Los Angeles City Council

L.A. City Councilmember for the 13th district Hugo Soto-Martinez.
Development  ·  Urban Planning
California

L.A. City Council Rejects Effort to Halt Hollywood Multifamily Project

By Nick Trombola
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Echelon Studios will rise on a five-acre site at 5601 Santa Monica Boulevard.
Finance  ·  Loan Sale
Los Angeles

Bardas and Bain Capital’s Hollywood Studio Project Secures $300M Loan

By Anna Staropoli
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City Market rendering
Development  ·  Urban Planning
California

L.A. City Council Approves Development Agreement for Downtown’s City Market Project

By Nick Trombola
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Perkins & Will will design the project for the 5.7-acre site.
Development  ·  Urban Planning
South L.A.

Hudson Pacific Set to Build Major South LA Office Complex With Food Incubator

By Greg Cornfield
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Councilwoman Nithya Raman, left, and Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson at a Los Angeles City Council meeting.
Leases  ·  Policy
Los Angeles

LA Renters Get Expanded Protections From Eviction

By Greg Cornfield
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The project at 656 South San Vicente Boulevard is designed to accommodate higher-acuity procedures such as surgery and other invasive outpatient services.
Development  ·  Urban Planning
Los Angeles

Stockdale Gets Green Light for Medical Office Development in LA

By Greg Cornfield
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City Hall is framed by one of the arches from the new Sixth Street Viaduct in Los Angeles.
Policy  ·  Players
Los Angeles

LA City Hall Rocked By Racist Remarks in Leaked Audio Recording

By Greg Cornfield
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Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de León, left, and City Council President Nury Martinez confer on Tuesday.
Policy
Los Angeles

LA Will End Pandemic-Era Eviction Ban in February

By Greg Cornfield
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The El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard is seen earlier this year playing 'Raya and the Last Dragon' on its first day of reopening since it was closed in 2020 due to local COVID-19 restrictions.
Policy
California

LA City Attorney Calls for Total Vaccine Mandate

By Greg Cornfield
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The L.A. City Council approved resolutions opposing SB 9 and SB 10. Councilman Paul Koretz said the state bills reward luxury developers and investors by “removing local zoning and environmental control."
Policy
California

California Weighs Controversial Housing Development Bills

By Greg Cornfield
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Los Angeles City Hall is bathed in blue lighting as part of the #LightItBlue for health workers movement on April 09, 2020.
Los Angeles

LA to Mandate COVID Vaccines for City Workers: Updated

By Greg Cornfield
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Councilmember Gil Cedillo addresses a press conference held at the launch of mass COVID-19 vaccination site at Dodger Stadium in January. This week, the city council approved his motion calling for a plan to immediately freeze rent on residential units with expired or soon-to-expire covenants that limit rent increases.
Policy  ·  Housing
Los Angeles

LA Looks to Freeze Rent on Expiring Covenants

By Greg Cornfield
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A Food 4 Less employee pushes carts past supermarket workers gathered to protest in front of the supermarket in Long Beach after a decision by Kroger to close two supermarkets rather than pay workers an additional $4 in "hazard pay."
Policy
Los Angeles

Kroger to Close 3 LA Grocery Stores After ‘Hazard Pay’ Mandate

By Greg Cornfield
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The seven-story development called Lankershim Crossing will rise about 87 feet with a maximum floor area of about 678,330 square feet.
Development
Los Angeles

LA Approves 432-Unit Project by Hankey Investment

By Greg Cornfield
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A Food 4 Less employee pushes carts past supermarket workers gathered to protest in front of the supermarket in Long Beach after a decision by Kroger to close two supermarkets rather than pay workers an additional $4 in "hazard pay."
Policy
Los Angeles

LA Mandates ‘Hazard Pay’ for Grocery Store Workers

By Greg Cornfield
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Los Angels City Hall and Chinatown in the foreground. A landlord is planning to increase rent at a building on North Hill Place by more than 200 percent.
Finance  ·  Acquisition
Los Angeles

LA Looks to Buy Chinatown Apartment Building to Prevent Evictions

By Greg Cornfield
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The project faced several objections and opposition through the entitlement process, with community groups challenging the environmental study and the plan to replace historic structures.
Development
Downtown Los Angeles

Onni Group’s Massive LA Tower Project Approved

By Greg Cornfield
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Jose Huizar
Development  ·  Policy
Los Angeles

LA City Council Takes Step Toward Ban on Developer Donations

By Alison Stateman
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