Amid the parade of surreal images from the last few days, few have been stranger than this one: a FEMA disaster recovery center for L.A. fire victims inside the former Westside Pavilion.

The $1 billion-plus California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy – announced just over a year ago – is slowly taking shape at the former Westside Pavilion shopping mall in Westwood.

Google is growing its presence in Los Angeles, the company said on Tuesday. Google will entirely take over all 584,000 square feet of space at One Westside - an office space that will take up part ...