CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
June 3, 2000 | CARLA RIVERA
Not long ago, a man asked Josette Leblond the question that probably occupies the thoughts of many of the more narrow-minded customers who first visit her charming French country-style bakery: Why isn't this in Beverly Hills? Why keep it here? Here is a worn block on Jefferson Boulevard, in a gritty Southwest Los Angeles neighborhood that is home to the hard-working underbelly of the city.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
March 26, 2000 | RICH CONNELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
This was personal. Or so it seemed for the dozens of protesters and devotees who rallied around tiny Jay's Jayburgers Saturday, a 44-year-old icon of Southern California's roadside past scheduled to be demolished this week. "You don't find many little stands like this around Los Angeles anymore," said architect Scott Fajack, a Jay's double-burger-with-chili fan for 11 years. "It's just a loss of another institution."
BUSINESS
October 6, 1999 | LEE ROMNEY and MARLA DICKERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
A Vernon-based maker of lingerie is counting on it. Shirley of Hollywood is one of eight small, local companies sending representatives to South America this weekend as part of a weeklong trade mission to drum up foreign sales. The trip will take the firms to the capitals of Chile, Argentina and Uruguay, where they'll meet with potential buyers and trading partners, as well as U.S. government trade officials in those countries.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
October 1, 1999
Why would anybody shop for shoes, when they can shop for wrapping paper? Who searches for the perfect dress when they can seek the perfect blank journal or daily planner? Not Karen Harper of Studio City. I ran into Harper at Studio City's A n B Stationery, an institution on Ventura Boulevard for almost 25 years. To those whose hearts don't leap at the thought of a new fountain pen, this is just another place to buy office supplies, cards and gifts.
BUSINESS
September 16, 1999 | MARLA DICKERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Inner-city redevelopment may be the hot topic in political and academic circles, but Los Angeles County's black entrepreneurs continue looking elsewhere for economic opportunity, according to a Los Angeles Times Poll. The survey, which included responses from more than 1,400 minority business owners, showed that blacks are more likely than other ethnic minorities in the county to be considering relocating their firms.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
September 15, 1999 | ANNETTE KONDO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
To help boost fledgling businesses in Los Angeles, the City Council on Tuesday passed a package of tax reforms that includes a tax break on start-up companies' first $500,000 in revenue. The tax reform package--long heralded by Mayor Richard Riordan and business leaders--will also allow businesses the option of filing taxes for fiscal years instead of calendar years.