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Shapermint Opens First Two Stores Ever in L.A. Suburbs, Eyes National Rollout

Shapermint is using two Los Angeles-area stores to test whether its online business can translate into a larger branded-store presence. The New York-based company, which began selling online in 2018, opened its first two stores at Valencia Town Center in Santa Clarita on Oct. 24 and Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance on Nov. 6, according to the Los Angeles Business Journal. The openings mark a move into its own stores, not Shapermint’s first in-person retail availability.

Torrance, CA · 3d
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California Shopping Village Reopened After 19 Months and More Than $100 Million in Restoration Work

Free blankets on a grassy lawn. Underground parking at no charge. Even a jet flyover and a spectacular drone show welcomed shoppers back to a place that had been closed for 19 months. Restoring the shopping village cost more than $100 million after wildfire smoke and water caused extensive damage....

Los Angeles, CA · 2d
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Los Angeles Times

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Cancer institute backed by Larry Ellison plans major layoffs in Los Angeles

A notice filed last week shows the Ellison Medical Institute in West L.A. will permanently cut 88 positions in the new year.

Los Angeles, CA · 1d

Los Angeles Times

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Troubled LAX people mover drops further into junk bond status as key deadline nears

Fitch Ratings significantly downgraded the LINXS Skylink people mover project at LAX as it continues to face setbacks while approaching a key deadline.

Los Angeles, CA · 16h

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Boeing’s Demolition of a California Nuclear Testing Facility Has Nearby Families Worried About Cancer

The Ventura County Air Pollution Control District said local regulators do not require specific dust control measures as the buildings are torn down, despite the site’s troubled history and worries over radioactivity. .Boeing has almost completed the demolition of five buildings at its infamous Santa Susana Field Laboratory in...

Ventura County, CA · 3d

Westside Current

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Apartment Complex Above Trader Joe's Heads to Auction

SANTA MONICA - A downtown Santa Monica apartment complex with 249 luxury rentals is headed for the auction block, with its lender claiming more than half a billion dollars is owed. The Park faces a Dec. 3 foreclosure auction, according to the Santa Monica Daily Press , which reported on a notice of trustee's sale posted at the building. The notice estimates $513.7 million was owed as of Oct. 30, roughly $74 million above the balance reported in November 2025.The property, owned by a venture of Pimco and the Witkoff Group, opened in 2022, the Daily Press reported.The development pairs apartments with 55,000 square feet of retail and a one-acre rooftop park, according to Witkoff's project description . Witkoff also lists a rooftop pool and communal lounges among the residential amenities. The building's leasing website advertises homes ranging from studios to three-bedroom apartments.For shoppers, the address is also home to the Trader Joe's at Fifth Street and Broadway , which occupies retail space in the complex.First American Title Insurance Co. is scheduled to conduct the auction at 11 a.m. Dec. 3 in the Civic Center Plaza courtyard in Pomona, the Daily Press reported.The planned sale includes the building and land

Santa Monica, CA · 1d

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This California Antique Shop Has Been Selling Rare Treasures Since 1888 And Is Still Family-Owned

Some businesses have been around so long that their history is almost as interesting as what they sell. But this one has a few stories that sound almost too unusual to be true. For starters, its earliest customers weren’t shopping for antiques at all. The business began with something...

Pasadena, CA · 15h

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Things to do this weekend: Space Shuttle Endeavour's towering new home opens

Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center opens: Fly to the stars, we can, at least in our daydreams. But we can also make our way to Exposition Park and the sensational state-of-the-art structure housing Space Shuttle Endeavour. The orbiter's new home has been years in the making — you'll recall its epic slow-roll from LAX to California Science Center nearly 15 years ago — and there are hundreds of dazzling displays, hand-on exhibits, and educational stations to engage visitors. Oh yes: The shuttle is now in launch position, something that may simultaneously drop jaws and inspire "wows" from those in the vicinity. The center debuts Nov. 13 and tickets are free (there is a $4 fee when booked online).

Pasadena, CA · 20h

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Florence-Firestone County Lot Eyed for Affordable Housing as County Considers Development Talks

A vacant county-owned lot on Central Avenue in Florence-Firestone could be transformed into affordable housing, public open space, commercial space and parking under a recommendation that went before the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors this week. The proposal centers on a 13,000-square-foot parcel at 7700 South Central Avenue, which county officials are considering pairing with a plan to hand over a nearby vacant building to a local community group.

Los Angeles County, CA · 15h

The Hollywood Reporter

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Microsoft Goes Down, and the Media Business Takes Off Early

It’s not just you: The Runyon Canyon and Baldwin Hills trails are unusually busy. The New Jersey Transit trains to Montclair and Metro North trains to Westchester really are more crowded. Xbox Slashing 3,200 Jobs In "Most Significant Restructure" in Platform's History The media business took off early on Thursday, and the bosses can blame Microsoft. The tech giant suffered a stunning global outage Thursday, putting Outlook, Teams, CoPilot and online version of Word, Excel and other software on ice, and work grinding (mostly) to a halt. Inside one midtown Manhattan media office, one employee said that as soon as it became clear the services weren’t coming back soon, folks headed for the door, braving the rain to try and get home early. Inside one newsroom, the programming and newsgathering had to go on, but one staffer said that the conversations migrated to Slack and text chains. The media business may still rely on old-fashioned technology: Film reels, cable wires and broadcast spectrum, but the internet has become its backbone, and an outage of this scale can grind an industry (or in this case much of the economy) to a halt. AI Companies Sold Us Their Vision of the Future

Los Angeles, CA · 15h

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Edison to Hold Pasadena Meeting Thursday on Eaton Fire Claims, Critics Call Offers Inadequate

Utility reports more than $1.1 billion offered ahead of its Nov. 30 claim deadline; survivor advocates and plaintiffs’ lawyers say the program pays too little. Southern California Edison will hold an in-person community meeting Thursday, Nov. 12, in Pasadena to answer survivors’ questions about its Eaton Fire compensation program before the program stops accepting claims Nov. 30.

Pasadena, CA · 1d

Westside Current

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Landmark Status Granted for Santa Monica's ‘Airplane Bungalow' Against Owners Wishes

SANTA MONICA - Santa Monica's City Council granted landmark status to a rare 1913 bungalow in the Pico neighborhood over its owner's objections. The 5-0 vote protected the vacant house on 20th St., according to the Santa Monica Daily Press . Councilmember Barry Snell recused himself because he lives nearby, and Mayor Pro Tem Jesse Zwick was absent.Owner Lydia King bought the property this year hoping to redevelop it. She told councilmembers she had hoped to build affordable housing or a senior center, describing holes in the roof and floor, a strong mold smell, and break-ins, SMDP reported."We cannot live like 100 years ago," King said.The Santa Monica Conservancy's case for preservation emphasized the home's surviving architecture and neighborhood history.Known as an airplane bungalow, the house has a small, window-filled upper story resembling an airplane cockpit. The Conservancy's property history identifies its sleeping porch and exposed beams extending over the driveway among the distinctive features still in place.The group says the house is the last surviving structure built by Simon and Anna Unfried, early residents of Fairview Heights, now the Pico neighborhood.The designation followed conflicting assessments of the home's significance.Historic Resources Group, the city's consultant, found the house eligible under

Santa Monica, CA · 1d

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Korean Immigrant Opened a California Home Goods Store in 1979, and His Grandson Is Still Carrying It Forward

Kimchi refrigerators, rice cookers, and thick Korean blankets fill a two-story home goods store that has served families for nearly five decades. Its founder arrived from Korea with an idea: make familiar household essentials easier to find for immigrants building new lives. What began as a small shop grew into...

Los Angeles, CA · 19h

Fox Business

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Housing expert blasts 'absurd' California red tape keeping affordable homes out of reach

Mitch Roschelle says California bureaucracy is hindering affordable housing development in Los Angeles despite laws allowing additional housing units, calling the ‘blue tape’ ‘absurd.’

California · 2d

The Hollywood Reporter

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Netflix Poised to Buy Radford Studio Lot at Auction for Steep Discount

Nine months after lenders repossessed the historic Radford Studio Center lot from Hackman Capital Partners, the property is headed to auction. Janelle James Does Not Go to Trader Joe's Anymore -- She's Famous Netflix had been in talks to buy the 55-acre Studio City lot from Goldman Sachs-led lenders for as much as $400 million, a fraction of the $1.85 billion Hackman paid for it in 2021. The deal was expected to close earlier this year, though the deadline passed without a sale. Now, Radford is going on the block. A foreclosure auction is scheduled for Nov. 24 in Pomona, according to a notice recorded in Los Angeles County. The lenders are looking for an estimated $1.3 billion — roughly the amount of debt tied to the property — though the final purchase price will likely come in far below that figure as production levels in Los Angeles hover around historic lows. The expectation is for Netflix to come out of the auction as the top bidder, giving the entertainment giant ownership of a major Los Angeles production campus. “The deal is progressing on the agreed upon timetable and with the agreed upon sets of milestone dates,” says a Netflix

Los Angeles, CA · 1d

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Sixth owner in 10 years takes over Echo Park Lake cafe

Echo Park—There's more change at the cafe at the Echo Park Lake Boathouse. The city’s Board of Recreation and Parks Commissioners voted last week to let VanillaBlack coffee company assume the remainder of a two-year contract for the cafe space. The company, which becomes the sixth concessionaire in 10 years, has operated at the spot since Aug. 29, when it opened during the Echo Park Rising festival, according to proprietor Vanessa Butler.

Los Angeles, CA · 1d

People

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Six Flags Reaches $11.2 Million Settlement Over Hidden Processing Fees — Here’s Who Qualifies for a Payout

California residents who purchased tickets online for Knott’s Berry Farm or California’s Great America are entitled to cash payments

California · 2d

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George Mkrtchyan Left a Century City Firm to Build One Where Clients Talk to Their Attorney

The call goes to voicemail. The client leaves a message, waits a week, and calls again. Somewhere in the office, the file holding that client’s injury claim sits exactly where it sat last month. For many people who hire a lawyer, the hardest part of a case can be the silence between updates, not the legal question at the center of it.

Glendale, CA · 1d