Sports
Roger Penske, the legendary driver, team owner and now race-track executive, has bought the Long Beach Grand Prix, adding the race to a stable of open-wheel events that already includes the Indy 500.
Business
The move represents a real estate consolidation by VF Corp., which owns Dickies and Vans as well as outdoorsy brands the North Face, Timberland and JanSport.
John Mayer and movie director McG have agreed to buy the Jim Henson Company Lot, a legendary studio in Hollywood founded by Charlie Chaplin.
Potential replacements for the century-old refinery complex covering 650 acres include housing and last-mile distribution centers for e-commerce merchants, both of which are in high demand.
A towering Ferris wheel to be part of San Pedro’s West Harbor entertainment complex
Soccer
While it might seem as though the acceptance of gay athletes never evolved, former Galaxy star Robbie Rogers has become a family man and pioneer in entertainment.
As the region grew up around it, a concrete plant in West Hollywood kept churning. Now, it has ceased operations to make way for development.
Opinion
The money public schools spend on battles over book bans, LBGTQ+ rights or teaching about race could be better spent on healthy meals or STEM and arts programs.
More than four years after the COVID-19 pandemic scrambled work culture by closing offices and forcing people to work from home, friction between bosses and their employees over the terms of their return shows no signs of abating.
Wedbush Securities is moving from a downtown L.A. tower to Pasadena, where it will occupy smaller offices suitable for employees with hybrid schedules.