not settle on the exact dollar amount of the expanded credits,

Neel Kashkari swings an axe in his ubiquitous television commercial. But he hasn’t found an axe big enough to cut into Tim Donnelly’s lead among Republican voters. A new Hoover Institution “Golden State” poll shows that Kashkari is only pulling 5% of

An elderly Mendocino, California, couple is fuming after 3,000 gallons of water was reportedly stolen from their above-ground storage tank this weekend. Kathy Dimaio, 87, was so angry with the theft, which she estimates drained her of $1,000 of water,

Border Patrol agents in California apprehended two gang members making illegal entries into the United States over the Memorial Day weekend, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Both illegal immigrants, while taken into custody in separate incidents, were members

Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, a victim of gun violence, has stepped up calls for Congress to take “immediate action” on gun control. This comes in the wake of this past weekend’s mass shootings targeting women and leaving six University of California,

George Lucas no longer controls the Force now that he sold his beloved Star Wars franchise to Disney for a cool $4.05 billion. That doesn’t mean the filmmaker lacks clout. Consider the auteur’s museum project, a place where he’ll be

Sacramento is known as a Democratic Party stronghold, both locally and in state politics. Yet the River City has adopted adopted a rather conservative measure” requiring all taxi drivers in the city to speak English on the job. In a

Anyone hoping for the current superhero craze to die down is in for some sobering news. Consider the San Diego Comic-Con, a signature event for those who follow genre faves like Star Wars, The Walking Dead and Marvel movies (Iron Man,

Sandra Fluke, the free-birth-control and women’s rights advocate, has complained over the course of her campaign for California State Senate that women do not have equal access to campaign funds as men do. Yet Fluke loaned herself $100,000 in campaign funds for

An innovative new political technology startup called Crowdpac wants to take the confusion out of the political process and provide voters with the resources they need to make informed voting decisions. Their motto: “This election, vote wisely, not blindly.” According

According to a survey by Stateline, a website affiliated with Pew Charitable Trusts, it’s good to be a California legislator. If you’re lucky enough to have a job in the California legislature, you are the highest-paid state legislator in the

San Jose State University senior Michael Sandoval made a record-breaking discovery in his astrophysics class when he discovered the densest collection of stars in the known universe, also called ultra compact dwarf galaxies, according to NBC Bay Area. What’s more,

Thanks to left-wing Hollywood’s never-ending greed when it comes to chasing the corporate welfare of overseas tax incentives, The Los Angeles Times reports that, since 2007, total earnings for Los Angeles-based musicians have collapsed 50%. The number of movie scoring

A new four-page mailer savagely attacking GOP gubernatorial candidate Tim Donnelly is being funded by billionaire Charles Munger, Jr., one of the children of Charles Munger, the vice-chairman of Berkshire Hathaway. The mailer, headlined, “An Urgent Warning from Gov. Pete

In response to the immediate push for more gun control following three stabbing deaths and three shooting deaths in Santa Barbara, two Democrats in California’s State Assembly are considering “gun violence restraining orders” that could led to bans on gun

Google unveiled its prototype self-driving car on Tuesday. It has no steering wheel, no gas pedal, no brakes, seats two people, has a top speed of 25 mph, and looks like a toaster with the liberty bell on top. According

What do you do when a crime wave hits the State Capitol? What do you do when three California State Senators are arrested, indicted or convicted of felony offenses in the first three months of the year? If you are

A newly-released poll shows Bay Area Democratic incumbent Congressman Mike Honda leading all candidates, including his biggest rival, fellow Democrat Ro Khanna, in a heated four-way race. Based on the results, it is likely the two men will face off

As of Tuesday, Los Angeles Unified School District teachers who are being investigated for breaking school rules will be confined to their homes instead of reporting to “teacher jails” in designated district offices. But the move has been receiving complaints