Business & Finance Life with Money | A guide to holiday gift-giving: Making it merry & meaningful By Park Piedmont Advisors | November 18, 2022 [SPONSORED] Here are some ways to make giving more meaningful — without saying “bah humbug” to the custom altogether.
Bay Area Is California headed for an economic downturn? By Emily Hoeven | CalMatters | August 2, 2022 For the first time since early 2020, California’s tax revenues in June fell short of projections rather than exceeding them.
Oakland Port of Oakland back in business after week of protests by truckers over state’s gig law By Keith Burbank | Bay City News Foundation | July 26, 2022 Last week’s protests slowed the international movement of goods such as medical supplies, car parts and livestock, according to the port.
Bay Area Want to vote on raising California’s minimum wage? Judge says not until 2024 By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters | July 22, 2022 Proponents of voter initiative want to raise the state's minimum wage to $18 an hour but missed a key deadline to qualify for November's election.
Bay Area Truckers demand action from Newsom amid port blockade By Emily Hoeven | CalMatters | July 22, 2022 Truckers have been protesting a controversial state labor law up and down the state for weeks.
Bay Area Small business grants overshadow loan program in COVID-19 response By Grace Gedye | CalMatters | July 21, 2022 California rolled out the two financial assistance programs about a week apart in late 2020.
Bay Area UC Berkeley to introduce four-year undergraduate business program By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | July 19, 2022 Students will be able to enroll directly in the Haas School of Business as freshmen for the first time.
Arts & Entertainment San Francisco Art Institute, USF merger talks fail By Dan McMenamin | Bay City News | July 19, 2022 Founded in 1871, SFAI is one of the nation's oldest art schools.
Bay Area Proposal to boost state minimum wage to $18 won’t go on ballot By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters | July 1, 2022 Had the California Living Wage Act proposal succeeded, it would have increased base wages to $16 an hour next January and $18 by 2025.
Bay Area Deal pulls California plastic trash measure from ballot By Sameea Kamal | CalMatters | June 28, 2022 Proponents of the measure to reduce single-use plastics withdrew the initiative just before the deadline.