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Fire-Damaged Pico-Union Triplex Burns...Again
1232 South Bonnie Brae Street has caught on fire before.
Apr 28
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Serious Conflict of Interest in the City Budget...and Another Preventable Fire
I don’t trust Mayor Bass, and after reading about an alarming conflict of interest in her proposed budget, I don’t believe anyone should.
Apr 26
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Help Save Abandoned Pets By Supporting Lucky's Law
This is a bit beyond my usual work, but it’s too important not to pass along.
Apr 21
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Another Vacant Building is On Fire
I couldn’t tell you why an elegant three-story building on New Hampshire Avenue is vacant.
Apr 16
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The Phillips Hotel Caught on Fire...Again
You may not have heard of the Phillips Hotel - unless you’re a Charles Bukowski fan.
Apr 9
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Tuesday's Public Nuisance Hearings
LADBS’ agenda for next week’s Public Nuisance Hearings is out, and it doesn’t surprise me.
Apr 4
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March 2026
The Jardinette is BACK, baby!
Regular readers, East Hollywood residents, and modernism enthusiasts already know that Richard Neutra’s 1928 masterpiece Jardinette Apartments fell into…
Mar 30
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Santa Monica Stands Up for Renters, So Why Won't LA?
Santa Monica’s City Attorney recently won judgments against two landlords who failed to pay required temporary relocation fees to three displaced…
Mar 22
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The Slow, Ugly Death of a Larchmont Bungalow *UPDATED; neighbors displaced and pets k*lled!*
I am so damn fed up with writing about empty homes burning, but what am I supposed to do - stop? In Los Angeles? Honey, please.
Mar 10
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Why Won't The County Do Right By Rancho Los Amigos?
Rancho Los Amigos, originally the County Poor Farm, is one of Los Angeles County’s biggest, and most shocking, long-empty spaces.
Mar 6
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February 2026
40 Years of Hollywood Burning
(Image courtesy of Father Dylan Littlefield.)
Feb 22
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Wilton Place Just Can't Catch a Break
(Image courtesy of Citizen)
Feb 18
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