California
Walmart Commits $1.1B Five-Year Investment to California, Plans 56 Store Remodels in 2026
The world's largest retailer is modernizing more than four dozen California locations this year as part of a national 650-store overhaul, doubling down...
California’s Tech Boom Masks a Shrinking Job Market, Beacon Economics Warns
The Information sector now drives more than 12 percent of state GDP, but hyper-productive Tech companies are generating wealth without generating employment—leaving California...
Los Angeles Industrial Construction Pipeline Shrinks 32% as AB 98 and Rising Vacancy Curb Speculative Development
With just 4.7 million square feet under construction and new regulatory constraints taking effect, the era of large-scale speculative warehouse building in Los...
Sekisui House U.S. CEO Maps National Expansion for Japan’s SHAWOOD Brand, Backed by 50-Year Business Plan
David Viger, the former Richmond American executive now leading Sekisui House's combined U.S. operations, says the company's earthquake-resistant, precision-engineered homes are headed to...
Baranof Holdings Acquires 1.29-Acre Hollywood Industrial Site for $28MM to Build 168,000 SQFT Self-Storage and Film Vault Facility
Dallas-based self-storage developer closes the largest land deal in Hollywood for the first quarter, planning a seven-story Class A facility with temperature-controlled media...
NLACRC Expands to 167,000 SQFT HQ at 9200 Oakdale Avenue in Chatsworth
The long-term lease renewal and expansion marks the largest office lease in Los Angeles County so far in 2026, as the nonprofit prepares...
California Will Get $540MM for Water Projects, Trump Administration Announces
The Trump administration has allocated $540 million from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to fund critical water infrastructure repairs across California, with...
LA Soundstages Remain One-Third Empty Even as New Facilities Open
Los Angeles soundstage occupancy has collapsed to approximately 63 percent, representing unprecedented vacancy in entertainment production real estate as major facilities sit idle...
Los Angeles City Council Approves 668-Unit Centro Westlake Tower Complex Above MacArthur Park Metro Station
Joint development between Walter J. Company and LA Metro advances one of the city's largest transit-oriented mixed-use projects, bringing affordable housing, a 300-room...
Related California Secures Planning Approval for Twin 22-Story Luxury Condo Towers Near Fashion Island in Newport Beach
The 152-unit project at 210 and 300 Newport Center Drive would replace the iconic Regal Edwards Big Newport Theater, marking the tallest residential...
California’s Data Centers Should be Models of Affordable, Clean Electricity
By Sam Uden and Matthew Freedman, Special for CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California’s sky-high electricity rates risk...
BRIDGE Housing Surpasses $92MM at First Close of Impact Fund I to Preserve West Coast Affordable Housing
The nonprofit developer's inaugural equity fund draws six institutional investors and positions BRIDGE to acquire approximately 3,500 units across California, Oregon, and Washington....
