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.
It looks like a wealthy real estate investor and friend of the president is erecting a an enormous house designed by starchitect Peter Marino. Plans say the compound will measure a whopping 77,000 square feet.