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Trump protests: by the numbers

by Elijah Chiland

Demonstrations against the president-elect have been sprouting up since Tuesday

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Measure M: Angelenos vote to tax themselves for better public transit

by Alissa Walker

New rail lines, better roads, bike-share expansion

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Measure JJJ: Angelenos overwhelmingly support affordable housing mandate

by Bianca Barragan

Measure JJJ aims to create more affordable housing by requiring developers to designate a certain percentage of condos and apartments in new residential buildings for low-income tenants.

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Victories for public transit and parks, and other election results for LA ballot measures

by Jenna Chandler, Bianca Barragan, and Alissa Walker

Check back for here for updates on important local ballot measures—dealing with development, homelessness, and public transit—as they come in.

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LAPD investigating tagging of Boyle Heights art galleries as possible hate crime

by Bianca Barragan

But activists say the real hate crime is gentrification

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Spend the night aboard the USS Iowa

by Elijah Chiland

Travel website Atlas Obscura is hosting a Veterans Day sleepover on the historic battleship, complete with two meals and a tour of the vessel that includes access to areas not normally open to the public.

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City of LA might ban people from sleeping overnight in cars on residential streets

by Bianca Barragan

The city is drafting rules that would make it a lot harder to live in a car. It’s looking to ban staying in a car overnight on residential streets.

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Grumpy old City Council is cracking down on house parties

by Elijah Chiland

The City Council unanimously passed a motion Wednesday asking the city attorney to create an ordinance hitting property owners and party hosts with an escalating series of fines for noise violations resulting from house parties.

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Outdoor market is a first for LA housing projects

by Bianca Barragan

A long-running swap meet returns to Ramona Gardens with all of the proper permits, so now, "people can make a piece of their living without worrying if their stuff will be taken away the next day."

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Los Angeles has the second-worst roads in the nation

by Elijah Chiland

A new report finds that LA's roads are in poorer shape than those in any major metropolitan region in the United States. With 60 percent of roads in poor condition, drivers spend almost $900 more per year on vehicle costs.

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DA looking into campaign contributions surrounding Harbor Gateway development

by Elijah Chiland

The Los Angeles District Attorney's office says it will investigate dozens of fishy campaign contributions revealed by the LA Times to be connected with a single controversial development project in Harbor Gateway.

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Rockefeller Center owner drops $24.5M on three Arts District properties

by Elijah Chiland

Tishman Speyer, the real estate giant that owns Rockefeller Plaza, has completed the $24.5 million purchase of an office Complex in the Arts District that's currently home to tech startup Hyperloop One.

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Study: Oil drilling may have caused devastating 1933 Long Beach earthquake

by Bianca Barragan

A couple of scientists dug up old oil drilling records and determined the epicenters of some earthquakes were very close to where "significant changes" had occurred in oil production areas nearby. More than 100 people died during the '33 quake.

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Hollywood’s Cinerama Dome parking structure sells for $50M

by Bianca Barragan

The 1,700-space parking garage next to the Cinerama Dome and ArcLight theaters on Sunset Boulevard sells to Robertson Properties Group. Lots of changes are ahead for this part of Hollywood, but plans for the parking garage site aren't clear yet.

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Did an apartment developer buy the city’s support?

by Elijah Chiland

An LA Times investigation reveals that spurious campaign contributions totaling more than a half million dollars went to a number of local politicians while a controversial apartment project was in the planning stages.

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OC man recorded his death-defying jumps from local buildings

by Elijah Chiland

An Orange County resident was arrested on suspicion of trespassing onto multiple properties to make a series of videos documenting his death-defying jumps, which he later posted on Youtube. Here's how it allegedly went down.

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Are classes offered by HGTV 'Flip or Flop' stars a sham?

by Elijah Chiland

Pricey real estate classes associated with Tarek and Christina El Moussa, stars of HGTV's "Flip or Flop," haven't been popular with students. They say the couple never actually appeared and that they never received promised help with flip projects.

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Trump's smashed up Hollywood Walk of Fame star will be repaired 'immediately'

by Bianca Barragan

Donald Trump's star on the Walk of Fame was smashed early this morning by a man using a sledgehammer. He apparently had aimed to remove it entirely and auction it off.

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Netflix is expanding in Hollywood with a move into historic Sunset Bronson Studios

by Elijah Chiland

The digital media giant is almost ready to move into the under-construction Icon Tower, but will first expand into the historic studio space next door—having reportedly leased several Sunset Bronson Studios sound stages.

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Even Peter Zumthor wasn’t impressed by renderings of his LACMA redesign

by Bianca Barragan

The redesign will bulldoze existing buildings, replacing them with one building spanning Wilshire Boulevard. The architect behind the redesign says he's working to produce new renderings that will "explain the building better."

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West Hollywood is trying to 'define' the future of the Sunset Strip

by Bianca Barragan

A handful of fancy new developments, including not just hotels but also a private club, and mixed-use projects, including one designed by Frank Gehry, are being built on the famous Sunset Strip. Now city leaders are trying to figure out its future.

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Hawthorne apartment complex sells for record $25.8M

by Jenna Chandler

The listing agent says construction of the future Los Angeles Rams stadium, scheduled to open in 2019, about three miles away in Inglewood drove up the value of the property. Units with one bedroom rent right now for $1,295.

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Santa’s Village theme park could reopen this holiday season

by Elijah Chiland

A vintage family attraction near Lake Arrowhead, Santa's Village has been closed to the public since 1998. New owners, however, are hoping to get the once-popular park up and running again as soon as next month.

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Palos Verdes Estates won't make Lunada Bay more visitor-friendly

by Elijah Chiland

The city is ignoring a request from the California Coastal Commission to make the bay more appealing to visitors by adding better signage and new amenities. Many say the bay is inaccessible to outsiders due to a hostile gang of surfers.

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Warner Music Group will relcoate from boring Burbank to ‘exciting’ Arts District

by Jenna Chandler

The company, whose labels include Warner Bros. Records, Atlantic, and Rhino, is moving into an old factory building that's being restored.

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Long Beach Airport could get international terminal

by Elijah Chiland

Wish you could fly out of Long Beach for your next trip to Tulum? It's not possible now, but it might be someday, now that a feasibility study has been completed examining the possibility of adding an international terminal to the airport.

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Chinese Theatre famous handprints no longer blocked—'Bette Davis can finally rest in peace!'

by Elijah Chiland

After an outcry on social media over the weekend, management at the TCL Chinese Theatre have removed several souvenir stalls that were covering up the handprints, footprints, and signatures of several old Hollywood luminaries.

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Famous handprints at TCL Chinese Theatre covered up by souvenir stalls

by Elijah Chiland

The legendary courtyard at Hollywood's Chinese Theatre is now chock full of souvenir carts. Perturbed preservationists complain that the stalls are covering up the famous handprints and signatures of Hollywood icons.

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LA's anti-development initiative added to March ballot

by Elijah Chiland

The controversial Neighborhood Integrity Initiative, a ballot measure that would freeze many development projects in the city of Los Angeles and force the city to strictly adhere to current zoning laws, has officially been added to the March ballot.

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US Bank to pay $13.5M for neglecting LA homes

by Elijah Chiland

US Bank and the LA City Attorney have reached a settlement after the city filed a civil complaint alleging that the bank had allowed hundreds of foreclosed homes to fall into disrepair. US Bank owned over 1,500 LA homes when the suit was filed.

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Buyer drops $15.6M on a Tesla Store on Third Street Promenade

by Elijah Chiland

The Tesla storefront in Santa Monica has a new owner now that a company called KLM Equities has purchased the establishment for a price of more than $5,000 per square foot. The buyer also spent big on the glassy Apple Store nearby.

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Airbnb hosts can thank the Rams for a very profitable weekend

by Jeff Wattenhofer

The short-term rental website is reporting a 13 percent increase in booking activity during the weekend of the Rams home opener. Collectively, Airbnb hosts pulled in nearly $10 million in rental fees during the home-opener weekend.

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