+2 Guest Perspectives How California workers can own their futures By Josh Becker and Michael BrownriggUpdated Apr 2, 2025 Every year, the Federal Reserve asks: “Could you cope with an unexpected $400 medical bill?” In the 2021 survey, the Fed found around 40% of a…
Local News Burlingame drawing from its savings to weather downturn Corey Browning Daily Journal staff May 23, 2022 With the new fiscal year beginning in July, Burlingame city officials are homing in on a spending plan for coming years — which includes a con…
Business How to protect your spending power from inflation By HAL M. BUNDRICK of NerdWallet undefined Mar 10, 2022 Inflation — the rise in consumer prices — is a slow erosion of your money over time. Before 2021, the United States hadn't seen annual core in…
Local News Featured Burlingame schools see $5M surplus By Sierra Lopez Daily Journal staff Nov 9, 2021 Concerns for a budget deficit in the Burlingame School District have been temporarily placated after officials announced a more than $5 millio…
Local News Burlingame schools approve cuts to fix budget shortfall By Austin Walsh Daily Journal staff Mar 15, 2021 Burlingame Elementary School District officials approved a slate of spending cuts designed to stabilize an education budget teetering on the e…
Coronavirus US economy unlikely to recover as rapidly as it collapsed By JOSH BOAK AP Economics Writer Apr 9, 2020 BALTIMORE (AP) — President Donald Trump has been telling voters that the U.S. economy will leap back to life "like a rocket," stronger than e…
Columnists Time to plan and not panic By Jonathan Madison Mar 31, 2020 Within 21 days, roughly 165 million Americans have lost more than $1.3 trillion in retirement savings vested in the stock market. Decades of h…
Local News PCE offers savings on new electric vehicles Bay City News Service Sep 27, 2019 Up to $7,000 off a new vehicle is available to San Mateo County residents starting Oct. 1 through Peninsula Clean Energy, according to the non…