SFVBJ CURRENT EDITION
Small Homes, Big Market
Real Estate: Affordability issue, land scarcity make little housing projects a growing trend.
Small lot law makes single-family homes more affordable.
Big Start to Year at West Valley Boys & Girls Clubs
GOVERNANCE: Youth group names new chief executive and five board members.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the West Valley Boys & Girls Clubs in Canoga Park – and if the next six months are anything like the first six, 2017 will be remembered as an action-packed year.
From Farm Warehouse to Soundstages in AV
production: Former fruit facility now available for filming in Littlerock.
On the outskirts of the Antelope Valley in Littlerock sits a former fruit packing plant that has become something else – the only soundstages found in the valley.
Medtronic Advances Insulin Pump Technology
MEDICAL DEVICE: First gadget with hybrid closed loop offers to automate delivery.
A new device has hit the market for people with Type 1 diabetes, allowing for better management of glucose levels with a lot less work.
Glendale Project Appeals to Artists as Tenants
residential: Affordable housing complex features music rooms and gallery.
Artists seeking lower apartment rents in Glendale’s art district have a new, aesthetically pleasing apartment complex designed with them in mind.
Around the Valleys
News and notes from the greater San Fernando Valley
Calendar
Calendar of events
PAGA: Funny Name, Dire Results
The onerous consequences to employers of PAGA lawsuits.
Labor Reform That Makes Sense
Newly proposed laws show labor is adapting to the new ways of working.
Rising Star Accountants
What it takes to rise to the top of the profession.
Shashi Mirpuri
Star Accountant Shashi Mirpuri
Nicholas Sanchez
Star Accountant Nicholas Sanchez
Josh Diamond
Star Accountant Josh Diamond
Christopher Passmore
Star Accountant Christopher Passmore
Elaina Kogan
Star Accountant Elaina Kogan
Tina Lazaroff
Star Accountant Tina Lazaroff
Jackie Adams-Ings
Star Accountant Jackie Adams-Ings
Matthew Sprague
Star Accountant Matthew Sprague
Mark Demos
Star Accountant Mark Demos
Firm Delivers Bed in a Box
MANUFACTURING: Mattresses beat stiff online competition.
The bed-in-a-box concept has made Relief-Mart in Calabasas an Amazon favorite.
Fix for Bedsores
MEDICAL DEVICE: Lift prevents pain for patients, caregivers.
By making immobile patients easier to move, the makers of Boemba hope to relieve bedsores.
Video Links Keyes to Car Buyers
AUTOMOTIVE: Program logs 30 percent conversion rate.
To connect personally with online car shoppers, Keyes Auto Group implements interactive video car tours.
Teen Taps Peer Group For Startup
Friends’ feedback guides design of functional swimwear.
Teen fashion designer launches functional bikini line.
Which Pitch Won at CSUN ‘Shark Tank’?
Student entrepreneurs compete for services and seed money.
CSUN’s pitch contest for startups features seed-money prizes.
Theme Parks Now Want Moving Parts
Sun Valley firm hires engineer to build mechanical attractions.
Stage and lighting company LA ProPoint brings mechanical engineering in house to build bigger, faster and pricier attractions.