California rules will require more fire resistant homes in Palisades, Altadena • What is ‘home hardening’? Fire-resistant walls, roofs, windows and landscaping
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Sunday, February 23, 2025

‘Captain America’ dives in second weekend, ‘The Monkey’ adds to Neon’s successes

The biggest new release of the weekend was Oz Perkins’ “The Monkey,” the director’s follow-up to his 2024 horror hit, “Longlegs.”

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California rules will require more fire resistant homes in Palisades, Altadena

Most fire victims who opt to rebuild their homes will likely have to upgrade roofs, gutters, attic vents, windows, doors, siding and landscaping.

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What is ‘home hardening’? Fire-resistant walls, roofs, windows and landscaping

Creating defensible space and using hard-to-ignite building materials improve a home’s odds of surviving a conflagration, experts say.

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Prefab builder offers free homes to wildfire victims after $15 million donation

Steadfast LA and Samara expect to build about 50 homes, but are hopeful that with enough donations that figure could grow to 100.

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These property professionals can help disaster victims start over

Many people don’t realize that they have the option to hire an expert and advocate called a “public adjuster” when dealing with an insurance claim.

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How presidents shaped commercial real estate

In honor of US presidents, here are 10 of the most influential moves that changed our industry forever.

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Pepperdine sues Netflix over basketball team in new ‘Running Point’ series

The lawsuit claims the show promotes themes that don’t correspond to the university’s values, including alcohol and substance use, sexual innuendo and imagery, and foul language.

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Panera closing bread-making facility in Ontario, laying off 77

The facility at an industrial complex at 1505 Dupont Ave. is closing April 14. Employees will get separation pay and help finding new jobs, the company said.

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Why California’s gas prices increased 41 cents a gallon in February

Here’s why efforts to increase gas prices by as much as 65 cents a gallon are on hold.

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Laguna Niguel estate with 2 homes and two pools seeks $30M

If it sells near the asking price, it will best a much smaller transitional Spanish-style home across the street that closed Feb. 13 for $16.25 million.

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