August 6 - August 12, 2006
Saturday, Aug. 12
Life at Playa Vista: Despite its turbulent legal history, the planned community gets very positive reviews among residents interviewed by... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Friday, Aug. 11
By now we all know about the cover treatment that Kate Moss is getting in the September issue of Vanity... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Todd Hausberger's chance encounter with Mel Gibson at Moonshadows in Malibu will result in a payday of anywhere from $80,000... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
L.A. County home sales fell 25 percent in July, the eighth straight month of declines, according to a survey by... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
As the big guns in Washington debate the nation's energy policy - and debate and debate and debate - it's... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Gas prices: This week's trouble with the BP oil field in Alaska hasn't had much impact at the local pumps.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Thursday, Aug. 10
The Hollywood Reporter's Chris Morris, citing a confidential source familiar with Tower Record's balance sheet, puts the company's debt to... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
A big study by the Pew Hispanic Center finds no evidence that increases in immigration since 1990 led to higher... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
State health officials are putting the boot on dirty footbaths that can harbor dangerous bacteria. It's no joke - a... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Funds associated with his private equity firm Yucaipa Cos. will to buy up to $680 million worth of stock in... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Now that the AFL-CIO has agreed to help out day labor organizers, it's worth taking another look at a groundbreaking... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
This morning's terrorist scare hasn't had much impact on the financial markets. Stocks are inching up and oil prices have... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Brace yourself for non-stop coverage of the thwarted plot to blow up multiple airlines between Britain and the United States... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Wednesday, Aug. 9
Remember when ABC could do no wrong? The network was cleaning up with "Grey's Anatomy," "Desperate Housewives" and "Lost" -... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
L.A.'s most celebrated chef, Wolfgang Puck, gets some ink in the food sections of the L.A. Times and New York... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
By my count, 11 companies in Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura counties are among the 78 that have come under... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Disney earnings: Good-looking results reported this morning for the third quarter were helped by growth at the theme parks and... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tuesday, Aug. 8
Several reports that top executives at Pixar Animation Studios, the computer-animation company that was acquired by Walt Disney Co., received... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
I'm not sure how they can measure this, but the placement of Wonder Bread in the Will Ferrell comedy "Talladega... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The number being thrown around nationwide is $425 million, the result of Federated Department Stores overhauling its ad budget now... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
A survey of gas statons by the AAA found that prices remained steady, even on the West Coast. Meanwhile, the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
What about gas prices?: The L.A. Times' Elizabeth Douglass provides an excellent look at how the BP oil field shutdown... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Monday, Aug. 7
Now that they're winning again, this could be fun: a free on-demand channel on Time Warner Cable (formerly Adelphia) that... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The Hollywood Stock Exchange is a kind of online game where "traders" use $2 million in play money to make... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The search company agrees to pay News Corp. at least $900 million to power the search functions on MySpace and... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The death of In-N-Out Burger co-founder Esther Snyder is bound to raise speculation about where the storied chain is headed,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
When you have an economy teetering on the edge, it doesn't take that much to cause real problems. The shutdown... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Pipeline problems: The shutdown of BP's Prudhoe Bay oil field because of pipeline corrosion could signal local gasoline price hikes.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
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