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A local research institute has concluded what a lot of business people have been saying for years: that California is an expensive place to conduct business, and that a lot of businesses have left the state as a result. Sixty four percent the businesses that have left California in the …

Charles McNeely has been named San Bernardino’s interim city manager. McNeely, who held that job for three years before stepping down in May 2012, replaces Rob Field, who resigned in December, according to a statement by the city. “My time in San Bernardino was special,” McNeely said in the statement. …

San Bernardino City Councilman Damon Alexander has been named to the Southern California Association of Governments’ energy and environment committee. Alexander will represent San Bernardino and the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority, according to a statement on the city’s website. “San Bernardino is working hard to have a greater voice …

Mark Prestwich has been named Hemet’s city manager. The former city manager of Palos Verdes Estates and Nevada City was awarded a five-year contract by the city council earlier this month and will begin work Feb. 21, according to multiple reports. A Hemet native, Prestwich has worked in municipal government …

California’s job market was flat in December, recording a 4.1 percent unemployment rate for the second consecutive month. Employers added 16,200 non-agricultural jobs during the last month of 2022, the 15th consecutive month jobs have been added in that category, the state Employment Development Department reported. Year-over-year, California’s job growth …

Sales of existing single-family homes in California reached 240,330 in December, ending a three-month sales decline, according to data released this week. That was a 1.1 percent drop from November and a 44 percent drop from December 2021, when 429,860 homes were sold, the California Association of Realtors reported. Those …