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BusinessSilicon Beach's Next Act: Health Data Goes Mainstream
A crop of Westside companies is racing to make personal health records actually useful.
BusinessLavender Nails & Spa: The Card Reader That's Always Down: What Every Owner Should Know About Payment Apps and the IRS
When the card reader is conveniently down and everyone is asked to pay by Zelle, Venmo, or cash, the money is easy to leave off the books. Here is why that habit raises concern with the IRS, and why the trail is never as invisible as it looks.
BusinessThe Irvine Startup Betting on Water Recycling for Homes
Aqualoop wants every new California house to reuse its own greywater by the end of the decade.
BusinessHow a Pasadena Robotics Firm Landed Its First Big Retail Deal
Grendel Robotics spent five years in the lab. A national chain just put its machines on the floor.
BusinessCalifornia's Minimum Wage Shift Reshapes Restaurant Economics
Owners across the state are rethinking menus, staffing, and tech to keep the math working.
BusinessInside the Berkeley Lab Spinout Chasing Cheaper Batteries
Ionable says its manufacturing tweak could shave real cost off every electric vehicle sold.
BusinessSanta Monica's Ad-Tech Scene Rebounds With AI Money
Investors are circling the beachside firms that survived the last downturn leaner and sharper.
BusinessThe Napa Winery Turning Into a Direct-to-Consumer Powerhouse
Cellar Nine bypassed distributors and built a mailing list that now drives most of its sales.
BusinessSan Francisco's Office Market Finds Its Footing Again
After years of empty towers, landlords say demand from AI startups is finally returning.