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• Batman v. Facebook: Feds Counter Court Assertion to Clarify Children’s Role in...

  

  The following is a press announcement from the Federal Trade Commission: WASHINGTON DC – The Federal Trade Commission filed an amicus brief in the 9th U.S. Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• TV Pitchman Kevin Trudeau Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Bilking Consumers

  

  CHICAGO – Informercial king Kevin Trudeau pleaded for a light sentence in federal court Monday, claiming he had undergone a “personal transformation” while... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Calif. Dominates List of Most Expensive Cities for Doing Business

  

  CLAREMONT – For eighteen years, the Kosmont-Rose Institute Cost of Doing Business Survey has documented the high cost attached to doing business in California. Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Calif. Home Sales Fall in February as Inventory Rises

  

  LOS ANGELES – Home sales fell in California in February, but housing inventory increased, according to a report Monday (Mar. 17) from the California... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Calif. Closes Labor Case Against Chinese Electric Auto Maker

  

  LOS ANGELES – Fines levied against Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD Co. for violations of state labor requirements were cut by almost two thirds by a... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Lancaster Council Candidates Address City’s Key Economic Challenges

  

  LANCASTER – Vice Mayor Marvin Crist and City Council candidate Johnathon Ervin stood out from other candidates at Monday’s election forum, demonstrating... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Health Care Management Innovation Empowers Employees with Medical Decisions

  

  LAS VEGAS – There is hope yet for employees and businesses who remain dire opponents of the Affordable Care Act. LifeStrive is a company working to make good... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Creative Use of Economic Tools to Give Calif’s Communities Post-redevelopment...

  

  LOS ANGELES – Larry Kosmont, CRE, is President and CEO of Kosmont Companies – a real estate, finance, and economic development advisory firm specializing in... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GO-Biz to Offer New Round of Calif. Competes Tax Credit Workshops

  

  The following is an event announcement from the League of California Cities: SACRAMENTO – Gov. Jerry Brown’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Rep. Cook Joins Call for Manufacturing Designation of San Bernardino, Riverside...

  

  The following is a press announcement from Congressman Paul Cook: WASHINGTON DC – Earlier today (Mar. 6), Rep. Paul Cook (R-Apple Valley) signed onto a... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Promoters of Bogus, Unproven Diabetes Remedy Ordered to Pay $2.2 Million

  

  The following is a press announcement from the Federal Trade Commission: SAN FRANCISCO – A federal court has found that marketers of bogus remedies for... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Caltrans to Discuss Networking Opportunities with Small Businesses on Mar. 27

  

  STOCKTON – The California Department of Transportation and the Stockton Regional Public Agency Consortium are hosting an event March 27 focused on connecting... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Americans’ Views on Quality Job Prospects Still Recovering

  

  PRINCETON, NJ – Twenty-seven percent of Americans say it is now a good time to find a “quality job” – a figure that’s up from the low levels between 2009 and... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Calif’s Middle Class Jobs Victim of Increasing Environment Regulations

  

  LOS ANGELES – During the 20th Century, the growth of middle class jobs in Los Angeles and Southern California was fueled by oil, manufacturing and... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• LA County Unemployment Drops, but Still Exceeds Statewide, National Rate

  

  LOS ANGELES – L.A.’s jobless rate dipped below 9 percent in January for the first time in nearly six years, according to state figures released Friday (Mar.... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Kinetic Brewing Company Named One of L.A.’s Top ‘Brewpub Happy Hours’

  

  Lancaster – Lancaster’s multi-award winning Kinetic Brewing Company was recently named as one of L.A. Weekly’s top five “Best Brewpub Happy Hours in Los... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Calif’s Willingness to Improve Redevelopment Dissolution Process Remains to Be...

  

  SACRAMENTO – Several legislative “clean-up” measures have been introduced this session to address problems with the complicated and frustrating redevelopment... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Seminar in Hesperia to Outline New HUD Changes on Mar. 28

  

  HESPERIA – The public is invited to attend a free educational HUD home sales seminar, Keeping up With the New Changes in HUD, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Friday, Mar. 28, i... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• SEC Charges Financial Execs with Misleading Global Investors in $150M Bond...

  

  The following is a press announcement from the Securities Exchange Commission: NEW YORK – The Securities and Exchange Commission today (Mar. 6) charged five... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Fossil-fuel Firms Choosing Exodus to Calif’s Ultragreen Energy Policies

  

  LOS ANGELES – The recent decision by Occidental Petroleum to move its headquarters to Houston from Los Angeles, where it was founded over a half-century ago,... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY