Retailer today opens its 42nd full-line store and its third in the San Francisco Bay Area, located in the affluent East Bay suburb of Walnut Creek.

In his annual address before the state legislature, Jerry Brown said the increases — supported by retailers — are key to closing the state’s deficit.

Efforts by a couple hundred protesters from the Occupy movement caused only minor delays at the two largest ports, at Long Beach and Oakland, Calif.

China’s surging economy is due for a slowdown or an outright crash from an investment bubble fueling the country’s phenomenal growth.

Retailer is spending $5.6 million to add another floor and 34,000 square feet of selling.

The host of MSNBC’s “Hardball” last week fielded questions about his new book, “Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero,” in San Francisco from Phil Bronstein.

The port reopened Thursday morning as a few protesters from Occupy Oakland remained at the marine terminal gates.

The first cotton grown using more sustainable farming methods under the global Better Cotton Initiative has reached the marketplace.

The legislature voted to create a new entity called the Office of Economic Development.

Gov. Jerry Brown proposed a plan to create more jobs through tax incentives, which could benefit apparel manufacturers and small retailers.

The state with the nation’s largest economy and retail market, is gradually recovering from the recession.

The sales tax dip is calculated to be a $233 savings per household over the next year in a state of more than 37 million people.

Better capacity and inventory control cited.

Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday signed legislation to require out-of-state Internet sales companies to collect and remit state sales taxes.

A string of states is pushing legislation to require online sellers to collect sales taxes; Congress may also soon enter the fray.