Global health initiatives and dollars tend to focus heavily on infectious diseases such as malaria, AIDs, polio, and tuberculosis. Major goals of the Gates Foundation, for example, are to focus on childhood health and eradicate malaria and polio. At the same time, common, potentially hereditary...
By Andrew Gomes August 11, 2017 A Korean real estate investment firm has paid $42.3 million to become the landlord for a flagship Walgreens store in Honolulu. Haeri Hacienda Plaza LLC is the new owner of land under the store at the corner of Kapiolani Boulevard and Keeaumoku Street,...
Carolyn Miller, Pasadena area philanthropist and civic leader, will donate up to $500,000 in matching funds to Operation Walk, a Los Angeles-based non-profit medical humanitarian organization that provides joint replacement surgeries to people in need in the United States and internationally. [Read on Pasadena Independent]...
By Roger Vincent To get a sense for how well the Los Angeles office market is doing, there probably isn’t a better barometer than Jerry Snyder. The veteran developer has been in the industry since 1949 and built thousands of houses and apartments, along with shopping centers...
By Diane Rosas AT&T made a stop at Glendale College with its “It Can Wait” campaign that promotes “eyes on the road, not on your phone.” Camped out at Plaza Vaquero on Nov. 1 was a virtual reality system that simulates what happens when you text and...
By Charly SHELTON According to a new survey by AT&T this year, 70% of drivers confess to using their smartphones while driving. Not just texting, but emailing, using social media, taking pictures and more. Even a momentary check of the phone can pull a driver’s awareness...
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Pacific Pointe, the first 100% affordable housing development in the San Francisco Shipyard, held its grand opening led by District 10 Supervisor Malia Cohen. Young Community Developers, a non-profit that serves the Bayview Hunters Point community, and AMCAL Multi-Housing, a leading...