Ladera Heights

A woman was killed early this morning in a house fire in Ladera Heights. Her body was found just after midnight in a bedroom of the two-story single-family home in the 5400 block of South La Cienega Boulevard, said Inspector Ron Haralson of the Los...

The narrow streets leading to Earl Ofari Hutchinson's house are scattered with wind chimes and bird houses and manicured topiaries that look as if they've been lifted from a Dr. Seuss book. The house number is painted on a little sign in the shape of a...

Today, Snell and Tokofsky debate whether L.A. Unified has grown too large. Previously, they discussed choices for district students in low-performing campuses, the role of the teachers union in improving public schools, the effect of voucher programs on...

After making the rounds of news reporters, the garrulous black man stepped before a phalanx of television cameras lining the sidewalk outside the courthouse in Long Beach. "Everybody ready?" he asked, hands clasped, as if in prayer. "I'm Najee Ali. N-A-...

Burke's domestic dispute Re "Supervisor's residence outside district raises legal questions," July 27 I live in Ladera Heights, and until Friday, I thought that Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne B. Burke represented me. Thanks to The Times, I now know...

All over Los Angeles, there are neighborhoods declaring themselves The Heights: Avocado Heights, Montecito Heights, Ladera Heights and many more. In some cases, the name reflects the topography; other times it's more a state of mind. Early settlers might...

When I listen to the Louis Armstrong classic "What a Wonderful World," I hear my neighborhood. From my upstairs office window I see what Louis sees: trees of green, skies of blue, "the bright blessed day and dark sacred night." And I hum to myself,...

Convenient to LAX, the San Diego Freeway and the Marina del Rey waterfront, Ladera Heights boasts ocean views, large homes, quiet streets and an unusual moniker: the black Beverly Hills. * Beginnings After World War II, the Los Angeles Investment Co....

View Heights is a quintessential 1940s Los Angeles suburb of bungalows and small-scale Spanish-style homes that appear to be straight out of a Raymond Chandler novel. Perched atop hills east of upscale Ladera Heights and located between downtown Los...