Chaplin built the storybook bungalows for cast and crew working at his nearby studio. Over the years, stars such as Rudolph Valentino, Douglas Fairbanks, and Judy Garland spent time there.
In a letter to a major backer of the anti-development Neighborhood Integrity Initiative, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced a plan to put an end to meetings between developers and planning commissioners. Backers of the ballot measure don't seem impressed.
Residents are pushing for tighter regulations of homes bigger than 20,000 square feet. They say the megamansions are offered up as extravagant vacation rentals, event spaces, and even private casinos.