August 28 - September 3, 2011
Friday, Sep. 2
Well, what would you expect to happen when a bunch of cocky bizjocks from L.A. insist on special exemptions?
And still no word on refunds for vendors and attendees.
The former editor of the LAT will be talking about the future of newspapers.
In a nutshell, no one expected the jobs report to be this bad.
It wouldn't seem that way.
The yield on a 10-year Treasury note just fell to 1.99 percent.
What happens to the more than six million Americans who have been out of work for six months or more?
But in the toxic world of Capitol Hill, nothing is a sure thing.
Some observations on this morning's weak employment report.
More on the jobs report, gas prices shoot up, AEG bill receiving lukewarm response, and Murdoch gets big raise.
The economy showed zero job growth in August, the first time there has been no increase in net jobs in almost a year.
Thursday, Sep. 1
Loans being sent off to Third-World farmers and entrepreneurs - and now, two U.S. cities.
Well, the truth is nobody has a clue - even more so than usual.
L.A. Marathon founder Bill Burke is leading the bid, reports the LAT.
Pretty interesting month for auto sales.
I honestly don't know what's to become of these folks.
Does anyone need to be reminded that Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, and the three dudes from Google are really big cheeses?
Decent economic news, Amazon offers deal in sales tax fight, bond superstar Gundlach called "unstable," and film mart considers move from Santa Monica to downtown.
Wednesday, Aug. 31
Lots of smiles and hugs - some folks hadn't seen each other in years.
Not much doubt that the idea is at least being considered.
Not much of a question, I know.
Legal costs and writedowns have put the price tag at $30 billion and counting.
The state gives out huge number of tax breaks to businesses, often for little fiscal gain.
Modest job gains in August, Icahn ends battle with Lions Gate, AEG turns on the screws, and DWP warns of slower service.
Tuesday, Aug. 30
The sea of litigation never seems to end.
At issue is a payment dispute between the wife of county Supervisor Mike Antonovich and an affiliate of the stadium developer.
Ticket holders and vendors have been trying to get the event organizers on the line since the festival was canceled last week.
California tops the list, with $7 billion of the capital, although the L.A./OC area makes up less than $1 billion of that.
Philanthropy has been curiously absent from the Jobs resume.
The L.A. Planning Department has been waiting five months for documents from Anschutz Entertainment Group.
It would be bad under any circumstances, but for the week prior to Labor Day weekend it's a nightmare.
Small gain in L.A. home prices, consumer confidence plummets in August, Vernon survives, and supermarket talks continue.
Monday, Aug. 29
It's encouraging to see so many California universities at the top of Washington Monthly's rankings. But for how much longer?
An average price if regular in the L.A. area is up about seven cents from last week.
The downtown facility only works if developer AEG finds an NFL team willing to relocate to Los Angeles.
Wall Street's gloom appears to be lifting, at least for now.
Just because the airports have reopened doesn't mean things are back to normal.
The Seattle-based chain is throwing in free shipping for all returned merchandise as well.
Among the concerns: Underage workers, the use of poisonous chemicals, and illegal working hours.
Airlines resume operations back east, B of A sells stake in Chinese bank, state officials question benefits of downtown stadium, and more air service to Hong Kong.
Sunday, Aug. 28
Irene came into New York this morning as a tropical storm.
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