Author: Charles Crumpley

Think of the record of management by the city of Los Angeles. They’ve given us buckled sidewalks, a stinky mess of a trash collection system

You may have seen recent news accounts about how home sales have slowed nationwide. So I got curious: What’s going on in the San Fernando

What do business leaders think is the worst single thing about living and doing business in the San Fernando Valley area? It’s not taxes and

I wasn’t surprised by last week’s announcement that the Sears store in the Janss Marketplace in Thousand Oaks will soon close. I walked into that

Recently, I got a note from a local business executive telling me he was retiring and moving out of California. He allowed me to use

We have a severe housing shortage, and last week our mayor said that he’d help make matters worse. If Eric Garcetti gets his way, rent

The California governor’s race always seemed destined to be a snoozer. But wait one minute. Could it get interesting? Well, at least a couple of

Do you know what really was deflating when California’s High-Speed Rail Authority issued its latest report a few weeks ago? It wasn’t the revelation that

My oldest son and his significant other, both thirtysomethings, have been working hard and saving money for years. A few months ago, they decided it