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The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved an ordinance that bars landlords from refusing to consider tenants with Section 8 vouchers.

A strange thing has been happening at some public architecture talks lately, perhaps you’ve noticed. Over the course of otherwise hopeful and positive . . . Click on image for source article.

The racialized history of garage housing in Los Angeles – click on image for article.

A former Orange Julius stand in Mid-City that was once targeted for preservation has been razed, and a mixed-use development is set to rise in its place.  Click on image above for article.

The Museum of Contemporary art will close its satellite location in West Hollywood where it has held exhibitions on architecture and design for more than 20 years. Click image for LA times article.

Earlier this month, the Los Angeles City Council reapproved the empty Sunset Gordon tower, clearing the way for the 22-story apartment building to reopen three years after a lawsuit forced its tenants to vacate.  Now, the so-called Target Husk, another symbol of the contentious battles waged over planning and development in Hollywood, appears to finally have a path forward.

A Los Angeles City Council committee voted Tuesday to abandon a disputed bid to enshrine a former gas station on Silver Lake Boulevard as a historic monument after the building owner pledged to relocate the aging structure.

Arquitectonica and JMF Development Co. are moving forward with their plans to building a 53-story tower adjacent to Pershing Square in Downtown L.A.

Later this week, the Metro Board of Directors’ Construction Committee will review updated renderings of the proposed 96th Street Transit Station – the long-awaited rail link to Los Angeles International Airport.

Solomon Cordwell Buenz, TCA Architects, and developers Carmel Partners have unveiled renderings for the 1,210-unit Cumulus development, a new mixed-use project slated for the former KLOS and KABC radio broadcast facilities in Los Angeles.