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UCLA fires CFO days after he tells Daily Bruin about ‘financial management flaws and failures’
22+ min ago (226+ words) UCLA fired its chief financial officer Tuesday after he blasted the university for its money management " and sizeable deficit " before his arrival on the Westwood campus. The firing of Steve Agostini was announced by Chancellor Julio Frenk in a campus-wide…...
LA’s consecutive deficits call for ‘bold’ government reforms, controller urges
23+ min ago (702+ words) Revenue shortfalls, rising liability payouts and departmental overspending contributed to a second consecutive annual budget deficit for Los Angeles, City Controller Kenneth Mejia reported. On Wednesday, the controller's office released its Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the 2024-25 fiscal year, which…...
LA City hires a firm to relight the darkened Sixth Street Bridge
39+ min ago (347+ words) The city's Bureau of Engineering has selected global engineering firm Tetra Tech to fortify and relight the Sixth Street Viaduct following repeated copper wire thefts that left sections of the bridge dark, officials announced on Wednesday. Tetra Tech began design…...
Reliever Evan Phillips ‘glad to be back in Dodger blue’
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (776+ words) GLENDALE, Ariz. " It's like he never left " because he didn't after all. "Just glad to be back," Evan Phillips said, back at his familiar locker in the Dodgers' clubhouse at Camelback Ranch after a winter spent as a free agent....
Galaxy striving for giant leap back into contention
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (700+ words) The Galaxy have had more ups and downs recently than your favorite rollercoaster. The Galaxy qualified for the MLS playoffs in 2022 and fell flat in 2023 near the bottom of the league, only to rise in 2024 and win their sixth MLS…...
Analysis: 5 questions the Lakers need to answer over the next 2 months
4+ hour ago (670+ words) Flashback to a year ago and the Lakers were in a fairly similar position entering Game 55; a 33-21 record as the Luka Doncic era was just getting underway. Doncic is certainly the forefront of the now " and future " of the Lakers…...
Inland Empire challenge: Diversify jobs from ‘all eggs in one basket’
4+ hour, 27+ min ago (1063+ words) The Inland Empire's mainstay industry of logistics and warehousing isn't growing as fast as it once did. The slowdown, economists Robert Kleinhenz and Manfred Keil said Tuesday in a state of the region address, underscores the region's need to diversify its…...
Disneyland tree falls on visitors during a ‘crazy windy’ night
4+ hour, 33+ min ago (369+ words) A Nevada couple visiting Disneyland were hit by a large tree just off Main Street U.S.A. that snapped and fell on top of them during a "crazy windy" night at the Anaheim theme park, according to social media reports. "My husband…...
Altadena Forever Run raised more than $150,000 in Eaton fire relief
6+ hour, 31+ min ago (151+ words) Milissa Marona, Connor Cipolla, and Captain Ethan Marquez hold a check during an Altadena Town Council meeting at the Altadena Community Center in Altadena on Feb. 17, 2026. (Photo by Connor Terry, Contributing Photographer) An Altadena fundraising run last month raised a…...
Southern California pay raises shrink to 5-year low
7+ hour, 32+ min ago (440+ words) Here's another reason folks are feeling grumpy about their finances these days:Southern California wage growth hit a five-year low as 2025 ended. My trusty spreadsheet looked at the Employment Cost Index for private-industry workers for the fourth quarter of 2025. This…...