August 20 - August 26, 2006
Friday, Aug. 25
That's what happens when you sell your company - something MySpace founders Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe are discovering, now...
I really need to stop doing this, but today's Page 6 item in the NY Post is just too good....
You're out the door, onto the freeway and sipping you morning brew when all of a sudden you realize something...
The on-again, off-again buyout talk concerning the most popular video site (more than 16 million unique U.S. visitors in July)...
Everywhere, restaurant owners are singing the blues. High gas prices and a sour economy are keeping diners home, and business...
Gas under $3: Not everywhere, mind you, but the Auto Club's weekly survey found pump prices at below $3 a...
Thursday, Aug. 24
The L.A.-based homebuilder announced late this afternoon that the Securities and Exchange Commission will be conducting an informal inquiry into...
No more price controls for telecom providers like Verizon and AT&T. The California Public Utilities Commission voted 5-0 to deregulate...
What do you get the bad girl who has everything? Why her own fragrance, of course. Women's Wear Daily reports...
The My Space generation actually looking at ink-on-paper? Perhaps even reading ink-on-paper? Well, maybe. Advertising Age reports that the Santa...
The New York Times parachutes into Vernon, only to discover that outsiders aren't exactly welcome. The story focuses on the...
Scott Rosenfelt is an L.A.-based independent filmmaker who happens to looks a lot like Billy Joel - and that can...
Cruise fallout: Not that there's much competition out there in the third week of August, but the Tom Cruise saga...
Wednesday, Aug. 23
Tom Cruise is no slouch when it comes to box office mojo, but he's quite a distance from the actor...
Let's see, what caused the most grief for KB Home shareholders today - the company reviewing questionable dates of stock...
Having a tough time finding affordable office space? Join the club. Orange County has a 7 percent vacancy rate, among...
The New York Times plays catch-up on the efforts of some shippers to find an alternative for the congested Ports...
Ancillary Care Management ranked ninth on Inc. magazine's new list of 500 festest-growing companies - and as with so many...
Cruise follos: Lots of coverage this morning, but it's the backstory that's especially intriguing. The Wall Street Journal's Merissa Marr,...
Tuesday, Aug. 22
Paramount Pictures is ending its 14-year relationship with actor Tom Cruise, the Wall Street Journal is reporting tonight. Sumner Redstone,...
The suit, filed in L.A. Superior Court, seeks to force a unit of Tenet Healthcare Corp. to give up ownership...
That's according to a new Census Bureau survey - and raises a bunch of questions for U.S. marketers and media...
The earlier post about all that new housing in L.A. County raises some uncomfortable questions about overbuilding. Alex Barron, a...
Lots of buying and selling at Live Nation, the L.A.-based booking company that wants to focus on the music business....
Minimum wage agreement: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democratic lawmakers have cut a deal to give California the nation's highest minimum...
Monday, Aug. 21
The Sacramento-based music chain, which has a big presence in L.A., has sought bankruptcy protection and wants to sell its...
Hooray for contrarians. Business Week's Mark Morrison says that the chances for $50-a-barrel oil are better than $100, pointing out...
There's definitely a bad case of indigestion over at Cheesecake Factory. The Calabasas Hills-based restaurant chain, one of Southern California's...
Most of the awards shows have been ratings disappointments this year, and the upcoming Emmy telecast on NBC could have...
Remember Sasson jeans? Remember the "Oo-la-la Sasson'' jingle? Paul Guez went through a kind of rags to riches story as...
What can you learn about a community by examining its 1912 city directory? Long Beach Press-Telegram columnist Tim Grobaty discovers...
Never mind Alaska: Pipeline corrosion is not just an issue in Prudhoe Bay. Turns out that California's maze of oil,...
Sunday, Aug. 20
Videogame Barbie?": Designers at El Segundo-based Mattel are focusing more of their attention on technology in response to growing demand...
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The funeral for Mark Lacter will be held Sunday, Nov. 24 at 12 noon at Hillside Memorial Park, 6001 W. Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles 90045. Reception to follow.
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