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The California FAIR Plan Association, which covers homeowners denied insurance, is seeking a 35.8% rate increase, though some policyholders could pay more or less depending on fire risk.

Michele Mulroney was elected WGA West president, a key role during next year's negotiations with major studios.

Drivers for Uber and Lyft now have collective bargaining rights after a rare compromise between unions and Silicon Valley.

In the wake of the federal government shutdown, L.A. County workers protest cuts to affordable healthcare.

Google said it plans to lay off dozens of workers at its Sunnyvale offices, following job reductions at other large tech firms.

The Thursday evening explosion and fire at the Chevron oil refinery in El Segundo is expected to spike the prices at the pump in the L.A. area for at least some time.

The former New York Times opinion staff editor and founder of the media upstart Free Press heads into a turbulent and challenged TV news environment.

The hunt is on for flying taxi landing sites.

The Google-owned company reached an agreement with NBCUniversal, which boasts such programming as "Sunday Night Football." YouTube TV wanted to avoid a blackout that would have provoked the ire of some of its 10 million customers.

As consumers rushed to buy electric vehicles while the federal EV tax credit was still available, Tesla saw deliveries increase 7% year over year.