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    From far left: Jose Huizar, Nury Martinez, Eric Garcetti and Marqueece Harris-Dawson
    Los Angeles Issue

    LA’s scandal response: status quo

    By Matthew Blake | January 21, 2021 05:00PM

    The FBI brought down the hammer last year on Jose Huizar’s alleged criminal enterprise, stating that the former Los Angeles City Council member milked developers for more than $1 million in payments and gifts,...

    LA’s scandal response: status quo
    David Geffen and 1169 N. Hillcrest Road (Getty, Google Maps)
    Los Angeles

    David Geffen sells “Billionaires Row” dev site for $34M

    By Matthew Blake | November 30, 2020 04:15PM

    Billionaire entertainment mogul David Geffen sold a development site in Beverly Hills for $33.8 million, more than a year...

    David Geffen sells “Billionaires Row” dev site for $34M
    Corcoran enters LA, absorbing “punk rock” brokerage
    Los Angeles

    Corcoran enters LA, absorbing “punk rock” brokerage

    By Matthew Blake | November 13, 2020 11:30AM

    Corcoran Group has entered Los Angeles, continuing the brokerage’s California expansion that began at the beginning of the year....

    Corcoran enters LA, absorbing “punk rock” brokerage
    Gov. Gavin Newsom, Shenzhen New World Group chairman Huang Wei and former L.A. City Council member Jose Huizar (Getty, the L.A. Grand Hotel Downtown)
    Los Angeles

    Inside LA’s opaque program to house homeless in hotels

    By Matthew Blake | October 30, 2020 03:00PM

    UPDATED, Jan. 5, 2021: Less than a year ago, black SUVs and international tourists crowded the L.A. Grand Hotel...

    Inside LA’s opaque program to house homeless in hotels

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