City of Los Angeles
Los Angeles Reopens Historic Vision Theatre in Leimert Park After Nearly $40MM, 15-Year Restoration
After a decade and a half of stop-and-start construction, the City of Los Angeles has reopened Leimert Park's Vision Theatre, betting nearly $40...
Los Angeles Fast-Tracks 2028 Olympic Construction, Waiving Zoning Review for Temporary Venues
The Los Angeles City Council approved an ordinance clearing temporary projects tied to the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games to bypass the city's...
L.A. Permits More Than 8,800 Homes in First Half of 2026, Nearly Tripling Year-Ago Pace as Economic Headwinds Build
A rebound in residential permitting pushed Los Angeles past a full year's worth of housing approvals in just six months, but new research...
LA County Rents Hit Four-Year Low, but Studios Still Squeeze the Class of 2026
Realtor.com's Q2 2026 Los Angeles County Rental Report shows median asking rents sliding to their lowest point in four years, yet studio apartments...
California’s $17.40 Minimum Wage Takes Effect in 2027, Stacking Onto Southern California Mandates
California's minimum wage climbs to $17.40 in 2027, adding to a stack of Southern California local and sector wage mandates.
Los Angeles Mounts Three-Front Resistance to SB 79, Pushing Compliance to 2030
City Council’s Alternative Plan, an LA Metro Board exemption push, and a pending Senate carve-out bill combine to delay California’s flagship transit housing...
Larchmont Charter School Taps $25MM Bond to Acquire 59,000 SQFT Hollywood Campus for $20.5MM
Nonprofit buyer’s exemption from Los Angeles’ transfer tax shaved more than $1 million off the deal as Bolour Associates continues paring back its...
Parkview Lands $10.6MM Construction Loan for 51-Unit ED1 Project in Studio City
The five-story workforce housing development at 12750 Moorpark Street will break ground in one of the San Fernando Valley’s tightest submarkets, with completion...
Douglas Emmett Bets on Adaptive Reuse With 323-Unit Conversion of Westwood’s Murdock Plaza
The Santa Monica REIT files plans to turn a 17-story Wilshire Boulevard office tower it acquired out of distress into apartments, pairing the...
Los Angeles Turns Against $470MM KPC-Lendlease Bid for Oceanwide Plaza as Hearing Slips to July
The city says the proposed buyer’s development plan is not approvable as written, throwing the fate of downtown’s graffiti towers back into doubt....
Community Corp. Breaks Ground on 95-Unit Jubilo Village in Culver City After Seven-Year Push
Westside nonprofit developer secures $20 million city loan and state tax credits to deliver Culver City’s first fully affordable project in more than...
Port of Los Angeles Posts Second-Best April Even as Inland Empire Warehouses Bleed Occupancy
Resilient import demand pushed San Pedro Bay volumes to 890,861 TEUs while shipping fuel costs surged nearly 88 percent and Inland Empire industrial...
