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Boeing plant closure cuts 2,000 jobs

Boeing, citing shrinking military budgets, announced last week plans to shutter a massive Southern California jet assembly plant and lay off nearly 3,000 workers. Boeing had owned the Long Beach plant since 1997, and it has been a major employer

LAUSD kids ‘jailbreak’ iPads

John Seiler September 25, 2013

When the Los Angeles Unified School District announced it was giving iPads to its students back in July, I predicted: “The iPads themselves might allow the kids to break out of the system and find Web sites that teach something

Creating a permanent poverty class with minimum wage increases

Katy Grimes September 25, 2013

Assembly Bill 10 to raise the minimum wage in California, is sitting on Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk. Brown has indicated he is in a signing mood, and will likely sign the bill. However, should AB 10 by Assemblyman Luis Alejo, D-Salina, be

History suggests Fletcher in trouble in San Diego mayoral special election

Chris Reed September 25, 2013

The Tuesday night decision by members of San Diego’s Democratic Party central committee to endorse City Councilman David Alvarez over Republican assemblyman-turned-independent-turned-Democrat Nathan Fletcher appears to substantially improve the chances that the Nov. 19 mayoral special election to replace departed

Independent jurist overseeing Bank of America case

Wayne Lusvardi September 25, 2013

This month federal judge Rya W. Zobel in Boston, Massachusetts, denied a class action lawsuit brought against Bank of America for failing to provide loan modifications to distressed homeowners. The lawsuit was brought on behalf of 36 homeowners across the U.S.,

State, local taxes at record highs

John Seiler September 24, 2013

Governments everywhere, especially in California, say they need more money. Budgets have been cut. But here’s the truth: Revenues from state and local individual income taxes, general sales and gross receipt taxes, motor fuel taxes, motor vehicle taxes and taxes

California lawmakers kick off recess with trip to Armenia

John Hrabe September 24, 2013

Summer may be over, but the California Legislature’s travel season is just getting started. This week, a group of current and former state lawmakers, led by Speaker of the Assembly John Perez, D-Los Angeles, returns to the state following a

CA Obamacare implementation funds activist groups

Katy Grimes September 24, 2013

This is Part 1 of a two-part series. As California continues taking the lead in implementing Obamacare, officially called the Affordable Care Act, the state’s health care insurance “exchanges” are expected to serve as a model for exchanges in other states. The

Could this man beat Jerry Brown?

Adam O'Neal September 24, 2013

Odds are, Gov. Jerry Brown will be with California until 2019. Consider the political situation. It’s no secret that Brown, now 75 years old, would like to be the longest-serving governor in California history. Although he hasn’t formally announced, he

CA's richest company sees smartphone future more clearly than critics

Chris Reed September 24, 2013

I am not an Apple cultist. I like the Silicon Valley icon, California's richest company, a great deal and agree that Steve Jobs is a transcendent historical figure. But I gave up on my iPhone 4 when I saw that Google's