August 26 - September 1, 2007
Friday, Aug. 31
We're talking about Bill Lerach, the retiring class-action attorney who could be on his way to jail over allegations of... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
After jumping 6 percent in premarket trading, the Calabasas-based mortgage lender slid back during the session and finished with a... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
No such thing as dog days for our favorite crisis manager. L.A.-based Sitrick & Co. is now working for Democratic... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
You know the ones – they’re usually shown around half time of a football game and feature pretty pictures of... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
In the fourth issue of New Angeles, Maxwell Harwitt examines whether developers in Hollywood and downtown really give a hoot... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Kind of. Confidentiality agreements prevent the 40 kids participating in the upcoming reality series - and their parents - from... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
More heat: And with it, more strain on the state's power system, though demand will probably ease up as lots... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Thursday, Aug. 30
No doubt the Labor Day timing was just coincidental, but the California Supreme Court have given workers a pretty big... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Why would the CEO of a company take a leave of absence in the midst of an internal investigation? Don't... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
That's what the chatter suggests - and considering that the stock is trading at a whopping 10 percent below the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Remember the couple who arranged in February to tie the knot at Sky Studios, the glam Greenwich Village property with... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
This might seem like a strange time to set up a buyout fund, but Ken Moelis appears to be moving... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Labor Day rush: The Auto Club is looking at 3.1 million Socalians taking trips during the long weekend, 80 percent... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Wednesday, Aug. 29
Actually, shoves is more like it. The New York senator told the Calabasas mortgage lender today to stop paying brokers... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Never mind about the stock market being up more than 200 points - Wall Street's really big story today concerns... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Like your typical rich guy (and we're talking $4.5 billion at last estimate), David Murdock has lots of opinions about... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Today and Thursday have been declared "Flex Alert Days," which means setting thermostats at 78 degrees or higher, leaving drapes... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
L.A. incomes rising: The local economy is in decent shape. Really. The latest numbers from the Census Bureau show that... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tuesday, Aug. 28
If you're a Hollywood hotshot (and a guy), you might wind up in an apartment house on Ocean Avenue near... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
With Labor Day weekend fast approaching, we're seeing a bunch of end-of-summer laments about how bad airline service has been... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The Writers Guild is now making noises about working arrangements for the upcoming CBS reality show – as well as... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Not to seem glib about it, but some companies change to accommodate customer demands and some just sit there like... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Real estate agent Kirsten Kemp tells Michael Schneider (Variety, Franklin Avenue) that even in this market you can buy a... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
No more Wonder Bread: Interstate Bakeries is shutting down its four Socal bakeries in Glendale, Pomona, San Diego and in... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Monday, Aug. 27
To be precise, $2.741 in the L.A. area, according to the latest government survey - just in time for the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The Business Journal's annual list of auto dealerships in L.A. County doesn't usually make for suspenseful reading. Longo Toyota in... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The plan is for "day-and-date" delivery in NY and other key cities along the East Coast - kind of an... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
There's not much of a comparison - Circuit City is the one that fired its higher-paid workers and is struggling... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Yup, that's just what this town needs – part of the proposed "density bonus" plan that would allow developers to... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Gateway sold - again: The Irvine-based PC company is being acquired by Taiwan's Acer Inc. for $710 million. In addition,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Sunday, Aug. 26
How else do you describe the goings on at the Calabasas-based mortgage lender, at least based on Gretchen Morgenson's Sunday... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
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