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California’s 97-month streak of employment gains creates 2.91 million jobs

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California’s employment winning streak started its ninth year as local bosses added 333,000 workers in the 12 months ended in August and unemployment fell in a month to 4.3 percent. Here is what my trusty spreadsheet tells me are 12 key California job market trends for August from the state Employment Development Department’s monthly report:…

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Ford, Kavanaugh and a Senate hearing: A viewer’s guide

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By LAURIE KELLMAN WASHINGTON — It’ll be a snapshot of the state of the union. The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Thursday turns on the credibility of its two star witnesses, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who says he sexually assaulted her. But there is much more electrifying the atmosphere…

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Man guilty of home break-in during San Diego County fire

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A man caught looting homes vacated during the West fire in San Diego County in July has been convicted of breaking into one and trying to get into a second. Ardian Iseni, 30, faces up to seven years and four months in state prison when he is sentenced Oct. 26, a prosecutor said Wednesday. The…