SoCal industrial buyers closed about $1.2B in Q4 as private capital chased last‑mile product, capped by Morgan Stanley’s $211M LAX warehouse purchase.

A small Mar Vista bistro from chef Craig Hopson has become a Westside destination for a famously crisp roast chicken and house‑cut fries. The compact room and exacting technique are the draw.

A San Diego doctor who admitted supplying ketamine linked to Matthew Perry’s death was spared prison, receiving home confinement, supervised release and community service.

L.A.’s budget office revised its plan to waive building and plan‑check fees for Palisades fire survivors, cutting the city’s estimated tab to about $90 million and sending the proposal to the council.