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California jobs picture mixed; CEQA modernization next year?
As we approach year’s end, the news about the California economy is less gloomy than it was a year ago. A look at some recent reporting shows a mixed bag, but with the trends in the right direction.
Chevron to Move 800 Bay Area Jobs to Texas
Company: ChevronCA Net Job Gain/Loss: -800Reason: Layoff, Move Out of StateCity/Region Losing Jobs: San Ramon, CACity/Region Gaining Jobs: Houston, TX
Herbalife to Expand in North Carolina
Company: HerbalifeCA Net Job Gain/Loss: -500Reason: Invest Elsewhere, Out of StateCity/Region Losing Jobs: Los Angeles, CACity/Region Gaining Jobs: Winston Salem, NC
Coda Automotive Lays Off 50
Company: Coda AutomotiveCA Net Job Gain/Loss: -50Reason: LayoffCity/Region Losing Jobs: Los Angeles, CA
Mercy Medical Center, Other Dignity Hospitals Plan Layoffs
Company: Mercy Medical Center/Dignity HealthCA Net Job Gain/Loss: -40Reason: LayoffCity/Region Losing Jobs: Red Bluff, CA
Bank of America Closing Glendale Office
Company: Nestle USACA Net Job Gain/Loss: -100Reason: LayoffCity/Region Losing Jobs: Glendale, CA
Austerity Plan at San Diego Hospice Brings Layoffs
Company: San Diego HospiceCA Net Job Gain/Loss: -180Reason: LayoffCity/Region Losing Jobs: San Diego, CA
Dan Walters: Cailfornia officially has a two-tier economy
“A Census Bureau poverty report and another from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities,released simultaneously last week, should remove any lingering doubt about California’s stratification.”
Adventist health Cuts 48 Jobs
Company: Adventist HealthCA Net Job Gain/Loss: -29Reason: LayoffCity/Region Losing Jobs: St. Helena, CANotes: Story describes cuts in three different cities with specific job loss figures
Adventist health Cuts 48 Jobs
Company: Adventist HealthCA Net Job Gain/Loss: -12Reason: LayoffCity/Region Losing Jobs: Clearlake, CANotes: Story describes cuts in three different cities with specific job loss figures
Adventist health Cuts 48 Jobs
Company: Adventist HealthCA Net Job Gain/Loss: -7Reason: LayoffCity/Region Losing Jobs: Vallejo, CANotes: Story describes cuts in three different cities with specific job loss figures
Kaiser Permanente Lays Off 84 across Southern California
Company: KaiserCA Net Job Gain/Loss: -550Reason: LayoffCity/Region Losing Jobs: Several cities in Los Angeles CountyNotes: Includes 84 non-union employees and up to 466 additional union employees
Alzheimer’s Drug Failure Translates into More Job Cuts in South San Francisco
Company: Johnson & JohnsonCA Net Job Gain/Loss: -130Reason: LayoffCity/Region Losing Jobs: South San Francisco, CA
Steven Greenhut: Pay soars in the public sector
STOCKTON – Workers for the city of Stockton who attended the unveiling Wednesday night of a new report detailing trends in public-employee compensation in California complained about cuts in their compensation packages that are causing hardship for them and their city.