Showing posts with label Los Angeles Times. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Los Angeles Times. Show all posts

Saturday, May 30, 2015

Yeah, Like Green Power, Amtrak, Ethanol, PBS...

May 30, 2015 Elon Musk , Government Subsidies 0 Comments
Elon Musk's Growing Empire Is Fueled By Government Subsidies

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By Jerry Hirsch, May 30, 2015, Latimes.com

Los Angeles entrepreneur Elon Musk has built a multibillion-dollar fortune running companies that make electric cars, sell solar panels and launch rockets into space.

And he's built those companies with the help of billions in government subsidies.

Tesla Motors Inc., SolarCity Corp. and Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, together have benefited from an estimated $4.9 billion in government support, according to data compiled by The Times. The figure underscores a common theme running through his emerging empire: a public-private financing model underpinning long-shot start-ups.

"He definitely goes where there is government money," said Dan Dolev, an analyst at Jefferies Equity Research. "That's a great strategy, but the government will cut you off one day."

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Friday, January 9, 2015

How about a "bold attack" on junk science?

January 09, 2015 California , California Governor Jerry Brown 0 Comments
California's Bold Attack On Climate Change

Los Angeles Times, Jan. 8, 2015

Though the numbers are specific, what's left uncertain at this point is how California would reach such lofty goals, how much it would cost and whether it's even possible within the 15-year time frame. The governor's speech was appropriately a statement of grand vision, not a catalog of new regulations and funding schemes. But on Friday, when he unveils his budget proposal, we hope Brown will make the outlines of his plan, and the price, clearer.

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Monday, January 5, 2015

Who needs facts? We've got "reporters"

January 05, 2015 Chokehold , Darren Wilson 0 Comments
LA Times's Matt Pearce Joins Parade Of Brown-Wilson Evidence Distorters

Tom Blumer, Jan. 4, 2015, Newsbusters

In the final three paragraphs of a "Year in Review" item at the Los Angeles Times on December 31 (HT Patterico), reporter Matt Pearce joined the long list of journalists who have failed to properly characterize the evidence in Michael Brown's death in Ferguson, Missouri in August. You had to know that distortions were coming based on the rest of the article content which preceded it. The most obvious giveaway was Pearce's description of Eric Garner's death on Staten Island.

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Sunday, December 28, 2014

Hey, "activists" have bills, too!

December 28, 2014 Arson , Cornel West 0 Comments
Well-Known Ferguson Activist Charged With Arson, Burglary

Javier Panzar, Dec. 27, 2014, Los Angeles Times

He was photographed walking arm-in-arm with noted public intellectual and activist Cornel West and was profiled by MSNBC, where he was quoted as saying that activists "have to come together as one and show them we can be peaceful, that we can do this. If not they’re going to just want us to act up so they can pull out their toys on us again.”

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Tuesday, December 23, 2014

"This will reset the studio's relationship with Japan."

December 23, 2014 Daniel Miller , Los Angeles Times 0 Comments
Sony Pictures Hack Fuels Speculation About Studio's Possible Sale

Meg James, Daniel Miller, and Yvonne Villarreal, Dec. 20, 2014, Los Angeles Times

"Major upheaval will occur at Sony," said Jeffrey Cole, director of the Center for the Digital Future at USC's Annenberg School. "This will reset the studio's relationship with Japan."

Wealthy Chinese investors also have made no secret of their interest in buying a Hollywood film studio.

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Friday, November 28, 2014

Fear of reprisal

November 28, 2014 Eyewitness , Ferguson 0 Comments
Ferguson Grand A Jury Witnesses Often Cited Fear In Testifying

Tina Susman, Nov. 27, 2014, Los Angeles Times

He was scared that black neighbors would find fault with his description of what happened when a white police officer, Darren Wilson, shot dead an unarmed black man, Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Mo.

He was scared that white supremacists would accuse him of hurting Wilson's case. "I do think of the Ku Klux Klan. I do," he told investigators.

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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Privatize, privatize, privatize

November 19, 2014 Billing Fraud , Catherine Saillant 0 Comments
Poor Management Blamed For DWP Customer Billing Problems

Catherine Saillant, Nov. 18, 2014, Los Angeles Times

Quality assurance analysts warned DWP managers that additional kinks needed to be worked out, but those concerns were ignored.

"There's overwhelming evidence that we weren't ready to go live, and yet the department made the decision to go live," said Randy Howard, a senior manager, told DWP commissioners Tuesday.

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Monday, November 17, 2014

1st Amendment right to say no?

November 17, 2014 Andrew Khouri , Los Angeles Times 0 Comments
O.C. Register Asks Reporters To Help Deliver Its Newspapers

Andrew Khouri, Nov. 14, 2014, Los Angeles Times

The Orange County Register is now asking its reporters and other staff members to deliver papers.

Amid continued problems with newspaper deliveries, the paper is offering employees up to $150 in Visa gift cards to deliver hundreds of newspapers on Sundays and Thanksgiving, according to a sign-up form contained in an email to employees Thursday.

The effort is part is the Register's "We Care" campaign, launched after a switch in carriers left thousands of papers undelivered. Previously, the Register asked staffers to make customer service calls to those affected.

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Thursday, November 13, 2014

Chump change compared to pension obligations

November 13, 2014 City of Los Angeles , Concerts 0 Comments
Made In America Music Festival May Cost L.A. Taxpayers About $170K

David Zahniser and Emily Alpert Reyes, Nov. 10, 2014, Los Angeles Times

Taxpayers may wind up paying about $170,000 to cover expenses associated with Made in America, the two-day music festival promoted by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and held outside City Hall.

Garcetti aides expect the city's tab for the commercial event, held over Labor Day weekend, will reach nearly $670,000. The company that staged the event, Live Nation, was required to provide $500,000 to pay for police patrols, street closures, trash removal and other city services.

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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Not with this WH

November 11, 2014 Barack Obama , Chad Terhune 0 Comments
Many Latinos Shun Obamacare For Fear Of Getting Relatives Deported

Soumya Karlamangla and Chad Terhune, Nov. 9, 2014, Los Angeles Times

Lilian Saldana turned down Obamacare coverage once, and she might do it again.

With sign-ups set to resume Saturday, the 23-year-old Covina resident and her younger sister are hesitant to enroll because their parents are immigrants who are not citizens and therefore ineligible for benefits under the Affordable Care Act.

Saldana, an after-school tutor, admits she could put the insurance to good use for a checkup, but she worries about putting her parents at risk or creating a rift at home.

"We've always done things together as a family," she said.

Read more: www.latimes.com


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Sunday, November 9, 2014

But young lefties are no better--and they have more energy!

November 09, 2014 Los Angeles Times , Seema Mehta 0 Comments
Voters: Boxer, Feinstein Shouldn't Run Again

Seema Mehta, Nov. 8, 2014, Los Angeles Times

Although U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein — two of California's most experienced political figures — remain popular, a majority of state voters say they should not run for reelection, according to a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll.

As analysts speculate about whether the Democratic stalwarts will seek additional six-year terms in coming years, 59% of registered voters said the state would be better off with new candidates for the two seats.

That sentiment was expressed by 79% of Republicans. But even many Democrats said it was time for new representation.

Read more: www.latimes.com


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Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Well, she's still allowed to act

November 04, 2014 Jonah Goldberg , Lena Dunham 0 Comments
Why Lena Dunham Shouldn't Be Allowed To Vote

Jonah Goldberg, Nov. 4, 2014, Los Angeles Times

Tuesday is election day. Well, not exactly. As this newspaper reported in September, early voting has turned what used to be election day into the last day of "election month."

Election month is bad, but it is a symptom of a deeper problem that makes the underlying problem worse. As George Orwell said, "A man may take to drink because he feels himself to be a failure, but then fail all the more completely because he drinks."

Read more: www.latimes.com

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More collectivism please!

November 04, 2014 California Governor Jerry Brown , Democrats 0 Comments
Poll Finds Support For Gov. Brown And His Ballot Measures

Seema Mehta, Nov. 2, 2014, Los Angeles Times

Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown is coasting to a historic fourth term with record-high approval ratings, and the ballot measures that he has made the centerpiece of his reelection bid — a water bond and a rainy-day fund — are also supported by a majority of likely voters, according to a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll.

Republicans nationwide appear poised for major victories on Tuesday, but California once again is an outlier, with Democrats likely to maintain their iron grip on Sacramento. The party's candidates led their GOP rivals in every statewide contest, the poll found.

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Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Humm, encourage more city bicyclists get more deaths

October 29, 2014 Auto Accidents , Bicycling 0 Comments
Bicycle Traffic Deaths Soar--Calif. Leads Nation

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Jerry Hirsch, Oct. 27, 2014, Los Angeles Times

California, with 338 cyclists killed in collisions with motor vehicles, and Florida, with 329, had the highest totals during that period, the report said.

They also had the largest increases in annual cyclist traffic fatalities from 2010 to 2012. Florida’s deaths rose by 37 to 120 in 2012 while cyclist traffic fatalities in California rose by 23 to 123. California had the most bicyclists killed of any state in 2012.

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Monday, July 14, 2014

Sgt. Bergdahl Is Back On Regular Army Duty In Texas --Investigation on-going; STILL hasn't spoken to his parents?!

July 14, 2014 David S. Cloud , Hostage Exchange 0 Comments
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl
By David S. Cloud, Jul. 14, 2014, Latimes.com

Six weeks after Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was freed from Taliban captivity, he has completed treatment at a military hospital in Texas and is being returned to active duty, Army officials said Monday.

In a brief statement, officials said Bergdahl had “completed the final phase of the reintegration process” and would “now return to regular duty” at Ft. Sam Houston in San Antonio, the same base where he has been receiving medical treatment and counseling.

But Bergdahl’s future remains in limbo until the Army completes an investigation into his disappearance in eastern Afghanistan in June 2009, when he was taken captive after apparently leaving his post without permission.

He is expected to be interviewed soon by Brig Gen. Kenneth Dahl, who was appointed last month to lead the investigation.

Berghdahl will work at headquarters of U.S. Army North, a command that oversees domestic defense.

Bergdahl, who was promoted to sergeant during his time as a captive, will live in noncommissioned officer quarters and work with other soldiers “who are providing leadership and guidance,” according to Donald E. Manuszewski, a spokesman for U.S. Army North.

When off duty, Bergdahl will be free to leave the base unescorted and go where he wants, according to an Army official. The official spoke anonymously because he was not authorized to discuss details of Bergdahl’s treatment.

Bergdahl, 28, was in good physical condition when he was released by the Taliban May 31 after nearly five years as a prisoner of war, but he has struggled with psychological issues, according to military officials.

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Thursday, May 29, 2014

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer To Buy Clippers For $2 Billion --Pending Sterling and NBA

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer To Buy Clippers For $2 Billion --Pending Sterling and NBA

May 29, 2014 Donald Sterling , Los Angeles Clippers 0 Comments

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Sunday, April 13, 2014

High School Girl--No $ For Prom Dress--Makes One Out Of Soda Can Tabs --Some BMW (bitch, moan, whine)--others act.

April 13, 2014 Katie Falkenberg , Los Angeles Times 1 Comments


Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times / April 11, 2014
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