Economy

California gas prices: what happened and what’s next?
 150 150 Christopher Nelson
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With the Legislature out of session and the general election still a few weeks away, the airwaves have been dominated by talk of sky-high prices at the pump. We do a mini round-up so you have an idea as to what’s happening and where we go from here.

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Felix Baumgartner, Red Bull and the California economy
 150 150 Christopher Nelson
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As 8 million people watched Felix Baumgartner jump from 128,000 feet above sea level, it made us realize what this indicates about the state of education and innovation in California and America.

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California schools refining curriculae to meet local job demands
 150 150 Ed Coghlan
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What is becoming more apparent nationally and statewide is the skills gap that exists between available jobs and workers to fill them. And it’s the Community Colleges that are trying to leap into that breach and improve our workforce training in the country.

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California local government says good governance is the reason the city is seeing black not red
 150 150 Cheryl Getuiza
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The city of Temecula has a budget surplus. Your eyes don’t deceive you. City leaders in Temecula recently announced that the city finished the 2011-2012 fiscal year more than $2.7 million in the black.

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Video: Collaboration between business and higher ed key to jumpstarting California economy
 150 150 Cheryl Getuiza
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The California Community College system is hosting a series of regional forums around the state to forge partnerships with the business community that will help address the state’s high unemployment rate

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California economy: Timber industry getting back on its feet
 150 150 Ed Coghlan
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California’s beleaguered timber industry has had some good news recently. Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation this week enacting a new consumer tax on lumber sales.

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California community colleges facing overcrowding
 150 150 Matthew Grant Anson
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It’s become something of a time-honored tradition in California’s community colleges: desperately trying to add a course on the first day of a jam-packed class

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