Sonoma County launches budget hearings with ‘fogginess’ on economic future
Sonoma County supervisors launched their budget hearings Tuesday with an economic forecast for the county — and it started with a hearty dose ...
Covid-19 update: Outbreak hits Milpitas jail, Oakland students kick off new school year, Trump downplays risks for children
The CalREDIE system may be fixed but counties are still anxiously awaiting data uploads so they can ...
Newsom says Trump’s unemployment plan puts state in perilous budget position
The state of California does not have the financial wherewithal to afford the White House’s plan to ...
Covid-19 weekend update: 16th San Quentin inmate dies, Oakland cases outpace three counties, pandemic unemployment benefits expire
As the GOP mulls their own stimulus proposal, millions of unemployed people Sunday are certifying their last ...
County sees improved June unemployment rate but July losses threaten gains
California’s June unemployment rate improved from previous months amid the Covid-19 pandemic, but it remains to be ...
Covid-19 update: Two San Quentin inmates die, Marin County hits state watchlist, economic outlook bleak for July
Covid-19 is not just a story about health, though its impact on human health has been devastating on a global scale. The pandemic, ...
Federal anti-immigrant policies exacerbate Covid-19 impact on people of color
After months of proffering an often piecemeal and chaotic response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the federal ...
Covid-19 update: Supes rail against Breed on hotel room law, Contra Costa cases spike, EDD frustrates masses with system crashes
Here’s a look at the state of the Bay Area and beyond as of Tuesday.
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- Confirmed Cases: 1,012,517
- Deaths: ...
Bay Area leaders call on state to better help undocumented residents
A group of more than 140 Bay Area elected leaders and immigration advocates called for state action ...
Covid-19 update: DA opens probe into Gateway Care, SF surpasses 1,000 cases, Newsom tends to most vulnerable
As of Wednesday, there are more than two million confirmed cases of the 2019 novel coronavirus across ...
Newsom signs order to bolster overwhelmed EDD, announces undocumented persons relief fund
"Many Californians are one paycheck away from losing their homes or from being able to put food on their tables, and COVID-19 has ...
Covid-19 update: Financial relief progresses, supes consider only mail-in general election voting, cannabis company steps up for homeless
The good news is people may soon see some financial relief in the form of stimulus payments ...
Covid-19 update: Outbreak shakes SF homeless shelter, Oakland slows streets, Newsom hopeful but cautious on state trajectory
As the holidays approach for several religious communities, local and state leaders are urging people to “hold ...
Executive order waives unemployment waiting period, allows emergency property commandeering
Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a new executive order Thursday in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, which ...
Unemployment rates drop below 5 percent across Bay Area counties
Unemployment rates were below five percent in all nine San Francisco Bay Area counties last month, data ...
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.
Bay Area basically at full employment
Unemployment rates in the Bay Area were among the lowest in the state in March indicating the ...
Bay Area unemployment remains low
Two Bay Area counties had unemployment rates below 3 percent last month, while all but one county ...
Bay Area jobless rates linger near lowest levels
Unemployment in San Francisco remained at its lowest level in more than a decade at 3.3 percent.
Jobless rate creeps up in Sonoma, Solano
The unemployment rate rose in January in two Bay Area counties, fell in one and remained unchanged ...
California job growth slows
The state's unemployment rate decreased last month, according to data released Friday.
California job growth continues five-year recovery
The state's unemployment rate decreased to 5.8 percent in October from 5.9 percent in September.
Bay Area jobless rates dip below 6 percent
All of the Bay Area's nine counties had unemployment rates last month below the state average.
Unemployment services shift online
A new Internet service from the California Employment Development Department is now available to anyone in ...
California jobless rate dips to 6.9 percent
California's unemployment rate dropped to 6.9 percent in January as the number of people unemployed dropped by ...
SF unemployment touches record low
California's unemployment rate dropped to 7 percent in December, while San Francisco dropped to 3.8 percent.
Bay Area jobs flourish as farm work withers
Jobless rates in the South Bay and San Francisco are at their lowest in five years.
Jobless claims tumble to five-year low
New claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected to their lowest level since 2008.
Bay Area economy doing A-OK
While numerous California cities have been hit hard by the effects of the recession, the Bay Area ...
Job seekers face stiff scrutiny for scarce jobs
Of all the demands placed on job seekers today, the most difficult hoop to jump through may ...
Report finds more youth unemployed, uneducated
A new report reveals that more California youth than ever are unemployed and not attending school.
Jobless benefit extension cuts both ways
President Obama signed an unemployment extension bill today that also slashes the maximum length of benefits by ...
