SERIES SCHEDULE (best-of-seven, all times PT) Game 1: Sunday, at Clippers, 12:30 p.m. (ABC/Ch.7) Game 2: Tuesday, at Clippers, 7 p.m. (TNT) Game 3: Friday, at Mavericks, 5 p.m. (ESPN) Game 4: April 28, at Mavericks, 12:30 p.m. (ABC, Ch. 7) Game 5: May 1, at Clippers (TBD)* Game 6: May 3, at Mavericks (TBD)* … Read more
SERIES SCHEDULE (Best-of-seven, all times PT) Game 1: Saturday at Denver, 5:30 p.m. (Ch. 7) Game 2: Monday at Denver, 7 p.m. (TNT) Game 3: Thursday at L.A., 7 p.m. (TNT) Game 4: April 27 at L.A., 5:30 p.m. (Ch. 7) *Game 5: April 29 at Denver, time TBD (TV TBD) *Game 6: May 2 … Read more
Could California lose its bragging rights as the world’s fifth-largest economy? My trusty spreadsheet found that the Golden State could fall one notch in 2024 to fast-growing India in this theoretical ranking of economic heft, as measured by Gross Domestic Product – a broad measure of business output. Let’s start by noting that California businesses … Read more
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service signaled plans Tuesday for a rate increase that includes hiking the cost of a first-class stamp from 68 cents to 73 cents, part of an overall 7.8% increase to take effect this summer. The request was made to the Postal Regulatory Commission, which must approve the proposed increase that … Read more
LOS ANGELES — The task the Lakers were handed Sunday – being without one of their best players against one of the top teams in the Western Conference on the second night of a back-to-back – was already going to be challenging. But once they lost their other best player, the challenge became too difficult … Read more
By PAUL WISEMAN | AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON — America’s employers delivered another outpouring of jobs in March, adding a sizzling 303,000 workers to their payrolls and bolstering hopes that the economy can vanquish inflation without succumbing to a recession in the face of high interest rates. Last month’s job growth was up from a … Read more
“How expensive?” tracks measurements of California’s totally unaffordable housing market. The pain: The number of million-dollar cities in five pricey California regions rose by 76% since the pandemic upended the economy. The source: My trusty spreadsheet reviewed Zillow tabulations of cities with median home values in excess of $1 million as of February compared to a … Read more
By Alicia Clanton | Bloomberg Discount retailer 99 Cents Only Stores LLC announced plans to wind down its business operations in a press release on Thursday. The firm has struck an agreement with Hilco Global to liquidate merchandise and dispose of certain fixtures, furnishings and equipment at all 371 of its stores, starting on April … Read more
PORTLAND, Ore. — The miracle ended, here, with their agent of chaos away from the chaos. JuJu Watkins’ defensive instincts as a freshman, assistant coach Beth Burns said back in the good ol’ days of February and USC’s run through the Pac-12, were remarkable. Watching, defensively, like a cat. Sitting, and pouncing. Except here, in … Read more
California’s 5.3% unemployment in February was the highest rate in the nation. My trusty spreadsheet, looking at labor stats dating to 1976, could find only 11 other months the state reached this dubious ranking. Look to the early 1990s economic malaise (August to December 1994) and the coronavirus chill (March to August 2021). That’s on … Read more
