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Eureka's future could hinge on dormant pulp mill

9/9/2010 2:00 AM

An attempt to reopen a wood processing plant that closed two years ago seems to be going nowhere, with potentially dire implications for the local port and economy.....The timber industry has suffered a long decline in Eureka, an isolated community about five hours north of San Francisco.

Food trucks are rolling into the mainstream

9/9/2010 2:00 AM

Restaurant chains such as Sizzler and Subway are joining the parade of roving gourmet kitchens that started with Kogi two years ago.....Familiar restaurant names are starting to show up in the parade of brightly painted food trucks jostling for customers.

9/9/2010 2:00 AM

Stephen Gordon's investment group adds to a wave of private money flooding into California community banks. ....A Southern California financial services veteran is launching a fresh bank-buying spree, adding to a wave of private money flooding into California community banks despite the state's high unemployment and depressed real estate. Read More

2011 Bentley Mulsanne exudes exclusivity

9/9/2010 2:00 AM

The custom sedan's $285,000 starting price is not the only thing separating it from the masses. Its rich interior appointments and solid-yet-agile ride put it in a league of its own. ...."I love that car," sighed the rookie valet at the Huntley Hotel in Santa Monica.

Google Instant launches with predictive, immediate search results

9/8/2010 1:53 PM

Google search is now even faster than before and apparently it's kind of psychic too. The company debuted its Google Instant search function, which can predict users' queries as they're typed out.

9/8/2010 3:44 PM

CW, owned by CBS and Warner Bros., isn't yet profitable but its shows have found audiences and advertising sales are strong.....This week, the CW network launches its fifth season — a feat that some in the television industry once thought improbable. The network will air 10 hours a week of original prime-time programming, including two ...Read More

Chef David Myers buys restaurant space at Hollywood and Vine

9/9/2010 2:00 AM

The high-profile chef's eatery on the ground floor of the historic Equitable building is expected to open next year.....High-profile Los Angeles chef David Myers has purchased space at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street where he intends to open a new restaurant.

CNN taps Piers Morgan to fill Larry King slot

9/8/2010 10:41 AM

After months of speculation, Piers Morgan, the British newspaper editor best-known to U.S. audiences as a judge on NBC's "America's Got Talent," has finally completed talks to take over Larry King's weeknight talk show on CNN.

9/8/2010 6:35 PM

The Foothill Ranch firm will pay $50 million to end accusations of understaffing, far less than a jury's previous $670-million verdict.....Nursing home operator Skilled Healthcare Group Inc. has agreed to a $50-million settlement of a class-action lawsuit, a far cry from the more than $670 million a jury had previously ordered it to pay.

9/9/2010 2:00 AM

The online media company has asked Jim Wiatt to give up his board seat to become a strategic consultant, which would better utilize his skills as a deal broker.....AOL souped up its Hollywood ambitions Wednesday by asking the former head of the William Morris Agency to leave his board seat in order to become a strategic consultant for the onl...Read More