Latest from Benjamin Gottlieb

• Jan 17, 2022

  Taco truck economics: What happens when the cost of onions goes up?

  

  Rising costs have food vendors starting to try and figure out pricing, for meals that customers assume will remain inexpensive.

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• Dec 17, 2021

  Car dealerships short on cars, going big on prices

  

  A dealer in the Los Angeles area describes bidding wars for the few vehicles that are on the lot.

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• Nov 9, 2021

  LA’s port problems have retailers worrying about empty shelves for the holidays

  

  Retailers and manufacturers are anxious about holiday shopping as they monitor supplies on delayed cargo ships.

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• Aug 5, 2021

  California’s drought takes a toll on the state’s clothing manufacturers

  

  Textile manufacturing relies on access to a cheap and plentiful supply of water.

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• May 21, 2021

  Many businesses may keep the cash-free model they started in the pandemic

  

  The pandemic has accelerated the cashless trend, according to the electronic payments company Square.

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• Apr 5, 2021

  Desert homes become a hot commodity in California’s real estate boom

  

  The housing rush is fueled by the pandemic and the desire of people who can work remotely to get out of the city.

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• Mar 30, 2020

  Coachella Valley businesses reeling after festival, conferences called off

  

  COVID-19 has put the region’s $7 billion events industry at risk.

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• Aug 19, 2019

  Why some restaurants in LA are going cash-free

  

  Nick Montgomery says when it came time to decide whether his Echo Park restaurant would accept cash, it was a tough call. “This is a small space,” Montgomery said of Konbi, a Japanese-style cafe and sandwich shop on Sunset Boulevard. Akira Akuto, Montgomery’s business partner, said that another reason pushed them to make the restaurant […]

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• Sep 27, 2018

  California bail industry grapples with fallout from a new law

  

  Starting next year, a judge, not ability to pay bail, will decide who remains jailed in the state before trial.

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• Jul 31, 2018

  Snapchat creators leave a mark on LA real estate

  During its rapid expansion in the seaside community of Venice, California, Snap Inc. rented out dozens of properties, driving up the price of commercial real estate in the artsy enclave.

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