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15% more for a Mickey beignet? Sticker shock hits Disneyland customers over food price increases
The "Happiest Place on Earth" this month quietly raised prices on more than 800 menu items across 178 dining locations in its two Anaheim theme parks as well as its resort hotels.
Price hikes at Disneyland are a regular occurrence. But the creeping cost of food this summer has prompted some frustration, even as the company has sought to court ...Read more
Despite tax credits, filming in LA is still sluggish
Tax incentives for film and television productions have not been enough to counter a still-sluggish environment for filming in the greater Los Angeles region, according to a new report.
For the three-month period that ended June 30, there were a total of 4,711 shoot days in the greater L.A. area, a nearly 13% decline from the same time last ...Read more
If you watch YouTube, it may owe you $100
California residents surprised by YouTube account fees appearing on their bank statements might be getting some cash back.
The company owned by Google agreed to a $7.5 million settlement in a class action lawsuit that alleged the company violated California's automatic renewal law when renewing YouTube TV subscriptions.
In the suit, the ...Read more
Judge approves Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement with authors
Anthropic will pay $1.5 billion to authors whose pirated books it used to train its AI in the largest copyright settlement in U.S. history.
Federal Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin in Oakland, California, granted final approval of the settlement Monday. The record payout was a modest win for copyright holders, setting a precedent as a wave of AI-...Read more
They got their LA rentals ready for the World Cup. Did it pay off? For some, absolutely
LOS ANGELES — The 2026 FIFA World Cup has wrapped, but some Angelenos who rented their homes to fans are still tallying up profits from a month of soccer frenzy in the city.
Driven by projections of massive tourism and a $750 first-time host incentive from Airbnb, many local property owners expected a sizable payout. While some savvy owners ...Read more
Michael Hiltzik: Trump's selling Wall Street early access to his Truth Social posts is ethically repugnant, but may be legal
Donald Trump's latest scheme to monetize his presidency — selling Wall Street traders the right to an early peek at his posts on his Truth Social platform — has raised two important questions.
First, isn't this insider trading? And second, if it isn't illegal, shouldn't it be?
Here are the short answers: Probably not. And yes, it certainly...Read more
Amazon cuts jobs within artificial intelligence team
Amazon’s artificial general intelligence organization is the company’s latest target for workforce reductions even as the e-commerce giant continues to heavily invest in AI.
On Thursday, an Amazon spokesperson confirmed the layoffs but declined to share specific details, including the number of layoffs and the types of roles cut.
Over the ...Read more
Real estate Q&A: Should I buy renters' insurance?
Q: My landlord is asking me to buy renters’ insurance before I move into my apartment. I do not own the place, so I do not understand why I would need it. Is this really something I should pay for, or is my landlord just covering himself? — Alison
A: Get the renters’ insurance. This is one of the best deals in insurance, and people find ...Read more
Are Seattle's beloved neon signs going away?
SEATTLE — A large arrow points out Marco Polo Bar & Grill, a saloon that's sat on Fourth Avenue South in Georgetown for 76 years.
It's most eye-catching after dusk. The setting sun is replaced by the luminescence of the establishment's neon sign — a tangible piece of American nostalgia. For owner Matthew Miera, it can also be a financial ...Read more
He bought a desert bunker -- and wants to make it an EV lounge
BAKER, California — The walls are covered in graffiti, some glass is shattered, and most of the copper is gone.
But some 20 to 30 feet below ground in this Cold War-era bunker in the middle of the California desert, Jonathan Shinn envisions a modern twist for the hidden relic: a lounge for EV drivers.
Shinn, founder of PowerStation Charging,...Read more
Mobile homes, an overlooked refuge of affordability, are disappearing in LA Residents fight to stay
The small patch of dirt encircling Carmen Silverio Guardado's home bears fruit — lots of it. There are pomegranates, guavas, dragon fruit and nectarines. She also grows oregano and lemongrass, which she brews into a tea to soothe stomach issues.
All of this Silverio Guardado and her husband cultivate beside the two-bedroom mobile home they ...Read more
Immigration sweeps in LA cost businesses millions in revenue, UCLA study finds
A furniture store proprietor in Inglewood laid off his employees after the immigration enforcement surge last summer and says he now works twice as hard to earn half as much as he did before.
A restaurant owner lost $20,000 in canceled catering contracts last summer, as sweeps across the county coincided with the summer celebration season.
A ...Read more
Microsoft sued over Xbox tariff costs, refunds
A Microsoft customer is accusing the company of passing the costs of tariffs onto consumers while standing to gain from federal government refunds.
In a proposed class-action lawsuit that was filed in King County Superior Court last month and removed to a federal court last week, Xbox purchaser Trevor Hastings claimed that Microsoft would ...Read more
Airbus tests long, thin wings for its next new, narrowbody plane
FARNBOROUGH, England — European plane-maker Airbus wants to extend the wings on its narrowbody A321neo, hoping to use “flight physics” to reduce the amount of fuel the aircraft burns, lowering carbon emissions and fuel costs.
Boeing has also tapped into the fuel-savings of long, thin wings for its 777X family, designing wings that are so ...Read more
With FDA approval, Celcuity sees big future for its new breast cancer drug
Brian Sullivan, CEO of Plymouth, Minnesota-based Celcuity, is convinced his biotech startup will soon provide the new standard of care for tens of thousands of breast cancer patients.
Last week, Celcuity won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug administration for a breast cancer therapy it calls Revtorpyk, but only for a limited number of ...Read more
US set to impose new tariffs by Friday with stopgap to expire
President Donald Trump is poised to impose fresh levies on products from dozens of economies by Friday, according to people familiar with the matter, a move to ensure his tariff regime remains intact even after stopgap 10% global duties lapse.
The Trump administration last month proposed new tariffs of at least 10% on 60 trading partners, ...Read more
Bill to ban certain Chinese cars approved by Senate panel
WASHINGTON — The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved a series of six nominations and seven bills on Wednesday, including a measure to limit the use of vehicles and vehicle technologies developed by foreign entities of concern on American roadways.
The bill, introduced by Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, and co-sponsored ...Read more
They built AI. Now Silicon Valley workers protest its threat to jobs and humanity
Silicon Valley residents are increasingly trying to stop the advance of artificial intelligence, even as the region attracts hundreds of billions of dollars in investment to expand the technology's reach.
Companies and workers around San Francisco Bay sparked the global AI explosion. Now, the nation's tech hub also sits at the center of an ...Read more
Paramount wins European regulators' blessing to buy Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount Skydance has notched a needed win as it continues to pursue its $111 billion deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery.
On Wednesday, the European Commission gave its consent, allowing tech scion David Ellison’s industry-reshaping merger to move forward in the countries that make up the European Union.
Europe joins 64 other regulatory ...Read more
California wouldn't be the right place to launch California Pizza Kitchen today, co-founder says
One of the founders of California Pizza Kitchen says that if he were to open the once-hot gourmet chain today, he would choose Florida over California.
While it is uncertain whether Florida Pizza Kitchen would have had the same global appeal, CPK co-founder Rick Rosenfield said in an interview this week that it has become too difficult to set ...Read more
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- US set to impose new tariffs by Friday with stopgap to expire
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- Immigration sweeps in LA cost businesses millions in revenue, UCLA study finds









