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Meet the ghosts at Los Angeles's most haunted hotels

Just in time to schedule a spooky Halloween staycation, we've rounded up seven of the most paranormally-blessed hotels in the Los Angeles area, along with their spooky histories and ghostly presences.

This map shows where LA can build to close its housing gap

The cost of housing in California is becoming increasingly out of reach to many Californians. A new study argues that major cities like Los Angeles need to build much more supply using available land that is already zoned for multifamily use.

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Futuristic design for George Lucas museum’s LA location unveiled

The filmmaker just released renderings for the Lucas Museum in Los Angeles, at a spot in Exposition Park, west of the Coliseum. But LA and San Francisco need another rivalry, so renderings for the same museum were also unveiled in a new SF location.

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The most expensive LA home sales of 2016 ... so far

See how the other half lives and how much they pay. We've mapped the 11 priciest home sales to date this year.

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The man who busted up Trump’s Walk of Fame star flips houses?

When James Otis isn't busy trying to bring down Donald Trump, he says he flips houses. He also has a vast collection of Dr. Seuss memorabilia, which, we're assuming, he can't bring to his jail cell.

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This is one of the umpteen new hotels coming to Hollywood

Plans call for 134 guest rooms on a plot of land on Wilcox that’s being used as a parking lot right now. The hotel would be just steps from the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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2016 Los Angeles Voter Guide

We’re breaking down what you need to know about local ballot measures that could transform LA’s neighborhoods.

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6 places that remind us LA is the 'Capital of Science Fiction'

From Fox Plaza, which is featured prominently in Die Hard to Frank Lloyd Wright's Ennis House, Los Angeles plays host to a half dozen buildings with connections to the science fiction genre. We've compiled them in a handy map.

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Los Angeles is killing us

LA's two most legendary cemeteries are Forest Lawn Memorial Park, developed by a charismatic man nicknamed The Builder, and Hollywood Forever, run for decades by an ex-con who led it into ruin. Can they help us find the secrets of mortality?

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Here are the street closures for WeHo's Halloween Carnaval

The annual bash falls on a Monday this year, so it's going to be a real nightmare for commuters. We've got a list of streets to avoid and a breakdown of your car-less transit options for getting to the festivities.

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Tobey Maguire seeks $2.9M for his Santa Monica house

The actor purchased the Spanish-style pad along with his soon-to-be-ex-wife only about a year ago. It comes with a two-story studio.

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The ultimate holiday gift: A rose gold private plane

Though it’s no Hyperloop One, the pilot-and-three-passenger conveyance is one of the fastest piston aircrafts in the world.

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Brangelina (RIP) is selling their enchanting French chateau

It appears that divorce proceedings are well underway for former super-star couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.

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A 760-acre Scottish island is the best way to spend $2.4M

Off-grid in the Summer Isles

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Breaking: We are moving to Mars

See you guys there.

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Revealed: $839K for a glassy ranch in La Habra Heights

As part of our Pricespotter game, we asked you yesterday to guess the listing price on this midcentury home in La Habra Heights. We thought the location might throw people off the scent, but three commenters hit the price exactly.

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Los Angeles looks as dreamy as ever in this week's best photos

Each week we look for the best photos of LA. From shots of the Lake Shrine Meditation Gardens in Pacific Palisades to the Watts Towers to Murphy Ranch in Rustic Canyon, here are our 11 picks.

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Can new murals transform Hollywood's Walk of Fame?

A new public art project called BeautifyHollywood (part of the Beautify Earth initiative) has launched a crowdfunding campaign to pay for a series of murals adorning the ugly metal shutters adorning closed storefronts along Hollywood Boulevard.

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200 apartments coming to former Derby Dolls site in Historic Filipinotown

Construction is starting on Alexan South Echo, which will stand five stories tall and hold units with an average size of 898 square feet. Located along Temple Street, its ground floor will feature retailers.

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Architecture firm Johnson Fain plans mixed use project above Cornfield Park

For the second time this week, plans have been filed with the city for a mixed use project next to Chinatown's Cornfield Park. The newest development will include 124 units of housing and 8,691 square feet of ground floor commercial space.

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Adorable Hyde Park Craftsman with a big yard asks $479K

Four bedrooms on a .15-acre lot. This house, with a wide porch and a dining area with built-ins, has a lot of charm. But there are new upgrades, too.

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Only 34 affordable housing units were built last year in Santa Monica

Under a mandate approved by voters in 1990, the city of Santa Monica is supposed to require 30 percent of all new apartments and condos be designated affordable. It’s only met the benchmark half the time.

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Home prices are still rising in parts of LA

The median price of condos and single family houses on the Westside, along the coast, and in Downtown notched in at $1 million last quarter, the third quarter in a row that it's remained at or above the $1 million mark.

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Metro is making a late push to win over skeptical Measure M voters

Measure M, which needs two-thirds majority to pass, is right on the bubble, with support throughout Los Angeles County coming in at 67 to 69 percent. The measure would hike the sales tax countywide to fund public transit improvements.

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How much is this glassy ranch in La Habra Heights?

In another round of our Pricespotter guessing game, we're asking you to tell us the listing price of this midcentury modern ranch in La Habra Heights. On a one-acre lot, the glassy three-bedroom home features some great views.

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Big changes, including 35-story tower, planned for Ktown's Wilshire Galleria

A new environmental report shows that the new owners of the Wilshire Galleria are planning to convert the historic building into a hotel and add two additional structures to the site, including a 35-story mixed use condo tower.

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Glamorous estate by the king of Hollywood Regency asking $8.85M

Designed by John Elgin Woolf in 1954, this refined residence between Sunset and Doheny in Beverly Hills boasts four bedrooms, five baths, impressive public spaces, and a regulation-size tennis court.

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OC man recorded his death-defying jumps from local buildings

An Orange County resident was arrested on suspicion of trespassing onto multiple properties to make a series of videos documenting his death-defying jumps, which he later posted on Youtube. Here's how it allegedly went down.

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Megamansion architect uses slavery as defense of megamansions

Richard Landry, the LA-based architect who builds over-the-top houses with absurd amenities, is the subject of a new profile, wherein he talks cluelessly about income inequality.

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House-hunting USA: What $250,000 buys you in 25 cities

Curbed Comparisons usually focuses compares rentals around the U.S. But this week, we’re switching gears a bit to explore how the market varies nationwide for buyers. Today’s price: $250,000.

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Are classes offered by HGTV 'Flip or Flop' stars a sham?

Pricey real estate classes associated with Tarek and Christina El Moussa, stars of HGTV's "Flip or Flop," haven't been popular with students. They say the couple never actually appeared and that they never received promised help with flip projects.

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What $1,450 rents you in LA right now

We found one-bedroom apartments in Koreatown, the Hollywood Hills, Valley Village, and Westchester and a studio in Beverly Grove all for around $1,450.

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From 'nasty' to beautiful: the impact of turning a giant landfill into a park

The Puente Hills landfill-to-park conversion was just approved, and, in a new video, a neighbor says it's "a great opportunity for us to turn something that was so ugly and nasty to one that is beautiful."

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Trump's smashed up Hollywood Walk of Fame star will be repaired 'immediately'

Donald Trump's star on the Walk of Fame was smashed early this morning by a man using a sledgehammer. He apparently had aimed to remove it entirely and auction it off.

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Planning While Black: How cities can design for all

LA's bicycle coalition director, Tamika Butler, on how the way we think about cities needs to change.

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City committee OKs scaled-down Sunset Strip project designed by Frank Gehry

The city’s Planning and Land Use Committee gave preliminary approval to the project after the developer agreed to shorten the tallest building and widen sidewalks. Plans now head to the City Council.

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Top 10 trends shaping real estate in 2017

Affordability, labor scarcity, and the forces shaping the coming year in real estate. And then there’s the "Pokemon Go effect." Read on.

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7-building complex would bring 920 apartments to skinny lot along Gold Line

Plans for a project bringing 920 units to a very skinny lot above the Los Angeles State Historic Park were submitted to the city Tuesday. The proposed development would be right next to the Gold Line tracks north of the Chinatown station.

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1927 charmer in Adams Hill is trendy and timeless for $789K

This two-bedroom Glendale house seems to have everything: a garden and a pool, charming original details and new finishes, a stone fireplace, a garage, and nice views.

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Harry Potter star selling 1923 bungalow in Nichols Canyon

Tom Felton, known to fans of the Harry Potter films as Draco Malfoy, is selling the Hollywood Hills home he picked up in 2014. The 1920s residence is plenty private and features a back house and pool. It's asking $1.449 million.

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