Honolulu Bristles As Hawaii Lands Dead Last In CNBC Business Report Card
CNBC's 2026 "Top States for Business" study put Hawaii last, prompting a DBEDT task‑force plan and a legislative bill aimed at cutting costs and improving competitiveness. Lawmakers would fund studies and set staged targets to climb the rankings.
Fate Yards Set To Turn Sleepy I-30 Corner Into Suburbia’s Playground
Fate Yards, a roughly 50‑acre commercial district, would bring shops, a movie theater and Fate’s first hotel to the I‑30/Memorial Parkway corner. City and developer materials promise family amenities and new traffic signals.
Judge Slaps Patterson For Blocking 719 Homes In Bitter Water War
A judge ruled Patterson illegally denied the 719‑home Keystone Ranch over groundwater conditions and gave the city 90 days to reconsider the subdivision map under state law. The decision raises questions about who pays for a costly recharge basin and how the city will meet RHNA targets.
Pico Rivera Dives Into $39.4 Million Smith Park Pool Comeback
Pico Rivera officials broke ground July 8, 2026 on a $39.4M overhaul of Smith Park that will replace the old pool with two new pools and a renovated community center. The project brings state, county and grant money to expand recreation and year‑round programming.












