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• Cardinal Mahony Testifies in Fresno Clergy Abuse Case

  Paul Kiesel | March 17, 2009 4:37 PM | 1 CommentLos Angeles, CA

  From The Associated Press: Cardinal Roger Mahony of Los Angeles is on the witness stand testifying in the case of two brothers who claim they were molested years ago by a priest at a San Joaquin...

• Something to Think About on Ash Wednesday

  Paul Kiesel | February 25, 2009 9:32 PM | 1 CommentLos Angeles, CA

  Today is Ash Wednesday. It is a day that kicks off the season of Lent and it is a time to commemorate, according to Catholic dogma, the forty days Jesus spent in the desert where he endured the...

• Expedia, Travelocity and Other Online Travel Companies Owe the City of Anaheim $21.3 million in Transient Occupancy Taxes

  Paul Kiesel | February 19, 2009 7:59 PM | 1 CommentLos Angeles, CA

  As the California Legislature passed a budget package today that raises taxes and cuts billions of dollars in school funding, I felt that sharing the below press release was worthwhile and...

• Trader Joe's Expands Its Peanut Butter Recall

  Paul Kiesel | February 11, 2009 8:02 PM | 1 CommentLos Angeles, CA

  The Associated Press has released a new list of companies that are expanding their peanut butter (and applicable products) recall efforts. Southern California residents who purchased Vegan Trail...

• Who's Still Eating Peanut Butter?

  Paul Kiesel | February 10, 2009 8:05 PM | 1 CommentLos Angeles, CA

  From CNN: Peanut butter makers not affected by the deadly salmonella outbreak linked to a Georgia peanut plant are trying to get consumers to keep buying peanut butter. It could be an uphill...

• Ethex Expands Recent Recall Even Further

  Paul Kiesel | February 05, 2009 8:37 PM | 1 CommentLos Angeles, CA

  From Forbes: Associated Press - KV Pharmaceutical Co. is issuing its fourth product recall in about three months because some of its prescription prenatal and iron supplements were made under...

• The Ignorance of the SEC

  Paul Kiesel | January 27, 2009 2:42 PM | 1 CommentLos Angeles, CA

  A Preface Concerning The Washington Times Maybe, I think, I can get the Washington Times expelled from the association (the American Society of Newspaper Editors. - Al Franken on the scandalous...

• Sam Zell the Grave Dancer: A Plan to Devalue the Tribune Co. in a Plot to Take Over Its Assets

  Paul Kiesel | December 11, 2008 4:55 PM | 1 CommentLos Angeles, CA

  A letter was written by Sam Zell to Tribune Company employees earlier this year discussing the value and intelligence behind the Employee Stock Ownership Program's (ESOP) private transaction of...

• Obama Names Economic Dream Team

  Paul Kiesel | November 24, 2008 3:28 PM | 1 CommentLos Angeles, CA

  Earlier today, at a press conference in Chicago, President-elect Barack Obama called for sound judgment and fresh thinking in addressing the nation's economic crisis, which he described as a...

• HUD Requiring Lenders to Provide "Good Faith Estimate" Forms to Borrowers -- Will It Work to Prevent TILA Violations?

  Paul Kiesel | November 12, 2008 3:03 PM | 1 CommentLos Angeles, CA

  From the Los Angeles Times' L.A. Land Blog; SEE BOLD CAPS for commentary: Past attempts to disclose mortgage information to homebuyers have resulted in thick stacks of documents dropped like bricks...