It didn’t take long for the latest designs of Irvine-based MVE + Partners to provide a test of the current market for upscale residential rentals in Downtown LA, with two recently completed high rises going on the sales block. Grace, Griffin The architecture firm oversaw the creation of The Grace …
Condolences to family, friends and community members feeling the loss of rapper Nipsey Hussle, who was born Ermias Joseph Asghedom and made a mark with more than music under his adopted moniker in South LA. It’s been a while since gang-related crime has gripped the city’s consciousness and prompted the …
Confusion continues about links between Los Angeles and Orange County when it comes to the ongoing college admissions scandal. The LA Times gave the story the top spot on its front page of Sunday, March 30, calling out financial executive-turned-fraudster Morrie Tobin of Hancock Park. Tobin The piece reported that …
Wesson I’ll get to the recent and provocative claim by a lawyer for Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson that begs the question of just what sort of witness the politician has turned into when it comes to the feds and their ongoing investigation of City Hall … and …
First a few words about the plan hatched by 14th District Los Angeles City Councilmember Jose Huizar and approved by his colleagues for an emergency homeless shelter at a warehouse at 1426 Paloma Street, on Downtown’s industrial edge. City documents indicate that a nonprofit entity called Home at Last Community …
I’ll start this one with a clear reminder that anyone who tells you that the people of Los Angeles and the rest of Southern California must either agree to any proposal to provide shelter for the homeless or turn their back on an emergency is giving you a false choice. …
Add this to the growing list of questions about how LA City Hall operates – and take it as a cross-section of the growing concerns about corruption and continued frustration about the lack of significant progress of homelessness. I’m talking about the deal proposed by 14th District City Councilmember Jose …
President Donald Trump recently declared a national emergency as a pretext for building the “wall” he’s promised at the U.S.-Mexico border. Partisans and the courts can hash out the logic and legalities of such an attempt. I’ll instead recall a December 13 event presented by the Downtown-based Pacific Council on …
Have you heard about the upcoming art show Frieze Los Angeles? The buzz so far has been confined to reports on the art and artists–no doubt the stars of the LA edition of the festival, which aims to gain traction alongside sister shows in New York and London when it …
Here’s a different view of diversity, courtesy of a couple of speakers who recently took separate stages in Orange County. One is a thirtysomething son of a university professor. He got a college degree for himself, now makes a living as a political pundit, and still looks as though he’d …
