Elayne Today

The Los Angeles City Council passed new Laws to  Protect the Quality of Living in Residential  Neighborhoods .  One of the most important features of these new laws is that they include specific & substantial penalties for violators. This is not a […]

“Party houses” may be subjected to escalating fines and penalties after a Los Angeles City Council committee approved an ordinance to crack down on problematic residences.  The Public Safety Committee approved a draft ordinance in February to address the growing problem. […]

Celebrity Real Estate – a  common commodity in Los Angeles, often commands above market prices just because of  the famous Sellers or even just  famous previous owners.  Is it worth it?  That’s up to you. But this fabulous Pacific Palisades […]

As part of Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Clean Streets initiative, LA Sanitation drove all of LA’s public streets and alleys (traveling over 22,000 miles!) and gave each block a “cleanliness score”. 1 is clean, 2 is somewhat clean, and 3 is […]

If you ever needed another reason to “behave properly” in your pool, scientists have recently found a doozy. If the simple gross-out factor isn’t enough to keep you from seeking a proper toilet, here’s another: Uric acid, a chemical in your  […]

If your eight-foot-high ceilings bother you – and you cannot raise the roof try without tearing down the whole house,…..try this: Floor-to-Ceiling Glass Walls  are often not too difficult to engineer and you will be amazed at the difference! Of […]

These new proposals will impose further restrictions on the size of new home construction in Los Angeles. There are a set of standards for the flats and a second set that applies to the hills.  On July 14, 2016 the […]