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 Caltrans waves red flag on Millennium Hollywood project

Caltrans waves red flag on Millennium Hollywood project

It has become almost routine for community groups to rise up in protest whenever a big developer proposes a project likely to make their...

Aetna to exit a key market in California

Facing tougher price competition from a state-run marketplace, Aetna Inc. said it would exit California's individual health insurance market...

Life insurers finally do the right thing on unclaimed death benefits

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Consumer prices rise just 0.1% in May

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer prices rose slightly in May as higher energy costs were partly offset by cheaper food. The small...

 Gov. Brown targets enterprise-zone tax credits

Gov. Brown targets enterprise-zone tax credits

SACRAMENTO — A battle is raging over a California program that grants businesses tax breaks for creating jobs but prevents the...

Walk-in clinics gaining popularity

Walk-in clinics gaining popularity

Tabitha Smith had been sick for about a week last November with what she thought was just a cold. When she didn't get better, her mom pushed...

Ken Kahan strives to build 'something you would be proud of'

Ken Kahan strives to build 'something you would be proud of'

The gig: Ken Kahan, 54, is founder and president of California Landmark, a real estate development company that has made...

Regulator wants to bar Anthem from small-business health exchange

Regulator wants to bar Anthem from small-business health exchange

California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones wants industry giant Anthem Blue Cross barred from the state's new health exchange for small...

Apple executive Eddy Cue defends e-book deals at antitrust trial

Apple executive Eddy Cue defends e-book deals at antitrust trial

NEW YORK — Eddy Cue, the Apple Inc. executive in charge of negotiating the company's controversial e-book deals, defended how the tech...

Stop the deficit extremists

Stop the deficit extremists

The U.S. economy is improving, yet Congress seems still to be in the grip of the delirium that shrinking the deficit in the near term is...

Disparity in generic drug prices is a bitter pill to swallow

Disparity in generic drug prices is a bitter pill to swallow

Generic prescription drugs have to meet exacting standards for ingredients and quality, which you'd think would make them uniformly priced...

White House trying to clear the forest of 'patent trolls'

White House trying to clear the forest of 'patent trolls'

It's news when government identifies a genuine problem and takes reasoned steps to solve it. So here's news: The Obama administration has...

How I Made It: SpaceX exec Gwynne Shotwell

How I Made It: SpaceX exec Gwynne Shotwell

The gig: Gwynne Shotwell, 49, is president and chief operating officer of SpaceX, the Hawthorne company that builds rockets...

Figuring out best plan to save for college

Figuring out best plan to save for college

Dear Liz: My husband and I have been putting 5% and 6%, respectively, into our 401(k) accounts to get our full company...

 FHA could stop charging extra interest on mortgage payoffs

FHA could stop charging extra interest on mortgage payoffs

WASHINGTON — Pressured by consumer protection regulators, the Federal Housing Administration is expected to end one of its most...

Social Security should be expanded, not cut

Fear-mongers and other critics of Social Security were silenced — momentarily — by the release last week of the annual trustees'...

California Film Commission awards tax credits to 31 projects

California Film Commission awards tax credits to 31 projects

The lottery is over. The winners are 31 film and TV producers who were vying against hundreds of others for a piece of California's $100...

Get a discount, then pay extra

Get a discount, then pay extra

Sherry Tedeschi is an avid moviegoer, typically hitting a film a week, sometimes two or three.

Wheel maker Superior Industries hits a bump in the road

Wheel maker Superior Industries hits a bump in the road

Its squat, 1970s-era headquarters in Van Nuys may not look like much from the outside, but Superior Industries International Inc. is a key...

Why would Leon Panetta, Marc Morial join for-profit Corinthian?

Why would Leon Panetta, Marc Morial join for-profit Corinthian?

What do Leon Panetta, Marc Morial and Corinthian Colleges have in common? Good question.

How I made it: Mary Micucci, owner of Along Came Mary Events

How I made it: Mary Micucci, owner of Along Came Mary Events

The gig: Mary Micucci, 63, is the owner of Along Came Mary Events, one of Hollywood's leading catering and special events...

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How does tenure affect financial planning?

Dear Liz: My spouse has tenure at a university. Given that one of us will always be employed, should we change the way we...