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“Can an actual mom-and-pop small business afford that?” he said.

I always want something freshly made and from a mom-and-pop style situation.

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.