Handwritten notes. Free product samples. Email responses to questions. And in some cases (shout-out to Surfing Cowboys in Malibu), an old-school phone call to discuss a gift item.<\/p>\n
This is the kind of service that sets local businesses apart, offering personalized experiences you won\u2019t find on Amazon.<\/p>\n
From independent artists working at home to brands manufacturing in downtown Los Angeles, these businesses offer a diverse range of products and services that reflect the unique character of our city, which has been affected by wildfires, ICE raids and a struggling economy. <\/p>\n
The gifts I\u2019ve included here are all from Los Angeles-based businesses. They carry a personal touch \u2014 a connection to the people and the city. Some are handmade while others are manufactured, but all of them are a part of our city\u2019s unique fabric.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s keep it going and support small businesses in Los Angeles this holiday season. Our connection to one another is our strength.<\/p>\n
If you make a purchase using some of our links, the L.A. Times may be compensated. Prices and availability of items and experiences in the Gift Guide and on latimes.com are subject to change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Handwritten notes. Free product samples. Email responses to questions. And in some cases (shout-out to Surfing Cowboys in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34520,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[24692,24691,23417,1409,16273,24693,24695,24694,24689,48,52,51,767,47,50,49,24690,1929,3651,4747],"class_list":["post-34519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-availability","tag-best-gift","tag-brand","tag-city","tag-connection","tag-diverse-range","tag-email-response","tag-free-product-sample","tag-gift-item","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-local-business","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-personalized-experience","tag-price","tag-product","tag-service"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34519\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}