Casamba, an electronic medical record company in Agoura Hills, on Wednesday announced Billie Nutter as its new chief executive. Nutter is taking over for Ronnie Amrany, the company’s founder, who will serve as executive chairman moving forward. “It has been a tremendous honor to serve as the CEO of Casamba,” Amrany said in a statement. “Since joining the team a little over two years ago, Billie’s leadership has allowed us to make meaningful progress toward our top company priorities,...

L.A. City Attorney Mike Feuer has filed a civil complaint against a Chatsworth pot shop after an 18-year-old customer was shot and killed on site, according to a statement released by Feuer’s office on Friday. The shop at 9866 De Soto Ave. had allegedly been operating illegally, Feuer said, conducting commercial cannabis activity without a license. Property owners Clifford and Maureen Mickool were criminally charged for allegedly renting the space to an illegal medical marijuana business...

Antelope Valley Hospital received a $500,000 grant from aerospace giant Lockheed Martin to obtain personal protective equipment, according to a statement from the hospital. The community hospital will use funds to purchase N95 masks, disposable isolation gowns, Nitrile disposable gloves and ventilators. “We are very grateful for this generous contribution that will help AV Hospital acquire crisis relief equipment to protect the hospital’s frontline workers and our patients,” Ed Mirzabegian,...

The Terasaki Institute, a Los Angeles biotech nonprofit, plans to transform the former Weider Health and Fitness Center into a biomedical research and development facility. Located in Woodland Hills, the two-story, 50,000-square-foot building at 21100 Erwin St. will be designed to accommodate teams of scientists focused on developing bioengineered systems, medical devices and other products with biomedical applications, Terasaki said in a statement. Renovations are set to begin in the fall...

Gov. Gavin Newsom late Tuesday announced an amended Safer at Home Order for the state, giving non-essential office-based businesses the green light to reopen, as well as retail establishments for in-person shopping and places of worship. According to a statement issued by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, businesses and institutions must “take appropriate steps to plan for reopening” which follow the state’s Recovery Plan. A 65-point checklist for office worksites, issued by...