Southern California’s toughest spots to find an apartment • ‘Wildfire refugees’ scramble to find housing as rental prices soar
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Sunday, January 19, 2025

New year, new motivation for your estate plan

The ongoing wildfires remind us to make sure that plan is up-to-date and readily available.

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Southern California’s toughest spots to find an apartment

Locally, apartment seekers have less options: 5% vacancy vs. 6% nationwide.

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‘Wildfire refugees’ scramble to find housing as rental prices soar

With so many displaced, people are offering double, triple the rent, “offering to pay six months rent up front.”

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Health care AI, intended to save money, turns out to require a lot of expensive humans

Artificial intelligence systems require consistent monitoring and staffing to put in place and to keep them working well.

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What the Monterey Peninsula teaches us about commercial real estate

It’s not just about where you’re going. It’s about how you get there.

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Amazon pauses drone deliveries after devices crash in rain

The company said Friday it was immediately suspending drone deliveries in Texas and Arizona to fix the aircraft’s software.

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Former Palm Springs home of 30s-era comedic actor Charles Butterworth seeks $2.7M

Saltillo floor tiles flow throughout the character-rich main house with wood beamed ceilings, arched doorways and smooth stucco walls.

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Probe launched into GM engine failures, including popular Silverados

The NHTSA is looking into an estimated 877,710 vehicles after getting 39 complaints

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Burning Teslas, fried battery storage systems add to toxic mix hindering LA wildfire cleanup

Lithium batteries from EVs and hybrids, as well as home-power backups, will require specialized removal in the wake of the Eaton and Palisades fires.

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Southern California homebuying at 2nd-slowest pace on record

There were 160,585 closed home sales in 2024’s first 11 months. Going back to 1988, that’s the second-slowest pace.

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