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By Christopher Rugaber The Associated Press After two weeks of intense political and legal scrutiny, the Federal Reserve will seek to make this week’s meeting about interest rates as straightforward and uneventful as possible, though President Donald Trump probably still won’t like the result. The central bank’s interest rate-setting committee is almost certain to keep…
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As this column has noted on numerous occasions, California’s state sales tax rate of 7.25% is the highest in the nation. When the local sales tax rates are included, the average sales tax rate, according to a just released study by the Tax Foundation, is 8.99%. But in several cities, the total sales tax rate…
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Look, I understand most of you aren’t “on Clippers Twitter.” And I get why you weren’t locked in for the Clippers versus the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night, a highly uncompetitive affair – the Clippers won 126-89 – happening while the Rams locked horns with Seattle Seahawks in the NFC championship game. So if you…
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Two years after a state law went into effect allowing churches and other faith-based institutions, along with independent institutions of higher education, to build affordable housing units on their properties, a Southern California lawmaker wants to do the same at the federal level. Rep. Nanette Barragán, D-San Pedro, is a co-author of the Yes in…
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Gavin Newsom is officially a lame-duck governor, and his final year in office seems increasingly focused on an almost certain campaign for the White House. Meanwhile, however, he must spend at least some of his time governing California and dealing with a Legislature dominated by his fellow Democrats but increasingly less willing to cater to…
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EL SEGUNDO — Among the takeaways from the Chargers’ new offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel’s introductory news conference Tuesday was the idea of playing to a team’s strengths. So, what worked for Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa won’t necessarily work for Justin Herbert. McDaniel said one of the top items on his to-do list was watching…
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Q:  We are in a civil case with others, suing a person who engaged in fraudulent misconduct. We share the same attorney who is trying to establish that the attorney client privilege between this guy and his lawyer is not enforceable because of the crime-fraud exception.  Can you share your thoughts on this?  P.C., Hollywood A:  We often hear that the attorney-client privilege is…
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By HILLEL ITALIE, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prize-winning composer Philip Glass has called off a scheduled world premiere at the Kennedy Center of a symphony about Abraham Lincoln, the latest in a wave of cancellations since President Donald Trump ousted the previous leadership. Glass’ Symphony No. 15, “Lincoln,” was to have been led…
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By OLIVIA DIAZ, Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia judge ruled Tuesday that a proposed constitutional amendment letting Democrats redraw the state’s Congressional maps was illegal, potentially foiling their efforts to pick up seats in the U.S. House in November. Related Articles Southern California lawmaker wants to make it easier for churches and…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now El Modena has emerged as one of the most improved teams in Orange County girls basketball, and its best may still be yet to come. After a blistering 19-0 start to the campaign, El Modena has secured an automatic playoff berth in the…
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