But Mattis’ criticism has broader application. Trump, who famously called the NATO alliance “obsolete,” has only grudgingly endorsed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s principle of the concept of collective self-defense, and has focused more on carping about how European allies aren’t paying their “fair share of NATO.” This despite the fact that, as Mattis noted, […]
Blog: Is your agent looking out for you, or someone else?
(Credit: iStock) When you’re involved in a real estate transaction, do you assume that the realty agents are required to represent the best interests of the home buyer or seller with whom they are working? The Consumer Federation of America recently posed that question to a national survey sample of adults, and 50 percent answered […]
Blog: $32-Million RISE Apartments Break Ground Near Exposition Park
Last week, SRO Housing Corp. and Highridge Costa Development held a groundbreaking ceremony for the RISE apartments, a new affordable apartment building just south of Exposition Park. The $32-million development, located at 4050 S. Figueroa Street, will consist of a five-story building featuring 56 units of affordable housing priced at the low- and very low-income levels. Rents for […]
Blog: Small-satellite startup Swarm fined $900,000 for launching without FCC permission
Swarm Technologies Inc. learned an expensive lesson this week: If you’re going to shoot satellites into space, make sure the government signs off first. The Menlo Park, Calif., company has agreed to pay a $900,000 fine to the Federal Communications Commission, the regulatory agency said Thursday…. Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles Times
Blog: The Biggest LA Restaurant Stories of 2018
It has been a wild year for restaurants in Los Angeles, from big-name celebrity chef openings to a number of seriously sad closures, and 2019 is shaping up to be the exact same way. This year alone saw the arrival of both Milk Bar and David Chang’s Majordomo, along with the untimely death of vaunted […]
Blog: LA County’s rent control measure is now in effect
The temporary ordinance limits rent hikes to 3 percent annually Temporary rent control restrictions went into effect Thursday in unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County. In these areas, which lie outside of the jurisdiction of the county’s 88 incorporated cities, rent increases for most apartments will be capped at 3 percent annually for the next […]