A chunk of Rancho Palos Verdes is sliding into the sea. Can the city stop it?
A decades-long landslide has reshaped a 240-acre section of Palos Verdes Peninsula known as Portuguese Bend. The city is mounting a plan to slow it….
L.A. County moves to require quake retrofits as Turkey-Syria death toll exceeds 50,000
L.A. County’s proposed earthquake rules would require certain older concrete buildings in unincorporated areas, and those owned by the county, to be retrofitted….
Historic movie lot that gave Studio City its name to get $1-billion makeover
Historic movie lot in Studio City that was home to iconic television shows, from ‘Gunsmoke’ to ‘Seinfeld,’ is getting a $1-billion makeover….
How renovation of an iconic Chinese mall represents a shift in L.A.’s Chinese community
Columnist Frank Shyong first visited Focus Plaza as a seventh-grader with his family. He sees the mall’s renovation as a symbol of Southern California’s changing Chinese population….
In a sign of the times, O.C. malls will be places to live as well as shop
In an area where there is little undeveloped land and neighbors are likely to push back at new housing, some see the declining malls as ideal places to build….
Kim Zolciak-Biermann can rest easy in her Georgia mansion: Foreclosure auction is off
Oops, it was just a misunderstanding: ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ alum Kim Zolciak-Biermann won’t see her home sold at auction over a loan default….
Mark Wahlberg sells lavish Beverly Park mega-mansion for $55 million
Mark Wahlberg just sold his French-inspired mega-mansion in Beverly Park for $55 million, Southern California’s priciest home sale so far this year….
Some buyers find deals in shifting Southern California housing market
Falling mortgage rates and home prices bring some buyers back into the Southern California market just in time for spring….
Opinion: California housing development remains abysmal despite reforms. Here’s what’s missing
L.A., San Francisco and other cities need massive private development to supply homes and reduce homelessness. That’s why reforms like SB 9 fail….
Selling a rental property? Here are the tax consequences
Selling a rental property is more complicated than selling your personal home. If you’re not using the proceeds to buy another property, it’s going to cost you….