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Way to go California!
Sep 22, 2021 California has the lowest coronavirus transmission rate of any state following a sharp decline in cases and hospitalizations after a summer surge. The nation’s most populous state is the only one experiencing “substantial” coronavirus ...
Home Prices Hit 30-Year Record in June
Sep 1, 2021 Prices for single-family homes heated up even more as the summer market kicked off in June, according to the most recent S&P CoreLogic / Case-Shiller Indices. For the third consecutive month, home prices saw record growth with an 18.6% uptic...
Economic update for the week ending August 28, 2021
Aug 28, 2021 Stock markets closed the week at new record highs – Stock market indexes have hit record highs over 50 times in 2021. Despite a rise in coronavirus cases, turmoil overseas, a slip in retail sales, and talk of some tightening by the Federal Re...
Economic update for the week ending August 20, 2021
Aug 21, 2021 Stock markets ended the week slightly lower – Stocks dropped following the third straight month of retail sales declines and the lowest consumer sentiment reading in several years, leading investors to feel the economy was showing signs of sl...
Economic update for the week ending August 7, 2021
Aug 7, 2021 U.S. employers added 943,000 jobs in July – The Department of Labor and Statics reported that 943,000 new jobs were added in July. That exceeded the 845,000 new jobs experts predicted. Average hourly wages rose 4% year over year. The unemploy...
$170 Million Movie Studio Coming to Sun Valley
Jul 30, 2021 A joint venture between builder Hudson Pacific Properties Inc. and investment firm Blackstone will create the 240,000-square-foot Sunset Glenoaks Studios movie and television production facility in Sun Valley by the third quarter of 2023, accor...
Mayor Eric Garcetti Signs Ordinance Criminalizing Homelessness
Jul 30, 2021 The mayor of Los Angeles signed an ordinance Thursday making it unlawful for people to “sit, lie, sleep” or otherwise situate their belongings in the “public right of way” – a law that will almost exclusively disenfranchise the unhous...
‘Best Hospital’ Ranking Names 6 in San Fernando Valley Region
Jul 29, 2021 Six San Fernando Valley region hospitals were named in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals” for 2021-2022. Hospitals from the Valley ranked in the following order: Adventist Health Glendale: No. 12 in Los Angeles, No. 21 in C...