Southern California’s motor racing family bid a fond and bittersweet farewell to Irwindale Speedway on Saturday, Dec. 21, for the absolute final time. The facility ended 25 years of racing with its Farewell Extravaganza program, featuring 14 divisions, racing on its half-mile and third-mile ovals. It finished with a massive fireworks show. The facility is … Read more
A record 8.11 million at work in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties in November. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: December 21, 2024 at 8:08 AM PST Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all … Read more
Projecting California’s 2025 economy is like reviewing a movie sequel with familiar combatants. The upcoming, second-edition Donald Trump presidency again pits a pro-business force against a pro-consumer state. Ponder the massive chasms in policies – from immigration to business regulation to green energy. Add in personalities who don’t get along – the Republican president-elect vs. California’s … Read more
A construction boom is underway at college campuses throughout Southern California, adding enough new dorm space to house at least 12,000 undergraduates and put a dent in the region’s student housing shortage. The new construction — ranging from a 288-student project at Cal State Dominguez Hills to high-rise towers with space for 5,000 residents at UC … Read more
Welcome to the Southern California News Group’s high school football score updates for Saturday, Dec. 7. We will have updates from all of the area’s CIF Southern California Regional championship games. When the games are over, we’ll have game stories, photos, score list and more online. Saturday’s CIF SoCal Regional scoreboard Scores will be added … Read more
By STEVEN HERBERT While tens of thousands of shoppers are heading to malls and stores across Southern California on the day after Thanksgiving for what is considered the start of the Christmas shopping season, Black Friday sales continue to begin earlier and earlier. “What’s happened most over the last five years is the acceleration of … Read more
Southern California’s bosses added 80,700 workers in the past year to a record 8.06 million jobs – but that hiring pace is roughly half of the pre-pandemic job market’s gains. My trusty spreadsheet – filled with state job figures for Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties – compared employment changes for the region … Read more
BJ Fazeli and his wife Wendy were floating down the Douro River in a tour boat in Portugal’s wine country on a warm summer evening in 2023. While sipping wine and gazing at terraced vineyards along the river, his wife of 45 years popped the question: “What is your exit plan for the winery?” His … Read more
Dramatic change would be required to fix California’s homebuying affordability mess. My trusty spreadsheet compared home-price increases with income growth for 10 large California metropolitan areas using housing indexes by ICE, a mortgage-tech firm, and pay stats from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis. First, consider the estimated median house payment for these California metros. … Read more
Main Street shoppers and merchants could use a little cheer to lift their election hangover. With Black Friday sales pitches churning well ahead of Thanksgiving, mom-and-pop businesses across Southern California are feeling a bit disconnected from the mostly rosy shopping forecasts touted by retail industry groups. The National Retail Federation sees holiday spending rising 2.5-3.5% … Read more
