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Los Angeles officials green light contentious $1B mixed-use project

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The city's planning commission approved the Crossroads Hollywood project, which would create 2,500 construction jobs, despite feedback from activist groups claiming it would negatively impact the neighborhood.

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Los Angeles: Home of the Single-Family Streetscape

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Los Angeles: Home of the Single-Family Streetscape. Unlike New York City and other multifamily havens, Los Angeles has been an epicenter of single-family living for decades, attracting world-renowned architects commissioned by Hollywood’s finest actors from the 1920s to the late 20th century. .

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California Announces Plans to Cut Rooftop Solar Incentives—Here’s What That Means for Homeowners

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California's solar incentive program just took a major hit after the state’s Public Utilities Commission voted to reduce payments to solar customers. For years, California’s progressive solar incentives have helped 1.5

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California’s Bid to Make New Buildings Greener Will Raise Cost

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The urgency of climate change has gone up,” said Andrew McAllister, a member of the California Energy Commission, which developed and approved the building code changes. “We If we push it and we do things that are modern and efficient and green, we tend to be able to do it in Los Angeles,” Mr. Marini said.

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The Force Reveals Plans for New Home

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George Lucas' highly-anticipated Lucas Museum of Narrative Art at Exposition Park in Los Angeles has received approval from the Los Angeles Planning Commission who signed off on the plans Thursday.

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Groundbreaking Ceremony Launches Construction of $500M Terminal 1 Modernization Program At LAX

Construction Superintendent Magazine

DALLAS, Texas -- Southwest Airlines helped kick off construction of the $508-million Terminal 1 Modernization Program at Los Angeles International Airport with a groundbreaking ceremony on Sept. frontpage'

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Julian Construction Provides Online Sources Of Safety Information.

Julian Construction

The list reads: [link] Established in 1975, the Seismic Safety Commission advises the governor, state legislature, and state and local governments on ways to reduce earthquake risk. link] Los Angeles and Southern California earthquake preparedness information. . | Retrofitting a Home for Earthquakes » 03/28/2012.

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