The California Report Magazine

The Resume Rules
A good resume is helpful -- perhaps essential -- when you're on the hunt for a job. We get some tips from Cliff Flamer, owner of Brightside Resumes in the Bay Area, which offers career counseling and resume writing.

Where are the Employment Bright Spots?
There are bright spots in this dismal economy. We talk with Dion Lim, president of SimplyHired.com, an online job search engine with some 8 million job listings worldwide.

Amid Rising Jobless Numbers, Some Silver Lining
New numbers show California's jobs picture heading in the wrong direction, as the unemployment rate bumped back up to 12 percent in July. But it's not a dramatic change from June -- and it's not all bad news.

The Resume Rules
A good resume is helpful -- perhaps essential -- when you're on the hunt for a job. We get some tips from Cliff Flamer, owner of Brightside Resumes in the Bay Area, which offers career counseling and resume writing.

Where are the Employment Bright Spots?
There are bright spots in this dismal economy. We talk with Dion Lim, president of SimplyHired.com, an online job search engine with some 8 million job listings worldwide.

Wine and Climate
You've probably heard of the wines that made Napa and Sonoma famous. But what about Negroamaro or Nero d'Avola? They're wine grapes that are well-adapted to hotter climates -- the kinds of conditions that California may be facing as the climate continues to warm.

Turning Points: Fiona Goodwin
We continue our Turning Points series, which explores the unexpected turns in the lives in Californians. Sometimes life takes on a life of its own, with unpredictable twists and turns that transform a planned life into the unexpected. Such was the case with Fiona Goodwin.