Beverly Hills mansion of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen sells for $45 million
In Beverly Hills Post Office, a lavish compound owned by late Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen has sold for $45 million….
Newsom’s latest housing fix: More Californians living downtown
The governor’s new budget blueprint includes $2 billion to cut commute times and keep people closer to their “daily destinations.”…
Your boss wants you back in the office despite COVID. Here’s why
Employers delay office return dates. Some employees say they don’t ever want to work in an office again….
Wilshire Boulevard Temple’s new event space is daring — and trapped inside its own head
A stuporstructure? OMA’s first major building in L.A. has seductive moments plus drive-by appeal. So why is Shohei Shigematsu’s design so hard to love?…
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. …