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California officials debate stronger building limits as fires die down.
October 29, 2007... Oct. 29--Even as firefighters battled last week against the raging infernos encircling communities from the mountains to the sea, officials and experts were debating whether stronger local regulations would have averted the disaster. While analyses after previous wildfires have led to...

Daily News, Los Angeles, real estate column.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Gregory J. Wilcox Oct. 28--It seems inexplicable and incomprehensible. Sales of single-family houses in the San Fernando Valley plunged an annual 55.5 percent to a record low 362 transactions in September. At the same time, the median price of homes sold from Toluca Lake...

Torrence auto dealer enters consignment business.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Muhammed El-Hasan Oct. 27--A Japanese seller of used cars has chosen Torrance to try an old idea for the first time. Tokyo-based Gulliver International, which auctions vehicles and sells them at retail throughout Japan, recently began to market cars on consignment in...

Home sales in Valley drop 55.5 percent.
October 25, 2007... Byline: Gregory J. Wilcox Oct. 25--San Fernando Valley home sales plunged an annual 55.5 percent in September -- a record low -- as the market slide accelerated across the region, state and nation, reports released Wednesday showed. The September swoon at all levels is being blamed on...

Daily News, Los Angeles, business profile column.
October 24, 2007... Oct. 24--SMALL BUSINESS HELPS CUSTOMERS GET THROUGH RED TAPE OF LIQUOR LICENSES: Business name: Alcoholic Beverage Control Specialists Business address: 20929 Ventura Blvd. No.47-112, Woodland Hills, CA 91364 Phone: (818) 345-2226 E-Mail: abcspecialists@gmail.com Owner:...