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Postal boss says 'no' to three-day delivery
U.S. Postal Service Postmaster General John Potter said he is not willing to consider a consultant’s recommendation to cut mail delivery to three days a week.
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-11
California adds 488,800 to jobless rolls
The number of unemployed workers has risen by at least 50,000 in 16 states during the past year, with California showing the sharpest upswing, according to a report released Wednesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-11
California Realtors: Affordability index rises to 64% in Q3
The First-Time Buyer Housing Affordability Index rose to 64 percent in the third quarter of 2009, according to a report Wednesday by the California Association of Realtors.
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-11
Disney meeting brings new board member, ticket option and questions on ABC
The Walt Disney Co. held its annual shareholder's meeting on Wednesday in San Antonio, with two changes at the company. (DIS)
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-11
Earthquake authority chief testifies to Congress
California Earthquake Authority chief executive Glenn Pomeroy on Wednesday testified to two congressional subcommittees in support of a bill to reduce the cost of earthquake insurance.
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-11
Report: Colleges will need $1.5B more in 2019
By the next decade, California’s public colleges are going to need space for nearly 400,000 more students.
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-11
Villaraigosa, Greuel issue freeze on L.A. city spending
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and and City Controller Wendy Greuel issued a citywide spending freeze Thursday morning, effective immediately.
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-11
Moviegoer is stabbed after complaining about cellphone user
A meat thermometer was plunged into the victim's neck during a screening of 'Shutter Island.' An L.A. County sheriff's spokesman called it a 'vicious and cowardly attack.' A dispute at a Lancaster movie theater during a screening of "Shutter Island" ended with someone plunging a meat thermometer into the neck of the man who complained about someone sitting near him talking on a cellphone during the show.
feeds.latimes.com 2010-03-10
Swinging at the pay-cut piñata
City employee group questions use of ever-changing numbers Art Sweatman has trimmed trees for the city of Los Angeles for 13 years, and sometimes he hauls them away after they've fallen on cars or blocked roads and sidewalks. It took him 10 years to get to his current annual salary of $54,000, and now city officials are saying they need him and other workers to take a 10% to 15% pay cut to eliminate a $485-million deficit.
feeds.latimes.com 2010-03-10
L.A. wants to quit or alter two bank deals
The interest rate swaps, involving $316.8 million in debt incurred by a program to repair or replace sewer lines and treatment plants, have increased the city's cost of borrowing, officials say. Prodded by a nationwide union campaign, the Los Angeles City Council is trying to get out of an arrangement with two banks that was supposed to reduce the city's borrowing costs but instead has increased them by $19 million annually.
feeds.latimes.com 2010-03-10
Federal agency to investigate L.A. schools
The focus of the Education Department probe will be the district's services for students learning English. The federal government has singled out the Los Angeles Unified School District for its first major investigation under a reinvigorated Office for Civil Rights, officials said Tuesday.
feeds.latimes.com 2010-03-10
Norwalk boy, 7, calls 911 and saves his family
'Bring cops . . . a lot of them!' he pleads during a home invasion. Authorities were hailing a 7-year-old Norwalk boy as a hero Tuesday after he hid in a bathroom and called 911 as three armed attackers burst into his home and threatened his parents.
feeds.latimes.com 2010-03-10
A chilling early view of an accused killer
A 2000 probation report on John Albert Gardner III depicts an erratic and violent young man. He is now charged with killing 17-year-old Chelsea King of Poway. The 13-year-old girl wanted to ditch school to avoid some bullies. So when her older neighbor, John Albert Gardner III, offered her a ride, she hopped in. They went to his place, he turned on a movie, and then attacked her.
feeds.latimes.com 2010-03-10
L.A. council considers deactivating 10 ambulances at night
A decision is postponed after a man tearfully recalls how his father died of a heart attack and amid confusion about how the plan to save $20 million would affect response times. Facing a shrinking number of options to close a budget gap that could grow to $600 million in the next fiscal year, the Los Angeles City Council is weighing whether to deactivate 10 rescue ambulances at night.
feeds.latimes.com 2010-03-10
Wily dodges point to single culprit in high-profile Los Angeles heists
Thefts that depend on role playing and charm point to a single burglar being the likely suspect in heists of jewelry and cash from sports teams, a salsa band and a sugar baron in town for the Oscars. For the "Rico Suave" bandit, the weapons of choice are charm, disguise and the power of persuasion.
feeds.latimes.com 2010-03-10
Rodney James Alcala gets the death penalty
'He's a monster,' one juror said of the man who killed a 12-year-old girl and four women. It took an Orange County jury about one hour Tuesday to vote for the death penalty for convicted serial killer Rodney James Alcala.
feeds.latimes.com 2010-03-10
Google opens online store for business apps
Google Inc. unveiled a new app store Tuesday night for developers of business software to offer their apps. (GOOG) (MSFT)
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-10
Solazyme, Unilever in personal-care products collaboration
Solazyme Inc. said Wednesday it signed a research and development agreement with Unilever to develop oil derived from algae for use in soaps and other personal care products.
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-10
Affymax gets $5M milestone payment
Affymax Inc. said Wednesday it received a $5 million development milestone payment from Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. (AFFY)
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-10
Robert Half: Legal hiring looking brighter in Q2
The employment outlook for legal professionals is looking brighter for the second quarter, according to a report Wednesday by the Robert Half Legal Hiring Index.
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-10
Apprion raises $8M in 3rd round
Apprion Inc. said Wednesday it closed a third round of funding with $8 million.
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-10
BofA ending debit-card overdraft fees
Bank of America Corp. will stop charging fees when customers overdraw their accounts in a debit-card transaction. In a change that starts this summer, customers will be able to make debit-card purchases only if they have enough money in their account. (BAC)
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-10
Boston Options Exchange moving operations to Equinix
Equinix Inc. and Boston Options Exchange Group LLC said Wednesday that BOX is moving its operations to within the Equinix data center. (EQIX)
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-10
Many uneasy about credit checks for jobs
A majority of readers in the most recent Business Pulse survey say there may be legitimate reasons for prospective employers to do credit checks on job applicants.
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-10
Residents asked to help Austin vie for Google fiber
City officials are asking Austin residents to help petition Google Inc. to pick the city as a test site for an ultra-fast Internet system.
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-10
ComScore: Bing search share grows, Yahoo weakens, Google far out in front
Bing made gains on Yahoo Inc. in search during February while Google Inc. continued to lead the pack by a wide margin, according to a report from comScore. (MSFT) (YHOO) (GOOG)
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-10
Blue Shield foundation announces "nearly" $9M in Q1 grants
The Blue Shield of California Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Blue Shield of California, said Tuesday it has tallied almost $9 million in first-quarter grants.
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-10
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Chevron to cut 2,000 jobs, $1B in spending
Chevron Corp., the nation’s second-largest oil producer, plans to cut 2,000 jobs from departments including refining, marketing and retail operations.
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-10
KB Home offers pre-wired homes for electric car owners
KB Home said Tuesday it will begin offering an option to pre-wire its new Built to Order homes to accommodate charging stations for homeowners’ electric vehicles. (KBH)
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-10
Drexel board meets Wednesday to vote on president
Drexel University appears likely to name a new president Wednesday.
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-10
Sacramento accountant pleads guilty in $13M fraud case
Sacramento accountant William Murray, 55, pleaded guilty to mail fraud and tax charges in relation to his theft of more than $13 million, and he was he was immediately taken into federal custody Tuesday.
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-10
Raley’s collects $150,000 for Haiti
Nearly $150,000 has been raised for Haiti relief and development through donation boxes at Raley’s Inc. stores.
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-10
Robert Half: Legal hiring looking brighter in Q2
The employment outlook for legal professionals is looking brighter for the second quarter, according to a report Wednesday by the Robert Half Legal Hiring Index.
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-10
Toyota sales still up from '09
Toyota sales rebounded in the first eight days of March, as dealers improved inventory levels and zero-percent financing deals helped consumers look past the biggest recall controversy in the Japanese automaker's history.
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-10
Target launches mobile coupons
Target Corp. now is offering coupons that customers can access on their mobile phones, then redeem by scanning a barcode on the phone at checkout.
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-10
Nordstrom plans Rack store in Burbank
Nordstrom Inc. said it plans to open a new Rack discount store in Burbank in October. (JWN)
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-10
Live Nation Entertainment sells Paciolan to Comcast-Spectacor
Comcast-Spectacor finalized its acquisition of Paciolan, a provider of venue ticketing software, from a subsidiary of Los Angeles' Live Nation Entertainment.
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-10
Bankruptcy court OKs Freedom Communications' reorganization plan
A bankruptcy court judge on Tuesday approved Freedom Communications' reorganization plans and the sale of its media holdings in Arizona
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-10
PG&E signs deal at First Solar's Riverside plant
First Solar Inc. signed a deal with Pacific Gas and Electric Co., which will purchase power produced from a facility being built in Riverside County by the Tempe company.
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-10
Profits fall, but Kroger beats 4Q estimates
Kroger Co.'s fourth quarter 2009 profit slipped 27 percent, but the grocer still finished above Wall Street’s outlook for both quarterly sales and net income. (KR)
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-10
Jacobs awarded three contracts
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. on Tuesday announced three new contracts, with one coming domestically and the other two from outside the United States.
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-10
Disney’s ‘Give a Day’ reaches goal
The Walt Disney Co.’s “Give a Day, Get a Disney Day” has reached its goal of getting 1 million people in 2010 to give back to their communities through volunteer service in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. (DIS)
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-10
BofA ending debit-card overdraft fees
Bank of America Corp. will stop charging fees when customers overdraw their accounts in a debit-card transaction. In a change that starts this summer, customers will be able to make debit-card purchases only if they have enough money in their account. (BAC)
feeds.bizjournals.com 2010-03-10
The site where Chinese laborers were interred, their graves later forgotten, gets a memorial
Transit agency builds a memorial at Evergreen Cemetery and will rebury remains that were excavated during Gold Line Eastside Extension. Lillian Chung Wong, 98, remembers visiting the potter's field outside Evergreen Cemetery in Boyle Heights when she was a child to pay her respects to her grandfather, a railroad worker.
feeds.latimes.com 2010-03-09
Letter on Muslim radical roils GOP Senate race
Website posts text contradicting Tom Campbell's claim of writing on behalf of donor Sami Al-Arian before 9/11. Terrorism and the Middle East are continuing to roil the Republican Senate contest after a letter written by former congressman Tom Campbell emerged that appeared to contradict statements Campbell and his aides had made about his dealings with a radical Muslim professor.
feeds.latimes.com 2010-03-09
The enduring call of the wild
Pets retain nature's instincts so why should we expect more of killer whales? I thought about Tilikum the killer whale when I gave Lola the puppy a bath on Sunday.
feeds.latimes.com 2010-03-09
9th Circuit candidate's career marked by rapid ascent, wide-ranging roles
Berkeley professor Goodwin Liu, son of immigrants, would be youngest judge on the appeals court. He clerked for Ruth Bader Ginsburg and worked in government offices during the Clinton administration. Goodwin Liu may be poised to become the youngest judge on the nation's busiest appeals court, but he was nonetheless a late bloomer.
feeds.latimes.com 2010-03-09
Automatic 'yes' votes allow time for back-room dealing at City Hall
Thanks to voting software, City Council members can hold meetings, give interviews, even grab a smoke while deciding the day's issues. Los Angeles City Council members have figured out how to be in two places at once.
feeds.latimes.com 2010-03-09
Kidnapped, smuggled and worse
A Mexican mother wanted only a better life for her daughter, 4, but the trip north took a terrible turn. The smuggler threatened to kill 4-year-old Nayli if he didn't receive $11,500 from her parents -- immediately.
feeds.latimes.com 2010-03-09
Man charged with leading student visa fraud operation
Foreigners in the U.S. on student visas allegedly hired Eamonn Daniel Higgins to attend classes, write papers and take exams for them, authorities say. Eamonn Daniel Higgins spent seven years in college.
feeds.latimes.com 2010-03-09
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