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Trump Stalls Landmark Housing Bill Over Voter-ID Fight, Leaving West Coast Investors in Limbo
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the biggest federal housing package in a generation, cleared Congress with overwhelming bipartisan support, but President...
Plug-In Solar Bill Advances in Sacramento, Aiming at SoCal’s Nation-Leading Power Bills for Renters
A bipartisan measure to deregulate small, portable solar systems is moving through the Legislature, and nowhere are the stakes higher than in Southern...
California Exports Climb 7.7% in April, But Gains Reflect Pre-War Orders, Beacon Economics Says
California's merchandise exports posted a solid year-over-year gain in April even as the state ceded ground to Texas on both sides of the...
Earlytrade Raises $25MM to Deploy Agentic AI Across the Construction Payments Ecosystem
S3 Ventures & Brick & Mortar Ventures lead Series A as Earlytrade posts 7X US revenue growth; Scott Wolfe, founder of Levelset, joins...
California High-Speed Rail Taps Eight-Firm Momentum Alliance in First Private-Capital Bet to Build Beyond Central Valley
The authority's Notice of Proposed Award to Momentum Alliance Partners — a consortium spanning five countries — opens a 30-month clock to turn...
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...
Los Angeles Council Advances Four-Story Low-Rise Ordinance to Defer SB 79 Upzoning Until 2030
The Los Angeles City Council voted 13-0 to advance a new Low-Rise Ordinance that permits buildings up to four stories in 57 neighborhoods...
Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Survey Finds CRE Distress Has Peaked as Deals Close Despite War-Driven Rate Spike
The Summer 2026 Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast survey of California commercial real estate sentiment found that industry distress has peaked and transactions are...
Gensler Co-CEO Elizabeth Brink: Conversions Can Revive Downtown Los Angeles, If Leadership Shows Up
Speaking at the UCLA Anderson Forecast Summer 2026 Economic Outlook, Gensler Co-CEO Elizabeth Brink laid out an architect's case for why experience, not...
Class A+ Office Occupancy Nears 2025 Peak as Kastle Barometer Climbs to 78.6 Percent
Trophy buildings push toward full reoccupation while the broader Kastle index logs its strongest peak day since early March, signaling a widening gap...
Sana’a Cafe Lines Up Wilshire Lease, Targets San Diego in Southern California Push
The Hayward-based Yemeni chain already operates flagship cafes in Hollywood and Lake Forest. Now a new Wilshire Boulevard lease and a planned San...
California Jobs Engine Stalls in April as Unemployment Holds at 5.3%
The state shed 3,300 nonfarm payroll jobs even as a sixth straight monthly drop in the unemployed pool pointed to a labor market...
