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Alexandria Real Estate Equities: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Jan. 27, 2025 17:13 PM EST

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. (ARE) on Monday reported a key measure of profitability in its fourth quarter. The results matched Wall Street expectations. The real estate investment trust, based in Pasadena, California, said...

East West Bancorp: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Jan. 23, 2025 17:09 PM EST

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — East West Bancorp Inc. (EWBC) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income of $293.1 million. The Pasadena, California-based bank said it had earnings of $2.10 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $2.08...

A chef lost his dream home in the Palisades Fire. He keeps his spirits up by feeding others

Jan. 22, 2025 00:04 AM EST

PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. (AP) — The Pacific Palisades home where chef Daniel Shemtob and his wife dreamed of raising a family is now nothing more than a cratered pit of twisted metal and rubble. Gone are the gourmet kitchen, the nursery with the baby giraffe and elephant wallpaper, the...

From LA wildfires to hurricanes, immigrants help rebuild after disasters. Some may face deportation

Jan. 16, 2025 12:34 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — While firefighters battled blazes in the Los Angeles area this week, Alejandro, a 55-year-old from Mexico, was one of several day laborers leading cleanups near scorched neighborhoods in Pasadena and Altadena. Donning a yellow safety vest, a mask and glasses, he...

Dire fire warning for LA area pushed back as winds ease

Jan. 14, 2025 22:52 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Easing winds delivered a brief but much-needed reprieve to firefighters Tuesday as they battled two massive blazes burning in the Los Angeles area, and the National Weather Service pushed back its unusually dire warning of critical fire weather until early the following day. ...

A man holding a garden hose and a father at his son's bedside are among the LA wildfire victims

Jan. 14, 2025 19:21 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — At least 11 people were killed and thousands of structures were burned as fierce wildfires raged in the Los Angeles area. The dead include four men and one woman who were unable to leave or had stayed behind to defend their homes in Altadena, a community near Pasadena that is...

Contaminated drinking water is a growing concern for cities facing wildfires

Jan. 14, 2025 10:38 AM EST

As fires continue to burn across Los Angeles, several utilities have declared their drinking water unsafe until extensive testing can prove otherwise. A warmer, drier climate means wildfires are getting worse, and encroaching on cities — with devastating impact. Toxic chemicals...

Lakers retire Michael Cooper's No. 21 on an emotional night for the Hall of Fame guard from Pasadena

Jan. 14, 2025 00:24 AM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Cooper spent his entire career with the Los Angeles Lakers as a defense-minded guard who always focused on helping his Showtime teammates to be stars. When the Lakers raised Cooper's No. 21 to the rafters on Monday night, Cooper relished his long-awaited...

Beyoncé donates $2.5 million to fire relief and Meghan delays show launch due to the disaster

Jan. 13, 2025 17:40 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Weaker winds and intense firefighting efforts over the weekend boosted containment of fires burning in and around Los Angeles, but the effects of the blazes on the entertainment world continue. The Oscar nominations have been delayed and the film academy...

LA wildfires destroy numerous houses of worship. Clergy and congregants vow to persevere

Jan. 10, 2025 20:46 PM EST

Flames were already attacking the campus of Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center when the cantor, Ruth Berman Harris, and three companions rushed in to rescue its sacred Torah scrolls. Physically, that’s now all that is left of the 80-year-old synagogue, destroyed by wildfires that...