California ranks 30th for business climate. What state is No. 1?
California got a below-average No. 30 ranking among the states when my trusty spreadsheet looked...
Housing
California has 18 of 20 costliest US cities to rent a house
No. 1 big city? San Francisco at $5,409 a month. No. 1 mid-sized city? Huntington...
Is the California ‘exodus’ over?
16% fewer Californians left for elsewhere in the US compared with 2022. But arrivals dropped...
How will California home prices react to White House switch?
History suggests homeowners seeking appreciation – or house hunters looking for a bargain – could...
VTC, EAH Housing project in Marina nears completion
Lightfighter Village, the three-story, 71-unit housing structure on 2.3 acres in Marina, is a place...
Inflation’s cut into wages gave Trump an edge
Paycheck power index declined 4% in the Biden/Harris era after rising 5% under Trump.
California is home to hottest US job market. Guess where?
Stockton enjoyed 4.25% job growth in the past year, best among the nation's 100 largest...
California’s outmigration woes: No. 1 gap, No. 1 improvement
The Golden State's net outflow last year was 73,814 smaller than 2022.
Americans moving to California tumble to historic lows
The 2023 inflow was also 11% below 2022 – the largest percentage-point dip in the...
Here are California’s spookiest homebuying extremes
A seemingly relatively stable portrait gets murky when pondering the homebuying differences across the state.