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Westside subway survives legal challenge from Beverly Hills
DAMIAN DOVARGANES / ASSOCIATED PRESS A subway line connecting West L.A. and downtown is one step closer to fruition after a judge ruled that transit officials followed environmental laws when choosing a route that will require tunneling un...
Woodland Hills- Catalina Yachts Project Sunk?
Development: Contamination dispute hits Woodland Hills site. By ELLIOT GOLAN SFVBJ Prime Location: Former headquarters of Catalina Yachts at 21200 Victory Blvd. Prime Location: Former headquarters of Catalina Yachts at 21200 Victory Blvd. ...
Multifamily Development in Tarzana Is Shopping Haven
Real Estate: Builder plans 72 homes adjacent to Tarzana retail center. By ELLIOT GOLAN SFVBJ Monday, March 24, 2014 An upscale retail center in Tarzana is set to get its final amenity: residential units. Sinanian Development Inc. of Tarza...Aging Sherman Oaks Mall Gets Needed Facelift
Retail & Hospitality: Westfield fixing up interiors, landscaping at mall last updated in 1981.By Stephanie Forshee SFVBJ Monday, March 10, 2014 Bright: Interior of Westfield Fashion Square following renovations last year. The big mall...
New Spinning Chain Rides Into Tarzana Lease
Real Estate: BeatBike opens first outlet with five-year deal pegged at $1.2 million.By ELLIOT GOLAN SFVBJ Monday, February 10, 2014 In Shape: BeatBike co-owner Ashton Whited at 18700 Ventura Blvd. gym. One of the few vacant spots at t...
The Warner Center 2035 Specific Plan
The Coming Boom The Warner Center 2035 Specific Plan has flexible building-height regulations and streamlined entitlements, but zoning varies by neighborhood. Several projects are already planned.Monday, January 27, 2014 THE VILLAGE A...
Economic update March 31, 2014
L.A. County’s unemployment rate in February fell to 8.7% (from 8.9% in January) with employers adding 27,700 jobs to their payrolls (they lost 63,000 jobs in January). A year ago the rate was 10.2%. The statewide unemployment rate in Febru...
Yellen says Fed’s ‘extraordinary commitment’ still needed
Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen, saying the job market is far from normal, made clear Monday that the central bank remains committed to providing extraordinary support for the economy for some time to come. Yellen’s remarks in Chic...