Archive for the ‘Business’ Category

A bill that would make it illegal for California landlords to require tenants to declaw or debark their pets as a condition of occupancy has been introduced by Assemblyman Pedro Nava (D-Santa Barbara).  Under the legislation, landlords could not give preferential treatment to tenants with declawed or debarked animals or advertise in a manner designed to discourage applicants with animals that have not been declawed or ... Full story

A San Clemente man was sentenced Friday to a year in jail and three years’ probation after he was convicted of killing a dog by slamming its head on concrete. Bayron Reyes Lopez, 26, pleaded guilty to one felony count each of animal cruelty and vandalism related to a December incident in which a 5-year-old miniature schnauzer named Kokanee was killed, according to the Orange County ... Full story

CHICAGO- They call them The Sammies named after Sam Adams, and the contest is are unlike your typical award show. It’s a contest in which people from across the country submit entries for political activism. There are six categories, and the winners selected get a modest monetary award totaling $20,000. And the winners are- Watchdog:  Brian Costin of Schaumburg, IL. Given for his work on exposing waste ... Full story

By Andrew Bolt You’ll pay for (Australian Prime Minister) Kevin Rudd’s green madness, warns Terry McCrann: YOUR electricity bills are going to at least double in the next 10 years and ... Full story

Scott Coker really put together a tremendous card for CBS. The casual fan may not latch onto it but it's a hardcore fan's dream night. How good is Jake Shields? Is he the type of fighter who can beat anyone at welterweight and middleweight? Did his opponent Dan Henderson really leave UFC's middleweight division with a big void by bolting for ... Full story

The closures this week and publication of actions issued by the OCC during March contributed to a large number of changes in the Unofficial Problem Bank List this week. There were 25 institutions with assets of $8.7 billion added this week while 9 institutions with assets of $6.4 billion were removed. The net of this activity results in an Unofficial Problem Bank List ... Full story

Bond Girl on Goldman Sachs — Self-Evident I think my BNN hit today went quite well, but they didn't understand my distinction between cash and synthetic CDOs — BNN Me, talking to Brian Lehrer this morning about the tax code — WNYC I love this Jake Dobkin photo of the WTC site — Gothamist Full story

Anyone who's been around the Capitol understands how it works – he who controls committee assignments controls the fate of legislation. That's what makes Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg's recent reassignment of members of the Senate Local Government Committee so disappointing. The committee is about to vote on a bill pushed by public employee unions that would deny local governments the right to seek ... Full story

These are desperate times for California state government, but they're not desperate enough for a foolish fire sale. Officials accepted bids Wednesday to sell about $2 billion worth of state-owned office buildings in Sacramento, Los Angeles, Oakland, Rancho Cordova, San Francisco and Santa Rosa. The state estimates that it will clear at least $660 million once the debt on the properties is paid off, and ... Full story

Sue Wilson Last week, Entercom Communications' 107.9 The End rode in like a white knight to rescue El Camino High School's radio station after the Federal Communications Commission fined KYDS three-quarters of its annual budget. Why? Because the students had filed for their station's license renewal 64 days late. The End paid the kids' $1,500 fine and received grateful applause from ... Full story