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.
