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California gas prices just hit a record high. $5 gas could come soon

Posted on February 17, 2022 by rebecca

By Chris Isidore at CNN February 16, 2022 Gas in California hit a record high of $4.72 a gallon on average on Wednesday — and experts say a whopping $5 a gallon will likely be the norm there in a … Continue reading →

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Costs of California’s troubled bullet train rise again, by an estimated $5 billion

Posted on February 9, 2022 by rebecca

By RALPH VARTABEDIAN at the LA Times February 8, 2022 California bullet train officials on Tuesday released a new draft project blueprint that acknowledges that costs have risen roughly $5 billion but seeks to address several issues that have generated blowback. The 2022 … Continue reading →

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California is the worst state to be out of work

Posted on January 3, 2022 by rebecca

By Jonathan Lansner at The Mercury News January 3, 2022 At the start of 2022, Californians will be job hunting in the most-competitive employment market in the nation. The harsh reality for anybody looking for a paycheck is not simply … Continue reading →

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Small businesses eat the cost of inflation: “Keep the customer happy or you lose the customer”

Posted on December 6, 2021 by rebecca

By Margot Roosevelt, Samantha Masunaga at the LA Times December 3, 2021 For Vivian Bowers, owner of a South Los Angeles dry cleaner, inflation hit home when her wholesale cost for hangers soared by 48% in six months. Tom Bock, … Continue reading →

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California analyst predicts $31 billion budget surplus. Here’s what that could mean for taxpayers

Posted on November 17, 2021 by rebecca

By Adam Beam at KCRA 3 November 17, 2021 California will have a $31 billion budget surplus next year as revenues continue to climb despite the pandemic, according to a new forecast from the state’s independent Legislative Analyst’s Office. The … Continue reading →

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California sets gas price record for second day running

Posted on November 15, 2021 by rebecca

By Ramishah Maruf at CNN Monday November 15, 2021 California gas prices hit $4.682 per gallon on Monday, setting a new record for the state for a second day in a row, according to the American Automobile Association. Monday’s price for … Continue reading →

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Study finds millions more California workers are ‘functionally unemployed’

Posted on November 5, 2021 by rebecca

By Jessa Bedayn at the Los Angeles Daily News November 4, 2021 Officially, California has 1.4 million unemployed residents, but a new study that takes into account people who can’t find jobs that pay above the poverty level says the … Continue reading →

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COVID jobs recovery: California rebound is among nation’s worst

Posted on September 10, 2021 by rebecca

By George Avalos September 10, 2021 California is mired near the bottom of the nation in recovering from mammoth job losses unleashed by coronavirus-linked business shutdowns, underscoring the feeble economic rebound for the state. Through the end of July, California had recovered … Continue reading →

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Lawmakers should reject proposed tax hikes on phone service

Posted on September 8, 2021 by rebecca

By Robert Gutierrez at The OC Register September 8, 2021 The high cost of living in California is one of our biggest problems, and two proposals being considered by state lawmakers would make things even worse by increasing taxes on … Continue reading →

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California’s high gas tax set to go higher

Posted on May 26, 2021 by rebecca

By The Editorial Board May 26, 2021 As if gas prices weren’t high enough in California, the gas tax is going up again on July 1. An annual inflation adjustment was part of the transportation tax package pushed through the … Continue reading →

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