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For ‘unbanked’ Californians, cash is still king in an increasingly cashless society
As a mother of six who works in a Los Angeles Jack-in-the-Box, Anneisha Williams can’t afford to pay steep bank fees. For her, every dollar matters, and overdraft fees have left her frustrated and fed up with banks — to the point where she no longer even uses them.
Saia Expands Network with New Terminals in California and Iowa
Saia announced the opening of two new freight terminals, one in Stockton, California, and the other in Davenport, Iowa. These new terminals are part of Saia's growth strategy, which includes recent openings in Montana, New Jersey, Texas, and Utah. The company plans to open 18 to 21 terminals this year, and plans to spend its $1 billion capital expenditures budget on real estate, equipment, and IT projects.
Silicon Valley-backed voter plan for a new California city won't be on the November ballot after all
FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) — A Silicon Valley-backed initiative to build a green city for up to 400,000 people in the San Francisco Bay Area on land now zoned for agriculture won’t be on the Nov. 5 ballot after all, officials said Monday. The California Forever campaign qualified for the ballot in June, but a Solano County report released last week raised questions about the project and concluded it “may not be financially feasible.” With Solano County supervisors set to consider the report on Tuesday, organizers suddenly withdrew the measure and said they would try again in two years. The report found the new city — described on the California Forever website as an “opportunity for a new community, good paying local jobs, solar farms, and open space” — was likely to cost the county billions of dollars and create substantial financial deficits, while slashing agricultural production and potentially threatening local water supplies, the Bay Area News Group reported.
California Latinos Call on Local, National Leaders to Address Housing, Economy
Maria Vargas sells sliced jicama, cucumbers, and watermelon, among other fruits, from a sidewalk stand in San Francisco’s Mission District. The El Salvadoran immigrant has two children and is expecting a third. After losing her previous job, she said she had no other choice but to find some way to support them.
Food-friendly wines and a love of the land are the focus at small Woodside winery Maison Areion
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Nicolas Vonderheyden, winemaker and vineyard manager for the Woodside-based wine label Maison Areion, isn’t a one-trick pony when it comes to winemaking. Vonderheyden, who was born in the United States but grew up in France, has been making wine from Woodside’s Chaine d’Or Vineyard for nearly 10 years. He got his start in the wine industry after following in his parents’ footsteps.
Kamala Harris went toe-to-toe with Jamie Dimon over a settlement for California homeowners. The big banks offered $4 billion—they settled at $20 billion
Corporate America is beginning to get reacquianted with Vice President Kamala Harris now that she is the front runner to be the Democratic nominee in November's presidential election. An impromptu phone call between Kamala Harris, then Calif. Attorney General, and JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon almost immediately escalated into...
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