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California hits record low 4 percent unemployment rate
September was a great month for California’s labor market with the unemployment rate falling to a record low 4 percent, according the state’s Employment Development Department. EDD reported in...Read More
San Francisco, Oakland add more than 10,000 construction jobs
Construction employment grew in the San Francisco and Oakland metropolitan areas over the past year.Read More
Rebecca Kaplan elected Oakland City Council president
Veteran councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan was elected president of the Oakland City Council at the council's first meeting of the year.Read More
Gordon Mar seizes Election Night lead in Sunset
San Francisco District 4 candidate Gordon Mar leads Tuesday night against candidate Jessica Ho.Read More
Striking Marriott workers march in San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland
The strike by hotel housekeepers, bellmen, cooks, dishwashers and other workers against Marriott Hotels continued Saturday.Read More
Thousands of Marriott workers strike
Thousands of Marriott hotel workers in San Francisco and San Jose went on strike Thursday morning to demand higher pay, more job security and smaller workloads.Read More
Golden Gate Fields workers avert strike with short-term deal
A possible strike by workers for opening day at Golden Gate Fields Thursday was averted under a temporary agreement.Read More
Bay Area jobless rates hover near record lows
June unemployment in the San Francisco Bay Area was very low, data from the California Employment Development Department shows.Read More
Kaiser responds to scheduled union protests
Kaiser Permanente responded to 32 union protests being held across California during February and March by calling them "uncalled for and counterproductive." Read More
Supes green-light recreational pot rules
Sales of recreational cannabis will begin in January following the approval of regulations for the new industry.Read More
Unemployment sign-up extended for fire victims
People whose jobs were affected by the North Bay wildfires have about another month to file for disaster unemployment assistance.Read More
Supes all agree: Justin Herman’s name has to go
All 11 San Francisco supervisors approved a resolution to urge the removal Justin Herman’s name from the plaza at the intersection of the Embarcadero and Market Street.Read More
Silicon Valley job growth drops from 2016
A report released by a regional research institute said that growth in employment in Silicon Valley, which it says peaked at the end of 2016, has slowed.Read More
Higher wages lead to failed eateries, says study
Preliminary results of a new study based on data on SF Bay Area restaurants suggest that higher minimum wages increases the chance an eatery will close.Read More
Port swings deal to keep Pier 70 open
A San Francisco shipyard faced with potential closure due to a legal dispute between its former and current operators will remain open for the next 90 days.Read More
Legal dispute imperils hundreds of shipyard jobs
City and Port of San Francisco officials Thursday said they are trying to keep open a shipyard at Pier 70 that employs more than 200 people.Read More
Bay Area unemployment remains low
Two Bay Area counties had unemployment rates below 3 percent last month, while all but one county reported rates under 5 percent.Read More
60k housing units needed on Peninsula
The San Francisco Bay Area's Peninsula region is short tens of thousands of housing units because of strong job and population growth over the last nine years.Read More
San Mateo County leads Bay Area with lowest unemployment
In the Bay Area, San Mateo County had the lowest unemployment rate for the month of August, at 3.2 percent.Read More
Hundreds hired at Oakland career summit
About 300 young people found jobs Thursday in Oakland at the first nationwide stop for My Brother's Keeper Alliance: Invest in Youth.Read More