Archive for June, 2016

Larchmont Charter students launch ‘LCS Roots’ newspaper

Larchmont Charter students launch ‘LCS Roots’ newspaper

| June 2, 2016 | 0 Comments

A group of students at Larchmont Charter School’s Hollygrove campus — 815 N. El Centro Ave. — is learning at an early age the benefits and responsibilities of a free press, with the launch of a new school newspaper, LCS Roots. “We published our first edition in March with seven students. But since then, we […]

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Residents and city join forces to tackle Mansionization

Residents and city join forces to tackle Mansionization

| June 2, 2016 | 0 Comments

Want to know more about new zoning concepts and what they might mean for your neighborhood? Want to tell the city what you think? The City Planning Dept. is hosting a series of community meetings for areas protected with Interim Control Ordinances (limiting development) — including Larchmont Heights and La Brea-Hancock — to discuss issues […]

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Wilshire/La Brea weekend detours to start this month

Wilshire/La Brea weekend detours to start this month

| June 2, 2016 | 0 Comments

Mid-June marks the scheduled start for 22 weekends of street closures and detours related to construction of Metro’s Wilshire/La Brea subway station. These closures will allow the installation of concrete decking on Wilshire Blvd. as a temporary (for several years) road surface. Detailed information and maps of the detour routes are included in a pullout […]

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O’Connell fêted for transformative work

O’Connell fêted for transformative work

| June 2, 2016 | 0 Comments

Family and friends surrounded Hancock Park resident Mary Adams O’Connell as she accepted the Transformative Partner Award from the Advancement Project at the Champions for Equity awards. O’Connell, who serves on the Project’s California Leadership Council, was recognized for her longstanding commitment to employing philanthropy to help transform communities most impacted by economic and racial […]

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Local resident holds reins of city Planning Dept.

Local resident holds reins of city Planning Dept.

| June 2, 2016 | 1 Comment

At the start of 2016, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti tapped a long-time Windsor Square resident to run the city’s Planning Department. Following his first several months in the position, the Chronicle sat down with planning director Vince Bertoni in his fifth floor City Hall office to talk city planning. “Twenty years in the same […]

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Real Estate Sales

Real Estate Sales

| June 2, 2016 | 0 Comments

Real Estate Sales* Single family homes 234 S. Muirfield Rd. 647 S. June St. 148 S. Las Palmas Ave. 460 S. Las Palmas Ave. 437 N. McCadden Pl. 536 N. Arden Blvd. 622 S. Sycamore Ave. 150 N. Gower St. 617 S. Plymouth Blvd. 514 N. Las Palmas Ave. 316 S. Van Ness Ave. 612 […]

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