Belmont Beacon
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2014 - NOVEMBER 9, 2014
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Election: Democrats lead; voters support Proposition 47 by jennifer schlueter
VOLUME 1, NO. 27
California economy expected to grow strong in next 5 years By SHEL SEGAL
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The Great Recession is long over with the California economy doing much better than the national economy, local economists said at a conference on Oct. 23. In addition, economists are predicting stronger job growth and a continued housing recovery. Kimberly Ritter-Martinez, an economist with the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corps said at the Pasadena Economic and Business Summit at Brookside Golf Club that strong growth will be a mainstay of the next five years. Ritter-Martinez added the county’s GPD will outpace the national average through 2019, with job growth in the county through 2015 recovering all the jobs it lost during the recession. But she did say that many recently hired workers are parttime as many employees are still nervous about California’s economy, meaning they don’t want to take a chance with fulltime hires. She also said she believes the Fed won’t raise short-term interest rates until next summer because of three reasons, one of which is a declining labor force participation rate “That refers to the percentage of people who are either working or actively seeking work. In September the national labor force participation
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Governor Brown is running for a record fourth term- Photo by Terry Miller
Neel Kashkari, 41, is a first time candidate challenging current Governor Jerry Brown, 76, who would enter a record fourth term if elected, which – according to polls released last week – is likely to happen.
Democrat Brown leads with 21 percentage points, 54 percent to 33 percent, “among every age group, every ethnic group and among both men and women, “ as the San Francisco Gate reports. “That’s a very impressive
lead,” the poll’s director Mark DiCamillo told the paper. “He’s way out ahead, and none of the other Democrats have a lead like his.” According to Breitbart, Please see page 4
Do you know someone who truly makes a difference? Someone who is truly exceptional? An Unsung Hero, if you will? by Terry miller Do you know of someone in your community, town or city who has a remarkable story? If so, we want to hear about them. Someone who has made a significant difference in your life
or the lives of others in the community? We’re looking for stories about everyday people doing wonderful things in this world, not for themselves but for the