An oceanfront home in the Laguna Beach enclave of Emerald Bay has quietly sold for $110 million, the highest price in Orange County history. It’s a market-shattering deal…
Read more Laguna Beach mansion sells for $110 million, shattering O.C. price recordIn a rare moment of political alignment last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Trump vowed to crack down on corporate home buying. Now, a new bill aims…
Read more Newsom and Trump have vowed to crack down on corporate home buying. A new bill aims to curb itSALEM — Salem City Councilors expressed support for the intent of a proposal to increase fines for failing to clear snow and ice from sidewalks, but said that…
Read more Salem to continue discussion on raising fees for failing to clear snow, ice from sidewalksDowntown Los Angeles’ infamous eyesore is one step closer to being cleaned out. The skyscraper known as the Graffiti Towers — officially the Oceanwide Plaza development — has…
Read more Graffiti towers agreement clears a path for clean upA Brentwood couple is suing the city of Los Angeles and Mayor Karen Bass, claiming their constitutional rights were violated when city officials blocked them from demolishing the…
Read more L.A. stopped a couple from demolishing Marilyn Monroe’s home. Now, they’re suingKanye West, the rapper now known as Ye, is suing his former project manager and his lawyers, alleging they wrongfully put a $1.8-million lien on his former Malibu…
Read more Kanye West sues ex-employee over Malibu mansion lienThe 120-year-old Craftsman home in the middle of the Hollywood Center Motel had survived earthquakes, flooding, riots, a murder investigation and the raucous force of the rock-n-roll era.…
Read more Historic Hollywood motel where rock icons stayed and movies were filmed goes up in flamesThough the state of California has certain squatters rights, it’s doubtful they apply to the many black bears roaming Los Angeles County — and according to a man…
Read more California man says bear refuses to leave homeThe primary federal contractor entrusted with purging fire debris from the Eaton and Palisades fires may have illegally dumped toxic ash and misused contaminated soil in breach of…
Read more L.A. fire cleanups reports describe repeated violations, illegal dumping allegationA pro-housing group sued Gov. Newsom on Wednesday over his decision to restrict SB 9, a housing law that allows owners to parcel up their properties, in the…
Read more Pro-housing group sues Newsom over duplex ban in wildfire zonesAs the Eaton and Palisades fires rapidly jumped between tightly packed houses, the proactive steps some residents took to retrofit their homes with fire-resistant building materials and to…
Read more Early adopters of ‘zone zero’ fared better in L.A. County fires, insurance-backed investigation findsIn the architectural age of minimalism and millennial gray, a wild and whimsical antidote made of old clinker bricks and jumbled shingles sits on a quiet street at…
Read more L.A.’s famous ‘Hobbit Houses’ have a new owner. He calls himself the ‘King of Storybook’The distinctive former headquarters of the Christian media company Trinity Broadcasting Network in Costa Mesa has sold for $44.5 million, clearing the way for new housing. The purchase…
Read more Former Trinity Broadcasting headquarters is sold and set to be torn down for new housingOne person is dead and another is injured after a fatal shooting in Sanford on Saturday, according to the Sanford Police Department. SPD responded to a shooting at…
Read more One dead, one injured after shooting in Sanford, police sayA hiker clambers across a scorched landscape of ash, his footsteps crunching on charred earth as he peers over a ridge at a burn scar pocked with blackened…
Read more ‘It’s still smoldering.’ A hiker’s video of Palisades fire raises questions about state’s responsibilityAfter serving for decades as a community hub and popular shopping center, the Westminster Mall in Orange County is getting ready to close its doors. Most of the…
Read more Orange County shoppers say goodbye to Westminster MallA mass shooting at a crowded bar on an idyllic South Carolina island has left four people dead and at least 20 injured, officials say.The shooting occurred early…
Read more 4 people were killed and 20 more were injured in a shooting at a bar in South Carolina, sheriff saysA mass shooting at a crowded bar on an idyllic South Carolina island has left four people dead and at least 20 injured, officials say.The shooting occurred early…
Read more 4 people were killed and 20 more were injured in a shooting at a bar in South Carolina, sheriff saysThe doors and windows are done. The appliances are on the way. The hardwood floors are stacked and ready to lay down. In January, Ted Koerner’s Altadena house…
Read more Commentary: He might be the first one to rebuild a house in Altadena, and he credits his golden retrieverIt pays less and less to buy and flip a home these days. From April through June, the typical home flipped by an investor resulted in a 25.1%…
Read more Now is the worst time to flip a home. It hasn’t been this bad in nearly two decades | Fortune
