Solar sprawl is tearing up the Mojave Desert. Is there a better way?
America needs lots of clean power, fast. Should it go on public lands or on rooftops?…
Opinion: Will L.A. have an office apocalypse or housing boom? Tax breaks might make the difference
If we’re serious about converting empty offices to address the housing crisis, we should consider incentives that worked in New York and D.C. …
Eagle Rock’s ‘Pillarhenge’ will finally disappear. In its place, a giant boat?
Over the last 15 years, a set of pillars dubbed ‘Pillarhenge’ has become a symbol of confusion and inefficiency in L.A.’s quest to build housing. Now, it’s finally being developed….
Adele purchased Sylvester Stallone’s Beverly Park mansion — on one unusual condition
Adele purchased Sylvester Stallone’s Beverly Park mansion for $58 million last year only after the ‘Rocky’ star agreed to one condition….
As high-rise offices lose their luster, can this part of downtown L.A. find a way forward?
L.A.’s financial district, once the thriving heart of downtown, struggles to bounce back from pandemic shutdown and homeless crisis. Experts say it needs more housing, less offices….
You can now rent the L.A. house Walt Disney built and lived in with his family
The Los Feliz home Walt Disney dreamed up for his wife and two daughters can be yours to rent — for $40,000 per month, that is. …
More than 100 vacant, government-owned parcels in L.A. could be used for housing, study finds
After years of dawdling by L.A. on the use of public land for homeless housing, an urban planner hired by the Committee for Greater L.A. has vetted thousands of government-owned parcels and come up with a…
Barrington Plaza residents sue owners over alleged misuse of state law for mass evictions
Barrington Plaza residents sue the complex’s owners over alleged misuse of eviction law. Advocates worry that mass evictions across L.A. could result….
Opinion: The PGA-LIV merger isn’t the problem. Golf is
Especially in California, the sport relies on extensive public subsidies and tax breaks. The Los Angeles Country Club, which is hosting the U.S. Open, is an example….
Opinion: Downtown L.A.’s ‘zombies’: How to fight a post-COVID plague of undead office buildings
The pandemic-driven shift to remote and hybrid work has left office skyscrapers half-empty in downtown Los Angeles and other cities in California and the U.S….