Blue Palms Brew House announced that it will be closing its doors next week—at least temporarily—when the operators of the Music Box at the Henry Fonda are evicted. The tenure of the bar and restaurant housed inside the Music Box was thrown into jeopardy, because it sub-leases its space through the music venue, which shut down earlier this month. more ›

The LAPD raided Occupy L.A. tonight. We've been liveblogging since 10:00pm. more ›

Occupy LA protesters craving the salty sea air and bohemian spirit may be headed west to Venice Beach. A handwritten flyer taped over the prominent "Federal Reserve Bank" mural at Occupy LA reads, "PLAN B: Occupy Venice Beach!" more ›

Though there is no solid deadline for the Occupy LA eviction, there is chatter that a couple upcoming commercial and/or television video shoots may force the remaining occupiers out as early as today. more ›

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa stopped by KTLA this morning to talk about the Occupy LA eviction. Proud of the LAPD, Villaraigosa said that police were restrained during the eviction process. The eviction has been very peaceful so far with only three arrests. more ›

Monday's Occupy LA eviction proved peaceful, and tents and protestors continue to stand at City Hall this morning. Police in riot gear have pulled back, and traffic is now flowing in downtown. more ›

Occupy L.A. has been ordered by the City of Los Angeles to decamp by 12:01am on Monday. To support the occupation during the eviction, the "$%#& It! I'll Do It Myself" Affinity group is hosting an "Occupy L.A. Eviction Block Party." more ›

City officials and law enforcement seem to be in prep mode for delivering the expected eviction notice to the Occupy LA protesters who have lived on the City Hall lawn since October 1. more ›

Protestors at Occupy Los Angeles have known that its days at City Hall were numbered for some time, but the mayor's office confirmed this afternoon that the eviction is coming next week — possibly as early as Monday. more ›

Although the city council passed a resolution supporting a peaceful protest, organizers have sought a temporary restraining order so that police cannot evict the protesters camped out on City Hall's lawn without notice. more ›

Anyone who indulged (and/or overindulged) in this past Saturday's LA Street Food Fest understands the beauty of L.A. food trucks. Hawthorne officials, however, do not, as reported by The Daily Breeze. A Best Buy parking lot in Hawthorne became a once-weekly home to a dozen food trucks in June, spurring a recurring Tuesday night mobile eatery extravaganza. Claiming that the gatherings violated the city's Municipal Code, officials halted the event just weeks after its inception. more ›

The Great California Smokeout continues with a state Senate-approved anti-smoking bill that has Weho apartment dwellers concerned about the power of prohibition that may be granted to landlords under California law. Notes Weho Patch, the bill passed last week could have a "major impact in West Hollywood by giving landlords ammunition to evict smokers." more ›

Fame is a fickle thing, and if your fame wanes, so do the ways to keep the cash coming in. Add a brood of 14 young children to clothe, feed, and shelter, and, well, life gets pretty expensive. We're still talking about "Octomom" Nadya Suleman, as her octuplets near their 2nd birthday, thanks to her alleged inability to pay the bills. Once again, the single mom whose penchant for pregnancy catapulted her into the spotlight is facing eviction from her La Habra home, according to an AP report published in the Daily News. more ›

While Santa Monica has some strong rent-control laws, the city said it has fallen behind in protecting renters of regular apartments and other types of units. Last week, the council voted on some restrictions for landlords and may place some measures on the November ballot to let voters decide on some issues, according to the Santa Monica Daily Press. more ›

The unfortunate trend continues, per the LA Times: "A series of financial setbacks left Wanda Dunn facing eviction from the house in Pasadena where her family had lived for generations. Dunn, 53, told neighbors that she would rather die than leave. Early Monday, the day of her expected eviction, firefighters pulled her body out of the house as it burned. She apparently had set it on fire before shooting herself in the head, authorities said." more ›

For the past 25 years, local preservation group Hollywood Heritage has been in charge of maintaining Wattles Mansion, a 1907 historic home bought by the City of L.A. in 1968. The preservation group has had an arrangement with the Parks Department for running the property, but now they are being handed their 30-day notice for having "failed to properly maintain the 101-year-old landmark," according to the LA Times. more ›

That condo boom got a lot of people scared and concerned. Once kicked out, where can one afford a living space in the same area with a decent price? That proved to be difficult for many, so they fought and thanks to the leadership of the Coalition for Economic Survival, there be some changes in this town. What follows is from their e-mail newsletter: more ›

This week, we ask LACityNerd some more technical questions on biking the LA River, money, art, cops and getting evicted. If you missed the Nerd last time, here is Part I. When can we realistically bike commute via the LA River Trail from the Valley to Downtown LA? The LA River trail may never connect completely from the Valley to Downtown - not until the hurtles of Warner Bros., CBS, and Universal Studios are... more ›