Should people who are tired of paying extra fees be allowed to close their bank accounts in protest? One Bank of America official reportedly doesn’t think so. According to Addicting Info, two women involved with the Occupy Santa Cruz movement in California walked into a Bank of America branch earlier this week and attempted to close [...]
California has passed new a new law that further regulates the car-buying process, and the changes appear to be mostly positive.Automotive News reports that, beginning next July, dealers will need to slap a red warning sticker on any vehicle with a salvage title. That means any vehicle that has been legally deemed flood-damaged, junked or [...]
Volkswagen has a rich heritage when it comes to camper vans. But while the German automaker may only offer the Chrysler-built Routan in North America, overseas, it tends to that heritage quite closely, and for its latest model, Wolfsburg has partnered with outdoor outfitter Berghaus for the special edition you see here. Spun off the Transporter’s California line (which [...]
Parents and advocates in one East Oakland, California, neighborhood have stepped up their activism in response to pimps targeting their middle school-aged daughters. Last year, All Things Considered and Youth Radio collaborated on an investigative series from young people’s point of view that revealed what it’s like being trafficked and also how police efforts to combat the [...]
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The union representing many of the 62,000 workers at Ralphs, Vons and Albertsons supermarkets in southern California issued a required 72-hour notice of its plan to cancel its extended contract, a move that could pave the way for a strike. The union and the supermarkets are at an impasse over healthcare [...]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said her campaign funds were “wiped out” by Kinde Durkee, a longtime Democratic campaign treasurer who was arrested by the FBI on allegations of fraud. Politico reports that Feinstein wasn’t sure how much was taken from her campaign funds. “I was wiped out too, we don’t know how much,” Feinstein said, noting that [...]
Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) discovered her campaign funds were wiped out after her treasurer, Kinde Durkee, was arrested on suspicion of mail fraud. Durkee — a longtime Democratic campaign treasurer who has worked for dozens of California’s local, federal and state politicians — has been accused by the FBI of trying to defraud a state representative out [...]
SACRAMENTO, Calif (Reuters) – Hold the phone! California’s governor on Wednesday vetoed legislation to toughen the state’s law against talking on a cell phone while driving. The bill also would have made it illegal for California bicyclists to talk or text on mobile phones when they are riding. Since 2008, California has barred motorists from [...]
Like many aspiring home buyers, Gil Lopez, 29, is striving to find the right neighborhood for his young family. His bank has qualified him for a loan large enough to buy a $300,000 home, but he has set his own price cap firmly at $230,000 as he searches through north San Diego County. Affordability is [...]
The macaron will never be just another pastry, ifLaduréehas anything to do with it. As the iconic bakery and tearoomfounded in 1862opens new locations across the globe, it wants to remain firmly French. “When you walk in, you feel like you’re in Paris,” owner David Holder told DailyFinance outside of hisfirst American boutique, which opened [...]
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