September 18 - September 24, 2011
Friday, Sep. 23
The league says that Frank McCourt's plan to hold onto the team is "dead on arrival."
Pretty volatile day, but at least there were some buyers around.
And not just by the White House.
All administrations have scandals. It's just that this one has no safety net.
Remarkably cavalier treatment of the thousands of people who just a few days ago were willing to walk off their jobs.
Consumers are borrowing more, White House missed warning signs on Solyndra, grocery workers to vote on contract, and voters still love Prop 13.
Thursday, Sep. 22
Notice how they're always guys with their sleeves rolled up and ties askew. Until now.
Labor talks between the league and the players ended without much progress.
Same old names make up the magazine's Southern California contingent.
The Dow has fallen around 7 percent since the Fed offered a downbeat assessment of where the economy is heading.
Company is supposed to make the announcement after the market closes.
She has a new book out and will be in conversation with Jim Flanagan.
FedEx cuts forecast, Kaiser nurses are still out, Schwarzenegger to write memoir, and L.A. commutes not that bad.
Follows up on a bad day in the overseas markets.
Wednesday, Sep. 21
Here's a quick summation of why the local economy is trailing the U.S. as a whole.
The New Yorker's Amy Davidson suggests that we better get used to it. Is this effective? The most powerful part of the ad may be the economic statistics, including the new poverty numbers from last week, which don't need portentous music to sound grim. The "President Zero" line was introduced by the Republican National Committee, a few weeks ago. There's another Republican debate Thursday night--another opportunity for the candidates to engage in vaccine denialism...
Investors don't seem very optimistic that the economy will be helped out by the central bank's actions.
How would you feel about your son or daughter working in a warehouse that had a temperature of 102 degrees?
The hope is that rates on mortgages and other consumer and business loans will be reduced.
Union officials didn't want their members to walk. The chains didn't want to lose more customers.
A lot of the usual suspects for the annual guide for L.A., now in its 25th year.
Their beefs included higher health care costs and inadequate staffing levels.
The former eBay CEO and last year's Republican candidate for governor is being considered.
Fed to announce new moves, Paramount plans upgrade, "Avatar" coming to Disney theme parks, and Brown says it's not like the old days.
Tuesday, Sep. 20
Looks good at 72 - and he seems ready to make the moves on a young interviewer.
The projection of a 9.5 percent jobless rate within the next few months stands out.
What, no more problems left to deal with in L.A.?
The one-time ZZZZ Best wunderkind begins serving a five-year sentence for securities fraud.
Prez is given a less than 50-50 chance of being reelected on Intrade,
California's bleak outlook, Brown a bit more popular, small dip in gas prices, and Qantas strike disrupts L.A. service.
Monday, Sep. 19
The local market is vast and diverse - and football comprises a relatively small part of the pie.
Hollywood is very good at rewarding bad behavior.
Basically self-protection.
Both sides will now be taking their respective cases to the 2012 campaign.
Just announced by the United Food and Commercial Workers.
The old single-serve packets are too small, too messy, and too difficult to open.
We got a little taste of it Sunday afternoon.
Obama wants the rich to pay more taxes, Netflix splits off businesses, court sets aside Costco class action, and McCourt wants to spruce up image.
Sunday, Sep. 18
Some progress appears to have been made, but still no deal.
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