L.A. hotel owners warn wage hike would scuttle Olympics room deal

The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday postponed a vote on a major boost to wages…

Online vape retailers ignore rules protecting minors, study finds

Public health researchers at UC San Diego tested whether 78 online retailers complied with federal and…

In ‘liberal’ San Francisco, progressive vying for mayor is an underdog

SAN FRANCISCO —  After 17 years wielding power and influence on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors,…

City of Hope receives historic $150 million gift to fuel pancreatic cancer research

For entrepreneur and philanthropist Emmet Stephenson Jr., seeing his wife and friends die from pancreatic cancer…

Compton businesses say they lost thousands over Kendrick Lamar video shoot

Saturdays are usually busy days for Alma’s Place, a soul food restaurant in Compton across from…

Elon Musk’s decision to move X from San Francisco stirs mixed emotions

SAN FRANCISCO —  When Elon Musk took over Twitter in 2022, it marked a new era for…

Los Angeles should hike hotel and airport workers’ pay, report says

A proposal by City Council members to raise the minimum wages of workers at large hotels…

Why Fashion Nova bought a $118-million office space in Beverly Hills

When fast-fashion retailer Fashion Nova was searching for a new headquarters, the pull of Beverly Hills…

Unlike SpaceX or Chevron, we won’t flee California

Businesses both small and large are fleeing California in search of friendlier pastures. From 2018 through…

Fred Segal couldn’t compete in retail. Here’s what went wrong.

It was peak 1990s when Cher Horowitz, the fashionable teen queen in the hit film “Clueless,”…