Inside California’s 11.1 Percent Unemployment Rate

California’s 11.1 percent unemployment rate is a statewide average.

The number of Californians working — or not working — varies by geography.

In Merced, the unemployment rate is 18 percent while in the Bay Area, it’s under 10 percent. Fresno has  16 pecent unemployment rate but Napa’s is only 8.5 percent.    Read more »

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Protesters Today…

“You’re Sexy. You’re Cute. Take Off Your Riot Suit.”

 — Capitol Protesters on March 5 Decrying Education Cuts, University Fee Increases and the Sartorial Choices of Law Enforcement Officers    Read more »

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The “Alarming” Rise in California’s Long-term Unemployed

At 11.1 percent, California has the highest unemployment rate in the country, next to Nevada.

That’s a little over 2 million Californians without jobs.

And more than one-third of them haven’t been able to find work for over one year.

Nearly half of those 2 million Californians have been without work for more than six months – an “alarming” trend according to a recent report by the Legislative Analyst on the state of the state’s economy and what that means for the budget.    Read more »

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Today’s Latin Lesson Is How the Brown Administration Looks At States With No Budget Shortfall

Aegris Oculis

“With Envious Eyes”    Read more »

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Happy Belated Birthday, Governor Bartlett!

Washington Bartlett, California’s 16th governor, served just over eight months. Born on Leap Year Day 1824, he was the nation’s first elected Jewish governor and California’s first chief executive to die in office.

Bartlett, 63 when he died of a kidney ailment, was also the 20th mayor of San Francisco.

The distinguished looking politician with his white hair and beard was born in Augusta Georgia and came to San Francisco, around Cape Horn on the Othello, in 1849.    Read more »

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A Pretty Steep Price Tag for Wine Tasting

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Happy Belated Birthday Governor Weller!

John B. Weller, California’s 5th governor who used his clemency powers more than any two-year chief executive and whose pro-South leanings led him to sign legislation allowing Southern California to become the territory of Colorado was born 200 years ago on February 22.

He forcibly took control of San Quentin from the outside vendor hired to operate it and presided over the Mendocino War, authorizing a private 40-man army to quell attacks on settlers in Round Valley by the Yuki Indians.    Read more »

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Don’t Sugarcoat it Senator, Say What You Really Think

“The guy has acted like a jackass. When you hold a high public position you have a responsibility to act with decorum, act with respect to the office. What’s he doing? I’d be fine if he sort of slithered out of office early. On the other hand, we have a lot of work to do around here.    Read more »

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Leap-Year Day Summit Conference in Anaheim

All parties involved, conclude the following:

You can outfox some of the people all the time. And you can outfox all of the people some of the time. But you can’t outfox all of the people all of the time. 

And, as often happens:

The nose had it. 

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Legislative Analyst Cautions Lawmakers About the State’s Economy and Revenue Collections

The conclusion of the anaylst’s Economic and Revenue Update released February 27:

“Economic data currently is providing plenty of mixed signals to California’s policymakers, as they continue to craft state and local budgets in a constrained fiscal environment. California’s economy now is clearly improving in many important ways, including employment growth.    Read more »

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