September 19 - September 25, 2010
Friday, Sep. 24
Ducks owner - and Broadcom co-founder - Henry Samueli did something this week that he rarely does: Answer questions from reporters.
The 112-acre Mandeville Canyon property is owned by former KROQ owner Ken Roberts, who owes $27.5 million to the fund.
No word yet on numbers but it apparently came down a few hours ago.
Not surprisingly, NYT columnist Paul Krugman doesn't think much of the Republican "Pledge to America" (nor do lots of Republicans).
A half-hour of dozing can be a very good thing - physically and mentally restorative in all kinds of ways.
The CEO of NBC Universal says he will be leaving the company upon completion of the acquisition by Comcast.
Questions about the state budget deal, California utilities must get greener, Amgen recall involving anemia drug, and Disney's Internet chief resigns.
Thursday, Sep. 23
A framework for an agreement has been put together by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and top lawmakers.
Both the Senate Republican candidate and the right-wing campaign contributor support Proposition 23, which would suspend California's global warming law.
"The Godfather," "Chinatown," and "Trading Places" are some obvious picks.
At last the nonsensical plan to build a Westside subway is being challenged.
With the company's annual meeting less than a week away, shares fell sharply yesterday and are down better than 30 percent from the 52-week high.
Study finds that the state lost, on average, a paltry 9,000 positions a year between 1992 and 2006, or 0.05 percent of labor force.
Brown and Whitman tied, local stations clean up on political ads, Blockbuster files Chapter 11, and C-17 deal with India is close.
Wednesday, Sep. 22
The magazine's annual roster of richest Americans has OC real estate mogul Donald Bren in the top spot.
The Kaiser Family Foundation has prepared this helpful video, narrated by Cokie Roberts, on what the overhaul is all about.
Prepare a crisis plan, don't take time off before you start looking for a job, and don't refinance your house are among some tips.
The average round-trip fare over the holiday is up 10 percent from a year ago, according to Travelocity.
An audit by State Controller John Chiang on Bell's finances has discovered a bunch of abuses.
That would be carmaker BYD Co., which is receiving a modest $5.2 million worth of incentives from the city.
Socal home prices all over the map, Obama gets low marks from investors, Blockbuster nears bankruptcy filing, and electric car company taking deposits.
Tuesday, Sep. 21
The winning bidder becomes the losing bidder, and the losing bidder gets another, undeserved chance.
The words Los Angeles, billionaire and art will almost always lead you to philanthropist Eli Broad. But over the last few weeks, Broad has been sharing the stage.
WSJ's Laura Landro wrapped up her stint as the paper's Finicky Traveler with a rundown of her favorite hotels.
The initiative to repeal the state's global warming law is not getting nearly the kind of industry backing that would have been expected.
My business chat on KPCC includes a postmortem about the August unemployment numbers.
The central bank is starting to get antsy about the nascent recovery, but it decided against taking any new steps to try and shake up the recovery.
It'll tell you a lot about how people are trying to cope with the economy, says one of the retailer's executives.
Badly. August's 12.4 percent jobless rate was the third highest in the nation (after Nevada and Michigan).
Fed considers another infusion, big jump in L.A. bankruptcy filings, Calpers doled out six-figure bonuses, and El Segundo Internet company sold for $640 million.
Monday, Sep. 20
All five California cities that have sales tax rates higher than 10 percent are in L.A. County.
For cheap, at least compared with the asking price of $165 million three years ago.
SEC Commissioner Elisse Walter promises that the long-awaited report will provide a detailed look at why market prices suddenly fell off a cliff
Don;t count the Bev Hills billionaire out in his efforts to gain three seats on the booksellers' board.
I'll be out of pocket until later today....
Sunday, Sep. 19
Just when it appeared as if the movie studio was resolving its financial mess a big Indian company becomes interested in acquiring the place.
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