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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Pacific Palisades Workers Sound Off On Minimum Wage Hike

Comments (1) | business owner, District 11, LA Minimum Wage, Los Angeles and Region, minimum wage, minimum wage hike, Minimum Wage Increase, Pacific Palisades, restaurant owner, small business, Small Businesses, starbucks

Yingzhi Yang
Staff Reporter

Clashes over tips and financial demands leave residents frustrated.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Venice Employees Tight-Lipped On Minimum Wage Increase

Comments (0) | businesses, California minimum wage, California Minimum Wage Hike, councilman mike bonin, District 11, dogtown, Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles, mike bonin, minimum wage, ocean front walk, Politics, raise the wage la, Small Businesses, vendors, Venice

Mary Grace Montemayor
Staff Reporter

What do Venice workers have to say about the wage increase?

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Crenshaw's 'Railway To The Future'

Comments (1) | baldwin hills crenshaw plaza, bernard parks, black job crisis, bus, Car Free L.A., Car-Free L.A., community, construction, construction workers, Councilmember Bernard Parks, Crenshaw, Crenshaw Blvd, crenshaw boulevard, Crenshaw Corridor, crenshaw line, economy, employment, Environment, environmentally conscious, Ethan Elkind, expo line, hiring, hiring initiative, investment, investors, Leimert Park, Leimert Park Beat, Leimert Park stop, light rail, Los Angeles and Region, mass transit, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor Villaraigosa, measure r, metro, metro rail, Metro Transit Authority, MTA, pollution, Project Labor Agreement, public transportation, Slauson, Small Businesses, transit, transit oriented development, transit-oriented development, vernon, Vernon stop, villaraigosa

Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

After two decades of fighting for it, policians are finally bringing a Metro line to Crenshaw.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

USC Village Displaces Small Business As Construction Begins

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Sara Newman
Deputy Editor

Once home to dozens of small businesses, the UV is now a virtual ghost town. 

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Small Business Owner Lacks Hope For Los Angeles

Comments (0) | Kim Love, Los Angeles, mayor garcetti, Politics, San Pedro, Small Businesses

Small business owner Kim Love doesn't see a bright future for Los Angeles. (Margaret Lenker/Neon Tommy)

Margaret Lenker
Staff Reporter

Doing business in Los Angeles is becoming more work than it's worth, according to small business owner Kim Love.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Negative Consequences Of Shutdown Go Beyond Government

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Staff Reporters

Small business is just one of the stakeholders hurt by D.C.'s inability to compromise.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

It's The Economy, Stupid: Smart Takes On American Business

Comments (0) | data, economic indicators, economy, hotels, manufacturing boom, manufaturing, National, peanut production, real estate, Small Businesses, tourism

(Graphic by Graham Clark)

Guest contributors

Is the economy growing, tanking or remaining stagnant? Data-driven stories give us the big, and small, picture.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

USC U.V. $1 Billion Makeover Leaves Shop Owners' Future Uncertain

Comments (3) | 21 Choices Frozen Yogurt, Burger King, California, Denny's, gentrification, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, los angeles city council, master plan, renovations, Small Businesses, starbucks, university of southern california, university village, USC, wendy's, Yoshinoya

Chhaya Nene, Brianna Sacks, Kelli Shiroma, Byron Tseng
Staff Reporters

City Council reviews plans for center Tuesday.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Fiscal Cliff Negotiations Show No Progress, Boehner Says

Comments (8) | bush era tax cuts, bush tax cuts, fiscal cliff, fiscal cliff crisis, fiscal cliff negotiations, hiring, House Speaker John Boehner, john boehner, National, Obama, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Small Businesses, tax increases, taxes

Paige Brettingen
Executive Producer

Boehner challenges President Obama to take a step toward them to reach an agreement.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Thousands In Extra Prop 30 Taxes Could Mean Small Businesses Aren't Hiring

Comments (1) | California, California prop 30, california tax increase, hiring, jobs, personal income taxes, Small Businesses, taxes

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Karla Robinson
Staff Reporter

The added expenses could mean the difference between adding new jobs or not.

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