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February 5, 2009
Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup
Slain Pardo Victim Now a Deadbeat Renter Death may take a holiday, but not the landlord, as relatives of Alice Ortiz have discovered, according to an L.A. Daily News story. Ortiz was among nine Covina family members murdered by Bruce Pardo on Christmas Eve and now that the mourning's over, Ortiz's l ... More >>
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January 8, 2009
Todd Barry Funny
Slain Pardo Victim Now a Deadbeat Renter Death may take a holiday, but not the landlord, as relatives of Alice Ortiz have discovered, according to an L.A. Daily News story. Ortiz was among nine Covina family members murdered by Bruce Pardo on Christmas Eve and now that the mourning's over, Ortiz's l ... More >>
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October 9, 2008
Sexual Orientation of McCain's Senate Chief of Staff Revealed
But it's Mark Buse's Freddie Mac connections that go mainstream
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September 4, 2008
You Can't Spell Obama With B-a-m-f-o-r-d
But it's Mark Buse's Freddie Mac connections that go mainstream
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July 17, 2008
Gramm Cracker Crust: John McCain's Surrogate Trouble
Indy Mac implodes and Johnny Mac's exposed, as econ guru suffers from recession of the brain
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February 23, 2006
10 (+1) WAYS TO PAY YOUR WAY THROUGH SCHOOL
Indy Mac implodes and Johnny Mac's exposed, as econ guru suffers from recession of the brain
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March 24, 2005
The Wayward Governor
Why Arnold terminated bipartisanship
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November 11, 2004
A Message From the Arrogant Liberal Elite
Why Arnold terminated bipartisanship
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October 24, 2002
Preying for Money
L.A. considers law to slam door on unethical loans
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February 24, 2000
SHYLOCK 2000
L.A. considers law to slam door on unethical loans
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December 9, 1999
MOVIN' ON UP
How Lee Baca bought a $750,000 house with no money down
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October 22, 1998
October Demise
How Lee Baca bought a $750,000 house with no money down
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October 15, 2008
Los Angeles Median Home Value: $380,000
Amazing story in this week's Los Angeles Business Journal, which has been beating the hell out of the Los Angeles Times in reporting on all the billionaires in L.A. who have lost vast sums — including Kirk Kerkorian, Sumner Restore, Eli Broad — or those whose companies have vanished or might get ... More >>
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February 29, 2008
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Week Day 4: Searching For the Elusive Identity of the "Ghetto Cowboy"
I actually own this on CD-single, which is either keeping it real, or keeping it really retarded. From the first moments of the reel, one can immediately infer that the film is going to be of quality. Why? The stamp of quality from Mo' Thugs Family Features. Like the ill-fated male fortunetelle ... More >>
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September 11, 2009
Scoundrel Time: Alleged Mortgage Frauds Increasing
Today flyers posted on telephone poles advertising mortgage fixers are as ubiquitous in L.A. as gardeners' business cards. The collapse of the sub-prime mortgage market, combined with a plummeting economy and a questionable sense of rescue created by the Obama administration have led many Californi ... More >>
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December 18, 2009
Another Bank Bites It: First Federal Of Santa Monica To Be Taken Over
The UCLA Anderson Forecast, the president and the stock market (on some days) say the recession is over, but banks keep going bust. The latest victim was Santa Monica-based First Federal Bank, which was closed Friday by the federal Office of Thrift Supervision. Pasadena-based OneWest Bank an ... More >>
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January 5, 2010
Parts Of South L.A. Are Flood-Prone?
File photo.Quick, when's the last time you remember flooding in South Los Angeles? Stumped? So are we. Which is why it's so strange that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has forged ahead with new flood-zone maps that show parts of South L.A. in low-lying, flood-prone areas. The result ... More >>
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January 6, 2010
FEMA Backs Off South L.A. Flood Zone
File photo.Suddenly the fictitious flood waters of South Los Angeles are receding: The Federal Emergency Management Agency has backed off its expanded flood zone map that added 876 homes to an area it said was prone to a "hundred-year flood." (Info and revised map). The flood-zone expansion m ... More >>
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February 22, 2010
Tax Preperer Sentenced For Helping Clients Score Unreal Deductions
A Gardena man who told clients he was a former Internal Revenue Service worker and found them too-good-to-be-true deductions was sentenced to six years in federal prison Monday in part for costing the government $2.7 in tax revenue that he illegally shaved from customers' returns through thos ... More >>
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March 1, 2010
Group Files Suit Against Blue Cross' Massive Premium Hikes
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Anthem Blue Cross in California over the health insurer's planned rate increases, some as high as 39 percent, in the Golden State. Consumer Watchdog, a Santa Monica-based nonprofit, announced the suit Monday, stating that the insurer "used enormo ... More >>
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March 22, 2010
Health Care Legislation Could Be A Mixed Blessing For L.A.
Passage of President Obama's health care package over the weekend could mean health insurance coverage for 32 million uninsured Americans, but it might not mean much for L.A.'s big, public hospitals. An official at the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, which runs County-USC M ... More >>
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May 6, 2010
Torture, Lies and Louis XIII Cognac
A tale of falling home prices
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May 13, 2010
Los Angeles Residents Have Less Debt Compared To People In Other Big American Cities
Yesterday we told you about how global trade at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach is looking up. More good news: L.A. ranks at the bottom of the top 20 metropolitan areas in the United States when it comes to personal debt.
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May 31, 2010
Unclaimed $45 mil fortune in Los Angeles: Does the tax assessor owe you hundreds of dollars?
Does Los Angeles County own you a piece of $45 million? You could easily be one of the 25,200 people the county can't "find" who got screwed shortly after the last California housing bubble collapse in 1991. If you don't know the squirmingly familiar lessons from that disaster, read "Unreal Estate" ... More >>
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July 1, 2010
The Five Juiciest Details From The Laura Richardson Ethics Report
Credit Score: 575The House Ethics Committee released a report today clearing Rep. Laura Richardson, D-Long Beach, of wrongdoing in her home foreclosure fiasco. But the report discloses some things that don't make her look good. Herewith, the five most delicious disclosures:1. Richardson cal ... More >>
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July 22, 2010
Salaries Gone Wild: Bell City Manager Robert Rizzo Could See Nearly $1.5 Million In Annual Retirement Payments
That city manager of the small southeastern L.A. County municipality of Bell who's been in the hot seat for drawing a near-$800,000 salary could see nearly $1.5 million in annual pension and Social Security payments if he leaves the job. Some residents and city officials have called for the ... More >>
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July 28, 2010
A Three-Card Monte Bust. This Is What Our Detectives Are Doing. Really.
Busted! Via L.A. Downtown News, a story worthy of The Onion: Police detectives really working it to clean up the scourge of ... three card monte. Really, isn't there some punk at UCLA with a pyramid scheme who needs to be caught and prosecuted? Or perhaps LAPD should fly to Lagos to catch a ... More >>
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August 2, 2010
Southern California Awards Honor Mischievous Pets
Southern California-based Veterinary Pet Insurance Co. is holding its second annual competition for the most unusual pet insurance claim of the year. The twelve finalists of the "VPI Hambone Award" were named on Monday. The award is named after a VPI-insured dog that got stuck in a refrig ... More >>
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August 24, 2010
City Budget: Mayor Villaraigosa Touts Concessions By Engineers And Architects Union
The Engineers and Architects Association, a union representing 5,000 city workers, ratified a contract that would have the employees pay about five percent of their monthly health-care premiums, up from zero. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraiogosa's office hailed it as an unprecedented and m ... More >>
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August 24, 2010
UCLA: More Angelenos Without Health Insurance
Nearly 29 percent of residents of L.A. County younger than 65 didn't have health insurance at some point last year, according to a new UCLA study. That's a staggering 2.7 million people and was significantly higher than the statewide average of 24.3 percent. Researchers blame the recession, ... More >>
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September 14, 2010
Loan Mod Torture Defendant Takes Plea, Is Released From Jail
Eric BowmanMary Ann Parmelee, who was accused of torturing two loan modification consultants who had scammed her last year, has accepted a plea deal and has been released from jail.Parmelee and her partner, Daniel Weston, formed a Bonnie-and-Clyde pair who built a real estate empire in La Canada ... More >>
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October 4, 2010
Thousands Who Waited Hours At Los Angeles Convention Center For 'Save The Dream' Foreclosure Help Are Still Likely To Lose Their Homes
via KCETA weekend of illusions?Up to 30,000 homeowners crammed the L.A. Convention Center in recent days seeking help at the "Save the Dream" event -- from which Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa repeatedly tweeted about the efforts by the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America to save peop ... More >>
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October 12, 2010
Meg Whitman Won't Touch Police Pensions, Predicts Union Prez Alan Barcelona
Ted SoquiMeg WhitmanThe head of a state law enforcement union predicted Tuesday that Meg Whitman won't cut police pensions if she is elected governor."I wouldn't think that would be on her radar," said Alan Barcelona, president of the California State Law Enforcement Association, which is backing ... More >>
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October 28, 2010
HALLOWEENY HOOTENANNY, CELEBITY EDITION
Ted SoquiMeg WhitmanThe head of a state law enforcement union predicted Tuesday that Meg Whitman won't cut police pensions if she is elected governor."I wouldn't think that would be on her radar," said Alan Barcelona, president of the California State Law Enforcement Association, which is backing ... More >>
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December 30, 2010
Ronald Reagan Library New Year's Eve Celebration
Ted SoquiMeg WhitmanThe head of a state law enforcement union predicted Tuesday that Meg Whitman won't cut police pensions if she is elected governor."I wouldn't think that would be on her radar," said Alan Barcelona, president of the California State Law Enforcement Association, which is backing ... More >>
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January 13, 2011
Stop Making Payments to Win Loan Modification?
JPMorgan Chase customer finds himself in loan mod hell for following bank's suggestion
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January 26, 2011
Nick Pacheco Employee Carlos Lira Says Fellow Workers Pressed to Contribute (Illegally) to Rudy Martinez's L.A. City Council Campaign
Rudy Martinez.Updated after the jump: Nick Pacheco responds, says his firm did not reimburse employees and that the accuser has a history of retaliating against employers. A man who worked for Rudy Martinez supporter Nick Pacheco says the former city councilman's company had employees write ... More >>
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March 11, 2011
Pensions Gone Wild: Retired Vernon City Official Bruce Malkenhorst Sr. Takes Home $520,000 a Year in Public Retirement
HatMA Rolls Royce pension came out of one gritty SoCal city.Pensions and retirement benefits are in the hot seat these days, even in union-friendly L.A. City Hall, where Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, a beneficiary of labor's support, has asked for concessions to help with L.A.'s looming $400 mi ... More >>
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March 24, 2011
Jerry Brown's 2011 Budget Fix Falters as Voters Abandon His Tax Hike; Arnold Schwarzenegger Had it Easier
Governor Jerry Brown needs some Arnold applauseJerry Brown's budget is in trouble with legislators, a new poll shows voters turning sour on it, and he may have to delay placing it on the ballot until November -- essentially allowing the California government to continue overspending by millio ... More >>
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May 12, 2011
Los Angeles: Broke and Broken
City Council clueless about vast, hidden costs in Villaraigosa's $6.9 billion budget
LA Life
May 19, 2011
Jamie Court: Browser Beater
City Council clueless about vast, hidden costs in Villaraigosa's $6.9 billion budget
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June 1, 2011
DREAM Act Approved by California State Assembly: If Bill Can Make It Through Senate, Governor Jerry Brown Has Promised to Pass It
At long last, a small victory for the softest of the pro-immigration bills. The California State Assembly approved the DREAM Act today by a landslide 46-25 vote -- legislation that would allow illegal immigrants who have, against all odds, earned their way into state universities, a chance to ... More >>
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June 2, 2011
Worst Legislator in California, Part II
Charles Calderon lets special interest groups ghostwrite his laws
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June 6, 2011
Does Credit Card and College Debt Make Young People Feel Good About Themselves?
If you're young and want to feel good about yourself -- empowered and in control of you life -- there's one easy solution you may not have thought about: Pile on the debt. Amazingly, according to a recent nationwide study, the more credit card debt and college loans that young people aged 18 to ... More >>
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June 23, 2011
Laugh & Cover
If you're young and want to feel good about yourself -- empowered and in control of you life -- there's one easy solution you may not have thought about: Pile on the debt. Amazingly, according to a recent nationwide study, the more credit card debt and college loans that young people aged 18 to ... More >>
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July 8, 2011
Angenette Thomas, L.A. Probation Officer, Bilked Federal Gov Out of Unecessary Student Loans, Kept Cash, U.S. Attorney Says
zazzle.comTalk about a naughty school girl. With handcuffs, no less. As if the L.A. County Probation Department doesn't have enough problems comes word that an officer allegedly applied for federal student aid she didn't appear to need and pocketed more than $135,000. According to the U.S. ... More >>
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September 26, 2011
[Updated:] Deal Reached in Grocery Store Labor Feud
L.A. County Federation of Labor Update:9/26, 10 a.m. On Sunday night, workers voted and approved a new contract, ending an eight-month dispute with Ralphs, Vons, Pavilions and Albertsons. According to insiders, workers will pay $7 a week for health insurance, or $15 per week for a family. The ... More >>
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January 27, 2012
Employed Americans Take $1,000 Worth of Coffee Breaks a Year
R.E.~/FlickrAmerican workers spend about $1,000 a year on coffeeIf one of your resolutions this year is to save more money, you might want to start with your coffee budget. Staffing firm Accounting Principals surveyed 1,000 employed Americans about their work-related spending habits and foun ... More >>
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