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55th Annual SF International Auto Show Rolls Through Town

New Car Sales Surge Across California

Things are certainly speeding along, and in the right direction, for California auto dealerships. The Bay Area is no exception – local new car sales figures mirror those reported statewide.

2013/02/11

Standard & Poor's headquarters in the financial district of New York. (Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)

California Attorney General Sues Standard & Poor’s Over Investment Ratings

California’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against debt rating agency Standard & Poor’s, claiming it inflated its ratings of certain investments, costing the state’s public pension funds and other investors billions of dollars.

2013/02/05

Win A Nevada Vacation!

California Ski Resorts Hiring More Locals

LAKE TAHOE (KCBS) – As Tahoe resorts report the first snow of the season, operators have been holding job fairs this as they look to hire around 15,000 seasonal workers, many of them local. Seasonal […]

2012/10/12

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies to Congress on the AIG bailout (Photo by Ann Heisenfelt/Getty Images)

Opinion: Auto And Bank Bailouts Prove Effective

On Monday, the Treasury Department sold 553,846,153 shares in AIG on Monday, turning an $18 billion profit on the $32.50 a share price.

2012/09/11

CalPERS

CalPERS Reports Dismal 1 Percent Return

The nation’s largest public pension fund reported a dismal 1 percent return on its investments, a figure far short of projections that will likely add pressure on California’s state and local governments to contribute more.

2012/07/16

A foreclosure sign hangs on a fence in front of a foreclosed home on April 6, 2011. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Report Tracks Foreclosure’s Overlooked Impact On California Children

California is one of 10 states where home foreclosures have hit children harder than elsewhere in the nation, according to a study that documents the far reaching impact of the foreclosure crisis on the young.

2012/04/26

downtown San Jose skyline

Economic Report: Bay Area Economy Rebounds From Recession

The 2012 Economic Profile shows that the region has rebounded from the recession very well but still has some areas which it could improve upon.

2012/03/18

City Of Vallejo

Vallejo May Implement Fees For Blighted Foreclosure Cleanup

Foreclosed properties in Vallejo are now under target by city officials who claim that some of them have become eyesores in the neighborhood. Officials are now proposing stiff fines for owners who let their properties go.

2012/03/13

(CBS)

Silicon Valley Gaining Back Jobs Lost In Recession

A report released Thursday claimed it will take another two to three years for the Bay Area to regain all jobs that were lost in the recession. However, the report also suggested that the road to recovery runs right through Silicon Valley.

2012/01/26

(CBS)

Downtown Walnut Creek Experiencing Economic Boom

Several new stores, shops and restaurants have opened in downtown Walnut Creek, attracting bigger crowds to the area.

2011/12/20

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