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Eateries, bars tap cities’ speedier permit procedures
Cities across the county try to add speed to the menu when approving permits for restaurants and bars.
New Jersey Raises Gaming Stakes
Gambling: Local businesses hope to split state’s online pot.
New Jersey’s approval of online gaming has strengthened the hands of several local businesses.
L.A. Mayor’s ‘Jobs Czar’ to Resign
Matthew Karatz, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s deputy mayor for the Office of Economic and Business Policy, will resign his post on Friday.
Chamber Endorses Greuel
The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday endorsed City Controller Wendy Greuel for Los Angeles mayor in next month’s primary election.
Seizure Leaves Vendor at Loss
Legal: XYZ still feels pain from 2010 sheriff’s sting.
Seller of secondhand items still feels locked up by Sheriff’s Department seizure of goods.
Support Grows to Retain Tax Break for Angel Investors
Opposition is growing to a state tax board’s recent decision to take away a state tax break for angel investors – and make those who used it pay retroactively.
Chamber Endorses L.A. Sales Tax Measure
The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce on Thursday voted to endorse the half-cent sales tax measure on the city’s March ballot, citing the need to preserve law enforcement, firefighting and other vital city services.
L.A. City Council Places Medical Marijuana Measure on Ballot
The Los Angeles City Council has voted to place a third initiative regulating medical marijuana dispensaries on the May ballot.
L.A. Mayoral Candidates Mixed on Commitment to Business
Speaking at a debate on jobs and the economy Monday night, the five leading candidates for L.A. mayor promised to eliminate the gross receipts tax on business, streamline the city’s cumbersome permitting process and focus on creating green jobs if elected.
Project Stalls In Parking Lot
Real Estate: Saks moves to protect precious spaces.
Fear of losing parking spaces drives Saks to try to put brakes on sale of lot across the street.
Let Loose in Long Beach
SPECIAL REPORT: Updated zoning plan helps draw developers downtown in L.A. County’s second- biggest city.
Changes to Long Beach’s zoning codes helped turn the city’s downtown into a center of attraction for developers.
Out of Place?
Homeless ‘bill of rights’ alarming to business owners
Business owners and groups fear a proposed “bill of rights” for the homeless would obstruct operations.
Pol Positions
Dan Schnur’s years in Republican politics left him the right man to run Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics at USC.
Pundit Dan Schnur checks his politics at the door as director of USC’s Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics.
Glendale Council Approves Plastic Bag Ban
The Glendale City Council on Tuesday voted to ban the use of plastic bags at grocery stores and other retailers starting next year, joining a growing number of communities around the state.
Digital Billboard Companies Launch Campaign
Outdoor advertising companies facing removal of their digital signs in Los Angeles have organized supportive business groups, non-profits and community groups into a coalition to lobby for polities that would preserve use of the technology.
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