Politics
The House has voted to censure Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman for triggering a fire alarm in a U.S. Capitol office building when the chamber was in session.
Dec. 7, 2023
Real Estate
Building with recycled materials and energy-saving designs is on the rise.
Oct. 14, 2001
Saving old homes by relocating them can take months of preparation and paperwork. And just how do you go about lifting and moving a home?
April 1, 2001
California
The crumbled foundations and cracked facades of 17 empty apartment buildings that line two blocks of Willis Avenue in Sherman Oaks represent one of the greatest concentrations of damage from the Northridge earthquake.
May 3, 1994
Housing & Homelessness
Sixteen years ago, when the tenants of Mission Plaza Apartments launched a rent strike to improve conditions in their complex, they pooled $150,000 for an apartment dweller’s pipe dream--the chance to own the buildings.
Oct. 10, 1992
Building: Growth foes, slowdown halt projects in Southland, despite population boom.
May 21, 2001
Haunted by the possibility of a future earthquake far worse than the Northridge temblor, Los Angeles city officials are preparing a program of unparalleled dimensions for strengthening buildings--including 50,000 single-family homes.
Nov. 26, 1995
The fire displaced residents from 20 damaged apartments, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. One person was treated for smoke inhalation.
Feb. 13, 2023
Separated by 10 miles of Los Angeles freeway, Chris Saavedra and Henry Page had been strangers, unaware of their common fate.
April 25, 1993