September 2 - September 8, 2007
Friday, Sep. 7
So the market is down more than 200 points, economists are suddenly talking recession, and the new spring fashions are...
No, it's not a joke. The unassuming beach-adjacent town just south of Santa Barbara is being called the new Montecito,...
Payroll shocker: The U.S. economy had been expected to add at least 100,000 jobs in August, maybe even more. Instead,...
Thursday, Sep. 6
Not airplanes - area codes. State regulators want to create a 747 area code for the southwestern section of the...
This one was brewing for quite some time, at least on the gossip circuit. The AME in charge of Metro...
You want to know about the rich/poor divide? Or perhaps just the rich/not-so-poor-but-not-so-well-off-either divide? OK, new Census figures we recently...
Of course it's a lot - but I've seen a lot higher this year. Proxy materials released today show that...
Remember this day, friends, because you probably won’t come across another one like it for quite a while. It's the...
You probably know that Eli Broad has given away lots of money - more than $650 million over the last...
Back-to-school news: It was a surprisingly strong August for retailers. Wal-Mart, Target and Abercrombie & Fitch Co. rose more than...
Wednesday, Sep. 5
The Calabasas-based mortgage lender will eliminate another 900 jobs, mainly in its mortgage production divisions. No further details, other than...
The decision to cut the price of its most expensive iPhone to $399 from $599 - and phase out an...
Do we care? Should we care? Perhaps the most interesting aspect of this year's predictable list of movers and shakers...
Utilities take heat: Boy, talk about your bad breaks. Among the one percent of DWP customers who have been without...
Tuesday, Sep. 4
Fortune magazine is out with its list of 100 fastest-growing companies, and guess which state has the biggest representation? Nope,...
If they keep this up, the holiday shopping season could get real ugly for the world’s largest toymaker. The AP...
The California Independent System Operator, which oversees the state's power grid, estimates peak demand this afternoon at 44,898 megawatts, which...
So claims USC and Urban Partners, developer of a proposed mixed-use project near campus. They have filed suit in federal...
The Lakers owner, who pleaded guilty today to misdemeanor drunken driving, was also fined $1,900. He was arrested in Carlsbad...
For now, that's only a matter of opinion, but this Sunday it will be undeniable. That's when the paper features...
Getting cooler: And with folks returning to work and school, it couldn't come soon enough. At last check, 20,000 Socal...
Sunday, Sep. 2
After quitting unexpectedly in July as head of the Peninsula Beverly Hills (LABO), Ali Kasikci is finally talking about his...
Now this is just a personal preference, mind you, but seeing someone with a banana sticking out of his jeans...
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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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