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New California Laws 2016

California Expanding Equal Pay Law

December 29, 2015 | Katie Orr

Women in California could see greater salary parity with men under an expanded pay equity law.

Air Quality Officials Consider Regulations For Barbecue Grill Restaurants

December 29, 2015 | Rich Ibarra

New regulations could clean up the air in the San Joaquin Valley by targeting restaurants. Air officials say smoke off barbecue grills are polluting the air.

Business

Sacramento City Voters Could See $15 An Hour Minimum Wage Ballot Measure

December 22, 2015 | Ben Adler

Two months after business and labor groups reached a minimum wage increase compromise that passed the Sacramento City Council, supporters of a larger increase have submitted a ballot initiative to the city clerk's office.

New California Laws 2016

California Leads The Country In Minimum Wage

December 21, 2015 | Lesley McClurg

California workers earning minimum wage will get an extra dollar an hour at the beginning of the year. The state raised the rate from $8 to $9 in July 2014. Soon it will be $10 an hour.

Business Journal: Downtown Condos, Medi-Cal, Uber

December 18, 2015 | Steve Milne

A Downtown Sacramento property owner is looking for a developer to build condominiums near the State Capitol Building, at a time when condos are still rare in Sacramento. Sacramento Business Journal Editor Jack Robinson has explains.

Business

Business Journal: Apple, Curtis Park, Parking Meters, iFly

December 11, 2015

A new skydiving business is opening in the Sacramento region and it's nowhere near an airport. Sacramento Business Journal Editor Jack Robinson tells us about iFly - a Texas-based indoor skydiving chain opening soon in Roseville.

Business

California Ranks Near Top In U.S. Job Creation

December 10, 2015 | Ed Joyce

A new report finds California ranks near the top in job creation, when compared to other states.

Business

Business-Friendly Climate Leads To Progress On Mayor's 10,000 Housing Units Initiative

December 9, 2015 | Bob Moffitt

A City of Sacramento plan to create 10,000 housing units has produced 781 units so far this year, but 13,000 are in some stage of development.

Environment

Forest Service Seeks Comment On Heavenly Mountain Resort Improvements

December 8, 2015 | Ed Joyce

The U.S. Forest Service is seeking public comment on proposed improvements to the ski and snowboard terrain at Heavenly Mountain Resort in South Lake Tahoe.

Business

Sacramento Job Fair Organizers: Assume Nothing

December 7, 2015 | Bob Moffitt

About 20 Sacramento-area employers will interview candidates for nearly 400 positions at a job fair Tuesday. Some employers only hire through events like this one.