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La Crescenta residents cite fire evacuation concerns in battle against affordable housing project

Concerned residents and La Crescenta city leaders are urging Los Angeles County to take another look at a proposed five-story affordable housing site. They say Briggs Avenue and Foothill Boulevard offer only one way out, and with the proposed development, there would be a dangerous evacuation bottleneck and no safe way to escape danger. The neighborhood is in an area designated as a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone by the state fire marshal. The proposed five-story apartment complex would replace an 80-year-old motel at the corner of Briggs Avenue and Foothill Boulevard. The development would include 66 units and potentially house hundreds of residents. Tatyana Esmaelian, a La Crescenta resident, said the location could create serious problems during a wildfire evacuation. “I see this as a disaster happening, where it’s a repeat of Palisades Fire meets Eaton Fire, where people will get gridlocked to come out,” Esmaelian said. Residents say the intersection is already a potential evacuation choke point. Above the proposed development are already hundreds of homes, with Briggs Avenue serving as a primary evacuation route. Chris Kilpatrick of the Crescenta Valley Town Council called the proposed location particularly problematic. “This is probably the worst place in the

Los Angeles County, CA · 1d

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West Hollywood Tracks Vacancy Rates, Not Which Storefronts Sit Empty

West Hollywood can tell you its office vacancy rate ticked up and its retail rate ticked down. What its own paperwork still could not do, as of an October 2025 council item, was name the vacant units, say how long they had sat empty, or explain why. That gap is...

West Hollywood, CA · 17h

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Rainbow Housing Buys Norwalk Senior Tower for $41.9M

A 185-unit senior apartment tower in Norwalk has traded hands for $41.9 million, with Rainbow Housing picking up the age-restricted property at a price of $226,678 per unit. The building, known as Norwalk Tower Apartments, sits about 16 miles from downtown Los Angeles and is reserved for residents aged 62 and older earning at or below 50 percent of the area median income.

Norwalk, CA · 13h

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Space Shuttle Endeavour's new LA home opens to the public at California Science Center

The California Science Center opened its Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center to the public, featuring space shuttle Endeavour.

Los Angeles, CA · 15h

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Los Angeles Defies the Odds as Starter Home Supply Outpaces Major U.S. Metros

A recent metro-by-metro analysis by Realtor.com® offers a fresh look at the availability of the American starter home. For many would-be buyers, these options have felt increasingly scarce as rising

Los Angeles, CA · 14h

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Olive Young Plans Four New Stores Across Greater Los Angeles

South Korean health and beauty retailer Olive Young is planning four new stores across Greater Los Angeles, further expanding its presence in the region with locations at major shopping destinations by the first half of 2027. The company announced that the stores are planned for Irvine Spectrum Center in Irvine,...

Los Angeles, CA · 8h

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Foreclosure Is Not the Only Exit: Financial Options for Homeowners Falling Behind

HOUSING - What if you were to miss one payment on your mortgage? Would you lose your home?. There are still options available to you, such as payment assistance, selling your home or getting approved by your lender to walk away from your property. This also comes into play if...

Los Angeles, CA · 3d

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RoadHouse Cinemas Installs Arizona’s First Samsung Onyx LED Cinema Screen

Samsung Electronics America today announced that RoadHouse Cinemas has installed a 12-meter premium large format Samsung Onyx display at its Scottsdale, Arizona, location, introducing the state’s first LED cinema screen. As audiences increasingly seek premium formats for major blockbuster releases, theatres are expanding how they present films on the...

Scottsdale, AZ · 1d

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George Mkrtchyan Left a Century City Firm to Build One Where Clients Talk to Their Attorney

The call goes to voicemail. The client leaves a message, waits a week, and calls again. Somewhere in the office, the file holding that client’s injury claim sits exactly where it sat last month. For many people who hire a lawyer, the hardest part of a case can be the silence between updates, not the legal question at the center of it.

Glendale, CA · 2d

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Council Preview: City Eyes Deal to Build 301 Affordable Homes on City-Owned Land Near Downtown

At next Tuesday’s City Council meeting, the council will consider a deal to sell seven city-owned parcels near the Expo station to a developer proposing 301 affordable apartments, along with a large self-storage facility (Agenda, Item 4J.) The item is currently on the consent calendar, meaning staff expects it to be uncontroversial and pass unanimously.

Santa Monica, CA · 1d

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VIDEO: Port of LA reports two consecutive one-million box months

The Port of Los Angeles reports that it handled 1,026,872 TEU containers in October, setting a record for the month and ranking as the second-highest monthly total ever at America’s busiest container port. Following September’s all-time monthly record, October marked the first time the Port of LA has surpassed...

Los Angeles, CA · 20h

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FAA: Nationwide ground stop issued due to communication issues

Louisville, KY · 12h

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Boeing’s Demolition of a California Nuclear Testing Facility Has Nearby Families Worried About Cancer

The Ventura County Air Pollution Control District said local regulators do not require specific dust control measures as the buildings are torn down, despite the site’s troubled history and worries over radioactivity. .Boeing has almost completed the demolition of five buildings at its infamous Santa Susana Field Laboratory in...

Ventura County, CA · 4d

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The Taylor Weiner Team Gives Self-Employed Southern California Borrowers a Path Forward After a Bank Says No

Seal Beach mortgage team powered by Lower, LLC focuses on non-QM home loans for business owners, 1099 contractors and real estate investors across California The Taylor Weiner Team, a Seal Beach mortgage team led by Sr. Mortgage Advisor Taylor Weiner (NMLS 263090) and powered by Lower, LLC (NMLS 1124061), is putting its focus on non-QM […]

Seal Beach, CA · 2d

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Shapermint Opens First Two Stores Ever in L.A. Suburbs, Eyes National Rollout

Shapermint is using two Los Angeles-area stores to test whether its online business can translate into a larger branded-store presence. The New York-based company, which began selling online in 2018, opened its first two stores at Valencia Town Center in Santa Clarita on Oct. 24 and Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance on Nov. 6, according to the Los Angeles Business Journal. The openings mark a move into its own stores, not Shapermint’s first in-person retail availability.

Torrance, CA · 4d

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Sixth owner in 10 years takes over Echo Park Lake cafe

Echo Park—There's more change at the cafe at the Echo Park Lake Boathouse. The city’s Board of Recreation and Parks Commissioners voted last week to let VanillaBlack coffee company assume the remainder of a two-year contract for the cafe space. The company, which becomes the sixth concessionaire in 10 years, has operated at the spot since Aug. 29, when it opened during the Echo Park Rising festival, according to proprietor Vanessa Butler.

Los Angeles, CA · 1d

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MUJI Listed as Coming Soon to Del Amo Fashion Center

Japanese retailer MUJI is preparing to open a store at Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance, according to the shopping center’s online directory. The store will join the shopping center at 3525 Carson St. in Torrance. What Now Los Angeles reached out to MUJI representatives to inquire about the...

Torrance, CA · 3d

California Jobs Desk

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Los Angeles healthcare jobs: telemedicine physician, occupational medicine PA, dialysis RN and hospital nursing roles

Los Angeles listings here span physician, physician assistant, and nursing roles across virtual care, occupational health, dialysis, inpatient hospital care, and operating room work. QuickMD is seeking a telemedicine physician for fully virtual patient care, while Concentra Health’s physician assistant role centers on occupational medicine in a clinic setting. U.S. Renal Care focuses on home dialysis training and support, and PIH Health’s RN position is a hospital-based night role. Kaiser Permanente’s part-time operating room RN posting is the only part-time opening in the set.

Los Angeles, CA · 3d