22+ hour, 1+ min ago   (910+ words) A recent Zillow report shows that Los Angeles renters are increasingly looking toward Riverside, turning the Inland Empire city into an attractive alternative for people who can no longer afford to rent in the Los Angeles metro area. But a…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (900+ words) When money gets tight, closing the doors one day a week can look like an easy way to cut costs. But it can also give customers to a competitor. For California small-business owners facing higher costs and cautious consumers, the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (953+ words) For a small-business owner, the hardest part of a difficult economy is knowing what to cut. Costs are rising. Customers are watching every dollar. Employees and supplies cost more. And in many Latino communities, immigration enforcement has kept customers away…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (367+ words) Parriva On Saturday, Bolivian prosecutors filed a second set of charges—this time for illicit enrichment—against Fernando Cerimedo, the controversial Argentine personal advisor to President Rodrigo Paz. Cerimedo’s case has triggered a political earthquake in the Andean nation following…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (852+ words) For years, the basic formula for growing a small business was simple: find more customers, sell more and hire more people. That formula still works. But in 2026, there is another path: make the business you already have work harder. That…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (911+ words) Hollywood’s Latino filmmakers have a problem that has persisted despite years of diversity initiatives, a growing Latino audience and mounting evidence that Latino talent can be good business. They still struggle to get into the rooms where Hollywood decides what…...

3+ week, 8+ min ago   (922+ words) California has spent billions of public dollars trying to address housing affordability, homelessness and housing instability. Yet for millions of Californians, buying a home remains out of reach. A new OpenTheBooks report, “Extreme Makeover: American Dream Edition” puts a striking…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1485+ words) California’s unemployment rate fell to 5.1% in July, reaching its lowest level since February 2024. That sounds like good news for workers. But the same report contains a number that tells a very different story: California lost 20,500 nonfarm payroll jobs in July....

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1649+ words) For years, entrepreneurship has been packaged as a young person’s game. The image is familiar: a 20-something founder, a new technology, a garage or apartment, and a willingness to work around the clock. That image is memorable because some young…...