Your guide to Proposition TE: Exempting fire victims from the 'mansion tax'

Some Palisades fire victims are paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in Measure ULA taxes when selling damaged or destroyed homes. In November, voters will decide whether they deserve a tax exemption with Proposition TE.

Your guide to L.A. City Charter Amendment PL: Streamlining Planning Department processes

Charter Amendment PL is a bit confusing, but at its core it contains five proposals that would streamline and speed up certain L.A. City Planning Department processes, such as reviews and appeals.

Newsom signs bill to limit low-density building in Altadena

In a down-to-the-legislative-wire decision, Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 1090 into law. SB 1090 will shield the Altadena area from SB 9 and 1123 which allow for higher density building — up to 10 units — on single family lots and make it easier to split or subdivide lots. State Sen. Sash

Blackstone unloads Huntington Beach retail center a year after buying

A grocery-anchored shopping center in Huntington Beach has traded hands in the region’s latest retail property sale.  Westwood Financial acquired the Peninsula Marketplace at 19021-19125 Goldenwest Street in Huntington Beach from Blackstone for an undisclosed price, Citybiz reported.  Blackstone acq