June's employment report flies in the face of the usual naysayers who insist that this state is just plain evil. Don't tell that to the business owners who are staying put - and hiring.

Kind of sad to see the then-mayor going on about the Detroit of almost 50 years ago - especially the emphasis on planning efforts that would reshape the city and "create a new concept of urban efficiency."

The distinction is worth making on the day that Detroit became the largest American city to ever file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy. L.A. certainly has its fiscal problems, but the financial picture has been improving.

This is a business battle, of course, but it's also a reflection of how a younger generation is looking at L.A. in much different ways than their parents.

Buyers paying with cash fell slightly in June and lending activity is picking up. Also, there are signs that more homes are being put on the market.

The museum's new honchos apparently prefer motorcycles and French art deco vehicles (huh?) to classic automobiles - what the Petersen is supposed to be all about.

This is not the greatest time to be owning a supermarket chain in Southern California, what with competition from big-box stores, membership operations, smaller boutique chains, and now, the Amazon Fresh service.