A tentative agreement has been reached between the union and the three major SoCal grocery store chains, bringing to an end a tense and protracted period of negotiations hinging largely on health insurance fees and other wage-related issues. more ›

The popular Hollywood Farmers' Market has been soldiering on since late last year when their weekly permit to operate on the streets of the busy neighborhood went into sudden jeopardy thanks to the objections of the Los Angeles Film School. Negotiations then were tense, and more than a little confusing, as well as disheartening for market organizers, vendors, and devoted shoppers, who were suddenly found life as they knew it on the line. more ›

The University of Southern California is hoping to become the landlord of some historic Los Angeles property, according to the LA Times. The prestigious private university is "in negotiations with the state to buy the land on which the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Sport Arena sit." more ›

If there's one scene Hollywood actors aren't eager to rehearse, it's the one where they march back and forth in front of studios in shifts, carrying signs and accepting honks and donuts from sympathetic supporters. It's something the Screen Actors Guild is hoping to avoid, particularly in the wake of the lengthy and costly WGA strike that held the local staple industry and its workers hostage for 100 days starting last fall. more ›

It's still in the outline phase, but a new contract has been drawn for striking writers, and may meet with approval as early as Friday. more ›