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Inside LA’s biggest real estate corruption scandal in recent history
The clock was ticking for a developer’s big downtown Los Angeles debut. Carmel Partners was looking to get its...
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LA real estate appraiser admits to $500K bribe
There was another bombshell Thursday into the federal probe of real estate developers bribing Los Angeles city officials —...
Developers are experts at circumventing Measure JJJ – here’s a proposal that would make that harder
The reach of Measure JJJ could intensify in the coming months, if a new ordinance that aims to extend the scope of the city’s...
Will new restrictions reduce the number of CEQA lawsuits?
Long before the court decision Tuesday that halted — for a second time — the construction of the Hollywood...
Developers will be incentivized to build affordable housing near transit under new JJJ guidelines
Following the successful package of Measure JJJ last November, L.A.’s Department of City Planning released new guidelines Monday on how the affordable housing initiative will actually work....
These are LA’s hottest submarkets for new residential projects
UPDATED, Feb. 14, 9:15 a.m.: In 2016, developers filed 281 new projects with Los Angeles city planning, calling for nearly...
Planning Commission has approved 90% of zoning amendment applications since 2000
Measure S proponents do get one thing right: Most developers seeking changes to zoning really do end up getting their...
How did LA’s planning process become such a mess?
TRD Special Report:In the first installation of TRD’s series on the Neighborhood Integrity Initiative, we explain the underlying problems...
Anti-mansionization measures receive green light from Planning Commission
The Los Angeles Planning Commission has voted to approve proposed changes to the city’s so called “mansionization” rules. The changes...
Planning Commission voted in support of reining in Airbnb
Bad news for Airbnb: The Los Angeles City Planning Commission approved Thursday a draft of regulations for short-term rental...
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