Today marks Wells Fargo's 160th anniversary, and to make the day extra special for the "corporate tax dodger and national foreclosure leader," according to a Good Jobs LA release, over 300 activists are throwing the bank a surprise party this afternoon. more ›

Bank of America customers were mad as hell when they learned the banking giant was poised to impose a $5 monthly usage fee for debit card transactions. Now BofA says they are "reconsidering" the fee, and may instead waive the fee for customers who use direct deposit and maintain a minimum balance. more ›

This afternoon the San Marino Police Department sent out a formal apology to the entire city for not doing more to stop a protest on the lawn of a Wells Fargo executive, according to San Marino Patch. more ›

Two years after the economy took a nosedive and her brother was killed, homeowner Rose Gudiel says she still hasn't gotten the help that she was looking for to make payments on her home. She, her mother and community activists have been protesting the bank's decision to evict her, according to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune. more ›

Three banks in Anaheim were held up in 30 minutes on Wednesday by a suspect being called the "fuzzy-face bandit". According to authorities, the bandit got away with cash from only one of the locations. more ›

A teenager believed to be about 15-years-old described as a black male, approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a slim build, short hair, clean shaven, and wearing a red polo shirt, attempted to rob a Wells Fargo in the 500 block of North Brand Boulevard around 10:15 a.m. on Friday. According to Glendale police the suspect, "approached a teller and passed a demand note, but then apparently got scared and took off," reports KTLA. No weapons were seen by witnesses, no money was taken, and there were no reported injuries. The suspect fled on foot heading west on California Avenue. more ›

Photo © Andy Sternberg Tomorrow, tens of thousands of Los Angeles residents will take to the streets to draw attention to the shoddy state of labor and immigration laws in the United States - for the fifth or sixth time in the last 6 months. Call me shitty, but I am over it. It's an excuse for kids to skip school, and if you have to go through downtown to get to work, it's... more ›

Last night we attended the launch party for Tu Ciudad Los Angeles, a new lifestyle magazine targeted at 30-something, upscale Hispanics with above average household incomes. The party was held at the historic and plush Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel with great music by Go Betty Go and Los Amigos Invisibles. Plus, an open bar, which we feel is always a good idea at events like this. more ›

Tomorrow is an epic day for all of you fans of Troy. No, LAist speaks not of the cumbersome, homo-erotic, overlong and overhyped Brad Pitt fiasco from this past summer, but rather of a certain press conference occurring within the holy walls of the University of Southern California. more ›