Whether with a bulldozer or stroke of a pen, Los Angeles often shows little respect for its multilayered history. To most motorists, Figueroa, Pico and Alvarado may just be major and meaningless ...

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A long awaited project that will transform a four-mile stretch of Figueroa Street is finally ready to begin today, with a groundbreaking ceremony kicking off this afternoon. The Figueroa Corridor ...

Claudia Flores and her husband were months past due on $60 phone and $80 electricity bills. So they packed their minivans with strollers, car seats, used T-shirts and assorted other things and drove ...

Crawling along at a glacial pace in L.A. traffic is never fun. But it’s especially not-fun when the event you’re about to be late to is the opening of a new bike lane. I’m on my way to a media preview ...

A 52-story high-rise has been proposed for the southern tip of South Park. It would create more than 300 residential units, along with a hotel. On Wednesday, Feb. 1, the L&R Group of Companies, which ...

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