L.A. County to buy downtown skyscraper for new HQ despite a “hell no” from Hahn

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday approved the county’s purchase of the Gas…

UCLA report: Teens’ favorite pastime is going to the movies

Good news for theaters still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic and other industry disruptions: A new…

Walgreens plans to close 1,200 stores; its stock price surges

Walgreens plans to close about 1,200 stores over the next three years in an effort to…

Disney cuts 300 corporate staffers in latest wave of layoffs

Walt Disney Co. has initiated a fresh round of layoffs, with corporate employees emerging as the…

What a looming dock workers’ strike in the East means for California

A possible dockworkers’ strike on the East and Gulf coasts as early as Tuesday means more…

California may regulate and restrict pharmaceutical brokers

California Gov. Gavin Newsom will soon decide whether the most populous U.S. state will join 25…

Los Angeles should hike hotel and airport workers’ pay, report says

A proposal by City Council members to raise the minimum wages of workers at large hotels…

Hiltzik: Here’s the truth about tariffs

Despite strong evidence that the average voter in the presidential election doesn’t care a hoot about…

Chain pharmacies look to cut costs, close locations

These are tough days for pharmacy chains. From Gardena to Venice to Koreatown, storefronts that used…