Southern California inflation rate dips to 2.4%, lowest since February 2021
“Swift swings” takes a quick peek at one economic trend.The number: Southern California’s inflation rate hit a 28-month low in September.The source: My trusted spreadsheet looked at three local Consumer Price Indexes – Los Angeles and Orange counties, Inland Empire, and San Diego County – and combin
56% of California renters slammed by housing costs vs. 35% of homeowners
“How expensive?” tracks measurements of California’s totally unaffordable housing market.The pain: Slightly more than half of California tenants pay 30% or more of their income for housing costs, compared with roughly one-third of homeowners.The source: My trusty spreadsheet looked at the latest Cen
‘Loophole’ in state law opens door to 22-story high-rise in Pacific Beach
A Los Angeles developer is seeking to erect a 22-story high-rise with a combination of hotel rooms and apartments above ground-floor shops blocks from the coast in Pacific Beach, flouting a voter-enacted law that has long kept building heights at 30 feet or less in the beach community.Last month, re
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