Kim Christensen was a rare human: A 2-time Pulitzer winner, a supremely talented investigative reporter, humble, generous to his colleagues, funny, kind, dedicated to exposing truth. I'm lucky to have known him. latimes.com/california/sto…

Huge layoffs coming at Tesla amid slowing demand for electric cars. Details from my Los Angeles Times colleague Andrea Chang: latimes.com/business/story…

Rise and Fall of Only 99 Cents and David Gold's golden touch: One ad congratulated the “Dodgers on Losing 99 Games.” Another wished Joan Rivers “Happy 99th Facelift.” Stores were open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., “nine days a week.” Beautifully written: Andrea Chang Laurence Darmiento

99 Cents Only went from private ownership to private equity .... to bankruptcy. My talented colleague Andrea Chang and I examined what went wrong.

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99 Cents Only was an L.A. icon. What happened? ⁦Andrea Chang⁩ ⁦Laurence Darmiento⁩ have answers in this deep dive into the failure of the popular chain latimes.com/business/story…

Great piece by Andrea Chang & Laurence Darmiento on the downfall of 99 Cents Only. I'll miss those stores, which always had Brach's hearts in Spanish for Valentine's day. latimes.com/business/story…

The Rise and Fall of 99 Cents Only is such a perfect story of capitalism's most exciting and terrifying aspects. A great idea cannot stay great forever latimes.com/business/story… Andrea Chang Laurence Darmiento

Sad shopping news. 99 Cents Only announces that it will close all 371 stores and wind down its business. 😿⁦Andrea Chang⁩ ⁦Laurence Darmiento⁩ ⁦Los Angeles Times⁩ latimes.com/business/story…

My boyfriend and I have a joke: When he asks me where I’m going and I say “church,” that means I’m going to the 99. What shall this heathen do now? This was such a SoCal institution! ⁦Andrea Chang⁩ 99 Cents Only to close all 371 stores latimes.com/business/story…

99 Cents Only to close all 371 stores and wind down its business ⁦Andrea Chang⁩ ⁦Laurence Darmiento⁩ with the details and reasons why latimes.com/business/story…

Higher prices on the menu as fast-food chains brace for California’s big minimum wage jump ⁦Andrea Chang⁩ ⁦Don Lee⁩ latimes.com/business/story…

“It is a dream weight until you spend $25,000 on plastic surgery, and you go every three months to your injector because you’ve got to just continuously pump Sculptra and fillers trying to keep that skin on your skull.”

…should be required on every Ozempic label.

You know by the hed it’s an Andrea Chang banger.

The new beauty regimen: Lose weight with Ozempic, tighten up with cosmetic surgery latimes.com/business/story…

To fix Ozempic face (and Ozempic boobs), weight-loss patients are turning to plastic surgery

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Jeniffer Brown wanted the Ozempic body. She just didn’t want “Ozempic face.”

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Thin in the waist but old in the face. They lost weight with Ozempic but need plastic surgery anyway

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Plastic surgeons are seeing a boom in patients who want tummy tucks, face lifts and fillers to counteract the effects of Ozempic, which can leave you “thin in the waist but old in the face,” Andrea Chang⁩ writes: latimes.com/business/story…

How #brides - and grooms - are scrambling to replace their magical #wedding venue in the wake of a Wayfarers closure. This Andrea Chang Samantha Masunaga piece reads so well, it's like you're having a conversation with the couples. latimes.com/business/story…

What is it about @BarrysBootcamp workouts that turns ordinary fitness enthusiasts into fanatics? Andrea Chang explores in the latest in our Created in California series. latimes.com/business/story…

LA's trendiest social club asks its carefully vetted members to follow a few rules: poop anywhere you like, but no humping each other, please. latimes.com/business/story… Andrea Chang on what it's like working at Santa Monica's DOG PPL, aka 'Soho house for dogs'