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Developer plans affordable apartments next to historic Watts Towers
213 affordable units for seniors, families, and homeless residents.
Studio One Eleven designing shipping container apartments for homeless in Watts
Slated to open December 2020, it will have a "tranquility garden" and a community space surrounding an existing 70-year-old avocado tree.
The northern half of the Blue Line will shut down Saturday, affecting 30,000 daily riders
During the shutdown, 7th Street/Metro Center will also be closed to Expo Line riders for 60 days.
How ’90s movies redefined the real Los Angeles
The 1980s churned out crowd-pleasing fantasies. Then came the 1990s and movies like "Boyz N the Hood."
The fearless newspaper publisher who crusaded for fair housing
Charlotta Bass used the power of the pen to fight racist housing laws.
This map shows home prices in every LA neighborhood
See how Long Beach stacks up to the Valley.
Here’s the new shopping center coming to Jordan Downs
The new grocery store and shops should be complete next year.
135 more apartments now under construction at Jordan Downs
It’s the latest in a phased development to remodel and expand the public housing project in Watts.
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The 20 most iconic buildings in Los Angeles, mapped
From the Walt Disney Concert Hall to the Watts Towers, these are the buildings that give you that "back-home" feeling when you return from vacation.
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The famous authors map of Los Angeles
The favorite LA haunts of literary legends like Joan Didion and Charles Bukowski.
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Martin Luther King Jr. left his mark on Los Angeles
Here are some of the places the civil rights legend visited around LA.
Blue Line will shut down for much of 2019
Metro says it’s taking a "rip-the-Band-Aid off" approach to make repairs on the aging line that runs from DTLA to Long Beach.
State awards $35M grant for affordable housing, eco-friendly projects in Watts
"We are finally getting a chance to make our community all that it can be after being overlooked for so long."
City Council adopts new community plans for South and Southeast LA
Developed with input from a coalition of community organizations, some residents say the plans don’t go far enough to protect renters.
Construction finally starts on ‘beautiful new’ apartments for Jordan Downs
Redevelopment of the public housing complex, where thousands of LA’s poorest residents live, is finally underway. But concerns about soil contamination linger.
Construction on first phase of Jordan Downs redevelopment to start next month
The redevelopment will gradually transform the public housing project into a mixed-income "urban village."
Seven more LA streets will be treated to ‘Great Streets’ makeovers
Improvements are coming to streets in East Hollywood, Watts, Park Mesa Heights, and more.
Curbed Cup 1st round: (2) Boyle Heights vs. (16) Watts
Which neighborhood should advance? Vote now!
LA County agrees to fund green makeover of 103rd Street in Watts
The county will spend nearly $3 million on the project as part of a settlement in a longstanding legal battle with environmental activists over the effects of stormwater runoff.
$65M state grant will fund hundreds of affordable housing units across LA
The money is for projects that include the redevelopment of Watt's Jordan Downs and a six-story mixed user near subway stops in Westlake, plus it will help bring nearly 350 units of housing and services to formerly homeless residents.
Jordan Downs demolition will start soon
Demolition on four buildings at Watts’s Jordan Downs could begin "any day now," even though there are still unanswered questions about whether or not there is lead-tainted soil that requires removal on the property.
Toxic Soil at Watts's Jordan Downs Getting Reexamined
A two-year-old "No Further Action" ruling on toxic, lead-contaminated soil at Jordan Downs is getting a second look as part of a larger-scale review of cases handled by a scientist now embroiled in a racist email scandal.
Watts Tap Water is Flowing Murky and Brown
The LADWP says that the water is safe, but a rep did tell residents at a City Council meeting that pipes in the area seemed "to have a lot of sediment," so the agency will be doing some "aggressive flushing."
Meet the Club That's Making Watts More Bikeable
An interview with East Side Riders founder John Jones III details the group's campaign to improve bike safety in the Watts community. The club has taught safety classes, worked to get new bike lanes installed, and asked gangs to give riders a pass.
