Leo Duran

Santa Monica officials are set to approve taller buildings to bring more housing to the area, but residents say density will change the city's character.

The council voiced unanimous support for a measure that only allows short-term and vacation rentals through websites like AirBnB if hosts stay under the same roof with guests and pay a tax.

The council is considering a ban on most vacation rentals. Timeshares, home-swaps, and home-sharing would be allowed.

Evictions from rent-controlled apartments are on the rise. If you get an eviction notice, here are your rights and answers to your questions.

More landlords are using the law to sell their buildings and evict tenants in rent-controlled apartments as the economy improves and the housing market tightens.

Landlords want renters to share their building's water bill. Garcetti would only back the plan if tenants got their own meters. But the costs would be astronomical.

A proposal by landlords would shift water bills onto tenants in rent-stabilized apartments. But city officials call for individual meters, which will be costly.

Thousands of Waze app users' data is being given free to Los Angeles city and county traffic managers in exchange for road condition info. How will they use it?

Landlords are asking Mayor Garcetti to back a proposal to shift water costs to tenants, in exchange for lower rent to encourage conservation.

It's similar to handling a traffic citation. And, it's harder for authorities to collect.

Many residents say denser neighborhoods would make rents and home prices more affordable. Others argue that big developments would ruin the city.

New zoning rules would allow housing developers to build more four and five-story buildings. But residents say it would change the nature of their "beach town."