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Grand Plans for Eli Broad's Grand Avenue Museum
The winning design for Eli Broad's new museum across the street from Disney Hall has been unveiled. We hear from Broad, the architect and LA Times architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne. Also, Blue Shield of California is demanding up to 59 percent more from individual holders of insurance policies even though Anthem Blue Cross tried and failed to get 39 percent increases just last year. Plus, Jerry Brown's staff will include an unpaid job for his wife, Anne Gust Brown. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, is there any such thing as privacy on the Internet?
By Warren Olney • • 53m ListenThe winning design for Eli Broad's new museum across the street from Disney Hall has been unveiled. We hear from Broad, the architect and LA Times architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne. Also, Blue Shield of California is demanding up to 59 percent more from individual holders of insurance policies even though Anthem Blue Cross tried and failed to get 39 percent increases just last year. Plus, Jerry Brown's staff will include an unpaid job for his wife, Anne Gust Brown. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, tracking consumers on the Internet and selling detailed profiles is a $400 million business expected to double this year. Advertisers have real-time access even though users don't know. Will new privacy laws be needed to restore consumers' confidence? Is there any good news about this kind of intrusion?
All images of the Broad Museum: © Diller Scofidio + Renfro
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4 storiesEnormous Healthcare Rate Hikes for Individual Policies
Newly-elected State Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones wants Blue Shield of California to delay rate increases of up to 59 percent on health insurance for individuals. First reported last night, the hikes come less than a year since Anthem Blue Cross tried to get 39 percent and settled for up to 20 percent.
Read the story8 minGrand Plans for Eli Broad's Grand Avenue Museum
Billionaire, philanthropist and art collector Eli Broad today formally unveiled the winning design for the $130 million Broad Museum that will house his collection across Second Street from Disney Hall. Exterior view of the Broad Museum Interior rendering of the public lobby Special thanks to Sarah Spitz for…
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Read the story6 minIs There Such a Thing as Internet Privacy?
The Wall Street Journal has now published 13 stories on one of the fastest-growing businesses on the Internet: spying on consumers. Most users have no idea how much personal information is being gathered, packaged and sold — mainly to advertisers — without the users knowing what's going on.
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