Rick Caruso

The Palisades Village shipping center celebrated its grand reopening on Saturday, 19 months after the devastating Palisades Fire in January of 2025. Owner Rick Caruso reported spending $100 million to renovate the smoke-damaged buildings by stripping them down and rebuilding the interiors from scratch.

Palisades Village is set to reopen Saturday after completing over $100 million in renovations. Nineteen months following the Palisades Fire, 99% of the businesses within the shopping center, owned by Rick Caruso, have been leased.

The latest annual count of unhoused people in Los Angeles registered 45,194 this year, an increase from the previous year's total of 43,695. Nithya Raman used this report to critique Mayor Karen Bass’s ability to manage the city’s homelessness crisis. Meanwhile, Raman secured an endorsement from the Western State Carpenters union while advocating for new construction and reduced government regulation.

After a tough primary loss, Silicon Valley donors such as Garry Tan, Evan Spiegel, and Rick Caruso are regrouping to support Xavier Becerra's campaign for governor.

Rick Caruso, a billionaire developer, is supporting a California ballot measure requiring voter ID at polls, opposing the stance of Gavin Newsom allies. He has contributed $25,000 to the initiative.

Rick Caruso, developer of The Grove, The Americana at Brand, and The Commons at Calabasas, is launching the Miramar Lake Club, a private waterfront property in the Santa Monica Mountains. The new venture marks his expansion into private hospitality.

Rick Caruso's Palisades Village shopping center in Pacific Palisades will reopen on Aug. 15. Approximately one-third of the businesses are new, with many tenants returning to their shops.

Bass outperformed Raman and Pratt combined in Latino neighborhoods according to precinct data. The mayor gained support in areas that previously backed Rick Caruso in 2022 and led in Latino-majority neighborhoods.

Bass carried more Latino neighborhoods than Raman and Pratt combined, according to precinct data. The mayor flipped areas that supported Rick Caruso in 2022 and led in Latino-majority neighborhoods.

Spencer Pratt, a reality TV star running for Los Angeles mayor, is gaining poll numbers through AI-generated campaign videos created by Charles Curran that portray fantastical scenarios of him solving city problems. Despite Mayor Karen Bass's accomplishments in reducing homelessness and homicides, voter dissatisfaction over her Ghana trip during the wildfires and perceived lack of progress has opened the door for Pratt's emotional, anti-establishment messaging reminiscent of Trump's 2016 strategy.