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The Gas Company Tower in Downtown Los Angeles is almost officially up for grabs. And it could sell to the City of Los Angeles. Gregg Williams at Trident Real Estate, the receiver on the building, has hired JLL to market the 52-story tower at 555 West 5th Street for sale, subject to court approval, according to a court filing last week. The City…

Welcome to Best Things To Do! Hope your May is off to a great start and that you’re recovered for the week ahead,…

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Sunday, May 5. I’m your host, Andrew J. Campa. Happy Cinco de Mayo! Here’s what you need to know to start your weekend: Plenty of perks and cheaper than Santa Monica, downtown L.A. makes case to renters A stroll through downtown Los Angeles presents a study in contrasts.The…

Will Conybeare and Omar Lewis 9 mins ago A fatal crash in South Los Angeles claimed the life of one man and, not for the first time, severely damaged a church.  A Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson told KTLA that the collision happened on East Manchester Avenue in L.A.’s Green Meadows neighborhood around 12:20…

Metro warned of possible delays on several bus lines Friday due to staff shortages. Metro issued a statement Friday morning, responding to a possible work sickout by operators. "We appeal to our operators to reconsider the impact their plan to call in sick will have on some of the most vulnerable people in the county," Metro…

Host Selena Gomez and special guest Raquelle Stevens with Chef Shirley Chung, as seen on ‘Selena + Restaurant,’ season 1. Courtesy Food Network Selena Gomez is leaving her home kitchen behind and heading out into some of Los Angeles’ hottest kitchens in a new Food Network show. Selena + Restaurant,…

Los Angeles City Hall is framed by the facade in front of the Caltrans building on a bright sunshiny Southern California Day in Los Angeles. (Photos by John McCoy / Los Angeles Daily News) Children love the front-yard treehouse that Rick Polizzi built for his daughters at their Sherman Oaks home in 2000. The…

Rebel Without a Cause star James Dean joined Swiss-born Ursula Andress at the 1955 Thalian Ball at Ciro’s in Los Angeles. Dean, who said the night was the first time he ever wore a tuxedo, would die in a car accident just a month later; Andress went on to play Bond girl Honey Ryder in Dr. No. Michael Ochs…

An investigation is underway after a security guard was wounded in a shooting outside the Encino home of a music executive. The shooting was reported around 2:30 a.m. at the home belonging to Amir Esmailian in the 17500 block of Jayden Lane. Investigators said a 37-year-old security guard was shot multiple times while sitting…

In case you missed it, yesterday, on April 27, Nicole Kidman was honored with the AFI Life Achievement Award for her incredible work over the past few decades; and so many of her friends and co-stars came to support her. Related story Lucy Liu…