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LA County Small Business Permit Help: Who Qualifies and How to Apply? LA County Small Business Permit Help: Who Qualifies and How to Apply?
Los Angeles October 15, 2026

LA County Small Business Permit Help: Who Qualifies and How to Apply?

A practical guide to LA County’s SmallBiz Permit Express program, including who ... more

6 mins read
Parriva Newsroom
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Los Angeles Hotels Left With Empty Rooms After World Cup, Putting Olympic Hopes to the Test Los Angeles Hotels Left With Empty Rooms After World Cup, Putting Olympic Hopes to the Test
Economy October 14, 2026

Los Angeles Hotels Left With Empty Rooms After World Cup, Putting Olympic Hopes to the Test

A survey of Los Angeles hotels found that many did not see ... more

6 mins read
Lucilla S. Gomez
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LA’s Port Is Breaking Cargo Records. Will Businesses and Shoppers Benefit? LA’s Port Is Breaking Cargo Records. Will Businesses and Shoppers Benefit?
Business October 12, 2026

LA’s Port Is Breaking Cargo Records. Will Businesses and Shoppers Benefit?

The Port of Los Angeles handled more cargo in September than in ... more

6 mins read
Marco Poliveros
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Using AI for Your Business’s Legal Work? Know When to Call a Lawyer Using AI for Your Business’s Legal Work? Know When to Call a Lawyer
Business Insights October 10, 2026

Using AI for Your Business’s Legal Work? Know When to Call a Lawyer

AI can help small-business owners draft documents and understand legal language, but ... more

5 mins read
Parriva Newsroom
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Latino Californians: The Economic Question Latino Californians: The Economic Question
California October 8, 2026

Latino Californians: The Economic Question

California’s Latino workers are a huge part of the state’s economy. But ... more

5 mins read
Parriva Newsroom
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L.A. Expands Financing Program for Small Businesses. Here’s The Problem it’s Meant to Solve L.A. Expands Financing Program for Small Businesses. Here’s The Problem it’s Meant to Solve
Economy October 7, 2026

L.A. Expands Financing Program for Small Businesses. Here’s The Problem it’s Meant to Solve

Los Angeles is expanding a financing program designed to help small businesses ... more

6 mins read
Parriva Newsroom
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Santa Monica’s Small-Business Crisis Is Real. The Reasons Are Many. Santa Monica’s Small-Business Crisis Is Real. The Reasons Are Many.
Los Angeles October 6, 2026

Santa Monica’s Small-Business Crisis Is Real. The Reasons Are Many.

New RAND research shows Santa Monica’s economic decline is deeper than the ... more

6 mins read
Parriva Newsroom
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L.A. Is Putting $500,000 Behind Empty DTLA Storefronts. Here’s What Small Businesses Need to Know. L.A. Is Putting $500,000 Behind Empty DTLA Storefronts. Here’s What Small Businesses Need to Know.
Business Life Cycle October 3, 2026

L.A. Is Putting $500,000 Behind Empty DTLA Storefronts. Here’s What Small Businesses Need to Know.

Los Angeles has launched Vacant to Vibrant in Downtown L.A. Here’s how ... more

5 mins read
Parriva Newsroom
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Downtown Los Angeles Vacancy Crisis Is Visible Around City Hall Downtown Los Angeles Vacancy Crisis Is Visible Around City Hall
Business September 28, 2026

Downtown Los Angeles Vacancy Crisis Is Visible Around City Hall

Downtown Los Angeles is adding residents and showing signs of recovery, but ... more

7 mins read
Marco Poliveros
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More Americans View Socialism Positively. What Does That Mean for California? More Americans View Socialism Positively. What Does That Mean for California?
California September 25, 2026

More Americans View Socialism Positively. What Does That Mean for California?

Gallup finds 43% of Americans view socialism positively, but capitalism and small ... more

6 mins read
Parriva Newsroom
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L.A. Businesses Can Prepare Now for Major-Event Contracts. Here’s Where to Start L.A. Businesses Can Prepare Now for Major-Event Contracts. Here’s Where to Start
Grow September 23, 2026

L.A. Businesses Can Prepare Now for Major-Event Contracts. Here’s Where to Start

Los Angeles is preparing local businesses for another wave of major-event contracting ... more

5 mins read
Parriva Newsroom
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Los Angeles Wants to Protect Legacy Restaurants. What Could Change for Small Businesses? Los Angeles Wants to Protect Legacy Restaurants. What Could Change for Small Businesses?
Business Policy September 22, 2026

Los Angeles Wants to Protect Legacy Restaurants. What Could Change for Small Businesses?

Los Angeles already supports legacy businesses. Now City Council is considering whether ... more

6 mins read
Marco Poliveros
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When a Small Business Closes, What Happens to the Person Who Built It? When a Small Business Closes, What Happens to the Person Who Built It?
Small Business September 19, 2026

When a Small Business Closes, What Happens to the Person Who Built It?

For many owners, closing a business can mean losing far more than ... more

8 mins read
Marco Poliveros
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LA Approved $940,000 for Boyle Heights Fire Recovery. Here’s What the Money Is For. LA Approved $940,000 for Boyle Heights Fire Recovery. Here’s What the Money Is For.
Business September 18, 2026

LA Approved $940,000 for Boyle Heights Fire Recovery. Here’s What the Money Is For.

The Los Angeles City Council approved the reallocation of up to $940,000 ... more

7 mins read
Parriva Newsroom
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Boyle Heights Fire Enters a New Phase: What the City Actually Decided Boyle Heights Fire Enters a New Phase: What the City Actually Decided
LA Politics September 17, 2026

Boyle Heights Fire Enters a New Phase: What the City Actually Decided

The response to the devastating Boyle Heights warehouse fire has entered a ... more

3 mins read
Parriva Newsroom
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Los Angeles Fire Survivors Reopened Their Businesses. Recovery Is Another Story. Los Angeles Fire Survivors Reopened Their Businesses. Recovery Is Another Story.
Mature September 17, 2026

Los Angeles Fire Survivors Reopened Their Businesses. Recovery Is Another Story.

UCLA research shows why reopening does not necessarily mean economic recovery and ... more

5 mins read
Parriva Newsroom
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Nearly 200,000 People Cross Into California Daily. Here’s How the Border Fuels the State’s Economy Nearly 200,000 People Cross Into California Daily. Here’s How the Border Fuels the State’s Economy
California September 15, 2026

Nearly 200,000 People Cross Into California Daily. Here’s How the Border Fuels the State’s Economy

For Southern California, the border with Mexico is more than a line ... more

6 mins read
Andrea Perez
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Your Name Can Build the Business. But Should It Become the Business? Your Name Can Build the Business. But Should It Become the Business?
Establish September 15, 2026

Your Name Can Build the Business. But Should It Become the Business?

For a small-business owner, the person customers meet online can sometimes matter ... more

7 mins read
Parriva Newsroom
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Don’t Quit Your Job Yet: How Californians Can Test a Business Idea Without Betting the House Don’t Quit Your Job Yet: How Californians Can Test a Business Idea Without Betting the House
Small Business September 13, 2026

Don’t Quit Your Job Yet: How Californians Can Test a Business Idea Without Betting the House

For Californians thinking about starting a business, the biggest decision may not ... more

5 mins read
Parriva Newsroom
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Do Entrepreneurs Have a Different Kind of Brain? What Neuroscience Actually Shows Do Entrepreneurs Have a Different Kind of Brain? What Neuroscience Actually Shows
Small Business September 11, 2026

Do Entrepreneurs Have a Different Kind of Brain? What Neuroscience Actually Shows

New research is finding differences in how entrepreneurs process risk, uncertainty and ... more

6 mins read
Marco Poliveros

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