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Banc of California – PacWest Bancorp Join In Large $36 Billion Merger

July 25, 2023 5:42 pmJuly 25, 2023 5:42 pm

A merger between Los Angeles-based bank PacWest Bancorp and Santa Ana-based Banc of California was announced on Tuesday, creating a new larger bank in Southern California with $36 billion in assets, $25.3 billion in total loans, and over 70 total...

Studios Play Hardball While SAG-AFTRA Refuses to Negotiate

July 22, 2023 2:27 amJuly 22, 2023 2:28 am

The realities of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) began to settle in for strikers on Friday, as the the one week SAG-AFTRA strike mark hit with more actors...

Suspected Los Angeles Racist Recording Leaker Questioned By LAPD

July 20, 2023 5:13 pmJuly 20, 2023 5:13 pm

The leaker behind last year’s major racist recording scandal in Los Angeles, that resulted in several LA City Councilmember resignations, has been found according to new reports from several publications. The recording, which also featured a conversation on how they...

LA County Unveils New Limited Cash Bail Policy

July 19, 2023 2:24 pmJuly 19, 2023 2:24 pm

Los Angeles County unveiled a new cash bail policy expected to come into effect this fall that would effectively end all cash bail for defendants accused of misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies. For several years, California and many counties have been...

The Unseen Impacts Of WGA/SAG-AFTRA Strike In California

July 17, 2023 3:53 pmJuly 17, 2023 3:53 pm

Late last week, the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) joined the Writers Guild of America (WGA) in striking against the major Hollywood studios, producers and streaming services, represented by the Alliance of Motion...

Burbank Mayor Sees No Problem With Sexualized Material In Schools

July 14, 2023 7:18 amJuly 14, 2023 7:28 am

Earlier this week, an episode of the locally well-known podcast WiseNuts hosted by two Armenian fathers in Glendale, CA, featured the mayor of Burbank, Konstantine Anthony. The episode lasted a whopping 4.5 hours, and, if there is any justice in...

Striking LA, Orange County Hotel Workers Return To Work, Vow To Strike Again Soon

July 6, 2023 6:15 pmJuly 6, 2023 6:15 pm

Hotel workers represented by the Unite Here union returned to work Wednesday following the three-day July 4th weekend strike at hotels in Orange County and Los Angeles County, with union officials saying that they are ready to strike again. Negotiations...