Tag: California
Riverside County’s jobless rate falls for third straight month
Riverside County’s jobless rate dropped below 8% in March, on the heels of gains in almost every sector of the regional economy, according to...
Signs of recovery appear as California adds jobs for 2nd month
Adam BeamThe Associated PressCalifornia employers added 119,600 new jobs in March, the second straight month of growth following a topsy-turvy year of enormous losses...
Signs of recovery as California adds jobs for 2nd month
By ADAM BEAM
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California employers added 119,600 new jobs in March, the second straight month of growth following a topsy-turvy year of...
CalTrout celebrates 50 years of water and fishery restoration and protection
SAN FRANCISCO – California Trout, a conservation nonprofit that works to protect the state’s wild rivers and fish, marks its 50th anniversary this year. Leveraging five...
Give the phone a “break:” April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month
MENIFEE – April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and The Menifee Police Department encouraged drivers to give the phone a break and focus on the...
Menifee woman is sentenced in unemployment fraud case
A Menifee woman was sentenced Friday, April 9, to 37 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $500,000 in COVID-19-related unemployment benefits,...
State loosens COVID-19 rules allowing indoor events, performances
In a major advancement in the state’s COVID-19 economic recovery, California health officials announced changes that will allow a resumption of indoor activities such...
Federal and state tax deadlines extended, estimated tax payments still due April 15
The U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced that the federal income tax filing due date for individuals for the 2020 tax year...
Continued dry conditions prompt early warning about potential water shortages
SACRAMENTO – As dry conditions persist throughout California, the State Water Resources Control Board mailed early warning notices March 22, to approximately 40,000 water right holders,...
California high court: Judges must weigh ability to pay bail
Don ThompsonThe Associated PressThe California Supreme Court ruled Thursday, March 25, that judges must consider suspects’ ability to pay when they set bail, essentially...