September 16 - September 22, 2012
Saturday, Sep. 22
It's channel 355 for those on the Variety or premium Sports Pass tier. The RedZone channel will be on channel 356 (only available on the Sports Tier).
Reuters reports that Peter Liguori, a former executive at Fox and more recently the Oprah Winfrey Network, is in serious talks for the top job at the media giant
Friday, Sep. 21
But overall it wasn't a very strong August, considering that the separate payroll survey showed a drop of 10,400 jobs.
An announcement could be made later today, Bloomberg is reporting, citing a source. Time Warner had been the last holdout among major cable companies.
California debt is way higher than earlier estimated, iPhone 5 is released around the globe, high-speed rail gets White House fast track, and Maxine Waters avoids ethics charges.
California's jobless rate fell to 10.6 percent in August from 10.7 percent the month before, but only 12,000 jobs were added to the payrolls.
Thursday, Sep. 20
While potential bidders might be interested in the soccer teams and others might want the real estate and still others might go after the music side, it's hard to imagine single entity wanting the whole shebang. And how do you value the whole shebang?
For many months economists have been puzzled by the lackluster pace of recovery. The answer might go beyond pure numbers.
Jeffrey Gundlach, CEO of DoubleLine Capital (and before that L.A.-based TCW) lost several expensive paintings and a 2010 red Porsche Carrera 4S in the heist,
They made their fortunes in very different ways - Musk with orbital space vehicles and electric cars and Cherng with fast casual Chinese food.
The network that constantly manages to take your breath away is quintupling down on Romney's 47 percent solution. Stewart lays it all out.
California economy keeps improving (but slowly), Angels talking about possible move to the City of Industry, support slipping for Gov. Brown's tax measure, and Southwest Airlines slipping in performance rankings.
Wednesday, Sep. 19
The sensible solution is to hold off on the stadium agreement until the AEG situation is resolved. Know who you're dealing with - don't take the word of the guy getting out.
Yes, Amazon is adding on sales tax for its California shoppers, which is what non-Internet retailers in the state had been lobbying for. But there's another side to this development.
Not to dwell on the infamous 47 percent solution, but Romney's dismissal of poor and needy people is astounding.
Already lining up for AEG, Fox well positioned for renewal of baseball contract, it's better to buy than rent a house in L.A. (though not by much), and WSJ's Walt Mossberg likes the iPhone 5.
Tuesday, Sep. 18
WSJ, citing sources, says that deliberations are at an early stage and that it's possible Denver billionaire Philip Anschutz might decide not to sell the operation.
No one knows whether exempting new businesses from the city's gross receipts tax actually pencils out, but on a 10-2 vote the council decided to keep it going for another three years.
They keep messing around with plans to shave off the city's pension obligations in future years, but not a word on what to do with current obligations, which is at the heart of the deficit problem.
Say this for the Republican candidate's remarks, we're learning a lot more about the people who pay and don't pay federal income tax.
Frankly, it never seemed like much of a movement - not on Wall Street or L.A. or any of the other cities with encampments.
Apple hits $700 a sahare, FedEx says global economy is getting worse, most homeowners still stuck with high mortgage rates, and complaints about Wilmington refinery.
Monday, Sep. 17
As with anyone parachuting into town, the detail work was a little iffy. But he left thinking good thoughts about L.A., which is more than you can say about many East Coasters.
The Republican candidate is taped saying that, "I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives."
Demand exceeds supply for iPhone 5, Magic admits that Dodgers lack chemistry, L.A. area gas prices fall a bit, and Gov. Brown's legacy on the line.
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