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Disney CEO Bob Chapek during an address at the Boston College Chief Executives Club, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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As Chapek weathers Disney drama, board gathers in Florida

He has the board’s support, but Disney CEO Bob Chapek has had a rough time with DeSantis, a slipping stock and concerns about Disney+. How long will he hold on?

LOS ANGELES, CA. MAY 12, 2014. The Da Vinci Apartments under construction on Temple Street next to the 110 Fwy in Los Angeles on May 12, 2014. Developer Geoffrey Palmer, known for the faux Italiante apartment blocks such as the Orsini and the Medici, is asking city officials for permission to build an aerial walkway that join two apartment structures his company is building on each side of Temple Street.(Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times)

Real Estate newsletter: Renters wrestle a landlord in court

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - June 16, 2022: A man walks past a window at Saks Fifth Avenue store, one of Beverly Hills' most famous department stores, is set to move to make way for a mixed-use complex that could energize a sedate stretch of Wilshire Boulevard on Thursday, June 16, 2022 in Beverly Hills, CA. Hudson's Bay Co. announced plans to transform property around its historic Saks building into an office, residential and retail cluster serving the Beverly Hills neighborhood. The intention is to revive the glamor that once made Wilshire Boulevard the pinnacle of upmarket Beverly Hills shopping. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Beverly Hills’ historic Saks Fifth Avenue complex set for development into offices and apartments

LOS ANGELES, CALIF. - SEP. 16, 2014. The Orsini, left, is a massive residential and commercial development that sits at the juncture of the Pasadena Freeway, the Harbor Freeway and Sunset Boulevard north of downtown Los Angeles. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)

They didn’t get their security deposits back. Now a big L.A. landlord agrees to pay $12.5 million

Technology and the Internet

A child attends an online class at a learning hub inside the Crenshaw Family YMCA during the Covid-19 pandemic on February 17, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. - While many area schools remain closed for in-person classes, the learning hub program provides structured distance education resources including free WiFi, electricity, staff support, academic tutoring, and recreation activities to provide a safe environment to support low income and minority communities. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

More Californians are gaining broadband internet access. But Black and Latino households still lag

Tesla violated federal law by laying off workers without warning, lawsuit says

Electric airtaxis

Look! Up in the sky! It’s an air taxi. They’re coming to Los Angeles

HAWTHORNE, CALIF. -- WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2018: The SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule, shown hanging from the ceiling, is the fist one sent to the International Space Station, was launched in 2010 and carried supplies to the space station. NASA Astronauts Robert L. Behnken and Doug Hurley will be flying to the International Space Station and are doing some training at SpaceX HQ in Hawthorne ahead of their first flight next summer. The astronauts practiced docking the Crew Dragon capsule with the space station at SpaceX in Hawthorne, Calif., on Dec. 19, 2018. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

SpaceX workers fired over letter criticizing Elon Musk’s behavior

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American writer and illustrator Dr Seuss points while his wife Helen prepares to take a picture.

UC San Diego plans to sell the ‘storybook’ home of Dr. Seuss, author Theodor Geisel

The cozy cottage spans 1,250 square feet and descends to 42 feet of frontage on Las Flores Beach.

Finneas O’Connell sells a coastal cottage in Malibu for $5.66 million

The modern residence combines clean lines, open spaces and heaps of wood and glass across 5,875 square feet.

Wiz Khalifa wants $4.5 million for modern Encino home

WATTS, CA - AUGUST 26, 2021 - - Urban Forestry Supervisor Ladale Hayes, left, and Aaron Thomas, Urban Forestry Manager, both with North East Trees, check out the growth of a tree they recently planted outside the Imperial Gardens public housing along Imperial Highway in Watts on August 26, 2021. Members of North East Trees help plant and maintain trees in the western part of Watts to eventually bring more shade for residents and to reduce heat in these neighborhoods. They have planted over 1,500 trees. They also delivered several trees to residents who requested one. These residents are responsible to plant their own trees and are given directions on best place to plant the trees and how to maintain care of it. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

L.A. needs 90,000 trees to battle extreme heat. Will residents step up to plant them?

Dispute over $1 million outdoor sculpture at billionaire's Bill Gross's Laguna Beach home escalated with neighbor Mark Towfiq, with both sides calling police, filing restraining orders and lawsuits. (Photo: Mark Towfiq)

The feud over Bill Gross’ lawn sculpture has come to an end. There were no winners

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FILE - In this Thursday, June 30, 2016, file photo, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, left, poses with Ted Sarandos, chief content officer of Netflix, during a news conference in Seoul, South Korea. Netflix added a flood of new subscribers amid the coronavirus pandemic and also offered clues to a possible successor for founding CEO Hastings, who on Thursday, July 16, 2020, named Sarandos, as co-CEO. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

Netflix lays off 300 workers amid subscriber losses

Netflix previously laid off 150 full-time staffers and dozens of contractors and part-time workers in response to a revenue slowdown.

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FILE - Dollar bills are shown in New York, Oct. 24, 2016. Our emotional reactions to money, based on past experiences and mistakes, can interfere with our ability to make smart money decisions today. To address those emotions, several new books advocate strategies such as conducting body check-ins, rewriting your own money story and reflecting on past financial mistakes. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

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Contribution rules on IRA and 401(k) accounts differ a lot. Here’s a primer

How much you’re allowed to contribute to a retirement account each year varies widely depending on the type of account.

Darah Fry (center) childcare provider, plays with Nora (left), 3, in a childcare area at Neighbor Nest on Thursday, March 21, 2019 in San Francisco, Calif. (Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

The best sites for finding, or offering, child care and elder care

ANTIOCH, CA - OCTOBER 15: A foreclosure sale sign in seen in front of foreclosed home October15, 2007 in Antioch, California. The San Francisco Bay Area zip code 94531, Antioch, California, has experienced a spike in home foreclosures with a reported 271 homes repossessed between January and August of this year. Antioch has also seen the biggest decline in home prices since May of this year with prices dropping 15 percent. California ranks third behind Ohio and Michigan in foreclosures. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Help is now available for more Californians who are behind on their mortgages

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Identity theft fears? How to get your credit report and a credit freeze

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How to start an IRA for your new college graduate — because even Gen Z needs to save for retirement

No retirement plan at work? Your boss may have to sign up for CalSavers soon. Here’s what to know

Paying extra for premium gas? You should probably stop

One big trip whacked this reader’s credit score. How is that possible?

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California will test digital driver’s licenses. Should you worry about your personal info?

FILE - This Jan. 22, 2020, file photo shows the likeness of Benjamin Franklin on $100 bills in Dallas. If you’re expecting a tax refund, you’re probably contemplating what to spend this newfound money on. There are several ways to use your windfall responsibly, but paying off debt could be the right option. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

This retiree’s tax preparer allowed IRS fines to accumulate for 15 years. Now what?

FILE - This Aug. 1, 2017, file photo, shows a call log displayed via an AT&T app on a cellphone in Orlando, Fla. Industry experts say robocalls are down — scam calls as well as nagging from your credit-card company to pay your bill. The coronavirus pandemic has inflicted millions of job losses, and scammers have not been immune. YouMail, which offers a robocall-blocking service, says 2.9 billion robocalls were placed in April 2020 in the U.S., down from 4.1 billion in March and 4.8 billion in February. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Your phone just got more protection against spam calls. But it’s not safe yet

FILE - In this March 5, 2012 file photo, consumer credit cards are posed in North Andover, Mass. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued credit company TransUnion and one of its long-time executives on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 alleging the company completely “disregarded” a previous order from five years ago to stop selling dubious credit-related products and marketing. TransUnion entered into an agreement with the CFPB in 2017, agreeing to pay $13.9 million in restitution and $3 million in civil penalties, saying it would stop trying to sell customers credit monitoring subscription products and would provide a clear way for customers to cancel a subscription if they no longer wanted it. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

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