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Category Archives: Economics
Paul Krugman on California Fiscal Crisis, Pensions, and 'Not a Shred of Evidence' That Higher Taxes Kill Jobs
On Monday on KQED Public Radio's Forum program, New York Times op-ed columnist and Nobel Prize winner in economics Paul Krugman sat down with host Michael Krasny to discuss the perpetually lousy economy and possible solutions, as described in Krugman's … Continue reading
HP: A Layoff Storm's a Comin'
Apple takes a lot of flack for the business concept "Designed in California, made in China." But even the most casual hi-tech observer will acknowledge it's an industry standard, not the exception. So you may be forgiven if you heaved … Continue reading
Exploring Bayview's Food Renaissance; Map of Area Restaurants
Radio Africa & Kitchen is one of a growing list of city- supported food businesses on Third Street in San Francisco's Bayview neighborhood. It's all part of a calculated redevelopment strategy to drive foodies to this long neglected corner of … Continue reading
California Tax Ruling Comes Too Late For Most Filers
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Sometimes it pays to procrastinate. In a surprise gift to taxpayers, the State of California office that collects taxes announced Friday that most kinds of property tax are fully deductible on 2011 income tax returns. The change could cost the … Continue reading
Beyond the Bubble: Quiet Day in Court for a Legendary Drug Kingpin
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with an AM post from somewhere else in California. We're in this Golden State together. Right? Drug kingpins come. Drug kingpins go. So Hollywood tells us. But it doesn't always end in … Continue reading
Oakland Considers Divesting From Wells Fargo
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Members of the Oakland City Council are looking at bank foreclosure practices when deciding where to put the city’s money. Wells Fargo currently has the city’s bank contract. Finance Committee Chair Jane Brunner introduced a motion Tuesday requiring that any … Continue reading
Beyond the Bay: Sierra Club Sues to Stop City by the Salton Sea
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Rachael Myrow here, host of The California Report, with an a.m. post from beyond the Bay Area Bubble… It's one of the more pungent parts of California. On the back side of the state's largest state park, Anza-Borrego, there's a … Continue reading
Breakfast Blend: Death Row Inmate Dies of Natural Causes at San Quentin
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. Death row inmate dies in cell at San Quentin (Los Angeles Times) GOP … Continue reading
Breakfast Blend: Campaigns to Legalize Pot with Calif Ballot Measure Appear Set to Flame Out
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. L.A. museum prepares to display space shuttle Endeavour (Los Angeles Times) Effort to … Continue reading
Breakfast Blend: Menlo Park Fund Manager Charged with Insider Trading on Google
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. Hedge-Fund Manager Charged Insider-Trading Probe (Wall Street Journal) Testing pot in a legal … Continue reading
