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6 open houses to check out this weekend in Los Angeles
Take a self-guided architecture tour.
How Disney made America’s most famous haunted house
Cutting-edge technology and Victorian-era magic tricks created one of Disneyland’s most popular attractions.
Amazing original Disneyland designs included a working farm
Disney’s plans for the park were even more ambitious than what was actually built.
Voters will decide whether to break California into three states in November
If ballot measure passes, LA would be part of a much smaller California.
Richard Nixon’s ‘Western White House’ now asking $63.5M
The sprawling Spanish-style compound sits on more than 5 acres directly overlooking the ocean.
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For Mexicans, celebrations are a journey across the Southland
Every large Mexican immigrant community has its own circuit of venues for life’s big events. This is Jerez’s.
Is South Coast Plaza just a playground for the rich?
A new book does the impossible: It depicts the mall as downright pleb.
Raging brush fire shrouds Long Beach in smoke
The Orange County blaze has burned 7,500 acres, sending ash raining over Long Beach and San Pedro.
Helena Modjeska’s California paradise
The 19th century’s most famous actress built a rambling cottage in a wood-studded valley at the foot of the Santa Ana Mountains.
Knott’s Berry Farm auction will include vintage items from the park’s past
Items up for bid will include relics like the Model T Ford driven by founder Walter Knott and original features of the park’s Ghost Town.
Huge urban creative office complex will rise in Orange County
A new 38-acre campus set to rise in Tustin will bring 870,000 square feet of creative office space to an area that currently has virtually none. Will it be enough to lure companies away from Silicon Beach?
Where you can park on Election Day without getting a ticket
A few ridesharing, rental car, and taxi cab companies are offering special election day deals for voters. Meanwhile, those dead set on driving can take advantage of relaxed parking requirements around polling stations.
OC man recorded his death-defying jumps from local buildings
An Orange County resident was arrested on suspicion of trespassing onto multiple properties to make a series of videos documenting his death-defying jumps, which he later posted on Youtube. Here's how it allegedly went down.
Are classes offered by HGTV 'Flip or Flop' stars a sham?
Pricey real estate classes associated with Tarek and Christina El Moussa, stars of HGTV's "Flip or Flop," haven't been popular with students. They say the couple never actually appeared and that they never received promised help with flip projects.
Gwen Stefani is playing the last show at Irvine Meadows before it's paved over
Starting tonight with a Blink 182 show, there are still seven opportunities to see a concert in the famed amphitheater before it closes. The Irvine Company plans to build a 60,000 square-foot "community facility" and 1,950 apartments on the land.
Old shipping containers will be turned into small apartments for the homeless
A nonprofit is building Potter’s Lane, a two-story apartment complex made entirely out of old shipping containers. When completed, Potter’s Lane will offer 16 units of housing for homeless veterans on a former vacant lot in Midway City.
El Niño Brought Crabs Instead of Rain This Year
Experts say the warm ocean water that precipitates El Niño events may have caused thousands of small crustaceans to wash ashore in Orange County. The red tuna crabs have covered large parts of the beach in many places.
Sparkling Midcentury Eichler in Santa Ana Wants $760k
From the decorative cinderblocks at the entryway to the updated kitchen ("even chicken fingers taste gourmet when you use this kitchen to make them"), there are lots of perks in this 1961 Eichler. There's even a pool in the backyard.
Disneyland's Snappy New Autopia Unveiled Today
The older Autopia cars had an almost cartoon look to them, but the new ones are like something Magnum P.I. would drive—flashy Honda-branded sports cars in red, black, white, royal blue, and silver. Crash into the driver in front of you in style!
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The Kobe Bryant Map of Los Angeles
Kobe Bryant is finishing up his historic career with the Lakers and Los Angeles is looking for its next great sports hero. In the meantime, take a look back at some of the spots that defined Bryant's time in Southern California.
SoCal Smog Regulator Wants to Gut Its Own Mission
The South Coast Air Quality Management District is hoping to oust its chief and loosen regulations.