L.A. City Charter Amendment PL election guide: Streamlining Planning Dept. processes

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text”> Consolidate boards Arguably the biggest change is to Area Planning Commissions, a group of seven volunteer-led boards that hear cases from homeowners, developers and businesses and make rulings on liquor licenses,... Read more »

L.A. Proposition TE voter guide: ‘Mansion tax’ exemption for fire victims

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text”> Critics argue that the exemption is too broad and should have included only victims whose primary residence was destroyed as opposed to landlords or investors with portfolios of properties. Councilmember Eunisses... Read more »

Florida People & Companies, October 2, 2026

Avison Young brokered the sale of Blue Lagoon Shoppes, a 29,205-square-foot neighborhood shopping center located at 1101 NW 57th Avenue in Miami, Florida, for $28 million. Avison Young represented the seller, Keystone... Read more »

California People and Company News, Week of Sept. 25, 2026

Colliers has added Grant Hyjer to its Oakland office, where he will specialize in industrial leasing, sales, and investment across the I-880 corridor and the broader East Bay as SVP. Hyjer brings over a decade of... Read more »

People Are Moving Less Than Ever—and It’s Costing Them Career and Lifestyle Upgrades

When Rebecca Obeng began hunting for a new job after finishing medical training in Chicago, she didn’t expect to end up in Cleveland. Obeng, who’s originally from Ghana, went to medical school... Read more »

California People and Company News, Week of Sept. 18, 2026

JLL Capital Markets has expanded its Debt Advisory platform with the addition of Senior Director David Ghannadi to its Orange County Capital Markets team. In this role, Ghannadi will be primarily responsible... Read more »

California People and Company News, Week of Sept. 11, 2026

Cresa announced that veteran broker Bart Pucci has joined the firm as a managing principal. He will be based in the firm’s Century City office. An industrial and creative office specialist for more... Read more »

L.A. renters dream of Las Vegas, while outsiders steer clear of L.A., survey shows

Los Angeles renters are looking for a way out, while few outsiders are looking for a way in. According to a recent Zillow report, L.A. residents are the most likely to be... Read more »

California People and Company News, Week of August 28, 2026

Rockefeller Group has named J.P. Harlow senior managing director and head of its West Region, based in Irvine, effective Oct. 1. He will succeed James V. Camp, who plans to retire at the end... Read more »

How to save $2,000 a month in L.A.: Rent

Some Los Angeles-area renters may feel a secret shame of not owning their homes, but maybe they should be bragging. Right now, renting is a much better deal. People in the Los... Read more »