Retail market tightens, L.A. multifamily sales jump, and more

Here's what we're reading this week:

California Science Center opens public reservations to see space shuttle Endeavour (LAist)

Southern California Retail Markets Tighten as Tenant Demand Picks Up "Orange County vacancy reached a five-year low in the third quarter, per Colliers" (Commercial Observer)

We can’t save Hollywood without saving the broke waitresses "How LA’s housing crisis is making our filming crisis worse" (The Future is LA)

L.A.’s next mayor will face transit challenges. Troubled LAX people mover is Exhibit A "The Skylink people mover train is just one of many transit challenges Los Angeles’ next leader will face, as voter-approved street improvements and road safety initiatives lag. It has become one of the more contentious battlegrounds between the two candidates." (LA Times)

L.A. Multifamily Sales Jump 44% "Investment volume for larger properties hit $3.3 billion on the year, but average rent won’t budge" (Commercial Observer)

Metro Average Weekday Ridership Exceeded One Million In September "Metro D Line ridership nearly doubled from September 2025 to September 2026. Overall Metro system ridership is up 4%, with rail up 12% and bus up 1.4%." (Streetsblog LA)

Beverly Hills moves to rescind SB 79 alternative plan "City staff said the California Department of Housing and Community Development reversed its interpretation of key provisions of the law, undermining the local-control benefits the alternative plan was intended to provide." (Beverly Press)

Proposed bike trail would connect the Torrance Transit Center to downtown "The proposed route would begin at the Torrance Transit Center, cross Crenshaw Boulevard and proceed eastward along Dominguez Street. It would continue south as Dominguez becomes Sartori Avenue until it reaches Torrance Boulevard in downtown Torrance." (Daily Breeze)

Fountain Avenue bike lanes will go forward after tense West Hollywood City Council vote "The West Hollywood City Council has rejected an effort that could have delayed plans to add protected bike lanes to Fountain Avenue." (LAist)

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