Want to know why people are grumpy about the economy? It’s probably because there’s been a repricing of the American dream. My latest for Bloomberg & Bloomberg Economics with the great Claire Ballentine. bloomberg.com/news/features/…

For the young and upwardly mobile hipsters of East LA, the Frogtown Flea Crawl was the hot new event of their perfectly Instagrammable dreams. For many residents of the historically working-class Latino community, it was their breaking point. My latest: latimes.com/california/sto…

$1.80 dinners and budget clothes? The spread of frugality is hurting China's economy latimes.com/world-nation/s…

The age of a typical US homebuyer reached an all-time high of 56 years this year, with many younger people locked out of the housing market bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg

Brings tears to my eyes

Super interesting, from a Bloomberg colleague --> In neighborhoods that have suffered vast destruction from the LA wildfires, a few houses with fire-resistant designs remained standing. We talk to their architects bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @citylab

I've loved following the #adu explosion in my home state. Yet another reason to loosen NIMBY building regulation. --> LA's backyard-home boom is adding housing at a key time for residents displaced by wildfires. bloomberg.com/news/features/… via Bloomberg Wealth

Out of all the news headlines that came out this weekend, this is the most shocking .

The federal cost-cutting effort dubbed the Department of Government Efficiency says it has saved $55 billion in federal spending so far, but its website only accounts for $16.6 billion of that bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Politics

US consumer confidence fell this month by the most since August 2021 amid concerns about the outlook for the broader economy and uncertainty over the impact of the Trump administration’s policies. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Economics

My latest for Los Angeles Times: She was one of the first Black homeowners in the Palisades. Her home of 57 years was destroyed in the fire. Now, at 96, she is starting over. “Life has been beautiful. And this is not the end of the line.” latimes.com/california/sto…

Cakes Body's New Child Care Benefit for Employees: $36,000 a Year. Co-founders say they will challenge other companies to follow their lead. bloomberg.com/news/newslette… via Bloomberg Work Shift

My profile of Cardinal Robert Prevost -- now Pope Leo XIV -- for NCR last week: ncronline.org/vatican/vatica…

so freaking amazing --> Baby Is Healed With World’s First Personalized Gene-Editing Treatment nytimes.com/2025/05/15/hea…

Oh my goodness, people, just get kids' stuff FREE off FB Buy Nothing groups and from neighbors and friends.🙄Tariffs on baby goods is pushing new parents to shop used, with secondhand websites and stores seeing a surge in traffic since April bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The Madden Sisters Don’t Want to Be Institutionalized nytimes.com/2025/08/18/mag…

Advocates for blind professionals are calling out tech companies by name in the hopes that commonly used workplace software will be made more accessible bloomberg.com/news/features/… Miquéla V. Thornton

watching this one --> Los Angeles mall mogul Rick Caruso lost the mayor’s race in 2022. Rebuilding after the wildfires has suddenly revived his political ambitions bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Fifteen years after one family’s $98,000 second mortgage was canceled, a debt collector showed up demanding nearly $200,000. When the family didn’t pay, the company foreclosed. It wasn’t a mistake. It’s a business model. bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-… via @bbgvisualdata

Can't wait to check it out at my public library! :p