Sam Dean
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Sam Dean is a former business reporter for the Los Angeles Times who covered the technology industry in Southern California. He has previously worked as a feature writer for a number of publications including Newsweek, the Verge, 538 and Lucky Peach.
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Anduril founder and Peter Thiel protégé Palmer Luckey is leading a new defense tech boom in Southern California, backed by billions from his first company.
Mark Suster didn’t become the face of L.A.’s venture capital scene for his day-to-day investing. He got there by throwing a party: the Upfront Summit.
Batten down the hatches: We’re facing “economic headwinds.” Why are so many corporate leaders suddenly using this euphemism when announcing layoffs?
Insurance companies deride him. The state insurance commissioner calls him out. But Harvey Rosenfield and his organization, Consumer Watchdog, have saved Californians lots of money.
President Biden has signed an executive order and created a federal rule aimed at better securing the nation’s ports from potential cyberattacks.
Allstate, one of the largest insurers in the country, has resumed writing new policies through its website. But the costs are going up.
Two men were killed in a shooting early Sunday morning in Whittier. One remains in critical condition.
The window to sign up for health insurance through California’s state marketplace, Covered California, ends Friday at midnight. But there are exceptions.
Probably not. That’s because in Los Angeles County, home to nearly 10 million people, there are just 14,580 flood insurance policies on the books.
A proposed California law would require social media companies make chronological feeds the default for users under 18.