“The most prolific IRA efforts on Facebook and Instagram specifically targeted Black American communities and appear to have been focused on developed Black audiences and recruiting Black Americans as assets,” said one of the reports, commissioned by the committee from the research firm New Knowledge. “The IRA exploited the trust of their page audiences to […]
Blog: California’s DMV director announces retirement amid problems with ‘motor voter’ program
For more than a decade, developers have tried to build new housing on the site of an all-but-empty mall in Cupertino, a city in the heart of Silicon Valley and home to Apple headquarters. A well-organized group of neighbors, upset about traffic, building heights and the potential loss of the community’s suburban lifestyle, turned away […]
Blog: Weezer is a big fan of Matt Damon’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ skit about the band
Thanks to a sketch on “Saturday Night Live,” it has become clear that the band Weezer is “ride or die” for… themselves? During Saturday’s show, a skit about a holiday party gone wrong featured host Matt Damon getting into a spat with Leslie Jones about the legacy of the aforementioned band, despite… Source: latimes.com – […]
Blog: California scraps plan to tax text messages – Los Angeles Times
California scraps plan to tax text messages Los Angeles Times California regulators have canceled a plan to charge a fee for text messaging on mobile phones. The California Public Utilities Commission reversed course … Source: “Los Angeles” – Google News
Blog: Rumor: Lakers unlikely to trade Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to Sixers due to unwillingness to take salary dump – ClutchPoints
With the LeBron James era officially in full swing, sixth-year shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has become the odd man out for the Los Angeles Lakers. The 25-year-old is reportedly on the team’s trading block, but according to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer, a potential move to the Philadelphia 76ers might not come to fruition with […]
Blog: Basis Hires Los Angeles Office Lead – PRNewswire
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — On the heels of the successful launch of a Global Healthcare practice in New York, London-based insights consultancy Basis Research renews its growth in Los Angeles with the hire of former Ipsos exec Jennifer Rittner as a Managing Partner. Jennifer will help Basis continue to expand its US […]