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"content": "\u003cp>SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A judge accepted Stockton's bankruptcy application on Monday, making it the most populous city in the nation to enter bankruptcy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_68627\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/06/22/stockton-wobbles-toward-bankruptcy/stockton-ca-leads-nation-in-rate-of-foreclosures/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-68627\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-68627 \" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/06/StocktonSign0422.jpg\" alt=\"(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Klein said the bankruptcy declaration was needed to allow the city to continue to provide basic services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's apparent to me the city would not be able to perform its obligations to its citizens on fundamental public safety as well as other basic government services without the ability to have the muscle of the contract-impairing power of federal bankruptcy law,\" Klein said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city of nearly 300,000 people has become emblematic of government excess and the financial calamity that resulted when the nation's housing bubble burst.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Its salaries, benefits and borrowing were based on anticipated long-term developer fees and increasing property tax revenue. But those were lost in a flurry of foreclosures beginning in the mid-2000s and a 70 percent decline in the city's tax base.\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city's creditors wanted to keep Stockton out of bankruptcy — a status that will likely allow the city to avoid repaying its debts in full.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They argued the city had not cut spending enough or sought a tax increase that would have allowed it to avoid bankruptcy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Matthew Walsh, an attorney for the bond holders, declined to comment after Monday's ruling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Attorneys for the city said the city's budget and services had been cut to the bone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There's nothing to celebrate about bankruptcy,\" said Bob Deis, Stockton's city manager. \"But it is a vindication of what we've been saying for nine months.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Chapter 9 bankruptcy case is being closely watched nationally for potential precedent-setting implications.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The $900 million that Stockton owes to the California Public Employees' Retirement System to cover pension promises is its biggest debt. So far Stockton has kept up with pension payments while it has reneged on other debts, maintaining that it needs a strong pension plan to retain its pared-down workforce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The creditors who challenged Stockton's bankruptcy petition are the bond insurers who guaranteed $165 million in loans the city secured in 2007 to pay its contributions to the CalPERS pension fund. That debt got out of hand as property tax values plummeted during the recession, and money to pay the pension obligation fell short.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Legal observers expect the creditors to aggressively challenge Stockton's repayment plan in the next phase of the process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By 2009 Stockton had accumulated nearly $1 billion in debt on civic improvements, money owed to pay pension contributions, and the most generous health care benefit in the state — coverage for life for all retirees plus a dependent, no matter how long they had worked for the city.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"disqusTitle": "California's Jobless Rate Dips... But It's Way Worse Than North Dakota's",
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"content": "\u003cp>Quick, what is California doing as well as Mississippi and Nevada but worse than all the other states? As you might have guessed from the headline of this post, the answer is \"hire people.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_92845\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/03/29/californias-jobless-rate-dips-to-9-6-percent/unemployment-2/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-92845\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-92845 \" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/03/unemployment-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In February, the Golden State's jobless rate drifted down to 9.6 percent in preliminary estimates. It's only a modest drop from January's rate of 9.8 percent. Still, it continues a positive trend that began back in November 2010 when the rate dropped from its peak of 12.4 percent the month before.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At this rate, it will take us years to get back to the pre-recession rate of about 5 percent, which the state enjoyed in 2006.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has scads of \u003ca href=\"http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LASST06000003?data_tool=XGtable\">California historical data\u003c/a>, including trend lines that show how the labor force has been increasing steadily while employment rises and falls.\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It also offers a breakdown of \u003ca href=\"http://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.ca.htm\">which sectors have added jobs\u003c/a> and which have subtracted them. (Construction is up 6.2 percent, further evidence that the housing crisis is ending.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And it has another database showing the unemployment \u003ca href=\"http://www.bls.gov/web/laus/laumstrk.ht\">rates by state\u003c/a>. (Interested in moving to North Dakota? You'll find only 3.3 percent unemployment there. Consider also Nebraska, South Dakota, Vermont or Wyoming, all under 5 percent. We hear the winters are a bit cooler in those states, but that's \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/\">expected to change\u003c/a> in coming years.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's the press release from the California Employment Development Department offering a wonkfest of detail, including county-by-county stats:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>California’s unemployment rate decreased to 9.6 percent in February, and nonfarm payroll jobs increased by 41,200 during the month for a total gain of 725,100 jobs since the recovery began in February 2010, according to data released today by the California Employment Development Department (EDD) from two separate surveys.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The U.S. unemployment rate also decreased in February to 7.7 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In January, the state’s unemployment rate was 9.8 percent, and in February 2012, the unemployment rate was 10.8 percent. The unemployment rate is derived from a federal survey of 5,500 California households.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nonfarm jobs in California totaled 14,570,400 in February, an increase of 41,200 jobs over the month, according to a survey of businesses that is larger\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>and less variable statistically. The survey of 42,000 California businesses measures jobs in the economy. The year-over-year change (February 2012 to February 2013) shows an increase of 293,800 jobs (up 2.1 percent)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN CALIFORNIA\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The federal survey of households, done with a smaller sample than the survey of employers, shows an increase in the number of employed people. It estimates the number of Californians holding jobs in February was 16,850,000, an increase of 73,000 from January 2013, and up 368,000 from the employment total in February of last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The number of people unemployed in California was 1,792,000 – down by 26,000 over the month, and down by 209,000 compared with February of last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT DETAIL (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>EDD’s report on payroll employment (wage and salary jobs) in the nonfarm industries of California totaled 14,570,400 in February, a net gain of 41,200 jobs since the January survey. This followed a gain of 4,200 jobs (as revised) in January.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Six categories (construction; information; financial activities; professional and business services; leisure and hospitality; and government) added jobs over the month, gaining 57,700 jobs. Leisure and hospitality posted the largest increase over the month, adding 15,700 jobs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Four categories (manufacturing; trade, transportation and utilities; educational and health services; and other services) reported job declines over the month, down 16,500 jobs. Trade, transportation and utilities posted the largest decrease over the month, down 7,000 jobs. One category, mining and logging, was unchanged over the month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a year-over-year comparison (February 2012 to February 2013), nonfarm payroll employment in California increased by 293,800 jobs (up 2.1 percent).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eight categories (construction; trade, transportation and utilities; information; financial activities; professional and business services; educational and health services; leisure and hospitality; and other services) posted job gains over the year, adding 310,300 jobs. Professional and business services posted the largest gains on a numerical basis, adding 77,800 jobs (up 3.5 percent). Construction posted the largest gains on a percentage basis, up 6.2 percent (adding 35,800 jobs).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Three categories (mining and logging; manufacturing; and government) posted job declines over the year, down 16,500 jobs. Government posted the largest declines on a numerical basis, down by 9,500 jobs (a 0.4 percent decrease). Mining and logging posted the largest declines on a percentage basis, decreasing by 0.7 percent (down 200 jobs).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMS (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In related data, the EDD reported that there were 487,497 people receiving regular unemployment insurance benefits during the February survey week. This compares with 519,632 last month and 565,418 last year. 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align=\"right\">507.0\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">2,372.9\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">1,633.7\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">509.8\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">2,361.7\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">1,572.2\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">501.7\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">2,382.4\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">4.9\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">1.1\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">-0.4\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"180\">\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"180\">Agriculture\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">408.5\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">402.1\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">397.3\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">2.8\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003c/tbody>\n\u003c/table>\n\u003cp>*Includes all civilian employees of federal, state, and local governments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"center\">\u003cstrong>TABLE A\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"center\">\u003cstrong>EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN CALIFORNIA, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA2\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n\u003ctbody>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"192\">\n\u003cp align=\"center\">\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"center\">February 2013\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"center\">(prelim.)\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"center\">January 2013\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"center\">(revised)\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"center\">December 2012\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"center\">February 2012\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"192\">Civilian labor force\u003csup>a\u003c/sup> . . . . . . . . . .\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">18,642,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">18,594,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">18,558,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">18,483,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"192\">Total civilian employment . . . . . .\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">16,850,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">16,777,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">16,745,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">16,482,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"192\">Unemployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"center\"> 1,792,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">1,818,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">1,813,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">2,001,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"192\">Seasonally adjusted rate % . . . .\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">9.6\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">9.8\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">9.8\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">10.8\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"192\">\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003c/tbody>\n\u003c/table>\n\u003cp>US seasonally adjusted rate % .\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">7.7\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">7.9\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">7.8\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">8.3\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"center\">\u003cstrong>TABLE B\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"center\">\u003cstrong>EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN CALIFORNIA, UNADJUSTED DATA\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n\u003ctbody>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"192\">\n\u003cp align=\"center\">\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"center\">February 2013\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"center\">(prelim.)\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"center\">January 2013\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"center\">(revised)\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"center\">December 2012\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"center\">February 2012\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"192\">Civilian labor force\u003csup>a\u003c/sup> . . . . . . . . . .\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">18,647,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">18,556,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">18,540,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">18,475,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"192\">Total civilian employment . . . . . .\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">16,837,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">16,632,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">16,731,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">16,391,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"192\">Unemployment . . . . . . . . . . . .\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">1,810,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">1,925,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">1,809,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">2,084,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"192\">Unadjusted rate % . . . . . . . . .\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">9.7\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">10.4\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">9.8\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">11.3\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003c/tbody>\n\u003c/table>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003csup>a\u003c/sup>\u003c/strong>Labor force by place of residence including workers involved in trade disputes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003csup>2\u003c/sup>\u003c/strong>Seasonal adjustment is a statistical method that removes typical employment patterns that occur at various times throughout the year (e.g., additional retail hiring during the holiday season).\u003c/p>\n\u003ctable width=\"581\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n\u003ctbody>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd width=\"6\">\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd colspan=\"15\" valign=\"top\" width=\"575\">\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003c/tbody>\n\u003c/table>\n\u003cp align=\"center\">\u003cstrong>MONTHLY LABOR FORCE DATA FOR COUNTIES\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"center\"> \u003cstrong> February 2013 (Preliminary); 2012 BENCHMARK\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"center\">\u003cstrong>\u003cem>NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"center\">\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"center\">\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003cstrong>COUNTY\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">\u003cstrong> LABOR FORCE\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">\u003cstrong>EMPLOYMENT\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">\u003cstrong>UNEMPLOYMENT\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> RATE\u003csup>*\u003c/sup> \u003cstrong>STATE TOTAL\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">\u003cstrong>18,646,900\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">\u003cstrong>16,836,500\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">\u003cstrong>1,810,400\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">\u003cstrong>9.7%\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> ALAMEDA\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">783,000\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">720,400\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">62,600\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">8.0%\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> ALPINE\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">580\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">530\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">50\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">9.3%\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> AMADOR\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">16,280\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">14,450\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">1,830\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">11.2%\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> BUTTE\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">102,200\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">90,200\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">11,900\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">11.7%\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> CALAVERAS\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">18,900\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">16,550\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">2,360\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">12.5%\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> COLUSA\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">11,450\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">8,490\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">2,960\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">25.9%\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> CONTRA COSTA\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">541,500\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">497,700\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">43,900\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">8.1%\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> DEL NORTE\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">11,450\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">10,040\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">1,410\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">12.3%\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> EL DORADO\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">91,100\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">82,300\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">8,800\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">9.6%\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> FRESNO\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">438,800\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">371,300\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">67,500\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">15.4%\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> GLENN\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">12,740\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">10,880\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">1,860\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">14.6%\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> HUMBOLDT\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">59,900\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">54,000\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">5,900\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">9.8%\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> IMPERIAL\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">77,200\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">58,500\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">18,700\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">24.2%\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> INYO\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">9,440\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">8,580\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">870\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">9.2%\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> KERN\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">395,000\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">341,500\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">53,600\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">13.6%\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> KINGS\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">61,500\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">51,900\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">9,600\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">15.6%\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> LAKE\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">25,170\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">21,520\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">3,640\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">14.5%\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> LASSEN\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">12,580\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">10,930\u003c/p>\n\u003cp 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Quick, what is California doing as well as Mississippi and Nevada but worse than all the other states? As you might have guessed from the headline of this post, the answer is \"hire people.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_92845\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/03/29/californias-jobless-rate-dips-to-9-6-percent/unemployment-2/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-92845\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-92845 \" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/03/unemployment-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In February, the Golden State's jobless rate drifted down to 9.6 percent in preliminary estimates. It's only a modest drop from January's rate of 9.8 percent. Still, it continues a positive trend that began back in November 2010 when the rate dropped from its peak of 12.4 percent the month before.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At this rate, it will take us years to get back to the pre-recession rate of about 5 percent, which the state enjoyed in 2006.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has scads of \u003ca href=\"http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LASST06000003?data_tool=XGtable\">California historical data\u003c/a>, including trend lines that show how the labor force has been increasing steadily while employment rises and falls.\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It also offers a breakdown of \u003ca href=\"http://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.ca.htm\">which sectors have added jobs\u003c/a> and which have subtracted them. (Construction is up 6.2 percent, further evidence that the housing crisis is ending.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And it has another database showing the unemployment \u003ca href=\"http://www.bls.gov/web/laus/laumstrk.ht\">rates by state\u003c/a>. (Interested in moving to North Dakota? You'll find only 3.3 percent unemployment there. Consider also Nebraska, South Dakota, Vermont or Wyoming, all under 5 percent. We hear the winters are a bit cooler in those states, but that's \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/\">expected to change\u003c/a> in coming years.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's the press release from the California Employment Development Department offering a wonkfest of detail, including county-by-county stats:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>California’s unemployment rate decreased to 9.6 percent in February, and nonfarm payroll jobs increased by 41,200 during the month for a total gain of 725,100 jobs since the recovery began in February 2010, according to data released today by the California Employment Development Department (EDD) from two separate surveys.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The U.S. unemployment rate also decreased in February to 7.7 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In January, the state’s unemployment rate was 9.8 percent, and in February 2012, the unemployment rate was 10.8 percent. The unemployment rate is derived from a federal survey of 5,500 California households.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nonfarm jobs in California totaled 14,570,400 in February, an increase of 41,200 jobs over the month, according to a survey of businesses that is larger\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>and less variable statistically. The survey of 42,000 California businesses measures jobs in the economy. The year-over-year change (February 2012 to February 2013) shows an increase of 293,800 jobs (up 2.1 percent)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN CALIFORNIA\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The federal survey of households, done with a smaller sample than the survey of employers, shows an increase in the number of employed people. It estimates the number of Californians holding jobs in February was 16,850,000, an increase of 73,000 from January 2013, and up 368,000 from the employment total in February of last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The number of people unemployed in California was 1,792,000 – down by 26,000 over the month, and down by 209,000 compared with February of last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT DETAIL (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>EDD’s report on payroll employment (wage and salary jobs) in the nonfarm industries of California totaled 14,570,400 in February, a net gain of 41,200 jobs since the January survey. This followed a gain of 4,200 jobs (as revised) in January.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Six categories (construction; information; financial activities; professional and business services; leisure and hospitality; and government) added jobs over the month, gaining 57,700 jobs. Leisure and hospitality posted the largest increase over the month, adding 15,700 jobs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Four categories (manufacturing; trade, transportation and utilities; educational and health services; and other services) reported job declines over the month, down 16,500 jobs. Trade, transportation and utilities posted the largest decrease over the month, down 7,000 jobs. One category, mining and logging, was unchanged over the month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a year-over-year comparison (February 2012 to February 2013), nonfarm payroll employment in California increased by 293,800 jobs (up 2.1 percent).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eight categories (construction; trade, transportation and utilities; information; financial activities; professional and business services; educational and health services; leisure and hospitality; and other services) posted job gains over the year, adding 310,300 jobs. Professional and business services posted the largest gains on a numerical basis, adding 77,800 jobs (up 3.5 percent). Construction posted the largest gains on a percentage basis, up 6.2 percent (adding 35,800 jobs).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Three categories (mining and logging; manufacturing; and government) posted job declines over the year, down 16,500 jobs. Government posted the largest declines on a numerical basis, down by 9,500 jobs (a 0.4 percent decrease). Mining and logging posted the largest declines on a percentage basis, decreasing by 0.7 percent (down 200 jobs).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMS (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In related data, the EDD reported that there were 487,497 people receiving regular unemployment insurance benefits during the February survey week. This compares with 519,632 last month and 565,418 last year. At the same time, new claims for unemployment insurance were 41,698 in February 2013, compared with 68,907 in January and 55,287 in February of last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"center\">\u003cstrong>PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA2\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"center\">\u003cstrong>(Amounts in thousands)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n\u003ctbody>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"180\">\n\u003cp align=\"center\">Industrial Classification\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"center\">February 2013\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"center\">(prelim.)\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"center\">January 2013\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"center\">(revised)\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"center\">February 2012\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" 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align=\"right\">1,247.0\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">1,250.5\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">-0.5\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"180\">Trade, transportation andutilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">2,747.8\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">2,754.8\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">2,702.0\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">1.7\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"180\">Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">432.9\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">421.1\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">425.3\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">1.8\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"180\">Financial activities . . . . . . . .\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">785.0\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">781.1\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">767.1\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">2.3\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"180\">Professional and businessservices . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">2,281.2\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">2,271.8\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">2,203.4\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">3.5\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"180\">Educational and healthservices . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">1,903.7\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">1,907.1\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">1,860.8\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">2.3\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"180\">Leisure and hospitality . . . . .Other services . . . . . . . . . . .Government* . . . . . . . . . . . .\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">1,649.4\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">507.0\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">2,372.9\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">1,633.7\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">509.8\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">2,361.7\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">1,572.2\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">501.7\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">2,382.4\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">4.9\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">1.1\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">-0.4\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"180\">\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"180\">Agriculture\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">408.5\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">402.1\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">397.3\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">2.8\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003c/tbody>\n\u003c/table>\n\u003cp>*Includes all civilian employees of federal, state, and local governments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"center\">\u003cstrong>TABLE A\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"center\">\u003cstrong>EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN CALIFORNIA, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA2\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n\u003ctbody>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"192\">\n\u003cp align=\"center\">\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"center\">February 2013\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"center\">(prelim.)\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"center\">January 2013\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"center\">(revised)\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"center\">December 2012\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"center\">February 2012\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"192\">Civilian labor force\u003csup>a\u003c/sup> . . . . . . . . . .\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">18,642,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">18,594,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">18,558,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">18,483,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"192\">Total civilian employment . . . . . .\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">16,850,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">16,777,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">16,745,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">16,482,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"192\">Unemployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"center\"> 1,792,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">1,818,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">1,813,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">2,001,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"192\">Seasonally adjusted rate % . . . .\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">9.6\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">9.8\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">9.8\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">10.8\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"192\">\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003c/tbody>\n\u003c/table>\n\u003cp>US seasonally adjusted rate % .\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">7.7\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">7.9\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">7.8\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">8.3\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"center\">\u003cstrong>TABLE B\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"center\">\u003cstrong>EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN CALIFORNIA, UNADJUSTED DATA\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n\u003ctbody>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"192\">\n\u003cp align=\"center\">\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"center\">February 2013\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"center\">(prelim.)\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"center\">January 2013\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"center\">(revised)\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"center\">December 2012\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"center\">February 2012\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"192\">Civilian labor force\u003csup>a\u003c/sup> . . . . . . . . . .\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">18,647,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">18,556,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">18,540,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">18,475,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"192\">Total civilian employment . . . . . .\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">16,837,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">16,632,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">16,731,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">16,391,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"192\">Unemployment . . . . . . . . . . . .\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">1,810,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">1,925,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">1,809,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">2,084,000\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"192\">Unadjusted rate % . . . . . . . . .\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">9.7\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">10.4\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"108\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">9.8\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n\u003cp align=\"right\">11.3\u003c/p>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003c/tbody>\n\u003c/table>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003csup>a\u003c/sup>\u003c/strong>Labor force by place of residence including workers involved in trade disputes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003csup>2\u003c/sup>\u003c/strong>Seasonal adjustment is a statistical method that removes typical employment patterns that occur at various times throughout the year (e.g., additional retail hiring during the holiday season).\u003c/p>\n\u003ctable width=\"581\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n\u003ctbody>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd width=\"6\">\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd colspan=\"15\" valign=\"top\" width=\"575\">\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003c/tbody>\n\u003c/table>\n\u003cp align=\"center\">\u003cstrong>MONTHLY LABOR FORCE DATA FOR COUNTIES\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"center\"> \u003cstrong> February 2013 (Preliminary); 2012 BENCHMARK\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"center\">\u003cstrong>\u003cem>NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"center\">\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"center\">\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003cstrong>COUNTY\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">\u003cstrong> LABOR FORCE\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">\u003cstrong>EMPLOYMENT\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">\u003cstrong>UNEMPLOYMENT\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> RATE\u003csup>*\u003c/sup> \u003cstrong>STATE TOTAL\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">\u003cstrong>18,646,900\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">\u003cstrong>16,836,500\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">\u003cstrong>1,810,400\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">\u003cstrong>9.7%\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> ALAMEDA\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">783,000\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">720,400\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">62,600\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">8.0%\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> ALPINE\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">580\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">530\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">50\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"right\">9.3%\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> 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"disqusTitle": "Tech Companies' Push to Expand Skilled Worker Visas Rankles Critics",
"title": "Tech Companies' Push to Expand Skilled Worker Visas Rankles Critics",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>by Sam Harnett\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Technology companies in California say they can't find enough U.S. programmers to fill jobs. So they're pushing hard for I-Squared, the Immigration Innovation Act, in the U.S. Senate that could more than triple the number of visas for high-skilled foreign workers from 85,000 a year to as many as 300,000. But some in the industry fear expanding the visa program would allow companies to replace more American workers with foreigners like Kriti Bajaj.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_92135\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/03/22/tech-companies-push-to-expand-skilled-worker-visas-rankles-critics/harnett-h-1b-reform-photo/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-92135\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-92135\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/03/Harnett-H-1B-Reform-photo-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"Kriti Bajaj hopes to get hired on an H-1B visa after attending App Academy, an intensive coding course. (Sam Harnett/KQED)\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kriti Bajaj hopes to get hired on an H-1B visa after attending App Academy, an intensive coding course. (Sam Harnett/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Bajaj graduated from Stanford University with a degree in biology. Originally from India, she decided to head home after finishing school and pursue a PhD. But Bajaj soon realized she'd made a big mistake. Academia just wasn't for her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There were too many unknowns,” she said, “Nothing was working. I was in this dark little cell in the middle of nowhere.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bajaj decided to return to the Bay Area and try to restart her life as a computer programmer. She came back on a tourist visa, which meant that she had just 90 days to learn how to program and get hired as a web developer. That led her to App Academy -- one of many new, intensive coding camps that teaches web development from scratch. The course is nine-weeks long, just right for Bajaj.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bajaj hopes the skills she’s learning at App Academy will help her get hired on an H-1B, the visa for skilled foreign workers. But she’s fighting the clock: the visas start getting allotted on April 1st and they can run out fast. If Bajaj doesn’t get a job offer before then she’ll have to return to India and wait another year to apply. Some say that if she does succeed in getting an H-1B, she'll be robbing a job from an American.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If she's being hired for an H-1B visa based on nine weeks of programming work – Are you kidding me? – then it's an abuse of the visa,” said Norman Matloff, a professor of computer science at the University of California, Davis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->Matloff claims companies use H-1B visas to replace older U.S. programmers with younger, cheaper foreigners like Bajaj.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The abuse is widespread across the board,” he said. “Everybody from the mainstream, household-name firms are abusing the program…. The central issue is wage and mobility.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Matloff argues that since employers sponsor workers for H-1Bs, it’s tricky for foreigners to negotiate higher salaries or switch jobs. They effectively get handcuffed to their employer at lower wages. That's why businesses want more H-1Bs, Matloff says. But tech companies have a different story.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The lobbying firm TechNet got 100 technology companies to sign a letter to President Obama and Congress, urging them to expand the H-1B program. Dan Turrentine, a vice president at TechNet, says the companies’ main complaint is that they can't find enough American employees to fill their job openings. The cap of 85,000 H-1Bs a year hasn't kept up with the demand for skilled tech workers. “That cap was set back in the ‘90s,” said Turrentine, “when the economy was much less dependent on technology.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Companies like Facebook, Google, and Hewlett-Packard all signed the letter. But the truth is, most H-1B holders aren’t found at these companies. And they aren’t at start-ups either.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\u003cstrong>More on immigration in California\u003c/strong>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/04/05/on-immigration-high-tech-and-ag-dont-meet-literally/\">On Immigration, High Tech and Ag Don't Meet, Literally\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/03/21/is-silicon-valley-losing-its-foreign-talent/\">Why Silicon Valley Is Losing Foreign-Born Talent\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Nearly half work at places like Infosys and Wipro – the multi-national information technology workhorses that churn out the unglamorous connective tissue of all modern business: boilerplate coding, user support and network maintenance. These businesses place workers in their U.S. offices on H-1Bs to improve the interface between their American client companies and their vast workforces in India.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Critics say the H-1B program has thus become a vehicle for global I.T. firms to outsource tech work that used to be done in the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Frustration with the program doesn't just come from professors like Matloff, or from older, out-of-work American programmers. It can also be heard from H-1B holders themselves, including Ardit Bajraktari. The 32-year-old from Albania says participating in the visa program feels like indentured servitude.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bajraktari is a mobile developer who has worked in Silicon Valley for a decade. He's been programming phones since the early 2000s, years before the first iPhone hit the market. Like many programmers in the Bay Area, Bajraktari has hopped around, working at places like MobiTV, Yammer and Amazon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you want to keep your skill set up to date,” he said, “you have to move companies.”\u003cbr>\nBut every time Bajraktari switches jobs, he loses his H-1B visa sponsorship and risks deportation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It's like you have a sword on your neck,” he said. “You have to find a job.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bajraktari came to the United States at 17 and graduated from Radford University in Virginia. Ever since he started working, a decade ago, Bajraktari has been trying to get a green card, the document granting legal permanent residence. Without it, he said, he will always feel the threat of that sword—deportation. With each new job, though, he must persuade the employer to petition for a green card for him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bajraktari said his worst green card experience was at Amazon. He says the company promised him a visa during the job negotiations, which motivated him to take the position. Then, he says, it took nearly two years to start moving on the paperwork. It reminded Bajraktari of being in Albania under communism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To make things move forward you have to threaten your company that you’re not going to work anymore,” he said. “It becomes a weird, weird situation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The I-Squared bill now in the Senate has some provisions to address the challenges of H-1B job mobility. It would give employees a 60-day grace period between positions. But employers would still control the green card process. 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And they aren’t at start-ups either.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\u003cstrong>More on immigration in California\u003c/strong>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/04/05/on-immigration-high-tech-and-ag-dont-meet-literally/\">On Immigration, High Tech and Ag Don't Meet, Literally\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/03/21/is-silicon-valley-losing-its-foreign-talent/\">Why Silicon Valley Is Losing Foreign-Born Talent\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Nearly half work at places like Infosys and Wipro – the multi-national information technology workhorses that churn out the unglamorous connective tissue of all modern business: boilerplate coding, user support and network maintenance. These businesses place workers in their U.S. offices on H-1Bs to improve the interface between their American client companies and their vast workforces in India.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Critics say the H-1B program has thus become a vehicle for global I.T. firms to outsource tech work that used to be done in the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Frustration with the program doesn't just come from professors like Matloff, or from older, out-of-work American programmers. It can also be heard from H-1B holders themselves, including Ardit Bajraktari. The 32-year-old from Albania says participating in the visa program feels like indentured servitude.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bajraktari is a mobile developer who has worked in Silicon Valley for a decade. He's been programming phones since the early 2000s, years before the first iPhone hit the market. 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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_91911\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 264px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-91911\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/03/Bahl-264x300.jpg\" alt=\"Kumal Bahl returned to India after being educated in the U.S. because he could not get a working visa.\" width=\"264\" height=\"300\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kunal Bahl returned to India to launch a business because he could not get a working visa in the U.S. (Photo courtesy of Snapdeal)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As immigration laws make it harder for foreigners to stay and work in the U.S., Silicon Valley is losing some of its most promising talent — and its unrivaled reputation as ground zero for tech innovation. Those who came here for education or to take a stab at fame and fortune are no longer waiting around for a local job and visa to start their careers. They’re going home — to India, China, Brazil, or other countries courting them. With the growth of global tech hubs and the capital available abroad, some immigrant entrepreneurs are wondering why they should bother to stay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kunal Bahl, who got his engineering and business degrees at the University of Pennsylvania, made money on campus by charging students to watch cricket games. Bahl was hired at Microsoft for what he calls a “super-exciting” role traveling the globe, selling their products in Asia and Latin America. Bahl’s steady climb was halted in 2007, after his professional H1B visa was not chosen in the immigration lottery system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Bahl didn’t pine to stay in the U.S. He declined Microsoft’s offer to place him in another country and try again. After losing the lottery, Bahl was ready to place a new bet.\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Maybe the time is now getting to a point where it would be right to start a business in India,” Bahl said. “Earlier than that, there was just no meaningful internet penetration to start a technology business.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, at age 29, Bahl is the CEO of \u003ca href=\"http://www.snapdeal.com\">Snapdeal\u003c/a>, India’s largest e-commerce company (much like eBay) and employs more than 1,000 people.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#Countries\">How Other Countries Are Vying for Foreign Talent\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#Chile\">Meet the Chile-con Valley Entrepreneurs\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>In the global market, two big shifts have made it possible for Bahl’s business to grow: First, people in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East are going online and buying things at breakneck speed, and what were considered “developing countries” are now called “emerging markets.” Secondly, it’s a lot cheaper to build an internet company than say, a semiconductor plant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is a wave, and this wave is not stopping,”Bahl said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>AMERICAN INVESTORS FOLLOW THE TALENT\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>American money is following the foreign talent. Leading venture capitalists are opening offices in Asia and Latin America in order to more easily scout start-ups, and funds that buy start-ups are promoting foreigners to be partners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_91957\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.geeksonaplane.com\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-91957\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/03/Screen-Shot-2013-03-20-at-9.23.49-PM-300x157.png\" alt=\"Geeks On a Plane takes tech entrepreneur across the world to look for new opportunities.\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Geeks On a Plane takes tech entrepreneurs across the world to look for new opportunities.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Silicon Valley investor Dave McClure is eager to invest. McClure is the captain of a global expedition he calls \u003ca href=\"http://www.geeksonaplane.com/\">Geeks On A Plane:\u003c/a> “Fifty crazy people from all over the globe, having fun, learning about technology and meeting new friends,” as he explains in his promotional video.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We’ve known for a long time that capital is global and money knows no borders. The difference now is that Americans like McClure are warming up to start-ups founded and based outside the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\u003cstrong>More on immigration in California\u003c/strong>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/03/22/tech-companies-push-to-expand-skilled-worker-visas-rankles-critics/\">Tech Companies’ Push to Expand Skilled Worker Visas Rankles Critics\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/04/05/on-immigration-high-tech-and-ag-dont-meet-literally/\">On Immigration, High Tech and Ag Don’t Meet, Literally\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Christen O’Brien, who does market research on the Geeks’ upcoming tour sites, says that when she started in the tech industry in 2006, “venture capital firms wouldn’t invest in start-ups in New York. That was too far away.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McClure, who just returned from India, where he took a gang of investors and technologists to visit Bahl’s company Snapdeal and newer ones, estimates “at least 25 percent of our investment strategy is probably outside the U.S. and that’s probably growing to 50 percent over the next two or three years.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That doesn’t mean McClure is done with America. Silicon Valley is his home, and he wants this round of immigration reform to make it easier for foreign tech entrepreneurs to stay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For years McClure and fellow investors have pushed for a new brand of visas, dubbed Start-up Visas, with the premise that it will help stop the so-called “Reverse Brain Drain.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The visa, now part of the immigration reform debate in Congress, would allow foreign entrepreneurs who start businesses in the U.S. to stay, so long as they generate revenue, have American investors and employ others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And in fact, the crazy thing is after we tried to announce these ideas, other countries copied the idea and passed legislation before we did,” McClure said. “And we’re still sitting here with our thumbs up our asses, trying to get it done.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>OTHER COUNTRIES LURE ENTREPRENEURS\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chile got it done, thanks to a Chilean citizen educated at Stanford Business School. During his master’s program, Nicolas Shea noticed that many of his fellow students couldn’t get visas to stay in the U.S. After Chile’s earthquake in 2010, Shea talked his government into courting America’s visa rejects.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.startupchile.org\">Start-Up Chile,\u003c/a> a tech incubator, gives entrepreneurs $40,000 to build their companies. Unlike American investors, the government does not take a share of the new companies in exchange for the cash. Unlike America’s start-up visa proposal, the companies do not have to employ others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re giving taxpayers money to people who don’t vote here, and people who are not forced to hire local talent,” said spokeswoman Maitetxu Larraechea. “We don’t force them to do anything.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A webcam tour of the Santiago hub showed that the startup workplace is much like a bunker: two big rooms with 20-something-year-olds hunched over laptops, writing code for their various Internet start-ups.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_91960\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 150px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-91960\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/03/Gitu-Malwani1-150x150.png\" alt=\"Indian citizen Jeetu Melwani,moved from the U.S. to Chile for better opportunities.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Indian citizen Jeetu Melwani moved from the U.S. to Chile for better opportunities.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Indian citizen Jeetu Melwani, who hopped on the webcam to share his story, said he worked in the U.S. for five years, and decided to come to Chilecon Valley — yes, that’s what they call it here — because he got tired of being the foreign worker for someone else’s company.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Am I going to wait 10 more years in Corporate America to get a Green Card when I can go anyplace else in the world like Chile, where they want us to come and start business and give us money to do it?” Melwani said. “Hell yeah, I’m going to Chile.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The investor McClure said that Americans should not be cavalier about our lead in the technology race.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s 6.7 billion people who don’t live in the U.S.,” McClure said. “A lot of those people are smart.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McClure is taking his geeks to Southeast Asia next. Though he hasn’t seen a tech hub that compares to home yet, McClure guesses that within 20 years, it’s entirely possible that a Chilecon Valley will overtake Silicon Valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Click play to hear the story from \u003ca href=\"http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201303210850/c\">The California Report\u003c/a> on how immigration law is impacting Silicon Valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/84287393″]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong> \u003ca name=\"Countries\">HOW OTHER COUNTRIES ARE VYING FOR FOREIGN TALENT\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the global economic crisis, many countries have been courting foreign entrepreneurs. From the U.K. to Chile, American citizens are among the largest applicant pool. Take a look at who’s in the game:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ctable border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n\u003ctbody>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"51\">\u003cstrong>Country\u003c/strong>\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"306\">\u003cstrong>Description\u003c/strong>\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"51\">\u003cstrong>United Kingdom\u003c/strong>\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"306\">In 2008, the UK gave foreign nationals a fast track to citizenship through its ‘entrepreneur visa’ program. If in 3 years the entrepreneur creates 10 permanent jobs in the UK or generates at least £5m in income, she can stay without bars to working. The UK program is small, with under 500 visas granted in the year ending June 2012. Source: \u003ca href=\"http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/553d1c5e-7d0a-11e2-8bd7-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2O0jsaUar\">Financial Times\u003c/a>\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"51\">\u003cstrong>New Zealand\u003c/strong>\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"306\">In 2009, New Zealand created a fast track to permanent residence for entrepreneurs who have been self-employed there for at least two years and benefited the country through investment money or job creation. Source: \u003ca href=\"http://www.immigration.govt.nz/migrant/stream/invest/entrepreneur/\">Immigration New Zealand\u003c/a>\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"51\">\u003cstrong>Chile\u003c/strong>\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"306\">Following Chile’s earthquake in 2010, the government launched a development program to give visas and $40,000 to entrepreneurs. The government does not take any ownership stake in the start-up, but requires the immigrant to give classes to natives on entrepreneurship. Source: \u003ca href=\"http://startupchile.org\">Startup Chile\u003c/a>\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"51\">\u003cstrong>Canada\u003c/strong>\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"306\">This year Canada begins giving permanent residency to an estimated 2750 start-up entrepreneurs and their families. Qualified applicants must speak English or French, and get an approved Canadian investor to commit seed funding.Source: \u003ca href=\"http://startupvisa.ca/\">Start Up Visa Canada \u003c/a>\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"51\">\u003cstrong>Australia\u003c/strong>\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"306\">In 2012, Australia revamped its visa program to admit immigrants with demonstrated business experience. To stay permanently, the entrepreneur has to generate income and create 2 new jobs within 3 years — or 5 years with support from state/territory of residence.Source: \u003ca href=\"http://www.migrationinformation.org/USfocus/display.cfm?ID=896\">Australian Visa Bureau and Migration Policy Institute\u003c/a>\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"51\">\u003cstrong>Ireland\u003c/strong>\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"306\">In 2012, Ireland began taking visa applications from foreign entrepreneurs. Citizens outside the European Union with a start-up idea and funding of at least €75,000can get residency in five-year tranches. Ireland’s Ministry says it didn’t set job creation targets because “such businesses can take some time to get off the ground.” Source: \u003ca href=\"http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Pages/New%20Programmes%20for%20Investors%20and%20Entrepreneurs%5D%5D\">Irish Naturalization and Immigration Service\u003c/a>.\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003c/tbody>\n\u003c/table>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.migrationinformation.org/USfocus/display.cfm?ID=896\">Migration Policy Institute\u003c/a> has written a lot about Start-Up Visa efforts around the globe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca name=\"Chile\">MEET THE CHILE-CON VALLEY ENTREPRENEURS\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-92030\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/03/Aljosha-Novakovic-150x150.png\" alt=\"Aljosha Novakovic\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\">Aljosha Novakovic calls himself “Yosh” because no matter where he lives, he says “no one can pronounce my name.” The Serbian-American is a U.S. citizen who grew up in San Jose, studied psychology at U.C. Santa Barbara, and headed to Chile to build Medko – a global health network of patients and doctors. Many of the foreign entrepreneurs being courted by countries like the UK and Chile are American citizens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-92029 alignleft\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/03/Carlos-Gonz%C3%A1lez--150x150.png\" alt=\"Carlos González\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\">Carlos González de Villaumbrosia, a citizen of Spain, got his MBA at U.C. Berkeley and worked for a Silicon Valley start-up. Gonzalez says he went to Chile because “Latin America is blowing up like crazy,” and Santiago is a good place to expand his business. 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During his master’s program, Nicolas Shea noticed that many of his fellow students couldn’t get visas to stay in the U.S. After Chile’s earthquake in 2010, Shea talked his government into courting America’s visa rejects.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.startupchile.org\">Start-Up Chile,\u003c/a> a tech incubator, gives entrepreneurs $40,000 to build their companies. Unlike American investors, the government does not take a share of the new companies in exchange for the cash. 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Mr. Buenrostro was also charged in the same indictment with making a false statement to the United States and obstruction of justice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/08/31/how-californias-new-pension-legislation-affects-you/calpers/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-74988\">\u003cimg class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-74988\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/08/CalPERS-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"CalPERS\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\">\u003c/a>According to the indictment, Mr. Villalobos, age 69, and Mr. Buenrostro, age 64, conspired to create and transmit fraudulent documents in connection with a $3 billion investment by the California Public Employee Retirement System (“CalPERS”) into funds managed by Apollo Global Management (“Apollo”), a private equity firm based in New York City.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ARVCO Capital Research LLC (“ARVCO”), a financial services firm founded and managed by Mr. Villalobos, acted as a placement agent in helping Apollo to secure these investments by CalPERS. In each instance, Apollo required ARVCO to obtain an Investor Disclosure letter from CalPERS prior to paying ARVCO any fees for its efforts in securing CalPERS’ investments into Apollo-managed funds, citing, among other reasons, Apollo’s obligations under the securities laws.\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After CalPERS’ legal and investment offices declined to sign a certain Investor Disclosure letter documenting ARVCO’s legal relationship with Apollo, Mr. Villalobos and Mr. Buenrostro conspired to create a series of fraudulent Investor Disclosure letters that were transmitted to Apollo. Apollo paid ARVCO a total of approximately $14 million dollars in fees after receiving the fraudulent letters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ARVCO transmitted the last fraudulent Investor Disclosure letter in June 2008, a few weeks before Mr. Buenrostro retired from CalPERS. On July 1, 2008, Mr. Villalobos hired Mr. Buenrostro to work for ARVCO. When civil and later criminal investigations were opened into the operations of ARVCO and its role as a placement agent in connection with CalPERS’ investments in Apollo-managed funds, both defendants made false statements to, and concealed information from, the SEC, the USPIS, and the FBI, about the authenticity of the Investor Disclosure letters in order to defeat and obstruct the lawful functions of those agencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mr. Villalobos and Mr. Buenrostro made their initial appearance in federal court in San Francisco on March 18, 2013, and are currently out on bond. Mr. Buenrostro’s next scheduled appearance is Monday, March 25, 2013, at 9:30 a.m., for identification of counsel and review of the terms of his bond. Mr. Villalobos’ next scheduled appearance is April 9, 2013, at 9:30 a.m., for review of the terms of his bond. Both defendants are scheduled to appear before in District Court on May 8, 2013, at 2:00 p.m., before Judge Breyer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The maximum statutory penalty for conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud is 20 years imprisonment, $250,000 fine or twice the amount of gain or loss, whichever is greater, three years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. The maximum penalty for each count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, false scheme against the United States, false statement to the United States, and obstruction of justice is five years of imprisonment, $250,000 fine or twice the amount of gain or loss, whichever is greater, three years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Restitution may also be ordered as to each of the five counts. 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Mr. Buenrostro was also charged in the same indictment with making a false statement to the United States and obstruction of justice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/08/31/how-californias-new-pension-legislation-affects-you/calpers/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-74988\">\u003cimg class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-74988\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/08/CalPERS-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"CalPERS\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\">\u003c/a>According to the indictment, Mr. Villalobos, age 69, and Mr. Buenrostro, age 64, conspired to create and transmit fraudulent documents in connection with a $3 billion investment by the California Public Employee Retirement System (“CalPERS”) into funds managed by Apollo Global Management (“Apollo”), a private equity firm based in New York City.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ARVCO Capital Research LLC (“ARVCO”), a financial services firm founded and managed by Mr. Villalobos, acted as a placement agent in helping Apollo to secure these investments by CalPERS. 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"content": "\u003cp>California is still struggling to get back on its feet after a devastating housing crisis. And Wells Fargo is partly to blame for the sluggish recovery because it is refusing to modify home loans, according to a coalition of homeowners groups.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By foreclosing on homeowners who can't make their payments, the San Francisco-based bank will suck billions of dollars out of the state's economy, according to the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment, the Center for Popular Democracy and the Home Defenders League.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a \u003ca href=\"http://www.calorganize.org/sites/default/files/CA%20in%20Crisis%20-%20Wells%20Fargo%20Report.web_.pdf\">new report, \u003c/a>the coalition charges that Wells Fargo has been less inclined to reduce the principle of home loans than have other banks, such as Bank of America.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wells Fargo responded that it has a low foreclosure rate compared to the industry in general.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wells Fargo's bias toward foreclosures is disproportionately affecting predominantly black and Latino neighborhoods, the report charges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>San Francisco\u003c/strong>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_91225\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/03/12/wells-fargo-blamed-for-hampering-california-economy/san-francisco-wells-fargo-foreclosure-map-3/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-91225\">\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-91225\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/03/San-Francisco-Wells-Fargo-foreclosure-map2-1024x791.jpg\" alt=\"All maps by the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) and the Center for Popular Democracy \" width=\"640\" height=\"494\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pending foreclosures in San Francisco. (Map by the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) and the Center for Popular Democracy)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>(Read on for maps of \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/03/12/wells-fargo-blamed-for-hampering-california-economy/#San%20Jose\">San Jose\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/03/12/wells-fargo-blamed-for-hampering-california-economy/#Oakland\">Oakland\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/03/12/wells-fargo-blamed-for-hampering-california-economy/#Richmond\">Richmond\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/03/12/wells-fargo-blamed-for-hampering-california-economy/#Hayward\">Hayward\u003c/a>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Right now, about 65,000 California homeowners have received notice of a pending foreclosure, and about 20 percent of these loans are serviced by Wells Fargo, the report says.\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The report estimates that as of February 2013, Wells Fargo had 11,616 homes in its \"foreclosure pipeline.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Foreclosing on the homes will have the following effects, according to the report:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Each home would lose approximately 22 percent of its value, for a\u003cbr>\ntotal loss of approximately $1.07 billion,\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Homes in the surrounding neighborhood would lose value as well, for\u003cbr>\nan additional loss of about $2.2 billion, and\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Government tax revenues would be cut by $20 million, as a result of\u003cbr>\nthat depreciation.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>If the bank were to reduce the principle on the borrowers' loans, homeowners would have more money to spend. This would boost the state's economy, the coalition says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wells Fargo often bundles loans to sell to other entities, such as Fannie Mae, but acts as an agent for the new lender, collecting payments and handling foreclosures. In that capacity, Wells Fargo makes more money through foreclosures than loan modifications, the report says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wells Fargo has had an aggressive principal reduction program for loans that we own since 2009. Wells Fargo conducts all lending and servicing activities in a fair and responsible manner without regard to race or ethnicity. We are proud to be the nation’s leading lender.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wells Fargo issued a written statement in response to the report:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Over the last four years, Wells Fargo has:\u003cbr>\n•\tHelped more than 841,000 customers with loan modifications.\u003cbr>\n•\tProvided $6.3 billion in principal forgiveness—most of which has gone to borrowers in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wells Fargo consistently provides assistance to customers facing financial challenges. Wells Fargo’s delinquency and foreclosure rates continue to rate below the industry average. Here are the facts:\u003cbr>\n•\tThe combined national industry delinquency and foreclosure rates are roughly 11%. Wells Fargo’s is 7.04%.\u003cbr>\n•\tThe Wells Fargo foreclosure rate in California is 1.04%*, less than half of our national rate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*As of Q4 2012\n\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center\">\n \u003ca name=\"San%20Jose\">\u003cstrong>San Jose\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_91226\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/03/12/wells-fargo-blamed-for-hampering-california-economy/san-jose-wells-fargo-foreclosure-map/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-91226\">\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-91226 \" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/03/San-Jose-Wells-Fargo-Foreclosure-Map-1024x791.jpg\" alt=\"San Jose Wells Fargo Foreclosures\" width=\"640\" height=\"494\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pending Wells Fargo foreclosures in San Jose. (Map by the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) and the Center for Popular Democracy)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca name=\"Oakland\">\u003cstrong>Oakland\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_91227\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/03/12/wells-fargo-blamed-for-hampering-california-economy/oakland-wells-fargo-foreclosures/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-91227\">\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-91227\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/03/Oakland-Wells-Fargo-Foreclosures-1024x791.jpg\" alt=\"Pending Wells Fargo foreclosures in Oakland. (Map by the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) and the Center for Popular Democracy)\" width=\"640\" height=\"494\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pending Wells Fargo foreclosures in Oakland. (Map by the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) and the Center for Popular Democracy)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca name=\"Richmond\">\u003cstrong>Richmond\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_91228\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/03/12/wells-fargo-blamed-for-hampering-california-economy/richmond-wells-fargo-foreclosure-map/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-91228\">\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-91228\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/03/Richmond-Wells-Fargo-foreclosure-map-1024x791.jpg\" alt=\"Pending foreclosures in Richmond. (Map by the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) and the Center for Popular Democracy)\" width=\"640\" height=\"494\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pending foreclosures in Richmond. (Map by the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) and the Center for Popular Democracy)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca name=\"Hayward\">\u003cstrong>Hayward\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_91229\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/03/12/wells-fargo-blamed-for-hampering-california-economy/hayward-wells-fargo-foreclosures/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-91229\">\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-91229\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/03/Hayward-Wells-Fargo-foreclosures-1024x791.jpg\" alt=\"Hayward Wells Fargo foreclosures\" width=\"640\" height=\"494\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pending foreclosures in Hayward. (Map by the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) and the Center for Popular Democracy)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/div>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Right now, about 65,000 California homeowners have received notice of a pending foreclosure, and about 20 percent of these loans are serviced by Wells Fargo, the report says.\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The report estimates that as of February 2013, Wells Fargo had 11,616 homes in its \"foreclosure pipeline.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Foreclosing on the homes will have the following effects, according to the report:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Each home would lose approximately 22 percent of its value, for a\u003cbr>\ntotal loss of approximately $1.07 billion,\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Homes in the surrounding neighborhood would lose value as well, for\u003cbr>\nan additional loss of about $2.2 billion, and\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Government tax revenues would be cut by $20 million, as a result of\u003cbr>\nthat depreciation.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>If the bank were to reduce the principle on the borrowers' loans, homeowners would have more money to spend. This would boost the state's economy, the coalition says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wells Fargo often bundles loans to sell to other entities, such as Fannie Mae, but acts as an agent for the new lender, collecting payments and handling foreclosures. In that capacity, Wells Fargo makes more money through foreclosures than loan modifications, the report says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wells Fargo has had an aggressive principal reduction program for loans that we own since 2009. Wells Fargo conducts all lending and servicing activities in a fair and responsible manner without regard to race or ethnicity. We are proud to be the nation’s leading lender.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wells Fargo issued a written statement in response to the report:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Over the last four years, Wells Fargo has:\u003cbr>\n•\tHelped more than 841,000 customers with loan modifications.\u003cbr>\n•\tProvided $6.3 billion in principal forgiveness—most of which has gone to borrowers in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wells Fargo consistently provides assistance to customers facing financial challenges. Wells Fargo’s delinquency and foreclosure rates continue to rate below the industry average. Here are the facts:\u003cbr>\n•\tThe combined national industry delinquency and foreclosure rates are roughly 11%. Wells Fargo’s is 7.04%.\u003cbr>\n•\tThe Wells Fargo foreclosure rate in California is 1.04%*, less than half of our national rate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*As of Q4 2012\n\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center\">\n \u003ca name=\"San%20Jose\">\u003cstrong>San Jose\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_91226\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/03/12/wells-fargo-blamed-for-hampering-california-economy/san-jose-wells-fargo-foreclosure-map/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-91226\">\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-91226 \" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/03/San-Jose-Wells-Fargo-Foreclosure-Map-1024x791.jpg\" alt=\"San Jose Wells Fargo Foreclosures\" width=\"640\" height=\"494\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pending Wells Fargo foreclosures in San Jose. (Map by the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) and the Center for Popular Democracy)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca name=\"Oakland\">\u003cstrong>Oakland\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_91227\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/03/12/wells-fargo-blamed-for-hampering-california-economy/oakland-wells-fargo-foreclosures/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-91227\">\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-91227\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/03/Oakland-Wells-Fargo-Foreclosures-1024x791.jpg\" alt=\"Pending Wells Fargo foreclosures in Oakland. (Map by the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) and the Center for Popular Democracy)\" width=\"640\" height=\"494\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pending Wells Fargo foreclosures in Oakland. (Map by the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) and the Center for Popular Democracy)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca name=\"Richmond\">\u003cstrong>Richmond\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_91228\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/03/12/wells-fargo-blamed-for-hampering-california-economy/richmond-wells-fargo-foreclosure-map/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-91228\">\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-91228\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/03/Richmond-Wells-Fargo-foreclosure-map-1024x791.jpg\" alt=\"Pending foreclosures in Richmond. (Map by the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) and the Center for Popular Democracy)\" width=\"640\" height=\"494\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pending foreclosures in Richmond. (Map by the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) and the Center for Popular Democracy)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca name=\"Hayward\">\u003cstrong>Hayward\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_91229\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/03/12/wells-fargo-blamed-for-hampering-california-economy/hayward-wells-fargo-foreclosures/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-91229\">\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-91229\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/03/Hayward-Wells-Fargo-foreclosures-1024x791.jpg\" alt=\"Hayward Wells Fargo foreclosures\" width=\"640\" height=\"494\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pending foreclosures in Hayward. (Map by the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) and the Center for Popular Democracy)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/div>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_90646\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/03/01/90645/248407403_cea145f2b9_o/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-90646\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/03/248407403_cea145f2b9_o-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Tourism to Point Reyes, seen here on a low-traffic day during a winter storm, brings an economic boon to local communities. (Dan Brekke/KQED) \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-90646\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tourism to Point Reyes, seen here on a low-traffic day during a winter storm, brings an economic boon to local communities. (Dan Brekke/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Point Reyes Station, a pastoral West Marin outpost, has a population of 848. But on one recent weekday, parking is tight on the town’s main street and there is a steady stream of foot traffic. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steve Costa, co-owner of Point Reyes Books, has an easy explanation. He points to the 2.3 million visitors who flocked to Point Reyes National Seashore last year. He says 70 percent of his customers com from outside the area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t think any business on Main Street would exist without this flow of constant visitors,” says Costa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"http://www.nature.nps.gov/socialscience/docs/NPSSystemEstimates2011.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">study from the National Park Service this week\u003c/a> found that three North Bay parks generated $445 million in visitor spending in 2011. Point Reyes National Seashore accounted for $93 million in tourism impact and helped support over 1,000 jobs in the area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s no surprise to Michael Zilber, the retail manager for the Tomales Bay Food Barn, which houses the artisinal cheese shop \u003ca href=\"http://www.cowgirlcreamery.com/pt-reyes-shop-creamery\" target=\"_blank\">Cowgirl Creamery.\u003c/a> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While a pair of out-of-state tourists ooh and aaah over the cheeses at the counter behind him, Zilber explains the founders actually chose the location in part because of the nearby park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The idea was to service those visitors with great local artisinal food to bring on their picnics,” says Zilber. “And in doing so really grow an appreciation not only of the park but of the great agricultural history of the area too.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many of the visitors are daytrippers from the Bay Area. Like Mary Ann Miller. She’s visiting from San Rafael. She says she first came to check out the park’s lighthouse.\u003cbr>\n\u003c!--more-->\u003cbr>\n“Then I discovered the \u003ca href=\"http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/visitorcenters.htm#CP_JUMP_63132\" target=\"_blank\">Bear Valley visitors center\u003c/a>,” says Miller. “And then I started doing all the history walks out there. So [in the past year] I’ve made about a dozen trips out here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each time, she says, she comes into town and spends between 20 and 30 dollars at the bookstore and food shops. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The big ticket item in the area, though, is lodging. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the café down the block, local Karen Gray has stopped in for an afternoon pick-me-up. She’s lived here for 40 years. Twenty-five years ago she says she started renting out a cottage in the back of her house to visiting families. Now she rents out four guest cottages. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gray says Marin County promotes tourism without opening up to big chains. She says that helps residents and also maintains the area's character. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve managed to do that with small hospitality places that will welcome a family or three or four guests at a time,” says Gray.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few locals did say the visitors are a double-edged sword. A house painter who didn’t want to give his name said it’s great to have the economic benefit, but sometimes the crowds can be overwhelming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>John Dell’Osso, the chief of interpretation and resource education at \u003ca href=\"http://www.nps.gov/pore/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Point Reyes National Seashore\u003c/a> says the park has worked with local businesses in the past to try to do some special events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We had a whole week of activities,” says Dell’Osso. “We worked with the businesses on these to see would this generate some more business for them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dell’Osso says the effect was small, but positive. As far as the impact of spending cuts from the \"sequestration\" going into effect today, Dell’Osso says the impact is an open question.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There will be some impact to park visitors, what we don’t know is how are they going to react to it,” says Dell’Osso. “Will they cut their trip shorter, are they not going to come because a visitors center isn’t open on a particular day?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All together the report says the three local parks--Point Reyes, \u003ca href=\"http://www.nps.gov/muwo/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Muir Woods\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.nps.gov/goga/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Golden Gate National Recreation Area\u003c/a>--helped create 3,400 jobs in 2011. The biggest economic engine was the Golden Gate National Recreation Area whose visitors spent almost 300 million dollars that year.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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