Roku doubles down on L.A. as it makes big programming push
As popularity for the ad-supported Roku Channel has grown, San Jose-based Roku more than doubled its staff in Santa Monica last year. …
Diddy sells his Toluca Lake mansion for $6.5 million
Rapper Sean Combs has sold his Toluca Lake home of 13 years for $6.513 million in the neighborhood’s priciest sale in months….
Editorial: If state leaders want affordable housing, they have to stop bungling attempts to fund it
It’s beyond exasperating that a state Senate bill to create a housing agency to fund affordable housing did not get passed last year….
Judge pauses California luxury development over wildfire evacuation concerns
A court has ruled that Lake County failed to properly analyze how a Guenoc Valley development would affect evacuation routes in times of wildfire. …
Column: Moldy walls, cold stoves and broken elevators: This is life at Chinatown’s Cathay Manor
For residents of a building that was one of Chinatown’s most significant political accomplishments, conditions have never been worse….
A tiny home transforms this Santa Monica backyard into a WFH retreat
This eco-friendly ADU is a simple solution to limited space: It’s just 320 square feet. The result? A WFH retreat that also houses guests when needed. …
Actor Michael York eyes $7 million for scenic spot in Hollywood Hills
‘Austin Powers’ actor Michael York is asking $7 million for a Hollywood Hills home that he’s owned since 1976….
Shonda Rhimes sells Hancock Park compound for record $21 million
Shonda Rhimes has set a record in Hancock Park, selling her 99-year-old remodeled mansion for $21 million….
A rare look inside Bernard Judge’s 1970s experimental Tree House, shaped by ecology
In 1977, The Times described Bernard Judge’s Los Angeles ‘Tree House’ as ‘a lark of a house.’ In the wake of the architect’s death we visit the unusual home….
The Weeknd is selling his Westwood penthouse for $22.5 million
Grammy-winning pop star The Weeknd is shopping his full-story penthouse in Westwood around for $22.5 million….