The sordid and possibly murderous secrets of the Sowden House

A short history of the Lloyd Wright-designed fortress | Continue reading


@la.curbed.com | 3 years ago

The Creation of Beachwood Canyon's Theosophist “Dreamland”

In 1918, LA Times reporter Grace Kingsley went to visit Krotona, the national headquarters of the Theosophical Society. This idealistic community of around 300 or so was nestled in the hills of... | Continue reading


@la.curbed.com | 4 years ago

Downtown’s Broadway poised to be first LA street to ban cars

A 1.5-mile stretch would be open to pedestrians, bikes, scooters, and buses—but not private vehicles. | Continue reading


@la.curbed.com | 4 years ago

California Senate rejects transit density bill SB 50

It’s the possible the bill will return for reconsideration soon. | Continue reading


@la.curbed.com | 4 years ago

Did a conspiracy destroy LA’s streetcar system?

It's long been suggested the iconic Red Cars fell victim to a conspiracy by automakers. | Continue reading


@la.curbed.com | 4 years ago

LA could be the next NY by 2028 Olympics

LA’s transit network will look dramatically different in 11 years. | Continue reading


@la.curbed.com | 4 years ago

How California’s rent control law would work

Unpacking Assembly Bill 1482. | Continue reading


@la.curbed.com | 5 years ago

LA getting serious about lifting parking requirements

Downtown could become the city’s first neighborhood to do away with parking minimums | Continue reading


@la.curbed.com | 5 years ago

Uber planning ‘skyports’ for flying taxi service in LA by 2023

Helicopter-like aircraft could transport people around Los Angeles by 2023. | Continue reading


@la.curbed.com | 5 years ago

Zillow will start flipping houses in LA

At a scale that few individual investors could match. | Continue reading


@la.curbed.com | 5 years ago

Los Angeles's 405 freeway travel times continue to slow

Some rush-hour commutes are taking 50 percent longer. | Continue reading


@la.curbed.com | 5 years ago

The Tech Takeover of Los Angeles

From Google to Amazon, the biggest names in new media and tech are putting down big roots in LA. | Continue reading


@la.curbed.com | 5 years ago

Congestion pricing to subsidize fares on metros

New tolls on drivers could cover rides on trains and buses. | Continue reading


@la.curbed.com | 5 years ago

How parking lots are ruining Los Angeles

Not only does the promise of cheap and plentiful parking encourage more driving, lots are making the cost of building new apartments more expensive. | Continue reading


@la.curbed.com | 5 years ago

California’s next governor wants to build 3.5M new homes by 2025

3.5 million new homes by 2025. | Continue reading


@la.curbed.com | 5 years ago

Is California's SB 827 coming back? Scott Wiener's new transit density bill

The lawmaker also plans to propose congestion pricing for LA. | Continue reading


@la.curbed.com | 6 years ago

California poverty rate highest in U.S. when housing costs factored in

A new report suggests 19 percent of Californians are impoverished. | Continue reading


@la.curbed.com | 6 years ago

New Lyft app will give directions to scooters, public transit in Santa Monica

Users will be able to view nearby transit routes with real-time arrival information. | Continue reading


@la.curbed.com | 6 years ago

Single-family homes cover almost half of Los Angeles

LA’s image is a city of ranch homes and Craftsman bungalows. | Continue reading


@la.curbed.com | 6 years ago

Hardly anyone showed up for the first public hearing on Boring Company LA tunnel

At least three of the people who spoke during public comment work or have worked for Musk. | Continue reading


@la.curbed.com | 6 years ago

My landlord offered me $35K to move out

Across Los Angeles, property owners are trying to entice tenants to leave. | Continue reading


@la.curbed.com | 6 years ago

Bike share isn’t working in Pasadena

The city may try dockless bikes instead. | Continue reading


@la.curbed.com | 6 years ago

Voters to decide whether to break California into three states

Thanks to a ballot measure to divide California into three states, that’s one question LA voters will have to decide this fall. | Continue reading


@la.curbed.com | 6 years ago

The Olympics fixed LA’s traffic problem–can the 2028 games do it permanently?

Transportation innovations deployed for the 1984 Summer Olympics are even more relevant today. | Continue reading


@la.curbed.com | 6 years ago

Venice after Snap

Commercial brokers expect a new wave of startups will fill space left by Snap’s departure. | Continue reading


@la.curbed.com | 6 years ago