Empty Los Angelesemptylosangeles.hashnode.dev·Oct 18, 202416 Years of Complaints and a House Fire4867 Melrose Avenue was a 1913 Craftsman that did not deserve negligent owners. The 4800 block of Melrose is in eastern, but not quite East, Hollywood, near the Templo Santa Muerte. I wonder what Santa Muerte thinks of LA’s plague of empty-building f...Discussfire
Empty Los Angelesemptylosangeles.hashnode.dev·Jul 24, 2024The Flipper and the Corpse119-121 N. Mathews Street was a sweet little RSO duplex in Boyle Heights, a stone's throw from Otomisan. Was. Past tense. It burned down on Wednesday. These fires aren't just killing the city. This one also most likely claimed the life of someone who...Discussboyle heights
Empty Los Angelesemptylosangeles.hashnode.dev·Jun 22, 2024Why Should Taxpayers Foot the Bill for Demolition of Developer-Owned Buildings?A reader tugged my sleeve over to 9300 and 9302 Exposition Boulevard, a postwar bungalow and duplex that were flipped together in 2019. Code enforcement complaints date to early 2022, so they seem to have been empty for over two years. Both buildings...DiscussPalms
Empty Los Angelesemptylosangeles.hashnode.dev·Jun 13, 2024Ten Little BungalowsTen little bungalows stood on a hillside, A tenant got Ellis Acted and then there were nine. Nine little bungalows on choice real estate, A developer wanted it and then there were eight. Eight little bungalows were a slice of heaven, RSO law was igno...Discussbungalow court
Empty Los Angelesemptylosangeles.hashnode.dev·May 26, 2024LAHD Neglected a 1911 Bungalow to DeathThere are probably still some people who don't believe that there are buildings being kept empty around the city or that the city itself is complicit in this. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. Speaking of water...early ...DiscussFranklin Village
Empty Los Angelesemptylosangeles.hashnode.dev·May 5, 2024From Burgers to Blight in Boyle Heights: This Would Never Happen in Hancock Park320 South Soto Street has been empty since 2012, and it's become a serious problem over the past couple of years. The Boyle Heights Beat has the lowdown on the former Tom's Burgers. Squatters and vandals have severely damaged the building and created...Discussblight
Empty Los Angelesemptylosangeles.hashnode.dev·May 5, 2024The Battle of Otsego Street, Part 2Regular readers will be familiar with the Battle of Otsego Street. Three blighted properties are causing serious problems for two blocks' worth of neighbors. The battle is escalating into a war, and the city is STILL dragging its feet. Redditor u/rut...DiscussNorth Hollywood
Empty Los Angelesemptylosangeles.hashnode.dev·May 1, 2024Open Letter to Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez(Image courtesy of Esotouric) Dear Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez, What in the hell is wrong with you? Seven desperately needed RSO units in YOUR district are empty (except for a feral cat colony), heavily vandalized, and blighted. The Ellis Act wa...Discusscity negligence
Empty Los Angelesemptylosangeles.hashnode.dev·Apr 23, 2024Why The F@#$ is Catholic Charities Improperly Demolishing B'nai B'rith Lodge with NO Replacement Project or Demo Fencing Ahead of their Court Date?The International Order of B'nai B'rith commissioned S. Tilden Norton (architect behind several of LA's historic Jewish landmarks) to design a lodge building for their fraternal service organization, and he did exactly that. He did a beautiful job, i...Discussillegal demolition
Empty Los Angelesemptylosangeles.hashnode.dev·Mar 30, 2024Hey Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez, Your Pants Are On FireHey, remember six-ish weeks ago when I dissected the troubling loss of 36 RSO units? Or ten days ago when I recounted the difficulties I've been facing with a related CPRA request? At the very bottom of that second link, I recount how the CD1 office ...Discusscity negligence
