Category: Los Angeles

Los Angeles Luxury Real Estate Tax Takes Effect, Lawsuits Filed

The City of Los Angeles’s new property transfer tax took effect April 1, with all real estate transactions in excess of $5 million affected. Approved by voters last November, Measure ULA—known as the Homeless and Housing Solutions Tax—will add 4 percent to properties sold for between $5 million and $10 million, and 5.5 percent for…


Los Angeles Luxury Real Estate Tax Takes Effect, Facing Lawsuits

The City of Los Angeles’s new property transfer tax took effect April 1, with all real estate transactions in excess of $5 million affected. Approved by voters last November, Measure ULA—known as the Homeless and Housing Solutions Tax—will add 4 percent to properties sold for between $5 million and $10 million, and 5.5 percent for…


Draisaitl Propels Oilers Past Kings, Into 2nd in Pacific

LOS ANGELES—Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers’ power play continue to operate at peak efficiency. The Oilers scored twice with the man advantage, including Draisaitl’s go-ahead score with 7:20 left as Edmonton vaulted into second place in the Pacific Division with a 3–1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night in a pivotal…


Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney to Run Against His Boss George Gascón

Jonathan Hatami—a deputy district attorney known for taking on high profile child abuse cases—is one of the contenders vying to replace progressive Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón in 2024, he announced on March 29 in Whittier. Hatami, who works in the Complex Child Abuse Unit at the Hall of Justice, said amid a “public…


1 Dead, 3 Injured in Shooting Outside Shopping Center in LA, Police Point to Drugs

A person is dead and three others injured in a shooting at a shopping center in West Hills in the western San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California, on Saturday afternoon. Police responded to the shooting around 3:45 p.m. at the parking lot outside Trader Joe’s at Fallbrook Center, according to multiple reports. The shopping center…


Los Angeles Metro to Hire Both Armed, Unarmed Security Officers to Curtail Rising Crime on Bus System

A new team of security officers will be deployed on buses throughout Los Angeles County, following the Los Angeles Metro Board of Directors’ decision last week to fund hiring 48 such officers to keep bus operators and riders safe amid an uptick in assaults on transit routes. “It is important that we’re finally going to…


Los Angeles School Strike Demonstrates Union Focus is Leftist Politics, Not Education

Commentary In recent years we have seen that leftist ideology has infiltrated all elements of American society. What started in the universities has now spread to corporations, the military, the criminal justice system, the administrative state, many churches, and our grade schools. Last week’s Los Angeles school strike demonstrated that the spread to our schools…


Orange County: Most Competitive California Rental Market in 2022

With demand far outpacing supply, finding a rental in California is an arduous task, and residents of Orange County faced the most competitive rental market in the state during 2022. RentCafe, a nationwide internet listing service specializing in rental houses and apartments, analyzed markets measuring the number of days rentals stay vacant, the percentage of…


Nicolas Batum Hits 8 3-Pointers, Clippers Beat Bulls 124—112

LOS ANGELES—Nicolas Batum got all of his season-high 24 points on eight 3-pointers, and Eric Gordon added 22 points in the Los Angeles Clippers’ comfortable 124–112 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night. Kawhi Leonard scored 22 as the Clippers rebounded from an embarrassing loss to New Orleans with 20 3-pointers in an impressive…


Long Beach Neighborhood Group Pushes Back Against LA Metro’s Plan to Create Local Homeless Hub

Some Long Beach community members are pushing back against the Los Angeles County Metro Board’s plan to create a hub for homeless services at one of its local Metro subway stations along the line that runs from downtown Los Angeles to Long Beach. Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn, who represents Long Beach and is…