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Manufacturing Sector

  • News

    May 24, 2012

    Proposition 29 Cigarette Tax

    Why it may fail in liberal California

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2012

    Ben & Jerry's "Taste the Lin-Sanity" Flavor: Stereotypes à la Mode

    Boston Ben & Jerry's Twitter pageBen & Jerry's first batch of its limited edition "Taste the Lin-Sanity" flavor​When Ben & Jerry's decided to pay pint-sized tribute to New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin and his spectacular rise in the NBA, they had a few options. Draw inspiration from the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    Mars to Eliminate King-Size Candy Bars

    Shrink-size me? Candy bar maker Mars Inc. has announced that it is doing away with king-size candy bars. The company says that by the end of 2013, it will only sell chocolate products that have 250 calories per portion, the Chicago Tribune reports. While some might see the move as a cost-saving me ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    Ready Pac Recalls Bagged Romaine Salads

    FDAToss your salad.​ Irwindale-based Ready Pac Foods Inc. is recalling 5,379 cases of bagged salad products containing romaine lettuce because they may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria, Reuters reports. The voluntary recall includes a dozen different salad products including Caesar salad ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2011

    Uptight Mom Group Protests Schweddy Balls

    Ben & Jerry's​Have you been looking long and hard for your Ben & Jerry's Schweddy Balls, only to go home with ice-cream blue balls instead? Us too. Last month, we told you about the official launch of the limited-release flavor. The B&J scoop shops always seem to be sold out, and we've never s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2011

    Food Ads Geared Toward Children: Gov't Waffling on "Voluntary" Guidelines

    Happy Clippings​ Is Uncle Sam trying to control what the kids eat these days? Well, maybe just their sugar intake. Earlier this year, the government proposed "voluntary guidelines" for food advertising. The proposed regulations asked companies to cut back on marketing to children between ages ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    Sugar vs. High Fructose Corn Syrup: Court Battle Begins

    Guzzle & NoshA little sugar in your bowl?​This morning in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom, a bitter legal battle begins over identity. In one corner, a coalition of table sugar producers complaining about false advertising and attempted "food identity theft." In the other, high fructose corn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2011

    Ben & Jerry's Releases Schweddy Balls Ice Cream

    Ben & Jerry's​Back in June, those of us whose love for ice cream is rivaled perhaps only by our love for Alec Baldwin were intrigued by the rumor that Ben & Jerry's was coming out with a Schweddy Balls ice cream flavor. Too good to be true, we thought. Just like the rumor that Baldwin was goin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2011

    Ferran Adrià Partners with PepsiCo: Your Nitrogen Tank, My Convenience Food

    El BulliCan you find the vending machine in this flow chart?​ Ferran Adrià does like to play with products. And the El Bulli chef has a history of innovation and unlikely pairings. But Pepsi? Recently PepsiCo announced a partnership with Adrià, to work on procedures and techniques for new sn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    Schweddy Balls Ice Cream: Ben & Jerry's Newest Flavor, or A Very Good Joke

    Mostly we try and stay away from telephone tag rumor, but this one is just too beautiful not to pass along. Gothamist reports that SNL's Ana Gasteyer has said in an interview that Ben & Jerry's, the ice cream company that has brought us Stephen Colbert's AmeriCone Dream flavor, will be coming out ... More >>

  • News

    April 28, 2011

    Can John Deasy Fix Huntington Park High?

    LAUSD superintendent faces his first test at a disastrous, fractured school

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    Yolie Flores, Departing L. A. Unified School Board Member, Got Pushback From Student Anti-Reform Pawns

    Ted SoquiYolie Flores​Yolie Flores, lifelong voice for families and students, recently decided not to return to her chair on the Los Angeles Unified School District Board. Her disheartening enlightenment about the state of the district is chronicled in this week's L.A. Weekly print story 'The Educ ... More >>

  • News

    March 10, 2011

    School Reformer Yolie Flores Departs LAUSD to Fight From Outside

    She forced through the most radical idea in recent lausd history. So why’s she leaving for a Bill Gates start-up?

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    Q & A With Jackrabbit Cheesemaker D.J. Mitchell: From L.A. To Utah And Back Again

    J. GarbeeMitchell Getting Down To Important Pre-SuperBowl Business​Living in a mega-tropolis means those moments of food disassociation are daily occurrences (do you know the name of your coffee bean farmer?), other than perhaps Farmers Market days when you can actually get to know the man beh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2011

    Frozen Tamales Made in California Recalled

    phil_g/flickr​Put down that frozen tamale and back away slowly. KTLA reports that a recall of 144,000 thousand pounds of frozen tamales made and sold in California is in effect. Homestead Pasta Company is the source of the faulty food, as the meat and poultry within the tamales has been found ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2010

    Scientists Crack Genetic Code for World's Best Cacao

    GastronomyCacao Sampaka, Madrid​An international team of scientists has sequenced the genome for criollo, a cacao variety that reportedly produces some of the best chocolate in the world. The results, published in the latest issue of Nature Genetics, could eventually lead to new and improved v ... More >>

  • News

    December 9, 2010

    Schwarzenegger's Chemical Romance

    Angering environmentalists, Arnold rewrites his Green Chemistry initiative in his final days in office

  • Calendar

    December 9, 2010

    Kids in the Courtyard

    Angering environmentalists, Arnold rewrites his Green Chemistry initiative in his final days in office

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2010

    Best of Artisanal LA: Compartes' Peanut Butter Spread

    I'm not sure what to call the peanut butter concoction Compartes Chocolatier was selling at this weekend's Artisanal LA fest. Paste? Filling? Frosting? What I do know is that it was the first time the Brentwood chocolatier packed their peanut butter cream into jars and offered them for sale. Imagin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2010

    Meeting Your Makers: Locally Made Mozzarellas

    D. GonzalezBurricotta from Angelo & Franco​ The first time, it took a bit of nerve. A roadtrip down the 10, then the 60. The exchange was quick but friendly. The fresh mozzarella and burrata was worth it. But now burrata has become easier to find both at markets like Whole Foods and on r ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 15, 2010

    Peru Day

    D. GonzalezBurricotta from Angelo & Franco​ The first time, it took a bit of nerve. A roadtrip down the 10, then the 60. The exchange was quick but friendly. The fresh mozzarella and burrata was worth it. But now burrata has become easier to find both at markets like Whole Foods and on r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    L.A.'s Best Chocolate Shops: Because Nothing Says I Love You, Mom More Than A Sea Salt Fudge Truffle

    Since we're on a tight budget (hey, the recession might be letting up but we're in no position to splurge) chocolate is our go-to Mother's Day gift. There's only a few days left until the big day so if you're in the last-minute "I need a present for Mom ASAP" predicament, we've created a neighborhoo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2010

    U.S. Seeks $16 Million-Plus Fine From Toyota

    ​The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is seeking the maximum fine of more than $16 million against Toyota Motor Corporation for remaining silent about acceleration problems four months even though it allegedly knew about its "sticky pedal" issues, the U.S. Department of T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2010

    After SoCal P.R. Victory, Toyota On Counteroffensive (But Still Secretive)

    ​We're hard-pressed to think of any other facet of life where a company that might have caused accidents worth possible millions in liability and lost sales is able to investigate itself. But that seems to be the case as Torrance-based Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. gets another crack at a runaway ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2010

    L.A. Lost Nearly 57,000 Manufacturing Jobs In The Last Year

    ​The Los Angeles region lost 56,681 manufacturing jobs -- more than the population of Culver City -- from February 2009 to February 2010, according to Manufacturers' News Inc. data cited in the San Francisco Business Times. The job losses represent the bulk of California's shrinking manufactu ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 5, 2010

    PUT THAT IN YOUR PIPE BAND AND BLOW IT

    ​The Los Angeles region lost 56,681 manufacturing jobs -- more than the population of Culver City -- from February 2009 to February 2010, according to Manufacturers' News Inc. data cited in the San Francisco Business Times. The job losses represent the bulk of California's shrinking manufactu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2009

    Industry Titans To Discuss Fossil Fuel Alternatives For Auto Industry

    Ahead of this week's Los Angeles International Auto Show, a select group of industry titans is gathering at the Hammer Museum in Westwood Tuesday to discuss alternative fuels and new technologies for the auto industry. Scheduled attendees include Henrik Fisker, CEO of Fisker Automotive, John Krafci ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2009

    Chocolate Wars: Kraft Lauches Hostile Takover Bid of Cadbury Chocolate

    Can you wage war over chocolate? Sure you can. Just ask the Aztecs. But it seems kind of funny to have candy companies launch hostile takeovers of each other, as if a lunchroom battle had suddenly turned very ugly. But that's just what's been happening with Cadbury, the 185 year-old English chocolat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    Mattel Uses Own 'Barbie Labs' to Test for Lead

    The Associated Press reports that El Segundo-headquartered Mattel Inc. has been granted an exemption from a federal law requiring that toy makers have their products tested for lead ​content at third-party laboratories. Instead, the makers of Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels will be allowed to test its ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2009

    Sugar Shortage, Yes. Crisis? Not So Much.

    On August 7th, some of the country's largest food processors, including Mars, Hershey's, General Mills and Kraft, sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack stating that the country was on the verge of a massive sugar shortage and that, without raising the quotas on the amount of tariff-free ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 20, 2009

    Auto Design Discussion

    On August 7th, some of the country's largest food processors, including Mars, Hershey's, General Mills and Kraft, sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack stating that the country was on the verge of a massive sugar shortage and that, without raising the quotas on the amount of tariff-free ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2009

    New York Times Gentrifies Highland Park

    There's nothing purer than the anger of someone whose neighborhood has been praised by the wrong people, for the wrong reason. A case in point is blogger Chimatli, who relates a story in L.A. Eastside in response to that Sunday New York Times piece on Highland Park ("few would ever confuse Highland ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2009

    Toymaker Claims Smackdown Win Over WWE

    Jakks PacificThe L.A. Business Journal quotes Malibu-based toymaker Jakks Pacific Inc.'s claim that a U.S. appellate court has thrown out a lawsuit brought by World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. The wrestling-promotion outfit had accused Jakks "of bribery and other actions," according to LABJ. The ... More >>

  • LA Life

    August 14, 2008

    Lonnie Kane

    In a land of sweatshops, Karen Kane Inc. stands out by paying its workers full medical benefits even in hard economic times

  • Film+TV

    August 7, 2008

    Comedy Director Richard Quine's Desperate Characters and Lonely Hearts

    Beyond screwball

  • LA Life

    May 15, 2008

    Mathew Cullen and Javier Jimenez

    Heart and soul

  • Film+TV

    February 22, 2007

    Our Daily Bread

    Heart and soul

  • Columns

    February 1, 2007

    Fuel's Gold

    While Bush and Schwarzenegger rush to market biofuels, the fact is that not all ethanol is created equally.

  • News

    September 7, 2006

    Y'all Don't Come Back

    Country music, aerospace manufacturing and the white working class leave town

  • News

    September 22, 2005

    Better Mileage On Ice

    Why refrigerators are more efficient than cars

  • News

    May 12, 2005

    Clean Air vs. Cancer

    A federal judge re-affirms California's authority to fight pollution

  • News

    April 14, 2005

    Dirty Prices

    Governor and Barbara Boxer push ethanol

  • News

    December 16, 2004

    Kissing Up to Arnold

    A blatant picture of influence peddling in the Governor’s Office

  • News

    December 2, 2004

    Losing Our Shirts

    An unhappy New Year looms for American apparel makers

  • News

    August 8, 2002

    Out of Gas

    Auto industry cancels plans to kill anti-global-warming bill at ballot box

  • News

    May 9, 2002

    It Was a Doll Revolution

    Auto industry cancels plans to kill anti-global-warming bill at ballot box

  • News

    November 30, 2000

    Set Em' up, Buddy

    Auto industry cancels plans to kill anti-global-warming bill at ballot box

  • Art+Books

    April 20, 2000

    No-Tell Mattel

    Censorware maker slams the censor busters

  • Art+Books

    December 9, 1999

    Down the Tubes

    U.S. balks at European rule that manufacturers recycle toxic computers

  • Art+Books

    May 7, 1998

    The Scream of the Hard Drive, the Roar of the Fan

    U.S. balks at European rule that manufacturers recycle toxic computers

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