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A Counterpoint to the Daily Breeze: The Warehouse Is the Cleanup

By Vesperlight | October 5, 2026
A counterpoint to the Daily Breeze's coverage of the proposed Prologis warehouse on Torrance's old refinery land: the city's own findings say the cleanup happens with or without the project, so the question before the Planning Commission is who pays and what stands on the land after.

Developers Are Back to Building U.S. Warehouses: What It Means for the South Bay

By Vesperlight | July 15, 2026
After a two-year construction slump, U.S. warehouse development is up 18% year-over-year. Q2 leasing was the strongest since mid-2022. Here is what the national trend means for the Carson, Wilmington, and Torrance industrial corridor.

SB 415 Warehouse Standards Update: What CRE Pros Need to Know After the Industry Town Hall

By Robert Brown | February 11, 2026
California’s logistics and industrial real-estate community has entered a new phase of clarity and implementation following the passage of Senate Bill 415 (SB 415) in October 2025, the legislative refinement to the landmark warehouse siting and design framework established in Assembly Bill 98 (AB 98) in 2024.

Conflicting economic signals confound policymaking

By CoStar Analytics | August 21, 2025
According to CoStar Analytics, economic uncertainty in commercial real estate is intensifying as mixed inflation and labor market signals challenge Federal Reserve policy. These conflicting…

South Bay Industrial Real Estate 2025: Upside Down and Other Stranger Things

By Robert Brown | June 23, 2025
Why newly developed buildings are sitting vacant while older and cheaper buildings curry favor with today’s tenants.

Trade Policy Uncertainty Slows Activity Amid Rising Utilization

By Prologis | June 23, 2025
In a recent research article, Prologis explores how global trade policy uncertainty is affecting industrial real estate demand, even as logistics space utilization remains elevated. While long-term fundamentals remain strong, short-term decision-making has slowed due to concerns about tariffs, reshoring, and global economic shifts.