Cody Recker and Jessica Perez loved their Boyle Heights rental — warts and all. Lots of warts. The plumbing broke, spraying raw sewage puddles on the floor. The floor and foundation were falling apart, inviting hordes of mice and fleas. […]
American Matt Richtman won the 2025 L.A. Marathon on Sunday, marking the first time an American has won the race in 31 years. The former Montana State University star finished with a time of 2:07:56 — nearly three minutes faster
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L.A. “renovictions” are done — at least for now. On Friday, the Los Angeles City Council voted 12 to 0 to temporarily block landlords from evicting tenants in order to remodel their properties. The interim ordinance, which lasts until Aug.
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Four years before the Palisades and Eaton fires ravaged L.A., Irvine braced for a blaze of its own. A bone-dry summer left the landscape parched and primed to ignite as Santa Ana winds roared through the region at 80 mph.
Could this Irvine enclave be a model for a more fire-resistant L.A.? Read More »
The latest chapter in the saga of a 300-acre development in the Verdugo Mountains revolves around surveillance cameras and native bumblebees. The developer is suing protesters for trespassing onto the property in attempts to gather evidence for why the land
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In 2020, the Jewish haven of Pico-Robertson voted for Joe Biden over Donald Trump, taking its place among the large swath of liberal Westside communities. But in these politically fraught times, a lot can change in four years. A red
Once strongly liberal, Pico-Robertson surged for Trump in 2024. Why? Read More »
Since the “mansion tax” took effect last April, a bevy of groups have aired their grievances. Developers claim the tax eats into their profit margins, stifling new housing projects. Commercial property owners say their sales of warehouses and retail spaces
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Who would abandon a $400,000 Rolls-Royce on the street in Van Nuys? Evidently, someone involved in a reckless driving incident that led to two wrecks and four people being taken to the hospital. LAPD officers are on the hunt for
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Los Angeles is roughly a year and a half into its so-called “mansion tax,” levying charges on high-end property sales to raise money for affordable housing and homelessness initiatives. Measure ULA charges a 4% fee on all property sales above
Which L.A. neighborhoods have paid the most ‘mansion tax’? Read More »
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta blasted the city of Beverly Hills in a news conference Thursday, accusing city officials of colluding to keep out a third-trimester abortion clinic last year. Bonta opened an investigation after DuPont Clinic accused Beverly Hills
