Les Hubbard
388 posts
Les Hubbard is a contributing reporter for The San Joaquin Valley Sun.
Minimum wage proposition shot down by California voters
Minimum wage will not increase to $18 per hour in the Golden State.
November 20, 2024
Target sales fall short of expectations, stock plummets
Wall Street’s expectations for Target did not come to fruition in the third quarter.
November 20, 2024
Trump taps Whitaker as NATO ambassador
The former acting Attorney General will represent the United States with the nation’s allies.
November 20, 2024
Breed defeated in San Francisco, Lurie to take over as Mayor
Lurie, the heir to Levi Strauss, has officially won the race to be the next San Francisco Mayor.
November 20, 2024
Democrats re-elect Hakeem Jeffries as majority leader
Jeffries will remain atop the leadership structure for House Democrats under President-elect Donald Trump’s second term.
November 20, 2024
Around 80 million people expected to travel over Thanksgiving
This year’s Thanksgiving holiday will likely see the number of travelers grow from years past.
November 18, 2024
Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy
The budget airline had a deal in place with JetBlue earlier this year that was blocked by a court.
November 18, 2024
GM lays off around 1,000 workers
Most of the affected employees are white collar workers, building on buyouts from earlier in the year.
November 15, 2024
Mortgage rates decrease slightly
The average mortgage rate is still down from one year ago.
November 15, 2024
Baugh concedes to Min as Democrat captures Orange County district
Democrat Dave Min will head to Congress to replace Katie Porter, who ran a failed campaign for Senate.
November 13, 2024