As the holiday season of 2009 approaches it means that the year is almost over and therefore time to make new years resolutions. Governor Schwarzenegger said that his only resolution for the new year will be jobs. The unemployment rate of California is still very high at 12.3 percent in November, dropping only .2 percent from the prior month. This translates to approximately 2.2 million Californians without a job as of last month. This high unemployment rate ranks California as one of the toughest states to currently secure a job. Luckily many feel like this trend is changing, especially with President Obama’s focus on education and the local push to create jobs in California. (more…)
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Governor Schwarzenegger Plans to Focus on Jobs in 2010
Monday, December 21st, 2009Population Growth in California Slows Over Last Year
Friday, December 18th, 2009California is the most populous state in the country, but the poor economic conditions over the past year have forced many to move out of the state in search of better jobs. While some of this exodus has come from California college graduates, there was actually a slight increase in the number of college graduates moving into the state. The fact that college graduates are choosing California despite rough conditions is a positive sign of change in the state. Hopefully these graduates will be able to find good jobs that will allow them to help the economy of California. Overall the population grew only by 353,000 to a total of 38.4 million people, during the period of July 2008 to July 2009. (more…)
Will California Legalize Marijuana to Help Economy?
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009The economy in California has had a rough few years along with the rest of the United States getting deeper into debt. California now has roughly $22 billion in debt and is looking to potentially legalize the sale of non medical marijuana to help their struggling economy. While the state is not exactly the number one advocate, it is the people of California who are the advocates for legalizing and taxing marijuana and who report that they have received enough signatures to put the issue to voters of the state. In 2010 it is expected that we will see the option to legalize and tax marijuana during the November vote. California businessman Richard Lee, who owns Oakland’s Oaksterdam University and Coffeeshop Blue Sky, was the primary support of seeing the 680,000+ signatures become a reality. (more…)
Los Angeles Embraces the Google Cloud
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009California’s most populated city, Los Angeles, has finalized a partnership with Internet giant, Google, to allow them to provide the 34,000 employees of the city with access to their apps. This means that employees can use the email and communication tools that Google provides to help them operate day to day business. LA is the second biggest city in the United States and becomes the third major city behind Washington D.C. and Orlando FL. to partner with Google to use their apps. The move will help employees of the city to be more effective in networking and be more productive in their day-to-day activities. Chief Technology Officer of LA, Randi Levin, seems very excited about the shift to working with Google and thinks that this was a very smart decision for the city. (more…)
California Leading the Way in Green Jobs
Saturday, December 12th, 2009Earning the right degree at a California college may lead to a job in the green and clean sector which is currently booming in the state. The degrees which are most applicable to obtaining a job in the green sector are those in science and engineering. Green work being done in California is coming from a few major areas like air quality, transportation, energy efficiency, and energy generation. These industries include a variety of specialties within them, including wind turbines, green retrofitting, solar manufacturing and installation, and environmental consulting. (more…)
