by Dan Walters for CalMatters CALIFORNIA — California’s economy has been booming for most of this decade and has generated a cornucopia of tax revenues for...
WEST HOLLYWOOD — The City of West Hollywood announces the launch of its Open My Business portal, a user-friendly online tool powered by OpenCounter, developed to...
by Sheril Kirshenbaum and Douglas Buhler (The Conversation) — By 2050, many scientists estimate that the world food supply will have to increase sharply from today’s...
LOS ANGELES (NBC News) — Homelessness in L.A. has shot up 47% in just the last few years, from roughly 36,000 in 2012 to 53,000 in...
(CalMatters) — Everything old is new again, at least when it comes to punching loopholes in state tax laws to benefit corporate interests. As noted in...
(CalMatters) — We live in volatile economic times, with global markets reacting moment by moment to the latest bits of data and the utterances of central...
(CalMatters) In what could be another reflection of California’s newly relevant role in the presidential primary, Elizabeth Warren penned an op-ed supporting a California bill that...
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey and Code for America has announced that nearly 66,000 marijuana...
HOLLYWOOD (Green Market Report) — WeedWeek founder and Editor Alex Halperin has created the Weedy Awards and the winners will...
(TMZ) — Remembering Katherine Johnson Katherine Johnson — the mathematician portrayed by Taraji P. Henson in the Oscar-nominated film “Hidden...
WEST HOLLYWOOD (Daily Mail) — In a rare public sighting, NBA legend Michael Jordan dined with friends at West Hollywood hotspot Craig’s...
WEST HOLLYWOOD (TMZ) — Congressman Adam Schiff is not only Donald Trump ‘s arch-enemy, he’s also now a celebrity. The...
LOS ANGELES — The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF) has announced that Golden Globe and EMMY Award-winning actress, producer, activist and humanitarian...
WEST HOLLYWOOD (TMZ) — Heather Elizabeth Parkhurst — an actress who’s appeared in “Alpha Dog” and “Beverly Hills Cop III” —...
SANTA MONICA (NBCLA) — P-56 is the first radio-collared mountain lion to be killed under the state depredation law in...
LOS ANGELES– A Lakewood man pleaded no contest for fatally shooting a dog last month, the Los Angeles County District...
(TMZ) — WORST POLE VAULTING INJURY EVER?!!?! Maybe … “I could see right into my scrotum.” That’s probably the last...
STUDIO CITY, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Some musical mayhem unfolded Saturday night at a Studio City Ralphs, where a shirtless...
LOS ANGELES –If the cellophane-wrapped commercial aspect of Valentine’s Day is getting under your skin, perhaps something a bit more...
TEXAS (TMZ) — The Texas strip club where a dancer came crashing down from a 15-foot pole is taking no...
LOS ANGELES — City Attorney Mike Feuer has announced that his office has secured a conviction of Nicholas Perkins, 33,...
MIAMI (AP) — Two men charged with drug trafficking could have done a better job hiding their wares than using...