The Walt Disney Co. has delayed the relocation of some employees to Florida to coincide with the expected completion of the company’s new campus in the Orlando. latimes.com/entertainment-…
The company in July 2021 said it planned to move some 2,000 staffers to Florida to take advantage of some $570 million in tax breaks. The move was expected to take 18 months.
The delay comes amid an ongoing feud between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over the state’s controversial Parental Rights in Education law, which opponents have called anti-LGBTQ legislation. latimes.com/entertainment-…
Gunman who killed El Monte police officers was on probation for gun charge
On Monday, a day before the shooting, the gunman’s probation officer filed a request with the L.A. County Superior Court for a revocation hearing, listing the reason as “desertion.”latimes.com/california/sto…
Two law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation said Justin Flores’ girlfriend last week reported he had assaulted her, triggering a probation violation, but that Flores was not taken into custody. latimes.com/california/sto…
Flores was arrested by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies assigned to the department’s Industry station in March 2020 and charged with being a felon in possession of methamphetamine, a handgun and ammunition, court records show.
California is once again facing urgent calls for cutbacks as heat waves, record dryness and climate change converge to create critically short water supplies.
What has the state learned since the last drought? Are we really ready to do this again? latimes.com/california/sto…
Yes and no, experts say.
While some of the promises made during the previous drought — including greater investments in water capture and recycling — have been advanced or upheld, progress has been slow-going and conservation is slipping. latimes.com/california/sto…
What’s more, a rash of well-drilling is still threatening the state’s groundwater supply, and fish and forests are continuing to suffer as the region grows drier. latimes.com/projects/calif…
The Federal Reserve’s move to rein in inflation will affect home mortgage loans, credit card borrowing, car loans, labor market stability and overall consumption.
“Too much money makes the money less valuable,” said Larry Harris, UCS professor and former chief economist at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. latimes.com/business/story…
The Fed controls the federal funds rate, which is the basic rate at which banks borrow and lend from each other.
New: The gunman who allegedly killed two El Monte police officers Tuesday when they responded to a call at a motel was on probation for a gun charge at the time of the shooting, law enforcement sources said.
Covarrubias, 54, said her son and his wife were separated and would often stay at the Siesta Inn motel on Garvey Avenue. The couple had a 7-year-old daughter. She said she didn’t know any details about the shooting or what prompted it.