Anthem Blue Cross Defends CA Rate Hikes
Executives for Wellpoint, the parent company of Anthem Blue Cross, will face a Congressional committee today in Washington, D.C. to defend their controversial plans to raise insurance rates. Yesterday, company representatives were grilled in the state capitol.
EB-5 Visas: Investment or Path to Citizenship?
With banks reluctant to lend, credit-hungry businesses turn to private investors and a little-known government program that offers foreign investors a green card in exchange.
Mt. Diablo Keeps Its Name
Contra Costa County supervisors yesterday rejected a proposal to rename Mt. Diablo 'Mt. Reagan.' Oakley resident Arthur Mijares is a devout Christian, and he urged the board to join his petition to the federal government to ditch 'diablo' because it's the Spanish word for devil.