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Lendistry launches home loan division in six states
Lendistry, a non-bank lender for small businesses, has expanded into home mortgages. The Downtown Los Angeles-based lender has launched Lendistry Home Loans, a division to provide home loans to underserved communities in California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Texas, the Los Angeles Business Journal reported. Within the next year, it...
It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Cal Fire's C-130 Hercules, a new airtanker to battle wildfires
A new aircraft boasting the fastest speed and range of its peers joins Cal Fire’s fleet to fight wildfires. The C-130 Hercules, once part of the U.S. Coast Guard’s fleet, is the first of seven aircraft California is retrofitting and deploying to fight wildfires, according to a news release on Monday. The state made...
Governor Newsom signs new bills to boost housing supply, provide shelter beds
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed two new bills that will make it easier to house homeless individuals in privately owned motels and hotels for longer than 30 days, and exempt junior ADUs from CEQA requirements to increase housing supply.
Lawmakers say Newsom staff ‘inflated’ cost of failed health care bills
A trio of California Democratic lawmakers say they’re frustrated by high cost estimates that helped kill their health care legislation. Did the Newsom administration inflate the numbers to quietly kill the bills?
California program combats shortage of medical assistants
Click play to listen to this article. (California News Service) California faces a big shortage in the health care workforce, so health centers in San Diego are taking matters into their own hands, launching a training program for medical assistants. The Laura Rodriguez Medical Assistant Institute, part of the Family...
Higher prices, lower turnover, more workers: The reality of California's $20 fast-food minimum wage
When California governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1228 — legislation which raised the state hourly minimum wage for fast-food employees from $15.50 to $20 — into law last September, members of the fast-food industry were left with a lot of questions before the bill officially went into effect on April 1.
California jury finds ex-lawyer Tom Girardi guilty in fraud case
(Reuters) -A Los Angeles federal jury on Tuesday found disbarred California attorney Tom Girardi guilty of four counts of wire fraud after U.S. prosecutors accused him of stealing $15 million in settlement funds from clients, prosecutors said.
Homelessness experts weigh in on Newsom’s executive order on encampments
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order allowing state and local officials to dismantle homeless encampments has drawn mixed reactions from homelessness experts within California as state officials continue to try and find a permanent solution for the ongoing crisis. The executive order was issued in response to a Supreme Court decision in late June that […]
‘Days of Our Lives’ Couple Arianne Zucker & Shawn Christian Tie the Knot
“Days of Our Lives” stars Arianne Zucker, 50, and Shawn Christian, 58, have tied the knot!. The couple exchanged vows earlier this month at Jacob’s Berry Farm in Gardnerville, Nevada, but didn’t share the news until now. Over the weekend, Arianne posted some wedding photos, writing on...
Greystar’s Largest-Ever Project, The Row at Red Hill, Opens its Doors in Southern California
With 1,100 units, four parking structures and 40,000 square feet of commercial space, The Row at Red Hill will have the distinction of being the largest mixed-use project ever built by the nation’s most active developer once complete. Charleston, South Carolina-based Greystar, which ranked No. 1 this year on...
Ryan Theule Vice President Of COC Canyon Country Campus To Step Down
On Tuesday, Ryan Theule, vice president of the College of the Canyons Canyon Country campus announced he is stepping down from his position. Theule has served COC for 17 years, and is now going to open a new chapter in his life. “It has been a privilege to spend 17 years at College of the ...
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