Unemployment in California dropped to seven percent in December, a decline of two percentage points month over month. That’s the good news. The not-so-good news is that the state added only 700 jobs during the last month of 2014, bringing its official job gain to more than 1.5 million since …
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and Carly Fiorina, Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in California in 2010, are all scheduled to attend a gathering of local conservative activists next month in Riverside. The Unite IE Conservative Conference is scheduled to be held Feb. 21 at the …
Read More »Technology Flusters Government’s Tax Obsession
Online and phone based applications are creating hysteria for local, state and federal government agencies and bureaucrats. It is not concern for public safety or “fairness” for traditional businesses as they are claiming in lawsuits against Uber over unregulated taxi services or paying hotel taxes for Airbnb, or the dozens …
Read More »Judge rules against Ontario in airport dispute
A Riverside County Superior Court judge has ruled that Los Angeles has a valid claim to ownership of Ontario International Airport. Judge Gloria Connor Trask ruled that the 1985 agreement that gives Los Angeles ownership of the airport is flawed but remains legitimate, according to multiple reports published Thursday. Trask …
Read More »Housing starts up
National housing starts rose 4.4 percent year-over-year in December and topped one million units during 2014, according to the U.S. Commerce Department. Those numbers were driven mostly by gains in single-family housing construction, according to the commerce department, which released its data Wednesday. “[These] figures continue to be in line …
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Tune in to The Main Event this Saturday morning at 9:30 on AM590 with host Ed Hoffman as he discusses national, regional and local current events, as well as trends in the local real estate market. Ed delivers intelligent radio with unique, witty and irreverent flair. This week, Ed analyzes …
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