Mom and Pop

The offices are intended to be more appealing than “mom-and-pop” storefront dentists of the past, PDS Health chief executive Stephen Thorne said, with uncluttered waiting rooms and light colors.

“This ordinance is a result of a witch hunt by extremists that want to force mom-and-pop owners out of business,” David Kaishchyan, of the Apartment Assn. of Greater Los Angeles, said at the meeting on Friday.

On Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council declined to pass broad, city-specific eviction protections for people whose income was impacted by the fires, amid a debate over how dire the situation truly is and how new rules could impact mom-and-pop landlords.

Restaurant chains may be more likely to weather the increased costs than mom-and-pop outfits.

On this particular Sunday, I’m really craving fresh fruit, so I make a little bit of a trek to K-town to go to Co Co Fruit, which is this mom-and-pop fruit store with the yummiest exciting fruit: hairy lychee, longan.