A new study says California’s state and local government workers make similar salaries to their private-sector counterparts but get significantly higher retirement benefits, while teachers make far less after retirement than other public employees. Read comments View full post on All Stories

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System will continue allowing state firefighters to factor “extended duty” work hours into their retirements, a decades-old practice that accounts for up to 40 percent of their pensions. After… View full post on All Stories

A new trial will be sought by former employees against Quicken Loans Inc., Nichols Kaster PLLP said in March following a jury verdict in favor of Quicken. California’s Second District Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s decision to award a former employee substantially less than she was seeking from Fidelity Capital Mortgage Brokers. A [...]

(LoanSafe.org) – If your in this riverside county area and your a homeowner who needs immediate assistance with your mortgage, … Continue reading → View full post on All Stories

Large-scale Ivanpah solar project gets $168 million from Google and finalizes $1.6 billion Department of Energy loan guarantee for three utility-scale concentrating solar plants in California. View full post on All Stories

About $56 million in federal funds was received by last month. Under the Small Business Jobs Act, the two state programs could get a total of $168 million. Money from the federal government is flowing into California’s small-business loan programs. View full post on All Stories

The California Assembly Committee on Health is expected to vote today on a bill to prevent health insurers from imposing excessive rate hikes. Assembly members Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles) and Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) are sponsoring AB… Karen Boruff April 05, 2011 View full post on All Stories

Alex Widen Wonder Con is a comic convention held in San Francisco, California from April 1st to the 3rd, and with every convention comes announcements and news leaks galore!- Stan Lee is back at it again, lending his authority to all sorts… April 04, 2011 View full post on All Stories

California Governor Jerry Brown, who resisted some Republican demands for an overhaul of state retirement plans during unsuccessful budget talks, proposed bills to end pension abuses and said he’s exploring a hybrid between traditional plans and 401(k)-style accounts. View full post on All Stories

What will it take to wake up the region’s housing market?Well, peek at Beacon Economics’ updated housing forecast for California. In it Jordan Levine, research manager at Beacon, finds some optimism that is driven by “rising employment and incomes,… View full post on All Stories