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Haddad’s Move Part of ‘Vision’? | SoCal Symbiosis in Art World | Another AECOM Angle | Struppa’s Head Start

There’s a composite image on the website of Irvine-based FivePoint Holdings LLC, the master planner behind the Great Park Neighborhoods and FivePoint Gateway in …

Media Matters: Soon-Shiong Buzzwords Sway NYT | Merida’s ‘Mind Meld’ | More About Irvine’s ‘Big Plan’ | AECOM’s Coffee Break in DTLA | Elephants Loose in OC

You could almost feel the bubble descending over the New York Times interview show called “Sway” during its August 12 edition featuring Patrick Soon-Shiong, …

Where’s Latino Left on Villanueva? | City of Hope Grows Again | Residential Twist Possible for NB Hotels | Alden’s Definition | Serrano’s Sales Pitch

Question for the local Latino-American left in LA: Where is the outrage over LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, who has specialized in outrageous behavior …

LA City Hall Squelched Internal Query on Paloma Deal | Garcetti Gulls NYT’s Klein | Gross as The Guy | Pimco’s Problems | Community Connection in Hollywood

Want to know how the culture of corruption that pervades the City of Los Angeles has siphoned off taxpayers’ funds that were supposed to …

What Activists, Legacy Media Miss in Chinatown | Raj Stays Under Radar | Another Take on Lakers Stake | Cash Gets Expensive in Jewelry District Crackdown | Dunn Deal in OC

Residential projects are the shiny objects of gentrification, with developers tearing down older, cheaper housing stock to profit on new upscale apartments or condos …

Garcetti Ripe for GOP Grilling | Irvine Company Innuendo Costs Attorney $2,000 | Mottek’s Big Move | Red Flag on UCI’s Flattery | LAX Hotel Deal Suggests Dip for Local Sector

It looks as though Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti finally got his ticket out of town—a nomination as ambassador to India that comes amid …

Bargain Basement for DTLA High Rise? | Gehry’s Roman Road Should Lead to LA River Park | Kim’s Ambition | City Hall Hate Speech | SCNG’s Tardy Solidarity | About HK

Informed sources tell me that Downtown LA could soon get some help for its gap-toothed skyline, with talks about a bargain-basement deal for the …

OC Signals Trump is Fading | Berggruen Fellow’s Ambitious Brief | Dr. Kim Leans Into Inclusion | IMC Doubles Up for Disaster Relief | Doti’s Dart | Soon-Shiong’s $7B Slide

There’s a lot of back and forth about whether the Republican Party is in thrall to Donald Trump, but recent signals from Orange County …

LA City Hall Silent on Paloma Street ‘Optics’ as 1,000 Homeless Drop Dead | Legacy Media Blackout on Amgen Cancer Pill | Gross in OC-FT Rotation

U.S. District Judge David O. Carter is taking on the muddled mess of accounting that offers the latest indicators of public corruption in homelessness …

Bren’s Monopoly Board | Mussallem, Mazzo Meet Santana | Sonenshein’s Story | Soon-Shiong Shuffle Set Up on Printing Plant | Buchan Latest OC-FT Link | Kudos to Cuniff

Hold off a week or two if you’ve picked up word on the streets around Newport Center that Irvine Company boss Donald Bren plans …