ANALYSIS: Keeping an eye on insurance rates in the Golden State

By Wendell Potter

California watchdog group wants to require regulatory approval for rate hikes

Excerpts from this story referencing "Los Angeles":

"… any other, it surely must be Consumer Watchdog.Since its founding in 1985, Los Angeles-based Consumer Watchdog has dogged insurers relentlessly and played a key …"

Whistleblowers ignored, punished by lenders, dozens of former employees say

By Michael Hudson

Former mortgage company employees say fraud was widespread in industry

Excerpts from this story referencing "Los Angeles":

"… on, ensuring that many details of their cases will remain secret.Judges in Los Angeles, for example, have booted three former WaMu employees out of court and ord …"

An epidemic of expulsions

By Susan Ferriss

Kern County, California at ground zero in debate over school discipline

Excerpts from this story referencing "Los Angeles":

"… associates of the Civil Rights Project of the University of California at Los Angeles.Punishment of minority students is rising especially rapidly, the research …"

"… of authority than for drug dealing or possession of dangerous objects. In Los Angeles County, which has nine times the number of students as Kern, only 89 stude …"

"… e expelled for defiance. Kern schools also expelled far more students than Los Angeles for obscenity and profanity, 105 compared to 39. In fact, last year, more …"

"… former G-man said. “You can’t tell me kids here are any worse than in Los Angeles or other places,” he said.Troubling linksMcKinley’s complaints dovetai …"

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A look at the reporting process behind 'Island of the Widows'

Excerpts from this story referencing "Los Angeles":

"… El Faro, El SalvadorSemana, NicaraguaHoy, ChicagoAl Dia, DallasLa Opinion, Los AngelesProject editors: Ricardo Sandoval Palos (ICIJ) and Keith Epstein (CPI) …"

Management gurus claim they were blindsided by toxic culture at Countrywide

By Michael Hudson

Survey showed Countrywide suffered from bad ethics, bad management, ex-employee says

Excerpts from this story referencing "Los Angeles":

"… had a very unhealthy culture.”Niemela sued Countrywide in state court in Los Angeles in 2007, asking for reinstatement and lost pay. A judge later ordered the …"

"… purchase a new home and move her family from the San Francisco Bay area to Los Angeles.When she sat down at the closing table, she says, she got a nasty surprise …"

Expulsion overturned for boy at heart of Center probe

By Susan Ferriss

County board of education decides boy at heart of Center probe should not be kicked out of school

Excerpts from this story referencing "Los Angeles":

"… excess of 2,500 students, more than any other California county, including Los Angeles, which has nine times the enrollment of Kern. Among Kern’s expulsions we …"

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ANALYSIS: A life-changing event

By Wendell Potter

An insurance company hesitated, and a young woman passed away

Excerpts from this story referencing "Los Angeles":

"… , Nataline. …"

"… listed the support of the California Nurses Association and friends in the Los Angeles Armenian community. They were able to generate media interest in the case …"

"… an Foundation will be hosting a toy drive benefiting Children’s Hospital Los Angeles this coming Sunday, December 18.Hilda Sarkisyan was quoted in Donna’s em …"

Ex-WaMu worker claims he was shunned for refusing to push toxic loans on borrowers

By Michael Hudson

Ex-WaMu employee says he fought pressure to sell toxic loans

Excerpts from this story referencing "Los Angeles":

"… bank failure in U.S. history.Saffer charged in a lawsuit filed in 2009 in Los Angeles Superior Court that he was forced out of his job for refusing to take part …"

"… fer put in several years as a high-earning salesman at a smaller lender in Los Angeles, Citizens Mortgage, before he took a job in mid-2007 as a mortgage sales r …"

Fraud and folly: The untold story of General Electric’s subprime debacle

By Michael Hudson

High-paid employees of fraud-plagued, GE-owned WMC Mortgage included ex-porn star, strippers

Excerpts from this story referencing "Los Angeles":

"… sp;Businessweek.  WMC’s former CEO had a 30-acre ranch outside Los Angeles where she kept a dozen horses. She’d used some of the millions she’d e …"

Fatal Texas shooting highlights struggle to regulate replica guns

By Susan Ferriss

Texas shooting highlights struggles to regulate pellet guns, BB guns and toys

Excerpts from this story referencing "Los Angeles":

"… California legislative struggle was rooted in a December 2010 incident in Los Angeles, where a 13-year-old was shot and paralyzed by a city police officer when …"

"… g to Dan Reeves, chief of staff for California state Sen. Kevin de Leon of Los Angeles. Whatever the reality, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said the woun …"

"… California state Sen. Kevin de Leon of Los Angeles. Whatever the reality, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said the wounded boy’s imitation gun closely r …"

"… n my district, so why do I want to upset the apple cart?’ ”Reeves said Los Angeles police chief Beck made a personal, powerful appeal  to legislators at …"

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