FasTrak text messages seeking payments are a scam, California AG says • Pasadena’s landmark Ambassador Auditorium heads to the market for $45 million
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Monday, July 1, 2024

State Farm seeks ‘massive’ insurance rate hike for California homeowners

It says the rate hike is necessary to shore up its finances after billions of dollars in losses caused by wildfires and other weather events.

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FasTrak text messages seeking payments are a scam, California AG says

The message, which might look legitimate, is yet another phishing attempt to get your information.

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Pasadena’s landmark Ambassador Auditorium heads to the market for $45 million

Potential buyers from as far as Connecticut are showing interest in the auditorium owned by Harvest Rock Church.

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Error in new lung transplant algorithm harmed sick and dying patients

A flawed new algorithm for distributing lungs to transplant patients wound up putting people with Type O blood at a disadvantage.

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Is it safe to give an app my credit card information?

No apps are foolproof, so there’s always a risk in using them, even if that risk is minimal. Keeping an eye out for security pitfalls can help minimize your risk.

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Half of local US labor markets won’t meet future workforce needs

Local labor markets face a future shortage of workers who have middle-skills credentials.

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The business of Bigfoot: Sasquatch tourism brings cryptid-curious to Colorado

For $650 a head, Jim Myers leads cryptid-curious folks from around the world into the wilderness of Colorado’s Park County for a three-day camping expedition in search of the elusive Bigfoot.

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Married in California? Without a prenup, you’re stuck with a partner’s bad decisions

California also has no-fault divorce laws that ignore any and all evidence of how good or bad a spouse was.

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Status Update: French couture boutique Lanvin opens at South Coast Plaza

The brand founded as a hat shop by Jeanne Lanvin in the late 1880s sells an women’s and men’s clothing and accessories.

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California’s economic anxieties at heights last seen in 2013

But what folks tell pollsters like those who create confidence indexes – and what consumers actually do – aren’t always the same thing.

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