Empty Los Angelesemptylosangeles.hashnode.dev·Nov 21, 20241216 Menlo Burned for No ReasonDid you know, dear readers, that historic districts aren’t just for wealthy homeowners? It’s true. There are some wonderful historic districts focused on multifamily housing, and many are in less-wealthy neighborhoods. The Menlo Avenue-Westmoreland A...DiscussPico-Union
Empty Los Angelesemptylosangeles.hashnode.dev·Jun 26, 2024Dear City Attorney Hydee Feldstein-Soto,Dear City Attorney Hydee Feldstein-Soto, I see that your office recently brought a civil suit against an Airbnb host. The City Attorney's office has a lengthy history of receiving complaints about illegal short-term rentals. While the problem began o...Discussillegal hotel
Empty Los Angelesemptylosangeles.hashnode.dev·Jun 25, 2024Will The Owner's Plan Bungle a Bungalow Court?It seems to be open season on LA's dwindling supply of bungalow courts. The Maycrest Bungalows are in imminent danger. A South LA bungalow court sustained some fire damage when the apartment building next door burned down ten days ago. We just lost t...DiscussEcho Park
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·Mar 25, 2024Time is Running Out for Venice's ArtistsRegular readers, along with anyone who's been paying attention, will already know that Venice is ground zero for displacement and gentrification. More than 270 rent-stabilized buildings in Venice have been removed from the market (many via the Ellis ...Discussvenice
Empty Los Angelesemptylosangeles.hashnode.dev·Feb 12, 202436 RSO Units GoneOlder duplexes, triplexes, bungalow courts, and similar homes are an important source of naturally occurring affordable housing in Los Angeles. This is especially true in lower-income neighborhoods, and even more so in neighborhoods that have more fa...Discussduplex
Empty Los Angelesemptylosangeles.hashnode.dev·Nov 26, 2023Have No Faith: The City Doesn't Give a #$%! About RSO RentersThe good people at Silver Lake Heritage Trust are doing everything they can to protect ten badly needed RSO units perched above Sunset Boulevard. The Stires Staircase Bungalow Court, like other bungalow courts still standing today (there used to be f...DiscussEcho Park
Empty Los Angelesemptylosangeles.hashnode.dev·Jul 6, 2023Et Tu, Yamashiro? UPDATED 7/18Yamashiro is one of those rare places that could only exist in LA: an exquisite hilltop palace commissioned by two German brothers, built by Japanese craftsmen in then-rural Hollywood, transformed from a private home to a tourist attraction to a mili...DiscussRSO
