The tech billionaires backing a proposal to raise a brand-new city on the rolling prairie northeast of San Francisco Bay have agreed to pull their measure off the November ballot and will first fund a full environmental review of the project, officials announc... More »
After decades of resistance, Carmel-by-the-Sea is about to address some of its residents’ biggest frustrations.Quite literally.The moneyed little town, where homes and businesses have no street addresses, soon will have numbers assigned to its buildings, forgo... More »
Latinos in California face significant disparities in income, homeownership and education compared with their counterparts in other states with substantial Latino populations such as Texas and Florida.Our state’s housing crisis is a big part of the explanation... More »
Los Angeles renters with style, show us your place! The smaller, the better. In a city where home prices are at an all-time high and most are renters — whether an apartment, duplex, ADU, or single-family house — many are looking for inspiration on how to make ... More »
Loose slots will take on a different meaning in the final week of the landmark Mirage Hotel & Casino.Before the 34-year-old Las Vegas Strip institution permanently shuts its doors on July 17, the casino is obligated to pay out all progressive jackpots, per Nev... More »
The storied Ambassador Auditorium in Pasadena, which was long considered one of the region’s top classical music venues, is for sale after being owned by a local church for the last two decades. Harvest Rock Church is asking $45 million for the 1,200-seat audi... More »
The days of needing to save two to three months’ worth of rent for a security deposit are largely over in California.Legislation took effect Monday that limits a security deposit on a rental property to no more than one month’s rent for all but the smallest la... More »
Art and Jessica Martinez never imagined they’d own a home in the Valley. Their Silver Lake condo suited their urban lifestyle: strolling around the reservoir, walking to the local grocery store and frequenting their favorite tiki bar, Tiki-Ti.However, the pand... More »
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. — People call it “The Pit.” It’s a massive, unsightly hole in the ground — the site of a construction project in downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea whose previous owners ran out of money six years ago, leaving behind nothing but concrete, re... More »
Ryan Serhant doesn’t know selling real estate without a television show. After a short-lived career as an actor, and just months into his foray in real estate, he was cast in Bravo’s reality series “Million Dollar Listing New York,” a spinoff of its L.A.-based... More »
After a year-long battle, Marilyn Monroe’s Brentwood home has been saved from destruction.On Wednesday, the L.A. City Council unanimously voted to designate the Spanish Colonial-style residence as a historic cultural monument, protecting it from being razed by... More »
The former Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, which helped lead an economic revival on a historic stretch of Broadway a decade ago, has reopened as a minimal-service operation akin to Airbnb, following a strategy that has become increasingly common for struggl... More »