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Clay Lacy Kicking Off Airport Development in Van Nuys – San Fernando Valley
San Fernando Valley home sales ended the final month of the year the same way they started – on a downturn, even as the median price climbed 5.6 percent, according to a report released on Monday. There were 1,246 single-family houses sold in ...
Sears Will Close at Westfield Topanga Woodland Hills – San Fernando Valley
The Sears store at Westfield Topanga will close in May – the second major closing of an anchor store at a Westfield Group mall in the West Valley this month. Sears Holding said on Wednesday it would close the 160,000-square-foot store on T...
The History of Tarzana
Few people know that Tarzana is one of the oldest communities in the Valley. In 1769 when Gaspar de Portola became the first white man to visit the Valley, the Tarzana area was the second community he passed through. A Mexican established a row...
L.A. County Unemployment Under 8 Percent
L.A. County’s unemployment rate fell to 7.9 percent in December, the first time it was below 8 percent since mid-2008, state figures released Friday show. The state Employment Development Department reported the county’s unemployment rat...
Woodland Hills Post Office Project Not Delivering
Developer Amcal Multi-Housing Inc. hoped that a courtesy presentation before a community group would guarantee smooth sailing for its planned 335-unit luxury apartment complex on the site of the current Woodland Hills post office. Instead, t...
Tarzana Offices Sell for $28.6 Million
A three-building office campus across the street from Providence Tarzana Medical Center has changed hands. The multi-story buildings, totaling 160,300 square feet, were purchased by Sierra Corporate Management Inc. of Anaheim from The Moss G...
Events This Month in the San Fernando Valley
“The Pines of Rome” Saturday, January 24, 2015 8:00 pm. The New West Symphony’s multitalented principal viola Lauren Chipman makes her Symphony solo debut with a New West Symphony commissioned work by Mike Garson that showcases her prowe...
Five Major Developments to Bolster Housing in 2015
With 2015 less than two weeks underway, Fitch Ratings is the latest forecaster predicting great things for housing in the coming year. However, unlike other commentators, whose projections were based on encouraging market trends, the ratings ag...