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Could a Costco with apartments help California’s affordable housing crisis?
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If Costco’s proposal for a mixed-use retail and housing development in California is successful, you won’t have to go far to pick up a rotisserie chicken or a package of 30 rolls of toilet paper.
The company, in partnership with developer Thrive Living, announced plans in June to open a new South Los Angeles store with an 800-unit apartment complex attached. In a press release, Costco also announced that the combo retail-housing project will include 184 affordable units.
A Thrive Living representative told the New York Post that the project is still awaiting permits, and it is unknown when construction will begin.
In addition to being able to shop for super-sized bottles of spirits or vats of heavy whipping cream at the bulk retailer, Thrive Living plans the following for the apartment complex:
- Five courtyards and a landscaped walking path.
- A rooftop pool, a full basketball court, and various climbing and play structures.
- Indoor/outdoor fitness area.
- Outdoor area for community movie nights.
- Community gardens where residents can grow their own food.
- Classrooms for community gatherings, tutoring, and mentorship.
The site would feature a “state-of-the-art store, featuring fresh produce [and] healthy food options for residents,” Thrive Living told the Los Angeles Times. The store would also include an optical service counter for eyeglasses, a pharmacy, and a delivery service.
The mixed-use complex would replace a vacant five-acre lot that a hospital once occupied.
Why would Costco get into the apartment building business?
Costco didn’t return messages on why the retail company would venture into a business so different from selling bulk goods, but Southern California housing activist Joe Cohen has a theory.
“The problem is, new massive big-box stores are hard to get approved in LA.,” Cohen wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “So Costco did what any good Scooby-Doo villain would do. They put on a mask that says ‘I’m an apartment building, not a big-box store.’ “
Gabe Kadosh, a vice president of Colliers in Los Angeles, told real estate publication CoStar that Costco may test the concept in California before developing other mixed-used developments across the state and the nation.
“It’s certainly fascinating and something that people are going to be watching,” Kadosh told CoStar. “Developers are going to be paying attention.”
What to know about Costco
In 1976, Costco opened in San Diego under the Price Club name. In 1983, the company opened a Seattle location. In 1993, Price Club officially changed its name to Costco. With 206 locations generating $16 billion in annual sales, the superstore chain currently operates 847 warehouses globally, with an average size of 146,000 square feet, according to its website.
Today, Costco employs 300,000 people worldwide, has 129.5 million members, and has $248 billion in annual sales.
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More SoCal rallies for and against military action in Iran expected on Sunday and Monday
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Worshippers across Los Angeles were met with an increased law enforcement presence on Sunday as police and sheriff’s deputies stepped up patrols outside mosques, synagogues and cultural landmarks following the strikes on Iran.
Local officials said there are no credible threats to Southern California, but the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department heightened visibility as a precaution to ensure communities stay safe.
More demonstrations tied to the attack on Iran are expected Sunday and Monday. Several protests were held across Southern California on Saturday.
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While Iranian-Americans celebrated in Westwood, protesters gathered in downtown Los Angeles to oppose the Trump administration’s attacks against Iran.
While some groups gathered in downtown Los Angeles to protest the strikes, others assembled in Westwood to celebrate “the fall of the Ayotollah,” according to organizers.
Authorities said they will continue monitoring events as the region prepares for additional gatherings in the days ahead.
This is a developing story. This article will continue to be updated as more information becomes available.
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Six planets to align in “planetary parade” above California. Here’s how to see it.
A rare celestial event will be taking place in the sky above California on Saturday night, as six planets are expected to be visible in what is being called a “planetary parade.”
Look towards the western horizon 30-60 minutes after sunset. Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn will all be lined up along an arc, visible to the naked eye creating a literal parade of planets.
The alignment only occurs every few years, with the next one not until 2028.
Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are frequently seen in the night sky, but the addition of Venus and Mercury make this planet lineup particularly noteworthy.
In the San Francisco Bay Area, there will be some cloud coverage Saturday evening, but it should be in the high levels of the atmosphere so hopefully the horizon remains clear. In Los Angeles and San Diego, the forecast is expected to be clear.
Meanwhile, the planetary parade may not be visible in the northern part of the state, with cloudy conditions expected Saturday night in Sacramento, and possible showers and thunderstorms in Eureka and Redding.
People with telescopes and binoculars will also be able to see Uranus and Neptune as well.
For amateur astronomers, this also would be a fun time to test out your telescope skills by checking out Jupiter’s many moons or Saturn’s rings.
Please note that if your view is obscured by buildings, trees or hills, you won’t see the parade because it will appear very low on the horizon.
The nontechnical term is Parade of Planets, but the technical term is planetary alignment. Basically, it’s just the name for what happens when the planets and sun line up in the sky, these happen during events called oppositions and conjunctions.
Opposition is the term for when a planet is directly opposite the Earth from the Sun. Meanwhile, conjunction is when they are aligned with each other and is when we get the best views of the planets.
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