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Recipients of Stockton’s $500 guaranteed monthly income benefited in myriad ways.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci has warned that vaccinated people should not assume travel is safe. But there’s a lot of pent-up demand for vacations
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Disneyland and other California theme parks could reopen their outdoor rides and attractions as soon as April 1 if they’re in counties where coronavirus transmission is low enough.
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Prosecutors say cybersecurity pioneer John McAfee used his Twitter account to push a variety of digital currencies without disclosing that he was being paid millions for the promotion.
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Rising expectations for the economy and inflation have caused U.S. Treasury yields to spurt higher, with the jump unsettling stock markets.
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Wall Street capped a volatile day of trading Friday with a broad rally that snapped the market’s three-day losing streak.
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The venues will be allowed to welcome back fans far sooner than expected under new guidance the state unveiled Friday.
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‘Baywatch’ star Pamela Anderson is offering up her place on the beach, asking $14.9 million for her designer compound in Malibu Colony.
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In the public fight over the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s separation from the British royal family, friends of former ‘Suits’ actress Meghan Markle weigh in.
Small businesses
The pandemic seemed to spell doom for small businesses, which play an outsize role in the American economy and in strengthening communities. But some research and data show encouraging signs — and emerging winners and losers.
Small businesses remember last year’s federal loan efforts as difficult, confusing and unfair. The new round of funding is supposed to be better.
The lucky among California’s small businesses have cobbled together loans and grants to get through the pandemic so far. But that money has dried up, and “you can only take on so much debt.”
How four small businesses have survived in the COVID age.
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The Royal Shakespeare Company’s ‘Dream’ brings live actors to online audiences, who can interact with the play like they would a video game.
Chemotherapy and radiation can cause too much collateral damage to treat some brain tumors. Crumb-sized robots could be the solution.
After halting all new political ads in the U.S. in the week leading up to November’s general election, a move aimed at averting misinformation and unrest, Facebook is set to resume allowing them.
The digital giant has been working on proposals to remove from Chrome so-called third-party cookies — snippets of code used by a website’s advertisers to record browsing history.
A SoCal woman paid $5,400 for tickets to the postponed Tokyo Olympics. The company that sold them is offering only a partial refund.
Senate Democratic leaders and President Biden have agreed to more narrowly target which Americans would be eligible for a $1,400 stimulus payment.
More parts of California moved out of the most restrictive purple tier Tuesday.
Drugmaker Merck will help produce rival Johnson & Johnson’s newly approved COVID-19 shot in an effort to expand the nation’s vaccine supply faster.
Switching to digital-only receipts for transactions would be good for the environment. But it would be another nail in the coffin of your privacy.
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Can you get fired if you don’t return to the office because of coronavirus concerns? Yes — but with a lot of caveats. Here are some strategies and legal protections.
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Affordable housing, such as Section 8 and public housing, is available, but it often requires navigating applications and government agencies. Here’s what you need to know.
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Many homeowners who delay mortgage payments through forbearance plans will be allowed to make missed payments when the home is sold or the loan term is over.
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Job seeking in an uncertain economy is difficult enough. Throw in fears of contracting the coronavirus, home quarantines and hiring freezes, and the hunt becomes harder.
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If you’re having second thoughts about a dorm room or off-campus apartment you signed up for, you may have options. Here are ways to potentially get out of your lease or cancel your contract.
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Many people are better off paying down their debt on their own rather than taking out another loan.
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Liz Weston, Certified Financial Planner, is a personal finance columnist for the Los Angeles Times and NerdWallet.
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If you’re like most people in Southern California, you live in a rental.
Ellen DeGeneres, LeBron James, Bryan Cranston and Jimmy Fallon are all putting homes on the market in a busy week for big listings.
The new Backyard Homes Project helps homeowners build an ADU. In exchange, owners make a key promise: Rent the granny flat to a low-income tenant.
Los Angeles has launched a program with over a dozen preapproved designs from top architects for backyard dwellings, cutting the bureaucracy for needed housing.
‘Tonight Show’ host Jimmy Fallon is asking $15 million for his New York penthouse, a quirky space that combines four units across three stories.
Lakers star LeBron James is asking $20.5 million for his Brentwood home — about half a million less that what he paid for it six years ago.
Company Town
The airing of Harry and Meghan’s interview with Oprah lands nearly one year after the couple made the U.S. their home.
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The son of “Fox & Friends” host Steve Doocy has fast become a noisy fixture in the briefing room.
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The disclosure of the internal HFPA vote comes as the organization behind the Golden Globes continues to face fierce criticism after a recent L.A. Times investigation.
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The Texas-based chain will sell its assets to private equity firms Altamont Capital Partners and Fortress Investment Group as part of a reorganization.
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UTA said it acquired U.K.-based Echo Location Talent Agency, whose clients include electronic and hip-hop artists including Marshmello and Diplo.
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Nearly one-fifth of all electricity use in California goes to moving and treating water.
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Under an updated mortgage forbearance policy, some homeowners can delay payments for longer than 12 months. The moratorium on foreclosures is extended too.
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Disneyland and other California theme parks could reopen their outdoor rides and attractions as soon as April 1 if they’re in counties where coronavirus transmission is low enough.
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Recipients of Stockton’s $500 guaranteed monthly income benefited in myriad ways.
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Chemotherapy and radiation can cause too much collateral damage to treat some brain tumors. Crumb-sized robots could be the solution.
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Like other California theme parks, Universal Studios Hollywood can’t operate its rides because of state pandemic rules. Its Taste of Universal event will invite people to explore the park.
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If Americans don’t flock to crossover EVs like the new Volvo C40 Recharge, it’s hard to see how green-car mandates can be met.
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Battling supply-chain issues due to backlogs at ports and severe snow storms affecting ground transport, Tesla has halted some production at its car-assembly plant in Fremont, Calif.
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As it’s done with the iPhone, Apple is looking to outside vendors to supply critical hardware for a planned autonomous vehicle.
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The electric car maker’s application for a permit to expand its Fremont assembly plant undercut its CEO’s rhetoric about abandoning California.
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U.S. employers added a robust 379,000 jobs last month, the most since October, in a sign that the economy is strengthening despite the pandemic.
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A firm hired to monitor Texas’ power markets says the region’s grid manager overpriced electricity over two days during last month’s energy crisis, resulting in $16 billion in overcharges.
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Freddie Mac reports the average interest rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage has risen to 3.02% from a record low of 2.65% in early January.
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Bond yields rose sharply after Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell said inflation is likely to pick up in the coming months but not enough for the Fed to alter its low-interest rate policies.
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Square Inc. will pay $297 million in cash and stock to acquire a majority stake in Tidal, the streaming music service led by rapper Jay-Z.
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The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits edged higher last week to 745,000, a sign that many employers continue to cut jobs.
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SpaceX’s futuristic Starship has exploded after what looked like a successful touchdown.
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Stocks closed lower Wednesday as another rise in bond yields fueled concerns on Wall Street that higher inflation is on the way as the economy picks up.
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The decision to close dozens of Disney Store locations comes along with a plan to revamp Disney’s online shopping platforms.
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California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra will look into accusations that a Catholic healthcare chain illicitly limits healthcare.
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From fashion denim to the Malibu Country Mart, Segal shaped the SoCal shopping landscape like few others
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Here are ways to boost retirement savings to make up for lost time. Also: When credit scores don’t need improving.
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The iconic and trendy Melrose Avenue shopping district in Los Angeles has seen its business struggling as the COVID-19 pandemic hits its one-year anniversary. The reopening of Pink’s Hot Dogs after a two-month shutdown reflects the cycle of hope and despair.
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In the Central Valley, the spring harvest is coming, and the transition to Blue Shield is complicating efforts to vaccinate farmworkers against COVID-19.
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Mark Kelegian was looking for a business he could run in 2015, when he learned that L.A.'s iconic Randy’s Donuts was up for sale. Now the Newport Beach family is living the sweet life.
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For nearly all of its 20 years, La Madera Community Garden in El Monte functioned like the vast majority of similar spaces in Southern California.
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Crafted by Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders last week, the pandemic assistance plan also includes $4 billion in grants, tax breaks and fee waivers for small businesses.
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The sluggish appeals process marks another setback for the state as its Employment Development Department has been overwhelmed during the COVID crisis.
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Seven years after awarding a low-bid high-speed rail contract to a Spanish firm, California is paying for that decision in delays and cost overruns in the San Joaquin Valley.
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In all, the state will provide 5.7 million payments to low-income Californians as part of the $9.6-billion economic recovery package.
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Credit card issuers often take a use-it-or-lose-it approach. Here’s a low-effort way to avoid closure. Also: retirement saving after layoff.
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The healthiest level of credit card debt is none. Here are some ways to judge whether an appropriate amount of your monthly income goes to debt payments.
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To generate survivor benefits, required time on the job varies. But an exemption may apply. Also: How big an emergency fund do you need?
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A newly single reader is overwhelmed by finding financial pros. Also: Add spouses to accounts; paying down a mortgage; survivor benefits redux.
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A reader confesses to panicking and selling some stocks in March, missing the subsequent run-up. Now what?
