New rules will have to be approved by L.A. City Council members by February as the city faces a mandate to plan for more than 450,000 new homes by 2029. Map shows areas of the city zoned for ...

A much-hailed law that restricted the opening of new stand-alone fast-food restaurants in one of the poorest sections of Los Angeles did not curb obesity or improve diets, a new study found.

In Los Angeles, planners are probably keenly aware of the political risk of tampering with zoning rules in single-family areas. The city of Long Beach eased restrictions in these areas in the ...