Evictions from rent-controlled units on the rise in L.A.
Arie Shashou remembers simple pleasures from the decades spent in his Westside home: helping neighbors with small tasks; the daily chats with the former manager of the complex; the paintings that line...
View ArticleOffice tower to rise next to historic Hollywood studio
One of Hollywood's biggest landlords is setting the stage for another expansion as the historic heart of the film and broadcast business rises again. Hudson Pacific Properties, the owner of two...
View ArticleCan a landlord charge on a per-person basis?
Question: I am a landlord who owns and manages a couple of four-plexes. I have always paid for all the utilities — garbage pickup, electricity and water — for my tenants. However, I started to notice...
View ArticleTesla delivers its first electric cars in China; delays upset some
BEIJING -- Thanking his Chinese customers for “taking a chance,” Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk on Tuesday handed over the keys to the first nine electric vehicles the California car company has sold...
View ArticleClippers owner Donald Sterling is no stranger to race-related lawsuits
The racist comments purportedly made by Donald Sterling in the audio recording that surfaced Saturday via TMZ.com are the latest in a years-long string of racially charged incidents linked to the real...
View ArticleL.A. Council president wants third-party review of Donald Sterling
Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson called Monday for a third-party independent review to determine whether Clippers owner Donald Sterling violated any nondiscrimination laws as part of his...
View ArticleDonald Sterling's words and deeds
Re "Pressure mounts on Sterling," April 28 I don't know what is more offensive: Donald Sterling's racist views, or his companion's pursuit of a relationship with a man almost 60 years her senior....
View ArticleDonald Sterling's wife hasn't escaped controversy either
An apartment tenant and managers claimed the wife of embattled Clippers owner Donald Sterling denigrated African Americans, Latinos and once posed as a health inspector, according to court records....
View ArticleArt deco Hollywood Citizen News building is sold
The former home of the Hollywood Citizen News newspaper, now an office building, has been sold for more than $14.5 million to Los Angeles investor SE Edinger. Brentwood Capital Partners sold the...
View ArticleMatthew Poyer keeps crowds moving at Universal CityWalk
The gig: Matthew Poyer, 52, vice president of operations at Universal CityWalk, oversees what Universal Studios calls the nation's first "outdoor urban entertainment center." It's a quarter-mile-long...
View ArticleGrief counselor seeks financial healing
Bridgette Sullenger knows what it takes to survive difficult times. Sullenger is an ordained minister who works with patients in hospice care. Sullenger also leads group counseling sessions for those...
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