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Starbucks Announces 6 LA Area Stores To Close Over Crime, Drug Problems

July 13, 2022 12:57 pm

The growing crime wave in Los Angeles and Southern California claimed a new retail victim on Tuesday when Starbucks announced that 6 stores in the LA area would be closing due to crime and safety issues. Starbucks had initially heavily...

Rick Caruso, Karen Bass to Face Each Other in LA Mayoral Runoff Election in November

June 8, 2022 12:18 pmJune 8, 2022 1:14 pm

Real estate developer Rick Caruso came out ahead of Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA) in the Los Angeles Mayoral Primary on Tuesday, with both now heading to a runoff later this year. With around one-third of the votes in on Wednesday,...

The 2022 Academy Awards Are Not Likely to be a Knockout

March 28, 2022 9:49 amMarch 28, 2022 10:00 am

And This Year’s Oscar For Most Disingenuous Rationalizing Goes To… …just about everyone. The preliminary television ratings are not out yet for the 2022 Academy Awards, but the speculation is that even the rather ineffective right cross to the chin...

The Russian-Ukrainian War Effect on Eastern European Immigrants to California

February 24, 2022 4:40 pm

On Thursday, Russia invaded Ukraine after building up troops and making inroads into a few breakaway republics after a few months, following 14 years of worry that Ukraine may join NATO. While the war there is early and the situation...

Theatrical Union, Hollywood Producers Come To Tentative Agreement Hours Before Strike

October 19, 2021 2:22 amOctober 18, 2021 9:23 pm

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) union and the Alliance of Motion Picture Television Producers (AMPTP) reached a tentative agreement over the weekend, avoiding a strike only hours before it was to begin. An IATSE strike had been...

Hollywood Stage Employees Union Set Strike Date For October 18th

October 13, 2021 4:01 pmOctober 13, 2021 4:02 pm

International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) union President Matthew Loeb announced on Wednesday that the union would go on strike Monday unless a deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture Television Producers (AMPTP) in the next five days. The...

Californians’ TV Shows Are Under Attack

October 11, 2021 1:58 pmOctober 11, 2021 1:48 pm

California’s entertainment industry, often referred to under the romantic and all-inclusive sobriquet of “Hollywood,” is the biggest economic driver in the Golden State. And, impressively, what was once primarily the purview of Los Angeles has branched out throughout the state....