Business'The Sheer Volume' Is Hard To Capture: Unemployment In Nevada Soars To Historic HighMay 29, 2020Nearly 41% of jobs in the state's food and accommodation industry have been lost. The overall levels are comparable to the Great Depression, says David Schmidt, a state economist.
Business'Like Nothing Before Seen': California Lost Record 2.3 Million Jobs In April As Unemployment Rate Spiked To 15.5%May 22, 2020 | Emily Zentner | Chris NicholsNew figures from California's Employment Development Department show the widespread economic pain caused by the COVID-19 outbreak and the forced business shutdowns. The positions lost and jobless rate surpassed those during the Great Recession.
BusinessSacramento Hotels Are Mostly Vacant. Now, The City Is Looking For Other Ways to Pay For Major ProjectsMay 22, 2020 | Bob MoffittThe city planned to use hotels’ “transient occupancy tax” revenue to pay off bonds for projects like the Convention Center upgrade. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezPhase 2 Reopenings And What It Means For Dine-In RestaurantsMay 21, 2020Sacramento is among 40 counties that now have the green light from the state for more Phase 2 reopenings. That means restaurants will soon reopen their doors for dine-in. We check in with a pair of local restaurant owners on their plans. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
BusinessSacramento Kings To Furlough 100 EmployeesMay 18, 2020 | Bob MoffittThe team’s management says it will continue to pay one-third of its employees through the end of May, but then workers will be out of a job until October.
Hair And Nail Salons Squeezed As They’re Deemed 'High Risk' Businesses During PandemicMay 18, 2020 | Sarah Mizes-TanMany are entry businesses for entrepreneurs of color. Now, those who climbed to the top are now finding themselves without support. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezFollowing New Restaurant Guidelines, More Dine-In OptionsMay 18, 2020Stay-at-home orders are easing across the state as more counties reopen. That means more restaurants are opening their doors to patrons. Today we check in with a couple. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilitySome California Restaurants Are Re-Opening — But There Are A Lot Of New RulesMay 14, 2020 | Bob MoffittThe state has approved more than a dozen counties to enter stage two of modifying the COVID-19-related stay-at-home orders. That means restaurant dining rooms can be re-open to the public.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezNew State Guidelines For Restaurants, County ReopeningsMay 13, 2020Gov. Gavin Newsom outlined the next steps in the reopening of California. We’ll hear from several counties and the head of the California Restaurant Association about moving into Phase 2. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentAs More California Businesses Go Cashless During Pandemic, Lawmaker Continues Push To Ban The PracticeMay 12, 2020 | Scott RoddA growing number of California businesses are going cashless during the coronavirus outbreak. But a bill in the Legislature — introduced back in February — would require businesses to accept payments in cash. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
