Fire again hits Westside high-rise, prompting new call to close sprinkler loophole

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Erik Scott said. Both men were believed to be tenants of the apartment unit where the fire broke out, Scott said. The complex is owned by the Santa Monica-based real estate giant Douglas Emmett Inc. The company describes Barrington Plaza — comprising three towers — as a “resort-style” complex with ocean views, an Olympic-size pool and ...
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PolyOne went from seller to buyer in big second-half deals

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Los Angeles-based PMC is buying the business from Tennenbaum Capital Partners LLC of Santa Monica, Calif., which had owned StyroChem for 11 years. StyroChem makes EPS grades used in foodservice, packaging, construction, casting and specialty applications at a plant in Quebec City. The business has annual sales of more than $100 million.
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Datebook: A biennial focuses on the earthiest of materials — clay

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Participants include Aline Smithson, Brandy Trigueros, J.K. Lavin and many more. Through Sunday. Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., Unit F2, Santa Monica, buildingbridgesartexchange.org. Sanlé Sory, “Volta Photo,” at M+B. The multifaceted Sory has worked, over the course of his life, as a reporter, photographer and illustrator for ...
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BWW Review: LOVE IN BLOOM Spoofs the Bard to Prove All's Well That Ends As You Like It

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You might want to brush up on your Shakespeare before you go see LOVE IN BLOOM, Santa Monica Playhouse's bawdy musical comedy tribute to Shakespeare's rogues and wenches, written and directed by the award-winning team of Evelyn Rudie and Chris DeCarlo, featuring an ensemble of six brilliantly talented members of the internationally acclaimed ...
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CarMax buying $50M minority stake in Edmunds

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Those cuts are part of a restructuring that it said follows a series of strategic moves to reposition the business. Of the job reductions, 122 will be at Edmunds' Santa Monica, Calif., headquarters, triggering notification to the state under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, or WARN, Act. Another seven are at a ...
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What to know about the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash in Calabasas

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“Using instruments, you’re at the mercy of controllers, and as busy as Los Angeles airspace is, you’re likely to get routed all over the place,” Brian Beker, a longtime fixed-wing pilot who flew out of Santa Monica, told the Times. “In L.A., it’s a notorious headache.” Did the pilot make a critical mistake? Zobayan could have ...
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Bill forbidding lies in rehab marketing re-introduced in state Senate

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The goal is to protect consumers when they are particularly vulnerable, and ensure they get the treatment they’re promised, she said. Brandon Nelson was an outstanding student at Santa Monica High School. (Courtesy of the Nelson family) Last year’s version of the bill — which made it all the way to the governor’s desk — was vetoed ...
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A Map and Guide to Art Spaces Across Los Angeles

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Today, it offers events and exhibitions in conjunction with residencies for Los Angeles–based and international artists. The center’s opening of a second campus at Santa Monica Airport is the latest expansion of its cultural footprint and artist services. Although high-rise office buildings and the Westfield shopping mall might be the ...
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