Business
The U.S. consumer watchdog has found that low-income families typically pay as much as 60 cents per dollar in fees when paying for school lunches electronically.
Sept. 22, 2024
ADVISORS
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Sept. 23, 2024
A plan to resolve the state’s homeowners insurance crisis was blasted by an L.A. consumer group but defended by California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara.
Sept. 17, 2024
Politics
Communication breakdowns with local law enforcement hampered the Secret Service ahead of a July assassination attempt on former President Trump.
Sept. 20, 2024
Americans spent a bit more at retailers last month, providing a small boost to the economy just as the Federal Reserve considers how much to cut its key interest rate.
Housing & Homelessness
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge signed off on Wednesday on a $10 million deal to sell 17 homeless housing properties to Beverly Hills developer Leo Pustilnikov.
Aug. 7, 2024
California
Dr. Mark Ghaly will be stepping down as head of the California Health and Human Services Agency, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced.
Sept. 6, 2024
Trump and Vance claim that tariffs are paid by foreign companies and that economists are divided on the topic. They’re wrong on both counts
Sept. 4, 2024
2024 Consumer Attorneys of Southern California
While consumer protection cases have been on an overall decline over most of the past decade, there was an increase in general consumer protection cases, class action cases, TCPA cases and data breach cases last year.
Aug. 25, 2024
Officials announced an $893-million federal grant that will complete the funding needed to build a 6.7-mile light rail project in the San Fernando Valley.
Sept. 7, 2024