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California’s unemployment rate fell to 6.1 percent in August as the state added 36,300 new non-farm jobs during the month. Employers in California have added more than two million jobs since the recovery officially began in February 2010, according to data released Friday by the state’s Employment Development Department. The …

No one can say Carlos Rodriguez had it easy when he was named executive director of the Baldy View chapter of the Building Industry Association of Southern California. Rodriguez first went to work for the chapter in 2004, when the local housing market and the economy in general were both …

Rancho Cucamonga Mayor Dennis Michael was part of a delegation that met at the White House Wednesday with First Lady Michelle Obama. Michael, representing the National League of Cities, traveled to Washington, D.C., for an event honoring cities that are participating in the “Let’s Move! City’s, Towns and Counties” program, …

David Ansen, longtime film critic for Newsweek magazine, has been named lead programmer of the Palm Springs International Film Festival. Ansen, who wrote for the weekly magazine from 1977 to 2008, will acquire films from distribution outlets and other companies and will also help select the films that will be …

Moreno Valley is getting an early jump on El Nino. The city is asking for volunteers to help prepare for expected heavy floods this winter, said Matt Mahaffey, the city’s emergency management specialist. Moreno Valley’s Office of Emergency Management and Volunteer Services hopes to persuade 50 to 60 people to …

A leading provider of custom wheels for cars trucks and sports utility vehicles has bought a warehouse-distribution building in Corona. Vision Wheel paid $10.9 million for the building at 1470 E. Sixth Ave., according to Colliers International, which negotiated the sale. The building was finished earlier this year and has …