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Today marks a milestone I never imagined when I wrote my first column 10 years ago for the Southern California News Group.Back then, I approached commercial real estate as a puzzle: complex, fascinating and full of moving parts.Ten years later, that hasn’t changed, but the pieces themselves certainly have.Writing this column has given me a front-row seat to some of the most dramatic transformations in the industry, many of which have touched not just buildings and businesses but the way we live, work, and shop. To mark this anniversary, I’ve reflected on the 10 biggest events and trends that have…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football WriterJalen Hurts flashed a rare smile when Nick Sirianni screamed on the podium after the Philadelphia Eagles won the NFC championship game: “All he does is win.”Hurts has been criticized throughout his career but numbers don’t lie and his head coach is right. Hurts is a winner. He’s 89-27 as a starting quarterback in college and the NFL.All he’s missing is a Super Bowl ring.Hurts has another chance to get one when the Eagles (17-3) face Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs (17-2) on Feb. 9 in New Orleans.Hurts had a spectacular game against the Chiefs…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports WriterKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes felt as though he needed to apologize after he helped the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Buffalo Bills in the AFC championship game, punching their ticket to the Super Bowl for the third consecutive season.Not for the outcome, but for quite possibly the worst spike in NFL history.In a back-and-forth tussle between two of the NFL’s top teams, the Chiefs were driving early in the fourth quarter last weekend for the go-ahead score. Mahomes took off to the right and powered into the end zone and, with his adrenaline…

By YOLANDA MAGAÑA, Associated PressSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The Trump administration said Friday it was in talks with El Salvador to revive an agreement that could allow the United States to send non-Salvadoran migrants to the Central American country.This time, though, the government would also aim to send members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua to Salvadoran prisons, said Mauricio Claver-Carone, the State Department’s special envoy for Latin America, in a call with media outlets.It comes after a harsh crackdown on the country’s gangs by El Salvador President Nayib Bukele. Bukele suspended key constitutional rights in 2022…

Concerned residents protest the use of the former Topanga Motel site on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu near Topanga Canyon Boulevard as a staging area for hazardous materials removed from the recent Palisades fire area on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Concerned residents talk to Rusty Harris-Bishop, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency public information officer, about the use of the former Topanga Motel site on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu near Topanga Canyon Boulevard as a staging area for hazardous materials removed from the recent Palisades fire area on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (Photo…

By MICHAEL CASEY, Associated PressBOSTON (AP) — A second federal judge on Friday ordered a temporary pause in Trump administration efforts to freeze federal funding in the latest twist over the spending of trillions of dollars in grants and loans.Judge John McConnell sided with nearly two dozen states that requested an order preventing most federal agencies from halting funding until the court rules on a request from the states for a preliminary injunction.“During the pendency of the Temporary Restraining Order, Defendants shall not pause, freeze, impede, block, cancel, or terminate Defendants’ compliance with awards and obligations to provide federal financial assistance to…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Clippers are perfecting their finishing kick, and they needed it to secure another road win Friday night.Norman Powell scored 27 points, Kawhi Leonard added 21 points and nine rebounds, and the Clippers held off the pesky Charlotte Hornets, 112-104, in a game that tightened up midway through the fourth quarter.All-Star James Harden finished with 14 points and 10 assists for the Clippers, while Ivica Zubac had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Derrick Jones Jr. had 12 points and Amir Coffey added 10 off the bench as the Clippers won for the fourth time in their past…

By MELISSA GOLDIN, ALI SWENSON and ALEXANDRA OLSONNEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump wasted little time this week trying to assign blame for the nation’s deadliest air disaster in more than two decades. Among his chief targets: An FAA diversity hiring initiative he suggested had undermined the agency’s effectiveness.“But certainly for an air traffic controller, we want the brightest, the smartest, the sharpest. We want somebody that’s psychologically superior,” Trump said at a news conference Thursday.No evidence has emerged that rules seeking to diversify the FAA played any role in the collision Wednesday between an American Airlines regional jet…

By REGINA GARCIA CANO and JOSHUA GOODMANCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela in recent months were freed by the government of President Nicolás Maduro after he met Friday with a Trump administration official tasked with urging the authoritarian leader to take back deported migrants who have committed crimes in the United States.U.S. President Donald Trump and his envoy for special missions, Richard Grenell, announced the release of the six men on social media. The visit by Grenell came as a shock to many Venezuelans who hoped that Trump would continue the “maximum pressure” campaign he pursued…

LOS ANGELES — It’s not like he hasn’t tried.“I mean, look – this is my third time signing with the reigning World Series champs,” Kirby Yates said Friday as he was officially introduced as the Dodgers’ latest acquisition.In November 2021, Yates signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves, just weeks after the Braves had beaten the Houston Astros in the World Series. Yates had not pitched in 2021 while recovering from Tommy John surgery and his comeback season ended in September due to inflammation in that elbow. He watched from the sidelines as the defending champ Braves lost to…