CALIFORNIA — This week in California business news: In an about-face, Elon Musk has begun embracing the Bay Area with new expansions, rent is decreasing in most California metro areas, and the state is no longer the world’s fourth-largest economy.
Additionally, police say they’ve connected the pieces of a complicated and lucrative LEGO racket after finding a shotgun and tens of thousands of LEGO pieces inside a NorCal man’s home.
But before getting to the biggest business stories in the Golden State, here are some of the best consumer deals of the week:
A locally authored bill would have banned the sale of certain exfoliants in personal care products and glitter.