October 14, 2019
Firefighters have tightened their grip on a deadly Los Angeles wildfire burning with subdued fury on Sunday after extremely dry desert winds that had stoked the flames gave way to moister, gentler breezes blowing in from the Pacific. The so-called …
March 2, 2015
Los Angeles, CA, March 2, 2015- Sullivan Brokers Wholesale Insurance Solutions is pleased to announce that effective February 17, 2015, Bridget Livingston has joined the firm as a Broker in the Healthcare Practice Group. In addition to her solid Healthcare …
October 6, 2014
Seminar for insurance carrier professionals will offer frank insights and experiences on developing a successful UBI program Scottsdale, AZ, October 6, 2014: We’ve all seen the statistics. Telematics and UBI are exploding at an exponential rate. From 1.85 million insured …
March 31, 2014
Officials say a portion of a parking garage being built in Los Angeles collapsed minutes after nearly 200 construction workers were alerted that something was wrong and fled to safety. Traffic was briefly snarled when a section of the structure …
January 16, 2014
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was elected this spring after promising to fix the city’s battered streets, but he acknowledged Tuesday that his administration has made little headway paving long-neglected roads. In a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press, the …
December 30, 2013
Los Angeles-based passenger bus carrier John Andrew Ciego, doing business as “Its Good Promotion,” was ordered to cease operations, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The company was found to be endangering the …
October 21, 2013
The city of Los Angeles is suing four major contractors that built the $250 million south runway at Los Angeles International Airport for allegedly shoddy work that’s causing the runway to wear out prematurely. The Los Angeles Times reports Thursday …
September 12, 2013
Building officials are looking into creating a list of residential buildings throughout Los Angeles that are especially vulnerable to collapsing during a major earthquake. The City Council’s planning committee told officials Tuesday to report back in about two months on …
September 12, 2013
Federal officials are investigating last week’s derailment of the historic Angels Flight, a tiny downtown Los Angeles funicular railway with a history of safety problems. The National Transportation Safety Board will issue a report and recommendations after it determines what …
August 22, 2013
A Los Angeles city councilman wants to find buildings that could collapse in an earthquake. The Los Angeles Times says Tom LaBonge is proposing a city inventory of so-called “soft-story” buildings – those where the top stories could collapse onto …