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Jump in Jobless Rate Puts Spotlight On Obama
- Nov. 6, 2009
- By Kevin Whitelaw, NPR
Economists had been predicting for months that the unemployment rate would soon cross the psychologically important 10 percent mark, but few expected it to happen quite so quickly.
State of Calif. Starts Taking More From Your Paycheck
- Nov. 6, 2009
- By Megan Burke, Hank Crook, Gloria Penner
Most workers in California will see a decrease in their next paycheck. The state will add 10 percent to what it already takes from taxpayers in an effort to balance the budget. How will the additional state tax withholdings affect California workers? And, what does this story tell us about the state budget prospects for next year?
San Diego Small Business To Receive Help Landing Stimulus-Funded Contracts
- Nov. 5, 2009
- By Alison St John
Small businesses in San Diego that have felt shut out of opportunities provided by federal stimulus funding could get help qualifying.
Oceanside Raises Water, Sewer Rates To Avoid Credit Downgrade
- Nov. 5, 2009
- By Alison St John
Oceanside city council has approved water and sewer rate increases after a bond rating agency issued a negative credit watch on the city’s sewer bonds.
Calif. Poverty Rate Would Rise If Housing Prices Were Considered
- Nov. 4, 2009
- By Katie Orr
California’s poverty rate would be one of the worst in the country if housing prices were taken into consideration. A report out this month presents a new way of calculating poverty rates in the United States.
Environmental Groups Challenge Desalination Plant Approval
- Nov. 4, 2009
- By Ed Joyce
The California Coastal Commission has approved the final permit for a proposed desalination plant in Carlsbad. But San Diego Coastkeeper says it will continue challenging the project.
San Diego Pension Case Makes It To State Supreme Court
- Nov. 4, 2009
- By Alison St John
A legal scandal that rocked the city of San Diego for years has finally made it to California’s highest court.
California Facing Another Dry Year?
- Nov. 2, 2009
- By Ed Joyce
Climate scientists and weather researchers gather in San Diego Tuesday to talk about the possibility of a fourth year of drought.
Why Most Locally-Grown Oranges Are Picked, Packed, Shipped And Eaten Thousands Of Miles Away
- Nov. 2, 2009
- By Megan Burke, Maureen Cavanaugh
San Diego's oranges are considered some of the tastiest in the world but few San Diegans are eating them. We'll tell you why.
Is The Stimulus Really Working?
- Oct. 30, 2009
- By Scott Neuman, NPR
With the recession apparently over, the White House is eager to credit the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 that it pushed through Congress in February with putting the economy on the road to a full turnaround.
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Is The San Diego Housing Market On A Bumpy Road To Recovery?
San Diego Business Journal editor Tom York explains the ups and downs of the housing market and the conditions that may cause a recovery.
Shocking Unemployment and Poverty Rates Hit City
With unemployment and poverty on the rise, San Diego has become one of the hardest hit cities in the nation.
San Diego Unemployment Rate Doubled
KPBS speaks with Marney Cox, SANDAG Chief Economist about unemployment and the economic recession. The editors discuss.
Prisoners Role in Fighting Fires Jeopardized
With more budget cuts on the horizon and a bill to end prison overcrowding on the table, firefighters wonder what the impact will be on inmates battling California's wildfires.
Mixed Messages on Economy
The editors discuss the conflicting economic picture.
There is Always Hope
An interview with Dr. Erlinda Avena, CEO of San Diego Home Loan Counseling and Education Center, specializing in housing counseling, specifically first time home buying and default foreclosure counseling.
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