Summer Coin Toss

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The 4th of July will arrive this week just as surely as June gloom yields to the Southern California sun.

Let’s kick off summer with a random list of things you might hear – or you want to consider – before Labor Day:

• You can tell the commercial real estate cycle has peaked by the slowdown in new projects taking shape.

• You can tell there’s a labor shortage by the slowdown in new commercial real estate projects taking shape.

• Westlake is the next Koreatown.

• Koreatown is the next Silverlake.

• L.A.’s housing crisis will become a structural reality of the local economy as interest rates return to historical standards.

• L.A.’s “housing crisis” is a natural part of the city’s upward trajectory as one of the world’s major markets.

• It’s a crying shame that we’ll never see another governor like Jerry Brown.

• Thank heavens we’ll never see another governor like Jerry Brown.

• The Rams have a legitimate shot at the Super Bowl.

• Rams Coach Sean McVay is due for a sophomore jinx.

• Mayor Garcetti might just make some noise in the 2020 presidential campaign.

• Mayor Garcetti ought to spend more time in Los Angeles.

• Miracle Mile could use a face lift.

• Miracle Mile is a treasure of old L.A.

• No market in the country stands to benefit more from autonomous vehicles than Los Angeles.

• No local economy in the country stands to lose as many jobs to autonomous vehicles as Los Angeles.

• The Times is looking better since Patrick Soon-Shiong took over.

• The Times has lost touch with the city since it moved to El Segundo.

• These summer evenings are why everyone comes here.

• These summer evenings are why we live here.

Here’s wishing a happy and safe 4th of July to all.

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