[Source: Port Technology] The Port of Oakland is expecting a substantial drop in cargo this spring as the COVID-19 pandemic leads to more blank sailings and continues to hinder growth. Speaking to Harbour Trucking Association via video conference Port of Oakland Business Development Manager Andrew Hwang said that cancellations are up 10% year-on-year (YoY). However, Read More…
Tag: Bay area
New Bay Area rule aims to cut cancer risks from polluted air
[Source: East Bay Times] A pioneering rule approved by pollution regulators Wednesday aims to lessen the cancer risk from breathing air around Bay Area oil refineries, power plants, crematoria, sewer plants and many other businesses. An estimated 400 plants in nine counties are expected to be affected by the rule that requires reductions in toxic Read More…
San Jose area, Oakland area job markets wobble, sparking economic uncertainty
[Source: East Bay Times] The job markets in Santa Clara County and the East Bay slumped to start out the year, according to a state labor report released Friday that indicated some cracks have materialized in the region’s employment sector. Santa Clara County lost 3,500 jobs while the Alameda County-Contra Costa County area lost 900 Read More…
California jumps the shark
[Source: The Orange County Register] America may have trended toward the GOP, but California seems determined to find its own direction. The only question is, simply, how much more progressive the Golden State will become, even in the face of a far more conservative country beyond the Sierras. This election confirmed, if it was needed, Read More…
Los Angeles: city of losers?
[Source: NewGeography] When I arrived in Los Angeles four decades ago, it was clearly a city on the rise, practicing its lines on the way to becoming the dominant metropolis in North America. Today, the City of Angels and much of Southern California lag behind not only a resurgent New York City, but also L.A.’s longtime Read More…