It’s normal.” This is Figueroa Corridor, one of California’s most notorious sex markets. Here, prostitutes gather, night ...

The crisis is known by many, but truly seen by few — perhaps, until now. Sex trafficking in Los Angeles operates in plain sight along a wide stretch of Figueroa Street, otherwise known as “the Blade.” ...

Whether with a bulldozer or stroke of a pen, Los Angeles often shows little respect for its multilayered history. To most motorists, Figueroa, Pico and Alvarado may just be major and meaningless ...

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Crawling along at a glacial pace in L.A. traffic is never fun. But it’s especially not-fun when the event you’re about to be late to is the opening of a new bike lane. I’m on my way to a media preview ...

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Brookfield Properties wants to shed one of its trophy office towers in Downtown L.A., The Real Deal has learned. The investment giant has listed the 52-story office tower at 601 South Figueroa Street ...

LOS ANGELES, CA (July 31, 2023) – Saturday night, a vehicle collision on South Figueroa Street left one Pedestrian Dead. The collision happened around 10:00 p.m. at the 7-Eleven near South Figueroa ...

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