Rick Caruso on the Future of L.A., Leadership. . .and is he running for Mayor?

In a Minute with Evan Lovett

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Society & Culture, Places & Travel

5 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

L.A. native Rick Caruso has built some of L.A.'s most popular destinations: The Grove, Americana at Brand, the Commons in Calabasas. We dive into the origin story that created his leadership style and how he's able to continue growth in an often-difficult, legislatively & politically, Los Angeles. We also highlight SteadfastLA, Rick's non-profit that is building homes and providing small business grants to communities devastated by the wildfires. And of course, we want to know, is Rick Caruso potentially the next Mayor or Governor?

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0:00.0	Yo, welcome to another episode of In A Minute with Evan Lovett coming to you live from the IM
0:14.0	IM studios in the heart of Los Angeles.
0:16.6	And my guest today has kept that heart beating for more than three decades with projects like the Commons at Calabasas, the Americana brand, and the Grove in Fairfax, which, by the way, has more annual visitors than Disneyland.
0:31.3	I'm talking, of course, about Rick Caruso, developer, builder, visionary, and proud L.A. native.
0:39.6	Rick, thank you so much for being here.
0:41.5	Thanks for having me.
0:42.2	Appreciate you coming to the studio.
0:44.5	I know your time is limited today, so I do want to jump into it.
0:47.3	I'm honored to be here.
0:48.3	Thank you.
0:49.4	First, I do need to give a shout to our sponsor, Ardo Brick.
0:53.3	Third Generation LA American Dream Story.
0:56.1	They have a factory in Gardena supplying not just jobs, but beautiful handcrafted brick
1:01.6	and tile that helps renovate and restore some of L.A.'s other landmarks, in addition to the ones
1:07.5	that Rick has developed and built, such as La Plaza de Cotora and Artes,
1:13.0	the stunning Viviana in downtown Los Angeles,
1:15.5	Alveta Street, and USC,
1:17.9	which happens to be Rick's alma mater.
1:19.8	Yep, good place.
1:20.7	So there we go.
1:21.6	So Ardo Brick support them.
1:23.4	And Rick, I want to jump into this.
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