17 February 2010
NBC Universal has proposed a $3 billion commercial and residential addition to its 300-plus acres in Universal City. It would include 2,900 additional condominiums and additional television and movie production facilities. Last October 2, the company publicly stated that it would provide $100 million in transportation improvements to mitigate traffic generated by the proposed new [...]
Posted in International Trade3 Comments
17 February 2010
The Valley Industry & Commerce Association expressed outrage at the Los Angeles City Council for failing to solve the city’s budget shortfall after it was announced the council had voted down a measure that would have handed about 1,000 employees pink slips. “Instead of making the tough leadership decisions necessary, the council delayed job cuts [...]
Posted in Real Estate2 Comments
17 February 2010
The college recently changed its name to the University of Antelope Valley after receiving approval from the U.S. Department of Education and the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools to offer Associates, Bachelors and Masters degrees. Marco Johnson started the school in 1997 as a response to learning that residents he knew did not [...]
Posted in Real Estate18 Comments
17 February 2010
For some reason, the City of Los Angeles doesn’t like my kind. I know this is hard for many readers to understand, and the reason has nothing to do with my charming personality. After some reflection, I have reached this conclusion based on the fact that the city charges me a far higher rate on [...]
Posted in Law/Courts5 Comments
17 February 2010
The release this month of the multi-DVD “Clint Eastwood: 35 Films 35 Years at Warner Bros.” is as much about the relationship between a movie studio and one of the top actor/directors working today as it is about the films contained inside its stylish box. If Eastwood had never decided to make the Warner Bros. [...]
Posted in Entertainment6 Comments
17 February 2010
Ray Vega knows how to work a room. When he walks into Casa Vega restaurant in Sherman Oaks, a Valley landmark since 1958, he jovially moves from table to table, flirting, greeting newcomers and ribbing some of his long-time customers. It’s not uncommon for the 75-year-old restaurateur to spontaneously buy a round of drinks for [...]
Posted in Entertainment6 Comments
17 February 2010
One might assume there’s a ‘generation gap’ between professionals in their 20s and 30s and those in the 50 and up category. This may be true in some cases. But when it comes to succeeding in business, the two share a surprisingly large number of similarities. This was evidenced in a series of telephone conversations [...]
Posted in Economy6 Comments
17 February 2010
Older CEOs can be seen as more structured while younger CEOs might be characterized as more hands-off. But as we all know, stereotypes often don’t ring true. Valley professionals under 40 were interviewed and asked about their view of CEO age stereotypes. CEO and Managing Partner of the real estate company Gelb Group Rickey Gelb, [...]
Posted in Economy8 Comments
13 February 2010
Providence Holy Cross has received the Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence Award from HealthGrades, a health care ratings company. The Mission Hills medical center was among 270 hospitals in the nation that received the award. This was the fourth consecutive year that HealthGrades named Holy Cross among the top 5 percent of hospitals in the [...]
Posted in Healthcare1 Comment
13 February 2010
Over the past four months, three Valley hospitals announced that they were cutting staffers and departments, alike. It began in September when Glendale Memorial Hospital decided to drop its Behavioral health Services department and outpatient women’s clinic. As many as 100 employees were affected by the closures. Then, in October, Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van [...]
Posted in Healthcare1 Comment
13 February 2010
The College of the Canyons has turned to a veteran financial industry professional as the new director of the Small business Development Center. Steve Tannehill started in the position on March 12, the day after the college board approved hiring him. Tannehill is a long time Santa Clarita Valley resident. He served as chief operating [...]
Posted in Banking/Finance5 Comments
13 February 2010
Satisfaction with health care coverage and customer service contributed to Kaiser Foundation health Plan ranking the highest in California in a study done by J.D. Power and Associates. This was the second year in a row that the Kaiser Foundation health Plan achieved a top ranking in the 2009 National Health Insurance Plan Study. The [...]
Posted in Healthcare4 Comments
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