A tenant accused of turning a $1.7M LA home into an illegal Airbnb says he did nothing wrong and will sue his landlord

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Drone shot of homes in the Mid-Wilshire neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
Homes in the Mid-Wilshire neighborhood of Los Angeles.

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A woman rented out her $1.7M LA home — then her tenant left the country and turned it into an illegal Airbnb: report

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Drone shot of single family homes in the Mid-Wilshire neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
Drone shot of homes in the Mid-Wilshire neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.

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Many drivers for Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash are earning well below minimum wage, even with tips, a new paper finds

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Uber and Lyft drivers were found to make less than minimum wage in five major metro areas.

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A couple are in a fight with LA over their right to destroy the home that Marilyn Monroe died in

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A woman looks for a better view through the gate of the house where Marilyn Monroe died in Brentwood.
A woman tries to look over the gate of the house where Marilyn Monroe died in Brentwood.

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LA Sheriff says it busted a retail crime ring with millions of dollars of stolen medication and personal care products

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Personal care products under lock and key at a Target store.

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Downtown Los Angeles is bustling with new residents. Not so much with office workers, though.

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Downtown Los Angeles.

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I left San Francisco and moved to LA. Here are the 5 worst things about leaving the Bay Area.

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Stevie Howell sitting in front of art drawings pinned to the wall.
Stevie Howell started her business in San Francisco and said she doesn't think she ever would've started a business in another city

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A policy that's supposed to create more affordable housing often backfires, leaving cities with higher home prices and rents. There's a way to fix that.

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View of Long Island City and Manhattan from rooftop, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York.
Inclusionary zoning is designed to boost the production of affordable housing by requiring or incentivizing developers to build a certain number of below-market-rate units.

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'Time capsule' LA home torn down by Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger could have been shown 'some honor,' designer's daughter says

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Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger attend Cleobella x Katherine Schwarzenegger event at The Coast Lounge at Palisades Villages on November 04, 2023 in Pacific Palisades, California.
Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger.

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Los Angeles firefighters fought investments in safer streets. For decades, fire regulations have made roads deadlier.

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Protesters gather on the west steps of Los Angeles City Hall to demonstrate against traffic violence in the city.
To highlight the release of a report titled `Traffic Violence in Los Angeles / Why Los Angeles Gets an `F' Grade for 2023'' Streets Are For Everyone organized a rally on the west steps of City Hall on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA.

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