Column: The war on ‘junk fees’ is gaining ground, but the fight is not yet won

Column: The war on ‘junk fees’ is gaining ground, but the fight is not yet won

“I talk to a lot of banks,” Rep. Dan Meuser (R-Pa.) told Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, “and they’re really not happy with your agency.” He urged Chopra to “be responsive to the clientele you’re supposed to be helping.” With admirable restraint, Chopra replied: “Just to be clear, the clientele of…

The NFL Changed Their Twitter Banner To Photos Of Taylor Swift And People Are Really Starting To Side-Eye This Whole Travis Kelce Thing

The NFL Changed Their Twitter Banner To Photos Of Taylor Swift And People Are Really Starting To Side-Eye This Whole Travis Kelce Thing

Didn’t Kelce get like 500k+ followers on socials? Didn’t his jersey sales skyrocket? This is probably a once ina lifetime opportunity for the NFL to cash in on making more money from doing nothing different and acquiring a large subset of fans they otherwise wouldn’t have… — Schiller (@Schillerverse) October 2, 2023

Teen Gisele Thompson, sister of Alyssa Thompson, signs three-year deal with Angel City

Teen Gisele Thompson, sister of Alyssa Thompson, signs three-year deal with Angel City

Eleven months ago, Angel City made Alyssa Thompson the first high school player to be selected with the top pick in the NWSL draft, then signed her to a three-year contract. Last week, the team came back to the same house in Studio City and signed a three-year deal with Thompson’s younger sister, Gisele, one…

Crew hero Christian Ramírez, formerly of LAFC, is on playoff run inspired by his baby

Crew hero Christian Ramírez, formerly of LAFC, is on playoff run inspired by his baby

COLUMBUS, Ohio —  Kash Ramírez will remember nothing of his father’s first MLS Cup final Saturday. In fact, he’ll probably sleep through most of it since he’ll be just 12 days old and all. But when he’s old enough to understand, his father will certainly tell him of the role he played in making that MLS…

Santa Cruz is California’s least-affordable housing market. Are high-rises a solution?

Santa Cruz is California’s least-affordable housing market. Are high-rises a solution?

SANTA CRUZ —  You can sense it in the ubiquitous “Help Wanted” posters in artsy shops and restaurants, in the ranks of university students living out of their cars and in the outsize percentage of locals camping on the streets. This seaside county known for its windswept beauty and easy living is in the midst of…