UCLA Anderson's spring outlook finds California's output outpacing the U.S., but job growth lags as AI and aerospace concentrate gains.

IKEA will open a roughly 38,000‑sq‑ft city‑center store at Culver City's Helms Design District this spring, bringing showrooms, pickup services and the chain’s cafeteria to the Westside.

TrueCar cut about 30% of its staff after founder Scott Painter’s take‑private deal, folding three initiatives into the core platform and partnering with Impel AI.

A Circle K in Upland sold the lone $32 million SuperLotto Plus jackpot; two other tickets in Los Angeles and Redondo Beach each matched five numbers for $17,895.

The CPSC and importer PQL recalled about 186,520 high‑bay LED fixtures over a fire risk. Owners should stop using affected units and register for free replacement pins.

A failed fries rollout and stretched supplier networks cost Sweetgreen billions and forced a rethink of how the Los Angeles‑based chain scales.

Long Beach flagged supplier registration windows for the FIFA World Cup and Super Bowl with deadlines Feb. 28 and March 1, 2026. Local vendors can sign up to be considered for event contracts.

Six Californians won more than $540,000 in Fantasy 5 this week — see where winning tickets were sold and what winners need to know about claiming prizes.

Los Angeles and Orange County averages climbed to their highest levels since early December as regional supply tightens and the national average nudges up.

A county WARN notice says 248 Frito‑Lay warehouse employees in Rancho Cucamonga will be laid off; the company lists June 6, 2026 as the expected last day.

After a 2024 spike, California’s average auto premium fell about 8% in 2025 to roughly $2,309, though big city gaps mean not everyone saw savings.

A Los Angeles couple was arrested for grand theft of a valuable guitar and other items from a Thousand Oaks music shop; they are also tied to other offenses.

A San Diego federal complaint says Costco advertised its $4.99 rotisserie chicken as preservative-free while ingredient lists include additives plaintiffs call preservatives. The company says it has removed the claims and the case is pending.