Tax proposed on L.A. property sales over $5 million to fund homeless housing
Housing advocates, labor unions and progressive activists want voters to approve a tax on property sales to fund homeless housing in Los Angeles….
The year of the party tent: What the age of COVID taught us about architecture in 2021
The humble party tent is wildly flexible in COVID times. It offers access to fresh air, showed us forgotten spaces and reveals ways we could better deploy urban space….
‘Spotlight’ producer Michael Sugar shoots for $6.3 million in Dana Point
Film and TV producer Michael Sugar is asking $6.3 million for a Dana Point home he purchased earlier this year for $5.1 million….
Pharrell Williams drops price of Hollywood Hills compound to $10 million
After unloading a mega-mansion last year, Grammy-winning artist Pharrell Williams is shopping around his Hollywood Hills home for $10 million….
In Malibu, a $40-million home rises from Suzanne Somers’ empty land
A Malibu lot that once held Suzanne Somers’ beach cottage until it burned down in 2007 now holds a brand-new home that’s on the market for $40 million….
Take a trip through the magnificent department stores of old L.A.
Long before so many people did their shopping online, Los Angeles’ department stores — Bullock’s, Robinson’s, May Company, Hamburger’s and more — were the place to be….
California proposes big changes to rooftop solar incentives
Solar companies were furious, saying the changes to crater the market for clean energy….
Proposed state law seeks to ban freeway expansions in underserved communities
A California legislator has proposed blocking state funding and permits for freeway expansions in poor and polluted neighborhoods….
NBA’s Chandler Parsons passes Hollywood Hills perch for $8 million
NBA veteran Chandler Parsons has sold his scenic home above the Sunset Strip for $8 million, or $1.225 million more than he paid in 2019….
California attorney general alleges home flipper Wedgewood illegally evicted tenants
Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta and the Redondo Beach-based company reached a $3.5 million settlement over illegal eviction allegations, which the company denies …