Shoppers in Los Angeles and across the country, battered by confusing tariffs and costly goods, are expected to spend less this holiday shopping season.
Over the summer, several raids in the neighborhood sparked protests. But the mass arrests and fears of deportation turned the Fashion District into a ghost town for several weeks after, with storefronts shuttered and frightened workers staying home.
Snapchat's user growth worldwide has been climbing, fueled by India and Pakistan, but investor confidence in the company has been waning as it loses money.
Thousands of workers have been laid off this year in Hollywood and Silicon Valley as AI shakes up the media and tech industries amid other economic challenges.
Siebel Newsom's push for California to do more to regulate AI comes at the same time that President Trump is threatening to stop states from overseeing the technology.
The proposed Western Gateway Pipeline from Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan would deliver gasoline, diesel and jet fuel to Arizona and California from as fast east as Missouri by 2029.