California
Los Angeles Leads Southern California Construction Pay, Trailing the Bay Area in Real Wages
A Construction Coverage analysis of federal wage and cost data put Los Angeles atop Southern California for cost-adjusted construction pay at $61,295, with...
California, Texas and Washington Together Drive More Than 26% of U.S. GDP
New figures from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis show that the three states anchoring The Registry's coverage — California, Texas and Washington...
Plug-In Solar Bill Heads to Newsom, Opening Distributed Power to Southern California Renters
California's Legislature sent SB 868 to Gov. Gavin Newsom on Aug. 26, a measure that would let Southern California renters and multifamily owners...
TruAmerica Doubles Down on California Affordable and Workforce Housing, ‘Stickiest Category in the Country’
TruAmerica Multifamily, the Los Angeles-based apartment giant, is leaning harder into California affordable and workforce housing, with founder Bob Hart calling affordable the...
Permanent Power Company Taps Energy Veteran Steve Vavrik as Chief Executive Officer
CIM Group has installed a 25-year power sector veteran atop its newly formed generation platform, betting that seasoned operating leadership will help it...
Los Angeles Cracks Gen Z’s Top Five and San Diego Draws Gen X as Younger Movers Blunt California’s Exodus
U-Haul's 2026 midyear migration report finds Los Angeles ranking among the nation's five busiest Gen Z destinations and San Diego landing on Gen...
CEQA Overhaul Measure Lands 73% Support in New PPIC Poll, Handing California Developers an Early Tailwind
A new statewide survey shows commanding, cross-partisan support for a November ballot measure that would impose hard deadlines on California's landmark environmental review...
California Unemployment Rate Falls to 5.2% in June, Lowest Since May 2024
California's jobless rate ground down to its lowest level in more than a year even as employers trimmed payrolls for a second straight...
West Marine to Shutter Five California Stores in Chapter 11 Restructuring, Cutting Home-State Footprint to 12
West Marine, the boating-supply retailer born in California nearly six decades ago, will close five of its 17 stores in the state as...
KB Home’s California-Led West Coast Bucks the Slump on Orders as Prices Retreat
KB Home's West Coast region, anchored by its core California markets, was the lone bright spot for new orders in a difficult second...
Infill Retail and Grocery Owners Land EV Fast-Charging Leases the Big REITs Can’t Reach
A surge of letters of intent for DC fast charging is flowing to single-property and small-portfolio retail and grocery owners in high-adoption markets,...
California Owns the West Coast’s Highest Median Income but Slips to 13th Nationally as Costs Bite
California boasts the highest median income on the West Coast, yet a thin lower-earning tier and punishing living costs dropped it to 13th...
