City National Corporation

A starry support system for the Geffen Playhouse

2013-05-14 13:50:00

Clint Eastwood stood behind the podium at Monday’s “Backstage at the Geffen,” getting ready to present an award to his longtime attorney Bruce Ramer, the founding chairman of the playhouse's board. Host Debbie Allen placed an empty...

Five things we learned from the Prince show Tuesday night

2013-05-08 07:07:00

Early Tuesday night, Prince played the first of four shows at the City National Grove of Anaheim, part of the Purple One's so-called Live Out Loud tour with his new backing band, 3rd Eye Girl. Pop & Hiss will publish a full review later, but for now, here...

Review: Prince rocks (and rebuilds) in Anaheim

2013-05-08 12:35:00

This is what it sounds like when Prince plays a club: BANG$%CRUNCH#@WHEEDLE&$YOWL!!! The Purple One touched down in Orange County on Tuesday night for the first of four shows at the City National Grove of Anaheim, part of a brief tour of tiny-for-him...

Customers more satisfied with big banks, J.D. Power survey says

2013-04-18 06:00:00

Megabanks still lag behind their smaller brethren in customer satisfaction, but the goliaths are catching up, according to a national survey that ranked JPMorgan Chase Bank highest among the big dogs and Bank of America lowest. The J.D. Power and...

Some California employers eagerly await immigration reform bill

2013-04-17 05:00:00

Central Valley farmers, Southern California bankers and Silicon Valley executives have all struggled to find workers — and they say an outdated immigration policy has been to blame. They're all hoping that a bipartisan group of U.S. senators...

Gordon Lightfoot marks 50 years at Grammy Museum stop

2013-03-22 16:35:00

Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot stopped in at the Grammy Museum on Thursday as part of a brief West Coast tour marking his 50th anniversary as a recording artist, engaging in a Q&A session before performing for about 45 minutes before a sold-...

Prince to launch West Coast tour, play Anaheim in May

2013-03-21 10:48:00

You saw him allegedly smash a Roots member's guitar this month on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon." And you no doubt heard about his stunning late-night concert at South by Southwest last weekend. Now Prince is taking his revitalized live show on the road...

Giving kids a view to a better future

2013-02-05 21:10:00

Bosko Magana, a 10-year-old fifth-grader at Dolores Mission School in Boyle Heights, began noticing about a year ago that her world was getting a little fuzzy around the edges. But eyeglasses didn't fit into the family budget. Joanna Hernandez, 13,...

City National profit rises 8% but misses Wall Street expectations

2013-01-24 13:56:00

City National Corp.'s fourth-quarter earnings rose 8% on strong growth in lending, but the profit was squeezed by low interest rates, leaving lower results than Wall Street expected.� The Los Angeles-based parent of City National Bank earned $47.2...

Proposed cap on federal tax deductions would hit California hard

2012-12-19 00:00:00

You may be unaware of the local ramifications of one of the proposals currently at play in the danse macabre that passes for fiscal negotiations in Washington. This is the plan to cap federal tax deductions at either a set figure or a percentage of...

A costly lesson that your email — and money — aren't safe

2012-12-20 19:33:00

Think your email, and your money, are safe? Think again. Earlier this year, the FBI warned that "cyber-criminals are compromising the email accounts of U.S. individuals and businesses" and using the accounts to arrange fraudulent cash transfers....

Mike Tyson's one-man show to hit Hollywood's Pantages Theatre

2012-11-27 22:00:00

Heads up, Hollywood: Former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson is heading west this spring. Tyson is bringing his one-man show, “Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth,” to Anaheim and the Pantages Theatre in March as part of a national tour. Spike...

Singer Lee DeWyze performs at the 4th Annual Life Changing Lives Gala Honoring Muhammad Ali at City National Grove of Anaheim on September 11, 2011 in Anaheim, Calif.

2013-04-16 17:17:10

City National Corp. Chairman Bram Goldsmith, left, and Chief Executive Russell Goldsmith.

2012-10-18 07:46:02

Bram Goldsmith, 89, left, has seen it all at City National Bank. Son-in-law of a founder, he was a client in the 1950s, joined the board in 1964, became chief executive in 1975.

2012-08-02 09:54:08