18 electric vehicle charging stations installed at LAX parking structure 7

LOS ANGELES >> Los Angeles International Airport officials announced Tuesday that 18 “level 2” electric vehicle charging stations have been installed in Parking Structure 7. LAX now has a total of 81 level 2 charging stations, with another eight chargers at the LAX FlyAway bus terminal in Van Nuys. “By installing EV charging stations and encouraging people to drive zero-emission vehicles, LAWA is helping to make the air we breathe cleaner and I greatly appreciate their work,” said City Councilman Mike Bonin, whose district includes LAX.

Why San Fernando Valley home sales dipped in 2016

The San Fernando Valley’s resale housing market flirted with record low level sales in 2016, because inventory remained scant and prices climbed out of reach for many potential buyers, a trade association said Thursday. Last year sales of previously owned homes fell 4 percent from 2015 to 5,863 transactions, the second lowest level since full-year record keeping began in 1985, according to the Van Nuys-based Southland Regional Association of Realtors.

Residents rip plan for towering apartment complex in Granada Hills

LA Councilman Mitchell Englander speaks with protesters outside his Chatsworth office before meeting with Neighborhood Council representatives and a developer that is planning a mixed-use project that includes 440 apartments in Granada Hills on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. The project will replace a shopping center at the corner of San Fernando Mission Boulevard and Woodley Avenue in Granada Hills.

Residents rip plan for towering apartment complex in Granada Hills

LA Councilman Mitchell Englander speaks with protesters outside his Chatsworth office before meeting with Neighborhood Council representatives and a developer that is planning a mixed-use project that includes 440 apartments in Granada Hills on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. The project will replace a shopping center at the corner of San Fernando Mission Boulevard and Woodley Avenue in Granada Hills.

Valley homes sales set to end 2016 on sluggish note

The San Fernando Valley’s residential real estate market is limping toward the end of a sluggish year, with sales likely totaling less than in 2015, the Southland Regional Association of Realtors said this week. Last month Realtors logged 457 sales of previously owned houses, one fewer than in November of last year, the Van Nuys-based trade group said.