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Mar Vista Home Pairs Resort Style Backyard With Flexible Layout
5+ hour, 17+ min ago (252+ words) LOS ANGELES " Tucked into the Palms'Mar Vista neighborhood, a recently reduced Kingsland Street home leans into scale, privacy, and indoor-outdoor living, pairing an estate-style layout with resort-inspired amenities. The five-bedroom, six-bathroom residence at 11500 Kingsland St. spans roughly 4, 479 square feet on…...
Mansion Tax Debate Intensifies as Coalition Pushes Reform
4+ hour, 23+ min ago (763+ words) LOS ANGELES" The "mansion tax" is facing a new push for reform from a coalition that says the measure meant to fund affordable housing is now helping stall the very housing production it was supposed to support. Affordable LA: Mend…...
Final Stretch of Rose Avenue Encampment Cleared
8+ hour, 48+ min ago (416+ words) VENICE - An outside fire spread to the rear unit of a one-st" VENICE" A person was hit in the head with a bicycle on Ocea" People gather with their belongings nearby as the cleanup unfolds along Rose Avenue. The Rose…...
West LA Streets to Close to Car Traffic for Sunday Open Streets Event
10+ hour, 4+ min ago (331+ words) LOS ANGELES'For one day, a three-mile stretch of West LA will trade car traffic lanes for bikes, skates, strollers, and more. Cic LAvia will take over parts of Santa Monica Boulevard and Westwood Boulevard on Sunday, creating a car-free route…...
Culver City Midday Brush Fire Burns Half Acre Near Ballona Creek
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (167+ words) CULVER CITY " A brush fire burning near the 9500 block of Jefferson Boulevard prompted a response Thursday afternoon from Culver City firefighters and the Los Angeles Fire Department, which sent two water-dropping helicopters to assist. The fire had burned about a…...
Bed Bath & Beyond Plans Westside Comeback Inside Container Store
18+ hour, 32+ min ago (376+ words) LOS ANGELES" Bed Bath & Beyond is returning to the Westside, but the familiar big-box stores are not coming back. Instead, the brand will appear inside The Container Store, with new shop-in-shop spaces planned for Century City and El Segundo as…...
Housing Costs Are Pushing LA Voters Toward Moving, Study Shows
21+ hour, 2+ min ago (330+ words) LOS ANGELES " A new survey found Los Angeles voters are deeply concerned about housing costs and broadly supportive of policies aimed at building more housing across income levels. The poll, released by the Los Angeles Business Council Institute, found that…...
Meth Smuggling Charges Filed Against Two LAX Contract Workers
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (221+ words) LOS ANGELES " Methamphetamine is at the center of a federal case involving two contract workers at Los Angeles International Airport, who prosecutors say were arrested Tuesday and charged with possession with intent to distribute the drug. Alejandro Medina Beltran, 23, of…...
Sample Ballots Set to Arrive of June Primary Election
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (175+ words) LOS ANGELES " The county has begun mailing sample ballot booklets to registered voters ahead of the June 2 Statewide Direct Primary Election, the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's office said Thursday. The booklets give voters an early look at candidates and measures before…...
Murder-Suicide Reported at Venice Home of Downtown Santa Monica Director
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (137+ words) VENICE'A prominent Santa Monica nonprofit director and his wife were found dead Tuesday morning at their Venice home, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Officers responded around 10: 50 a. m. to 605 Superba Avenue near Venice Boulevard, where they found Jeremy Ferguson, 50, and…...