Cantaloupe Crops Likely Lost As Listeria Outbreak Scares Off Customers
An outbreak of contaminated melons from Colorado that has killed at least 18 people is spooking consumers — and hurting producers — here in California.
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An outbreak of contaminated melons from Colorado that has killed at least 18 people is spooking consumers — and hurting producers — here in California.
With the city's unemployment rate hovering just shy of 14 percent, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa told the audience at a town hall meeting Thursday he is not waiting for politicians in Washington to create jobs.
The group now believes they may be able to stay on the lawn permanently and that sentiment in City Hall for their platform could be growing.
Occupy LA announced its solidarity with a grassroots movement that began its second week in New York on Monday.
If you have a suit that's no longer your size or your style, one Southland group wants your donation to help someone less fortunate land their next job.
A White House plan that could create thousands of jobs in California is getting a major endorsement from one of the state's Democratic leaders.
If you're like nearly half of all Americans, you have likely put off going to the doctor or picking up your prescription in order to save some money.
One in two California voters believe their personal financial situation is worse off than it was one year ago, according to a survey released Tuesday.
The jobs market in California may not get much better over the next year, but a new UCLA forecast denies the U.S. economy has slipped back into recession.
The Postal Service has announced plans to close more than half of the mail processing facilities in the country — including three here in the Southland.
The mixed report covers a six-county region of Southern California amid worries about job security and the health of the economy at large.
More Americans than ever are going without the basics of life with nearly 46 million families living at or below the poverty level.
A widespread power outage that hit Southern California last week may have cost the region an estimated $118 million.
If you thought summertime was still too early to stock up on trick-or-treat candy for Halloween, how about Christmas shopping in September?
The governor of California headed for the border Tuesday in an effort to garner more support for his jobs initiative.
A panel of mayors from across the nation led by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Friday called for increased federal investment to create millions of new jobs.
Thousands of unemployed Angelenos headed down to the Crenshaw district Wednesday in search of their next job.
The U.S. economy at large may be headed for a double-dip recession, but things are looking up for downtown Los Angeles.
The drop is triggering a warning from government analysts that 2011 could be the worst year for the industry in half a century.
Searching for a job that matches your skill set. Crafting the perfect cover letter. Sending out your resume. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.
The nation's biggest bank, which was founded here in California more than 100 years ago, is planning to cut 3,500 jobs by the end of the month.
In the world of personal finance, it's not just a matter of determining if the glass is half-full or half-empty, but whether you should be drinking at all.
Firefighters maintain that the old wood shake roofs constitute a fire hazard, but at least one council member questions whether the ban should still be enforced in these tough economic times.
Gas prices are down across the Southland due to the falling cost of crude oil. While this may ease pain at the pump, financial analysts say the faltering prices are just another indication that the economy is struggling yet again.
A group of young volunteers are doing what they can to put a dent in the mounting hunger in Los Angeles.
