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  February 29, 2008

Development Plans Upset Neighbors

February 26, 2008

L.A.'s Upscale Downtown Delayed

February 21, 2008

Wetlands Advocates Say Asphalt Plan Stinks

February 19, 2008

Developer Plans 318 Condos For Chinatown Market-Rate Complex Would Rise Near 'Cornfield' Park

February 14, 2008

Environmental "Baseline" Standards Under CEQA Clarified by Ruling

February 05, 2008

Briefs: Groundbreaking For Holocaust Museum, Finally

January 23, 2008

Condo Proposal Draws Criticism

January 23, 2008

Grand Avenue Groundbreaking Delayed

January 14, 2008

Public Gets Say Before Hotel Heads to Planning Commission

January 11, 2008

New Civic Center Project To Be Aired

January 07, 2008

Triple-Towers Plan: When Does Smart Growth Turn Stupid?

January 04, 2008

College To Present Final Phase Of Master Plan

December 20, 2007

Waystation Copes; Problems Persist

December 14, 2007

Playa Vista Is Denied Review Of Ruling That Stopped Construction After The State Supreme Court's Decision

December 06, 2007

Decades Later, 12-Story Plan For Pantages Revived

December 05, 2007

NoHo Project Pared Down; Community Input Sought

November 26, 2007

Residents Criticize Environmental Report On Hollywood Park Proposal

November 19, 2007

Jet Fuel Pipeline To LAX Is Delayed

November 09, 2007

NBC Move From Burbank To Universal City Faces Hurdle

November 09, 2007

`It's Humongous, But It's Not Confusing'

November 05, 2007

Proposed Hospital Expansion Stirs Hot Debate Council To Hear Foes, Backers Of Plan

November 05, 2007

First The Giant Retailer Downsizes Plans For A Superstore, Then Bows Out Entirely, Leaving Nearby Mall Tenants In Need Of An Anchor

October 24, 2007

Snowcreek VIII EIR Exposes Concerns Over Snowcreek VII Public Comment At Planning Commission Raises Questions

October 19, 2007

No Reason To Delay Hospital Expansion

October 19, 2007

The Westside Of L.A. Gets Another Star A New Performing Arts Complex At Santa Monica College's Satellite Campus Nears Completion

October 11, 2007

NBC To Bid Bye-Bye To Burbank The Entertainment Giant Will Announce Plans Thursday To Leave Its Home Of More Than 50 Years For New Headquarters Near Universal Studios

October 08, 2007

Suit Is Filed Against Triangle

October 03, 2007

VA Asks Army Reserve To Return Westside Parcel

October 03, 2007

Alarcon Wants Report On Hospital Expansion

September 17, 2007

Plans For VA Property Get Public Viewing

September 04, 2007

Mark Waronek Denies That He Fears Link Could Hurt His Re-Election Bid

July 26, 2007

Hospital Expansion Plans Could Face Neighborhood-Forced EIR

July 25, 2007

Madison Campus Ready To Harmonize

July 25, 2007

Wal-Mart Plan On Hot Seat In Garden Grove Packed House Is Expected At Tonight's Hearing, First Official Opportunity For Public To Air Views On Proposed Superstore

July 25, 2007

Panel Favors Fewer Homes In Ponte Vista Development Committee Advises Against 1,950 Units And Suggests 535 For The Project At Former Navy Housing Site In San Pedro

July 24, 2007

Ponte Vista Panel Nears Decision On Development Citizens Advisory Group Will Likely Offer Recommendations On The 61.5-Acre Project Tonight

July 17, 2007

Huge Hollywood Apartment Complex Approved The L.A. City Council Clears The Way For 1,000 Rental Units In Seven Buildings To Rise On Parking Lots Around The Pantages

July 16, 2007

Cristallago Environmental Study Begins

July 16, 2007

Developer Wants To Close Course New Plan Calls For 229 Single-Family Homes And The Closure Of Verdugo Hills Golf Course

July 09, 2007

Issues Surrounding Harmony Project Aired

June 27, 2007

What's Next For Ponte Vista? San Pedro Panel Cancels Public Meeting To Have A Private Chat About The Development

June 19, 2007

Developer's Latest Ponte Vista Plan Adds Perks, Subtracts Little Hahn Is Among Critics Who Say San Pedro Housing Project Is Still Too Dense Despite Revisions

June 19, 2007

Shopping Center Plans Opposed Residents Of Quartz Hill Pack Environmental Impact Meeting

May 24, 2007

Ponte Vista Developer Will Offer A Project Revision Next Month Bob Bisno May Cut Proposed Number Of Units For The Former Navy Property To Reduce Its Impact On San Pedro Traffic

May 23, 2007

Petaluma Council To Tweak Housing Plan Effort Fails To Cut Number Of Homes, But Members Say Total Won't Stay At 93

May 10, 2007

Westfield Plans Suit Over Shops Mall Owner Seeks To Stop Caruso Project

May 10, 2007

Village Entrance Discussed City Council Focuses On Parking, Park And Aesthetics

May 10, 2007

76-Story Condo Tower Planned For Downtown L.A. Developers Plan A $1-Billion L.A. Complex. Doubters Fear A Glut

April 27, 2007

Gardena Says Jet-Fuel Pipeline Firm Misled City Mayor Charges That The Company That Wants To Lay A 24-Mile Link To LAX Falsely Claimed It Has Eminent Domain-Like Powers

April 24, 2007

2 Smaller SP High Schools Are Proposed Instead Of 1 Los Angeles Unified Officials Had Proposed A Single, 2,000-Student Campus For The North San Pedro Site

April 24, 2007

Downtown Tower Could Be Tallest In Western U.S. Plans Call For Park Fifth Near Pershing Square To Soar Up To 76 Stories And Create 750 Condos

April 24, 2007

Next Chapter: Angry Neighbors South Park Finds First Case Of Resident Opposition, Which Some Call Nimbyism, To New Development

April 24, 2007

Super-Sized Malls Raise Concerns A Building Boom Is In Full Swing As Developers Reinvent The Shopping Experience. But Some Fear Traffic Gridlock, Other Woes

April 24, 2007

In Los Angeles, A Gehry-Designed Awakening

April 19, 2007

Arcadia OKs Caruso Mall Near Racetrack The Developer's 830,000-Square-Foot Project Will Be Built Next To Santa Anita

April 19, 2007

City Receives Wal-Mart Impact Report

March 29, 2007

Officials Have Sided With Disneyland

March 29, 2007

Swap Of North Hollywood Parkland Is Sought A Firm Would Build On Green Space And Create A New Park And Condos Nearby. It's Called The Only Such Deal In Recent Memory

March 28, 2007

Super Wal-Mart Application Expected Soon

March 27, 2007

Caltrans Using Lawsuits To Fund Roads The Agency, Long Foiled By Environmental Litigation, Is Now Filing Its Own Legal Challenges To Obtain Money For Traffic Improvements

March 26, 2007

Arcadia Planning Panel Approves Proposed Mall The Action Is A Setback For The Westfield Santa Anita Shopping Center, Whose Owner Opposes The Project By Developer Rick Caruso

March 26, 2007

Unwrapping Hollywood Landmark's Many Stories Owners Of A Gutted Sunset Tower Say All Asbestos Was Removed Before A Protective Plastic Shroud Was Damaged

March 12, 2007

Santa Monica College: Trustees Certify EIR And Adopt Bundy Campus Master Plan

February 23, 2007

Coastal Commission Could Finalize Geffen Deal

February 12, 2007

Big Comeback For An Old Star Hollywood And Vine To Gain Glitz With Residences, Shops

February 07, 2007

A New Hollywood Revival CIM Group Has Big Plans For The Seven Seas Building It Is Buying From Eddie Nash

February 07, 2007

Grand Avenue Project Needs Help, Report Says Tax Breaks Are Essential, L.A. Legislative Analyst Says. The Rebates Could Top Out At $66 Million

January 22, 2007

Luxury Wrapped In Gridlock A Waldorf-Astoria Hotel At A Congested Beverly Hills Intersection? Residents Are Polarized

January 22, 2007

CRA Approves Blossom Plaza

January 22, 2007

Rancho Palos Verdes Raises Its Concerns On 2,300-Home Project Officials Of City That Borders On Proposed Ponte Vista Development Have Plenty Of Reservations

January 22, 2007

Ponte Vista Forum Finds Defenders Critics Point To Density And Traffic Concerns But Many Support The North San Pedro Development

January 16, 2007

Checking In On Grand's Standing After Postponed CRA Votes, Developer Hopes Fourth Time Is The Charm

January 02, 2007

Developer Thinks Big To Keep Pace With Growth Jim Thomas Is Leading A Massive Proposal For Universal City, A Plan That Could Serve Expanding Real Estate Needs

December 18, 2006

Mega-Projects Could Reshape L.A. Growth

December 08, 2006

A Cast Of Thousands Of Homes A Residential And Office Complex Is Planned For Universal Studios Lot

December 04, 2006

Firm Drops Bid To Expand Its Dump In Sun Valley With Bradley Landfill Set To Close In April And Facing Stiff Opposition From The City, Waste Management Wants To Shift The Focus To Recycling

December 01, 2006

Owner To Close Bradley Landfill Recycling Center Proposed For Site

November 27, 2006

Snowcreek VIII: The Final Phase

November 21, 2006

Green Light For Grand But Project Is Behind Schedule, Over Budget

November 21, 2006

East Valley Development Starts To Bloom

November 21, 2006

Carrillo Seeks Football Field Lights Boosters Get Board Of Education's Approval To Conduct Environmental Study

November 20, 2006

SMMC Releases Parks Enhancement Plan

November 14, 2006

University Gateway Passes Planning Commission

November 14, 2006

$2-Billion Downtown Overhaul In The Red Developers Say They Need Tax Aid Before Starting The Grand Avenue Project

November 14, 2006

Developer brings '10,000-Pound Gorilla' To San Pedro How Ponte Vista Project Will Deal With Traffic On Western Is The Focus As Debate Opens On The Main EIR Issue

November 06, 2006

Public Review Of Ponte Vista Project In San Pedro Is Under Way Residents Have Until Jan. 30 To Peruse And Comment On An Impact Report Released Thursday

October 27, 2006

Bright Lights, Big Critics For Wax Museum Plan Madame Tussauds Wants To Make Its Own Mark Along Hollywood's Walk Of Fame. But Some Local Residents Aren't Embracing The Idea

October 24, 2006

Tussle Over A Lovely Landscape Environmental Group Wants To Purchase 58 Oak-Studded Acres From Home Builder

October 23, 2006

Developers Battle Over Differing Points Of View

October 18, 2006

$100-Million Office Park Is Planned For Hollywood

October 17, 2006

Offices Planned At Hollywood Parcel

October 17, 2006

Group Gets $1 million To Fight Petaluma Subdivision Developer Plans 93 Homes Near Helen Putnam Park, Says Land Not For Sale

October 17, 2006

Mission's New Impact Report Set For Release Public To Get Look At Expansion Plan

October 16, 2006

Homeowners May Get Share Of Future Project

October 11, 2006

Marina Del Rey Tower Is Proposed

October 09, 2006

Condo Tower Will Replace St. Regis Hotel

October 09, 2006

Crenshaw District Project Hits New Pothole On Rocky Road The Housing Elements Are In Order, But The Shopping Center Developer Pulls Out

October 03, 2006

Oxford Triangle Gets High, 31-Story Condo Project Proposed

October 03, 2006

Community Input Weighed For Museum Of Holocaust

September 28, 2006

Hollywood Luggage Shop Won't Have To Pack Its Bags Owner Wins His Fight Against The Plan To Raze His Luggage Store, So A Massive Development At Hollywood And Vine Will Be Built Around 1928 Landmark

September 28, 2006

Venice Community Backing Proposal For Environmentally Sensitive Hotel

September 26, 2006

A Much Grander L.A. Park In Sight $51 Million Called A Down Payment

September 25, 2006

Judge Likely Will Allow LAUSD To Survey Ponte Vista Site He Says He Intends To Let The School District Evaluate The San Pedro Property For A High School But Wants A Time Limit

September 21, 2006

Rising Construction Costs Boost Price Tag For Grand Avenue Project Developer Says That 40% Hike Won't Significantly Alter Architect Frank Gehry's Design

September 18, 2006

Ralphs Coming By Mid-2007

September 18, 2006

Southland's Way Station For WWII Internees After Pearl Harbor, A Facility Near Glendale Processed 2,700 Japanese Nationals And Others Before Most Were Sent On To Internment Camps

September 14, 2006

Eastview Little League, Bisno Pass Ball On Status Of SP Fields Officials Wonder If Developer Backed Out Of Plan To Set Up Facilities For Children, While Developer Says Its Calls Weren't Returned

September 11, 2006

LAUSD, Bisno Headed To Court School Officials Say The Ponte Vista Developer Denied Them Access To Property To Conduct Soil Tests. The Company's Lawyer Disputes The Claim

September 07, 2006

New Store Projects Moving Forward: Super Wal-Mart, Rite Aid Still On The Horizon

August 30, 2006

Sonoma State Housing Plan Tests Local Growth Boundary

August 23, 2006

California Trio Trades Computers for Crowbars to Help New Orleans Residents

August 22, 2006

Affordable-Housing Empire Fuels Developer's Upscale Aims Master of Tax-Credit Deals, Stephen Ross Sets Sights On Pennsylvania Station Buying Apartments in Queens

August 11, 2006

San Pedro Homes Project A Step Closer Ponte Vista Developer Will Reimburse Los Angeles For Some Planning Costs Under The Agreement

August 08, 2006

Developer Plans Two Projects On La Brea

August 01, 2006

Del Amo Fashion Center Project Sets A Date To Open A Host Of New Stores And Attractions Are Heading For A September Opening In The Del Amo Fashion Center's New Two-Story Lifestyle Wing

July 31, 2006

New Life For The Alexandria Hotel

July 20, 2006

Pacificans Share Their Views About Proposed 'Green' Development Off Fassler

July 17, 2006

Committee Studies Traffic Plans for New Wal-Mart: Nearly 18,000 Trips to be Generated by Store Each Day

July 17, 2006

Colburn School to Top Off

July 13, 2006

Pacificans Invited to Scoping Meeting on EIR for Proposed 'Green' Residential Project on Fassler

July 11, 2006

4 Hollywood Landmarks Proposed for Overhauls; Preservationists Vow to Keep Watch as Real Estate Developers Rush to Renovate Old Buildings

July 03, 2006

Hollywood Park Racing Nearing Its Finish Line

June 27, 2006

Neighbors Turn Green Over Plan to Develop Woodland Hills Ranch Property

June 26, 2006

A Half-Billion Dollar Baby

June 19, 2006

Former Reservoir Coveted for Park

June 17, 2006

Berkeley Bowl Clears Hurdle for Building New Store Complex

June 15, 2006

Candidates Deemed Bisno Supporters do Poorly at Polls

June 12, 2006

Odd Border Makes Toeing the Line Tough

June 02, 2006

Developer Presents Plan for Tujunga Golf Course

May 22, 2006

Plan's Rush Could Affect U.S. Status As Landmark

May 22, 2006

Nothing Sleepy About This Past

May 22, 2006

Developer Offers Compromise Plan

May 22, 2006

Council Approvals 'Set Stage' for NFL

May 22, 2006

L.A. Bid Set for Debate by NFL

May 22, 2006

Major Eastside Redevelopment Project Will Have to Wait Longer

May 16, 2006

Friday Night Lights At Montgomery

May 16, 2006

Old Air Force Base Rockets Toward a New Future

May 16, 2006

West Berkeley Bowl Project Put on City's Fast Track

May 10, 2006

Panel Clears Obstacle for NFL

May 10, 2006

SR Board to Decide On School Lights

May 10, 2006

Governor, Mayors Make Pitch

May 10, 2006

Coliseum Plan Gets OK From Key City Panel

May 10, 2006

ZAB to Decide on Bowl EIR, Use Permit

May 03, 2006

L.A. Trade-Tech College Speeds Towards Modernization with Parking Structure Ground Breaking

April 30, 2006

Condo Plan Riles Grove Area

April 30, 2006

Developer Buys Hot-Button Land By Major Torrance Mall

April 30, 2006

Villaraigosa Grabs Ball on NFL Deal

April 30, 2006

A True Rags-To-Riches Story for the L.A. Air Force Base

April 30, 2006

Asphalt Plant Planned for South Petaluma Area

April 24, 2006

NFL Wants 2 Teams in L.A.

April 24, 2006

YWCA/Job Corps Urban Campus To Break Ground

April 24, 2006

Petaluma's Water Dilemma

April 17, 2006

Don’t Gimme Shelter, Some in Hollywood Say

April 14, 2006

Sun Valley Blindsided on Garbage?

April 14, 2006

Big Deal in Works for NoHo

April 13, 2006

Opponents Hope to Send Triangle Ranch Back to Square One

April 13, 2006

Tiki Tacky? Not to Fans of Trader Vic's

April 13, 2006

Berkeley Bowl Praised, Feared

April 13, 2006

Triangle Ranch's Checkered Past Keeps Development From Happening

April 13, 2006

O.C. Would Get Supercenter

April 05, 2006

West Berkeley Bowl Traffic Study Up for Debate Again

April 04, 2006

City, Neighbors in Legal Tug of War Over Beach Club

April 03, 2006

More Opinions on Dump EIR Sought

April 02, 2006

Beverly Hilton Plans $500-Million Expansion

April 01, 2006

Residences Planned for Beverly Hilton

March 29, 2006

Public Hearing Revives Debate Over West Berkeley Bowl

March 29, 2006

The Unexpected Investors

March 29, 2006

At Home in Tinseltown

March 29, 2006

West Berkeley Bowl: Community Needs vs. Power of the Wealthy

March 29, 2006

Developer Agrees to Prepare EIR for Toes Beach Project

March 03, 2006

Bit of Old Hollywood Imperiled

February 21, 2006

Tramonto Hillside Condo Project Approved by Coastal Commission

February 07, 2006

Los Angeles Air Force Base's New Home is Almost Complete

February 06, 2006

Neighbors Still Divided by 61-Unit Tramonto Hillside Condo Project

January 27, 2006

Original Lamplighter Closing

January 24, 2006

Plan For Vacant Land in SP to Be Revisited

January 19, 2006

Plum Canyon OK'd Despite Local Outcry

January 17, 2006

No Wal-Mart in Northridge, Retailer Says

January 06, 2006

Our View: Public Has To Get Involved In Process

January 05, 2006

Teresa Grimes, Senior Architectural Historian, Joins CAJA's West Los Angeles Office

January 05, 2006

Dump Could Block Views of Mountains

January 04, 2006

Landfill Talk Set In Language of Most Affected

January 03, 2006

Branching Out

December 26, 2005

YWCA Project Nears Groundbreaking

December 15, 2005

Bundy Breakthrough

December 14, 2005

LAUSD Favors Site for School

December 13, 2005

LAUSD May Pay for Once Free Land

December 12, 2005

Bisno Lines Up San Pedro, Los Angeles Support for Fight

December 12, 2005

SP Debates Whether LAUSD Blew its Chance to Get Land for Free

December 12, 2005

Sneak Preview at Madison Campus

December 12, 2005

Figueroa South Gets CRA Approval

December 06, 2005

Beverly Hills' Brake-Light District

November 27, 2005

Once in Fashion, the Brown Derby Became Old Hat

November 23, 2005

Many Problems With New Developments

November 20, 2005

West Berkeley Bowl EIR Conceals The Truth

November 11, 2005

NFL and Coliseum Agree to Lease Terms

November 11, 2005

Developers Fighting LAUSD Plan to Build School on Navy Land

November 09, 2005

The Public Eye: Why Bother With Environmental Impact Reports?

November 01, 2005

Calabasas Measures C and D

October 21, 2005

City Council OKs Verdugo Hills Housing Project

October 19, 2005

From Mall to Mixed-Use Haven

October 19, 2005

West Berkeley Bowl EIR Says Project Won't Negatively Impact Neighborhood

October 19, 2005

Traffic Concerns Sideswipe EIR Debate

October 19, 2005

L.A. District Wants Portion of Ex-Navy Site for School

October 13, 2005

Forges to Challenge Coastal Commission in Court

October 12, 2005

A Top Performance at Madison Campus

October 12, 2005

LA Council Approves Coliseum

October 11, 2005

SMC to Hold Public Scoping Meeting for Bundy Campus Draft EIR Oct. 17

October 10, 2005

Controversial El Segundo Development May Finally Be Back On Track

October 07, 2005

Ponte Vista Plans Find Very Few Fans at Hearing

October 05, 2005

SP Residents Will View Plans for 2,300-Home Ponte Vista Project

October 04, 2005

Council Panel Approves Canyon Hills Subdivision in Verdugos

October 04, 2005

Panel OKs Canyon Hills Project

October 03, 2005

Speak Up About Salamander Habitat

September 29, 2005

Zoning Changes, EIR for Heritage Springs Project OK'd

September 26, 2005

SSU Housing Plan Hits Utilities Snag

September 26, 2005

Plan Might Help Pave the Way for an NFL Stadium

September 22, 2005

Appellate Court Rules in Favor of Forge Lodge

September 08, 2005

Developer Unveils New Plans for Naval Property

August 31, 2005

Mobilizing to Save Part of the Golden Age of Hollywood

August 30, 2005

In the Verdugos, a Rift Over a Development

August 26, 2005

Woman Sued Over Ballot Argument

August 18, 2005

Forge Lodge Hits Coastal Road Block

August 18, 2005

Malibu Valley Inn & Spa to go before Calabasas voters

August 17, 2005

Los Angeles Ready or Not, Here Are the Developers

August 09, 2005

Downtown Housing Demand Feeds a Bloom in High-Rises

August 08, 2005

Mall Makeover Spurs Critics

August 02, 2005

Target Is Unlikely to Retain San Pedro Ball Fields

August 01, 2005

New Housing Community Planned in Active Oil Fields

August 01, 2005

Century City May Be Looking Up

July 29, 2005

Calabasas Inn and Spa Stirs Controversy

July 28, 2005

Forge Lodge Goes Before Appellate Court

July 27, 2005

Concerned Citizens of La Habra v. City of La Habra (Costco Wholesale Corp.)

July 26, 2005

Planning Commission Paves Way for Dealership Structures

July 26, 2005

City Adds Last-Minute Terms to New Airport Campus

July 26, 2005

Related Cos. Will Tear Down St. Regis

July 25, 2005

Boyle Heights Seeks Balance Amid Change

July 24, 2005

Navy Site Housing Plan Is Called 'Far Too Much'

July 24, 2005

Plan Panel OKs Cat Clinic Development

July 24, 2005

High-Rise Heaven

July 24, 2005

Scoping Session for Bowl Project Slated for July 27

July 24, 2005

Who Killed the Beverly Connection?

July 24, 2005

Bamboozled in South L.A.

July 11, 2005

Neighbors Still Bristling About Bundy Campus

July 08, 2005

College Board Scales Down Bundy Campus Plan

July 07, 2005

The Rise of the Shopping Centers

July 05, 2005

Tenants Flock to New MB Shopping Center, Hotel

June 29, 2005

Judge Denies Group Fee Reimbursement

June 19, 2005

Deal Helps Keep Base From Closing

June 17, 2005

Temporary Path Cleared for Campus Opening

June 13, 2005

Committee Holds Public Hearing on Golf Course

June 13, 2005

Protestors Target Housing Development in the Hills

June 09, 2005

SMC's Airport Campus Set to Open

June 09, 2005

Coastal Commission Staff Recommends Forge Lodge Approval

June 02, 2005

SVCAC Split on Plans for Cat Clinic Site

June 01, 2005

City to Partner in Hotel Project

May 26, 2005

Show Me the Money: The Economic Impact of Redevelopment

May 06, 2005

Agency Boosts Funding for Development in Hollywood

May 05, 2005

Ralphs Finally Breaks Ground

April 18, 2005

Soka Debate Reignites Over Spa Resort Planned Across Street

April 15, 2005

Mogul Yields Beach Access to Public

April 14, 2005

Parks Officials Criticize Proposed Resort in Heart of Santa Monicas

April 13, 2005

Calabasas Looks at New Resort Development

April 12, 2005

SMC'S Airport Campus Plans Come Under Fire

March 31, 2005

Development proposed for Mulholland/Malibu Canyon, Could Include 203 Hotel Units

March 31, 2005

College's New Campus In Spotlight

March 24, 2005

City Officials Taken Aback by College Proposal

March 23, 2005

College Unveils Plan for Airport Park

March 16, 2005

Judge Rules Costco Can Be Built

March 07, 2005

L.A. Panel Approves Most of Canyon Hills Project

February 26, 2005

230-Home Hillside Tract Approved by Planning Panel

February 25, 2005

Residents, Costco Battle In Court

February 24, 2005

County Seeks Input on Housing Study

February 23, 2005

Hillside Density Challenged

February 22, 2005

Dump Foes Say Mayor Must Help

February 22, 2005

Ralphs Gets Green Light, Again

February 14, 2005

City Asked to Order EIR in Spanish

February 01, 2005

Plaza El Segundo Developer Shifts Focus to Address Traffic Issues

February 01, 2005

Dump's New Image

February 01, 2005

MB Council to Address Changes in Project

January 26, 2005

Does It Stack Up as Art?

January 20, 2005

MB Says 'No Deal' on Center Proposal

January 20, 2005

Madison Theater Breaks Ground

January 12, 2005

Residents, Developers Differ on Need for Influx of New Homes

January 12, 2005

Developers Paying Up for Raw Land in Downtown L.A.

January 08, 2005

CRA to Study Arts District Redevelopment Plan

December 27, 2004

MB Hires Attorney to Survey Project

December 21, 2004

Construction Could Affect 14 Animal Species

December 21, 2004

Torrance's Del Amo Mall Owner Takes on Partner

December 16, 2004

Council Tones Down Platt Size

December 13, 2004

Supermarket Strife

December 09, 2004

Showdown on Canyon Hills

December 08, 2004

Fight Brewing Over Lowe's Store?

December 08, 2004

Developer Shows Plans for Lowe's Center

December 01, 2004

Quake Sparks Hospital Renewal

November 19, 2004

Yardbirds Wants Lowe's Site

November 18, 2004

Lowe’s Considering North McDowell Site

November 11, 2004

Yardbirds Vows to Block Lowe's in Petaluma

November 10, 2004

El Segundo Development Plans Have Some at Odds Over Traffic

November 09, 2004

Raising the Grade at Trade-Tech

November 07, 2004

NoHo Coming to Life

November 05, 2004

Dustin Hoffman Helps Launch Santa Monica College Theater

October 18, 2004

Protecting the Hills of La Tuna Canyon Will Benefit Burbank

October 13, 2004

Scarring Hillsides Affects Equestrians, Outdoor Enthusiasts

October 12, 2004

Sanctuary for Wildlife Makes Big Comeback

October 04, 2004

82 Tramonto Condos Approved; Final Appeal Date October 1

October 04, 2004

Campus or Fortress?

September 30, 2004

Sierra Club Seeks Support From City

September 23, 2004

To Hear It Or Not: $1 million Riddle At Bradley Dump

September 22, 2004

Retail Center Envisioned in Plan for El Segundo

September 21, 2004

Lofts Promise New Life for Downtown San Pedro Area

September 20, 2004

She's Got That Magic Touch

September 17, 2004

Coliseum Viable for NFL Player?

September 17, 2004

D Street Developer Responds to Neighborhood Concerns

September 13, 2004

Colburn Expansion Gets Underway

September 13, 2004

Tagliabue Wants NFL Back in L.A. By 2008

September 13, 2004

JMBM Team Obtains Unanimous L.A. City Council Approval For Landmark Airport Area Project

September 13, 2004

Neighbors Decry Housing Plans for D Street

September 13, 2004

L.A. Planning Commission Clears Development of 600 Westchester Homes

September 09, 2004

Builder Reduces Housing Acreage

September 08, 2004

Del Amo Mall Owner Focuses Redevelopment

September 03, 2004

Chick Criticizes CRA Over Subsidy

August 26, 2004

Meeting Wednesday on Westside Subdivision

August 22, 2004

Dump Expansion Improper

August 20, 2004

Developer Gets OK to Downsize Retail Project

August 19, 2004

Westwood Project Gets City's OK

August 19, 2004

Waste officials mull Sun Valley gravel pit

August 18, 2004

Coliseum Officials, NFL Meet Behind Closed Doors

August 17, 2004

Rose Bowl is ready to roll

August 17, 2004

Hotel Fight Gets Taken to Beverly Hills Parking Lots

August 11, 2004

Project Proposes 1,000 Homes

August 05, 2004

Bake Sales Helping Fund Sprawl Fight

August 04, 2004

NFL to announce deadlines for sites' projects

July 31, 2004

Developers Are Flirting With Default

July 30, 2004

City Panel OKs Project in Westwood

July 21, 2004

Costco Likely Has Deal in La Habra

July 13, 2004

Mall Housing Plan Dropped

July 13, 2004

Traffic Report Getting Overhaul

July 08, 2004

Judge Upholds City's Approval of Forge Lodge

July 06, 2004

Landfill Operators Offer Cash

July 06, 2004

El Segundo Group Skips Deadline

July 01, 2004

Developer, mayor talk about mall homes idea

June 27, 2004

Division persists over hilly project

June 24, 2004

Del Amo owner rethinks housing

June 23, 2004

Coliseum Panel and USC Discuss Stadium Plans

June 21, 2004

Residents Want to Preserve Hills as Rustic Horse Area

June 21, 2004

At capacity?

June 19, 2004

City Center for the Eastside?

June 17, 2004

Forge Lodge Goes Before Judge

June 14, 2004

City Funds Flow to Check-Bouncing Developer

June 11, 2004

Del Amo Housing Plan Sparks Outcry

June 08, 2004

Del Amo renovation will include 16-screen theater

June 03, 2004

Mayor Says Time Is Right

May 26, 2004

NFL Provides L.A. a Stadium Timeline

May 20, 2004

REIT NIMBY PLAY NIXED

May 20, 2004

It's a long, bumpy road to bring an NFL franchise back to the Coliseum

May 17, 2004

Chevron to Clean Soil at Planned Costco Site

May 13, 2004

Homes Added to Mall Plans

May 08, 2004

Big Plans for Little Joe's

May 08, 2004

NFL May Be Warming to Team at Coliseum

May 06, 2004

Environmental Review Board looks at Schultz developments

April 30, 2004

Judges Deny Challenge to Stop Campus

April 29, 2004

Civic Center Commercial Plans Set to Air

April 26, 2004

Free-Parking Confusion Creates Controversy

April 20, 2004

YWCA Plans $40 Million Job Training Campus in South Park

April 19, 2004

SCI-Arc Boss Takes the Politic Road Over Controversial Site

April 19, 2004

Camp Challenge Away at Painted Turtle, all signs point to wellness, thanks to a visionary group.

April 08, 2004

Torrance Endorses Del Amo Mall Plan

April 08, 2004

Napa Valley College Revises Remodel, Alters Library Plan

April 01, 2004

L.A.'s Latest Play for NFL Team Incomplete

March 29, 2004

Coliseum Makes Case: Officials now wait to hear what NFL has to say

March 25, 2004

Decision on 82 Tramonto Condos Project Expected in Early May

March 22, 2004

Wiseburn School Plans Stir Interest

March 19, 2004

Kahan Defuses Most Opposition to Tramonto Condos

March 19, 2004

Battle over Corporate Campus continues

March 19, 2004

Del Amo Revamp Clears 1st Hurdle

March 12, 2004

City Panel OKs Altered Project in Westwood

March 10, 2004

Pact With Developer a Long Shot Ahead of Westwood Project Vote

February 23, 2004

Stalled Project to Have Hearing

February 19, 2004

Del Amo Upgrade in Works

February 18, 2004

Residents launch preemptive strike against project in Calabasas

February 13, 2004

Panel Delays OK of Project

February 10, 2004

Hollywood Roll

February 09, 2004

Colburn Expansion Approved

February 09, 2004

CIM Promenades Its Success On to Hollywood

February 09, 2004

Troubled Sunquest Site Gets New Chance

February 09, 2004

Plans for Westwood High-Rise Withdrawn Under Pressure

February 05, 2004

Some See Red at 'Green Energy' Noise

February 02, 2004

NFL considers Undeveloped Site in Carson, Coliseum, Rose Bowl

February 02, 2004

Coliseum Makes Another Pitch

February 02, 2004

Residents Air Fears of 82 Condos Proposed for Tramonto Hillside

January 30, 2004

Revitalizing NoHo Area

January 29, 2004

Valley's Tallest Apartment Building Is Going Up

January 24, 2004

Coliseum emerges as prime spot in NFL quest

January 12, 2004

Planners Back Approval of Casden's $100-Million Project in Westwood

January 09, 2004

Nicholas Payton Article - LA Times 01/11/04

January 09, 2004

Panel Backs Hotel Renovation

December 30, 2003

Deal Could Save L.A. Air Base

December 30, 2003

Compromise Prize

December 30, 2003

Mall's Vacant Area To Go

December 18, 2003

Public Safety Facility Gets Council OK

December 15, 2003

CVTC opposes Sunland project

December 15, 2003

Restoration of Famed Corner in Hollywood Gains Funds

December 04, 2003

Panel Rejects School's Plans to Get Bigger

December 04, 2003

Coliseum Certification a Vote of Confidence

December 04, 2003

A 'Huge' Step for Coliseum

December 03, 2003

Wildlife Waystation Gets License Back

December 02, 2003

USDA Reinstates License of Closed Animal Sanctuary

December 02, 2003

Doubts Linger As Builder Starts NoHo Redevelopment Project

December 01, 2003

Air Force Base Plan Clears Hurdle

November 26, 2003

L.A. Military Base Swaps Land for Facilities

November 14, 2003

Innovative Land Swap May Save Air Force Base

November 14, 2003

Lawsuit Threat Jeopardizes Air Force Base

November 14, 2003

Builders Preview Housing Plans

November 13, 2003

Air Force Base Backers Hit Critic

November 12, 2003

School, Church Take on Landfill

November 06, 2003

Coliseum Report: Bigger is Better

November 06, 2003

NoHo Commons Costs Rising, Report Says

November 05, 2003

Hahn weighs landfill Options for City, Valley Industry Proposals Among Several Being Considered

November 04, 2003

Potential Suit May Threaten Base

November 04, 2003

Owners Won't Close Gates on Coliseum

October 29, 2003

L.A. A Topic for NFL Owners

October 29, 2003

Coliseum Has Designs on NFL's Return to L.A.

October 27, 2003

Colburn Plays an $80 Million Song

October 23, 2003

Santa Monica Housing Project Wins Award

October 22, 2003

Developer Will Discuss Sunland Housing Project

October 20, 2003

Landfill Manager Wins Vote

October 20, 2003

New Development Proposed at Honeywell Site

October 17, 2003

Waystation Civil-Rights Suit Settled

October 16, 2003

New Federal Charges Hit Animal Refuge

October 16, 2003

Westchester-Playa del Rey: Neighborhood Council Supports Zone Request by Furama for Greater Density

October 16, 2003

SMC To Build New Liberal Arts Complex

October 15, 2003

Wildlife Waystation In New USDA Tangle

October 15, 2003

Landfill Meeting Attracts Critics

October 15, 2003

Competitors For NFL Team Outline Cities' Proposals

October 14, 2003

Colburn Prepares for Addition

October 13, 2003

Landfill set to be discussed Tuesday

October 06, 2003

Civic Center Area Proposals Continue to Move Forward

October 06, 2003

A New Blues Print for Sunset Strip

October 03, 2003

Westchester: Neighborhood Council Committee Hands Furama Issues to Board

October 02, 2003

L.A.'s hope? To Not Make Same Mistakes

September 30, 2003

Council OKs NoHo Housing-Retail Complex

September 30, 2003

Landfill Committee Halted

September 30, 2003

The Coliseum's Preserve Clause

September 30, 2003

Conservancy OKs Coliseum Plan

September 22, 2003

Furama Project Developers Want Support for Zone Change from Neighborhood Council Committee

September 19, 2003

Malibu CAN Files Lawsuit Against City on MBC Deal

September 19, 2003

New Planning Manager Appointed

September 19, 2003

Ritzy Hollywood Mall Prepares for Its Closeup

September 17, 2003

In stadium search, N.F.L. Need Not Inquire Here

September 16, 2003

WISEBURN: District opted to raze decrepit schools but budget realities set in after the first cutting-edge campus was built.

September 15, 2003

Viewpoint Modernization Approved

September 09, 2003

Coliseum Plans Are Revealed in Effort to Score an NFL Team

September 09, 2003

Landmark Stands in Changing Neighborhood

September 09, 2003

Study Favorable on NFL, Neighbors

September 08, 2003

Same Game Plan, Different Tack This Time Around

September 08, 2003

Uphill Battle for Aged Coliseum

September 08, 2003

Plans for Development Unveiled - Calabasas Homeowners Voice Concerns

September 05, 2003

Public Feedback Sought on Calabasas Annexations

September 04, 2003

SMC Trustees Approves Liberal Arts building

September 03, 2003

Projects Move Forward on Westwood’s ‘Golden Mile’

September 03, 2003

A Land Swap Will Allow a 2,000-student School and a Mixed-use Complex in North Hollywood

September 03, 2003

NoHo Deal Clears Path for School

September 03, 2003

Coliseum Moving Forward With Plans

September 02, 2003

Campaign Against Westwood Project Builds

September 02, 2003

Public Gets First Glimpse of Long-awaited Facility

September 02, 2003

Air Force Base Bill is Dropped

September 02, 2003

Council Designates Beach House a Landmark

August 27, 2003

Neighbors Combat Projects on Site Where Slides Hit in 1960s

August 27, 2003

State-of-the Art Public Safety Facility to be Unveiled

August 27, 2003

County Pledges Millions for Base

August 27, 2003

Signs Announce Hillside Opening

August 25, 2003

Panel Yet to Begin Oversight of Landfill

August 19, 2003

Los Angeles Air Force Base Redevelopment Plan Faces Money Jam

August 11, 2003

Madison Theater Wins Approval

August 11, 2003

Motions Passed to Keep Base Plan on Schedule

August 07, 2003

Curtains Will Open for Madison Theater

August 01, 2003

AF Base Land Swap Hits A Snag

July 30, 2003

Malibu OKs Development Plan for PCH Parcel

July 24, 2003

Miracle on Euclid Street

July 22, 2003

Legislators Act to Save AF Base

July 18, 2003

CRA OKs 15-Story Project in NoHo

July 18, 2003

Air Force Base EIR Approved

July 18, 2003

Council Votes to Save Air Base

July 09, 2003

Air Force Base Deal Ready to Fly as Hawthorne Sets Vote

July 07, 2003

Waystation Dispute Ends; Chimps Get New Home

July 07, 2003

Coliseum Careful, Preservationist Concerns Prompt Talks

July 07, 2003

Los Angeles Remains an NFL Ghost Town

July 07, 2003

Are Days Numbered for Rose Bowl and L.A. Coliseum?

June 30, 2003

Private School's Expansion Bid Is Too Ambitious for City Panel

June 23, 2003

Hawthorne Panel OKs Base Plans

June 23, 2003

El Segundo Rebate Could Bolster Plans For Air Base

June 19, 2003

Sierra Club Sues City Over Forge Lodge project

June 18, 2003

Geffen Access Case Gets Another Chance

June 18, 2003

Wildlife Sanctuary to Reopen Next Year

June 13, 2003

Hawthorne Planners Cool to Air Force Development

June 10, 2003

The Coliseum's New Quarterback, Ex-LAPD Chief Cops to Football Dreams

June 10, 2003

Failure to Communicate With the City Threatening Sun Valley Development

June 10, 2003

County Helps Facilitate Waystation Reopening

June 09, 2003

Survival Possible for Wildlife Waystation

June 06, 2003

Base Housing Designs Rejected

June 05, 2003

Coliseum Plans With Eye on NFL

June 04, 2003

Courts Allow CRA to Continue Chinatown Development

June 03, 2003

Air Force Base Studies Approved

May 29, 2003

Agencies Join to Check Dump, Citations Issued Against Bradley Landfill After Surprise Inspection

May 23, 2003

Panel Blocks Proposal for Westside Mausoleum

May 22, 2003

Council Denies DoubleTree Appeal of Proposed Parking Structure

May 22, 2003

Traffic Worries Delay Approval Of New Roads School Expansion

May 22, 2003

New Roads School Says, "It Takes A Village"

May 21, 2003

Community Redevelopment Agency Gets Extended Power to Develop in Hollywood

May 21, 2003

Lobbying by L.A. Panel Member Raises Questions (Westwood Memorial Park Project)

May 21, 2003

Waystation Files Lawsuit on Free-Speech Grounds

May 16, 2003

Westchester: Neighborhood Council Has More Discussion on Furama Plan

May 15, 2003

L.A. panel Tries New Tack, Coliseum Commission Offers to Limit its Involvement to Policy Matters

May 14, 2003

Council Joins Coliseum Team, Tax Funds-free Plan Would Bring NFL to L.A.

May 14, 2003

Carson Rejoins NFL Race. Group, which includes Ovitz, is in negotiations with league. Coliseum backers also get a boost.

May 14, 2003

Los Angeles Reopens Pursuit of NFL Team for Coliseum

May 12, 2003

City Not to Pay for Delays, Judge Rules

May 12, 2003

Planning Praises New Roads' Design But Sends EIR Back for Tweaking

May 12, 2003

Market and Loft Project Gets Underway This Week

May 12, 2003

Officials Tout Coliseum as Favored Stadium Site, but Competition Is Stiff

May 12, 2003

Study of Area 'B' sparks discussion

May 12, 2003

Air Force Base Goes Online

May 12, 2003

Judge OKs Chimp Cages, Ruling a Victory for Waystation

May 09, 2003

Wildlife Refuge Is Told to Finish Cages (Wildlife Waystation Project)

May 07, 2003

Los Angeles Tries to Sack NFL Competition (Coliseum Project)

May 07, 2003

Waystation Showdown: Colette Seeks Renovated Sanctuary

May 07, 2003

Panel Calls Play for NFL's Return

May 07, 2003

CRA Blamed for Conditions in Hollywood

May 07, 2003

The Wildlife Waystation Says Its Survival Is Threatened

May 05, 2003

All Sides on the Soltice B&B Project Pack Malibu City Council Chambers

May 02, 2003

What If Los Angeles Air Force Base Is Closed Anyway?

May 01, 2003

Malibu City Council Gives Forge Lodge Project Go Ahead

April 30, 2003

Hollywood Still Plagued by Blight, CRA Redevelopment Plan Report Says

April 30, 2003

Westwood Residents Press Cemetery Fight (Westwood Memorial Park Project)

April 25, 2003

Critics: Bradley Landfill Expansion in Sun Valley Stinks (Daily News article)

April 24, 2003

Parking at Proposed Santa Monica College Madison Theater Concerns Council

April 23, 2003

Rose Bowl's Big Play - Group's Plan May Bring NFL Back to Historic Arena

April 22, 2003

Madison Theater EIR for Santa Monica College Earns Complaints, Praise

April 22, 2003

Ralphs Inks Lease for Downtown Supermarket (CIM Group Project)

April 21, 2003

Monterey Park Sees Gold in Former Dump

April 21, 2003

Lawsuit Threatens Chinatown Development

April 21, 2003

Base Land Study Approved By Council

April 18, 2003

CRA Approves Financing for Marlton Square

April 18, 2003

South L.A. project OK'd

April 16, 2003

South L.A. Project Raising Eyebrows

April 16, 2003

Developer's Bounced Check, Other Woes Come Under Scrutiny

April 16, 2003

Family Ties at Issue in CRA Deal

April 16, 2003

Greek Theater Renovation on Track but With Different Priorities

April 15, 2003

Developer's Housing Plans for Los Angeles Air Force Base Eases Some Fears

April 12, 2003

Officials Lay Groundwork for Hearing on Bradley Landfill Plan in Sun Valley

April 12, 2003

Planning Panel Is Braced to Review MBC Agreement

April 11, 2003

Bradley Landfill Expansion Approved by California Integrated Waste Management Board

April 10, 2003

State Board OKs Change for Bradley Landfill

April 08, 2003

Sen. Alarcon Tries To Block OK of Bradley Expansion

April 06, 2003

Public Gives Madison Theater (Santa Monica College) Thumbs Up

April 04, 2003

Special Planning Meeting Erupts Into Ruckus Over Malibu Bay Co. Deal

April 04, 2003

El Segundo Gives Hawthorne Cash for Planner on AFB Project

April 04, 2003

City of El Segundo To Help Fund L.A. Air Force Base Plan

April 04, 2003

Neighborhood Divided on Madison Site Theatre EIR

April 04, 2003

Bad Reviews in North Hollywood

April 01, 2003

244-Acre Oakmont Project Dies; Park Born

April 01, 2003

Environmental Impact Report Studies Madison Theater Impacts

March 29, 2003

Furama project design changes get support from Westchester-Playa Neighborhood Council

March 21, 2003

Public Service Emerges as Option for Spring Break

March 19, 2003

Bradley Landfill in City of Los Angeles Might Be Studied

March 18, 2003

Sunset Olive Project Proposed on Sunset Strip in West Hollywood

March 17, 2003

El Segundo AFB: Deal Would Trade Land for Military Upgrades

March 17, 2003

Opinion Column on Santa Monica Parking Structure Project

March 17, 2003

KCET TV: " Life & Times"-Wildlife Waystation

March 13, 2003

Bradley Landfill Neighbors Steamed

March 12, 2003

City Short-Circuits Planning Process

February 26, 2003

Neighbors Push for Changes to Cemetery Plan

February 21, 2003

Solstice Creek Construction Blasted By Residents

February 20, 2003

Council Meeting on Costco Project Goes On ­And On And On

February 19, 2003

La Habra Council Approves Costco Store

February 18, 2003

Public To Have Say On Bradley Waste Management To Help Fund Committee

February 18, 2003

Can Renovation Save AF base?

February 18, 2003

Plans Bring Hollyglen Homeowners To Crossroad

February 18, 2003

Competing For Costco: City May Pay Price

February 14, 2003

Bradley-Area Residents Protest Dump Changes

February 13, 2003

Bradley Landfill Pros, Cons Weighed Tonight

February 13, 2003

Agreement Paves Way For Chino Hills To Proceed With Development

February 13, 2003

Developers Will Begin Construction of the Controversial Project in Downtown Huntington Beach this Spring

February 12, 2003

Hawthorne City Council Urged To Oppose Mall

February 10, 2003

Court Reinstates City's Approval of West Los Angeles Apartment Complex Rejected by Planning Commission

February 05, 2003

San Mateo County Paves Way For New Subdivisions

February 05, 2003

CRA Set To Seize 17 Acres

January 31, 2003

Walgreens Draws Opposition

January 23, 2003

City Council Will Hear Appeal Of Forge Lodge Project

January 23, 2003

Strand Could Be In The Clear

January 15, 2003

Hawthorne Acts On Plan That May Help Save Base

January 13, 2003

Bradley Landfill Hearing Postponed For 60 Days

January 12, 2003

Neighbors Oppose Plans to Extend the Life of Sun Valley Municipal Landfill

January 09, 2003

Design for Metlox Site Approved

January 09, 2003

Plans Taking Shape for Air Force Base

January 07, 2003

Red Tape Ensnares Wildlife Waystation

January 06, 2003

Bigger Dump in Valley

January 02, 2003

Forge Lodge Inn Approvals Appealed

December 24, 2002

Opposition Continues As Cemetery Expansion Clears Hurdle

December 19, 2002

More Pieces Falling Into Place for Downtown Revitalization

December 19, 2002

A Sense of Place: Reinventing Downtown as a Living Landmark

December 16, 2002

Base Plan Raises School Fears

December 05, 2002

Costs Of Modernizing Air Base Climbs

November 21, 2002

Planning Commission Approves Forge Bed And Breakfast Project

November 12, 2002

Feds Bust Wildlife Waystation

November 07, 2002

Coast Panel Clears Manhattan Beach Project

October 29, 2002

Operators Seeking to Extend Life of Landfill

October 25, 2002

The New Residential Frontier ? Development Surges in Downtown?s South Park

October 18, 2002

Supermarket Deal Nears Completion

October 01, 2002

The Market at 9th & Flower

August 25, 2002

A Bid to Be Big Stage on Campus

June 19, 2002

Madison Theater Environmental Review Begins

May 15, 2002

SMC Will Hold Madison Theater EIR Meeting

April 17, 2002

Madison Theater, Neighbor's Anxiety Growing

January 09, 2000

Nicholas Payton Article - LA Times 01/11/04