With a massive plume of black smoke visible across the Valley firefighters battled for an hour to quell an outside fire consuming materials used to make props for the entertainment industry was placarded with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 704 Standard - often referred to as "NFPA hazard diamond" The placards provide emergency responders with critical information which could add significant complexity to an incident were the fire to extend into the structure Firefighters cut gates for access and maneuvered fire apparatus through the grounds to reach the fire using portable monitors and handlines to get copious amounts of water flowing. The large yard was filled with unknown stored goods which created a very dark smoke and colored water run-off Due to the potential for a hazardous materials component the Incident Commander requested the LAFD Hazardous Materials Squad These HazMat Squads are staffed with firefighters who achieve specialty certification in hazard identification specialized mitigation and technical decontamination. the HazMat Squad confirmed the run off was from ordinary combustibles and nothing posing a hazardous threat. operating under the command of Assistant Chief William Peralta achieved a knockdown of the fire with no injuries reported The quick and aggressive actions of the firefighter prevented the fire from extending to the building averting a potentially far more serious situation In order to ensure the fire was fully extinguished, the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority foam tender stationed at the Hollywood Burbank Airport just next to the incident They supplied LAFD engines with plentiful foam to more effectively address any remaining hot spots all firefighters underwent a decontamination operation to wash their protective gear of any remaining contaminants. INCIDENT PHOTOS In North Hollywood, a pair of fourplexes could make way for new affordable housing, per an application to the Planning Department revealed via ATC. The proposed Executive Directive 1 project from HVN Development slated for a property at 5151 Denny Avenue calls for the construction of a five-story building featuring 80 two-bedroom apartments without on-site parking 5151 Denny is eligible for density bonus incentives permitting a larger structure than otherwise allowed by zoning rules all of the new homes are to be rented to moderate- and very low-income households in exchange for the incentives That includes replacement housing for the existing structures Stockton Architects is designing the proposed development which is depicted in a rendering as a contemporary podium-type building clad in white and blue stucco The project is one of dozens of Executive Directive 1 projects in the works from HVN Development, which recently started work on a similar project near Expo/Bundy Station in Sawtelle. Twitter / Facebook / LinkedIn / Threads / Instagram Looking for affordable housing? Visit lahousing.lacity.org/aahr and housing.lacounty.gov California's 2024 state income limits Click here for additional affordable housing resource Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More LOS ANGELES — A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck near North Hollywood on Sunday night but there are no reports of injuries or damage Monday was centered 1.4 miles southeast of North Hollywood and 1.7 miles north of Universal City The earthquake was centered 2.5 miles northeast of Studio City and 3 miles southwest of Burbank En Español 한국어 LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced another Inside Safe operation today that brought more Angelenos inside and moved more RVs from across multiple neighborhoods in North Hollywood. Today’s operation was in partnership with Councilmember Paul Krekorian. Photos and broll available here Today’s Inside Safe operation comes after Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2525 which is sponsored by Mayor Karen Bass to move RVs out of neighborhoods and bring more unhoused Angelenos inside It will reduce homelessness by allowing the City to lease property from the California Department of Transportation(Caltrans) at a reduced rate to store recreational vehicles (RVs) while the unhoused Angelenos receive housing and services through the Inside Safe program “We will not stop in our efforts to bring unhoused Angelenos inside throughout the region,” said Mayor Karen Bass “This effort is proof that our continued collaboration and comprehensive strategy is working Homelessness is down in the city for the first time in years and the work continues.” my staff has had considerable success in moving people from the street to safer shelter but the encampment on Strathern remained an especially difficult situation,” said Councilmember Paul Krekorian. “I am grateful for the partnership of the Mayor’s office LAPD and the Department of Sanitation for today’s operation We serve the interests of the larger community as well as those in need when people move from the hazards of the street to safety indoors.” Since her first day in office when she declared an unprecedented emergency on the homelessness crisis Mayor Karen Bass has driven change in how we address homelessness with new initiatives to bring people living in encampments inside She has also worked to prevent people from losing their homes and to lock arms across all levels of government to move people inside and save lives and restore neighborhoods Key results from the 2024 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count: Homelessness in the City of Los Angeles is down for the first time in six years Unprecedented drop in street homelessness (10% decrease in the City of Los Angeles – the first double digit decrease in the last at least 9 years) A decrease in makeshift shelters (38% decrease in the City of Los Angeles) The number of people who moved into permanent housing is at an all time high Tent encampments have come down in every council district and thousands more Angelenos came inside than in 2022 thanks to action locking arms with the City Council The mayor has worked to improve services provided for unhoused Angelenos coming inside and has also been vocal about the need to make homelessness programs more cost effective as this urgent work continues ShareSaveCommentLifestyle Cars & BikesUnfazed By Protests, Customers Line Up For The New Model Y: An Afternoon At Tesla North HollywoodByBrooke Crothers Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights Brooke Crothers covers and reviews electric vehicles.Follow AuthorMar 30 FRANCE - 2025/02/13: General view of car 2025 Tesla Model Y during the event More Artificial Intelligence Cannes Festival 2025 the Artificial Intelligence Festival presents the novelties and new car model 2025 Tesla Model Y at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes (Photo by Luigi Iorio/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) customers at a Tesla location in North Hollywood were unmoved by protesters while showing keen interest in the new Model Y I estimated there were more customers than protesters at the Tesla store and service center and customers milling around in the massive lot in North Hollywood As I was waiting to test drive a new Model Y I checked on the protesters at the front gate They had the usual signs emblazoned with slogans that made copious use of words like "fascist" and “Nazi” in protest of CEO Elon Musk one woman hurled insults my way for no reason other than she presumed Customers seemed unfazed by the protesters Much of the customer focus was on the new 2026 Model Y and Cybertruck Tesla North Hollywood showroom on Saturday March 29 Other customers were in the waiting room or on .. New Model Y inventory grows on North Hollywood parking lot More 2026 Model Y inventory had arrived on the North Hollywood lot (see image above) since my last visit to the store That was likely the reason for a long line of customers queuing up to test drive I was in one of those lines waiting for a test drive Saturday was the busiest I have seen a Tesla store in Los Angeles this year That includes visits to locations in Canoga Park and Century City And a Tesla sales representative in Los Angeles told me that those versions are expected in the next two to four weeks the transition to the new 2026 Model Y – which will require months to ramp up production – and the advent of more affordable models as customers hold off on purchasing Tesla’s most popular car Faux Library Studio Props owner, Marc Meyer, is credited as the inventor of the faux book. He realized that dressing sets would be much easier if the books were lighter and easier to carry. Once he started replacing the book pages with foam and adding striped wallpaper around the edges, the fake book trend took off. The 90,000 square foot prop warehouse is packed full of almost everything needed to dress a film set. Faux Library Studio Props has “a rich collection valued at around 6 million which specializes in antique furniture, and other décor elements for film and television sets.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Faux Library Studio Props (@fauxlibrarystudioprops) the Faux Library Studio Props is having a full closeout sale by auctioning off everything in three phases and the the third phase ends on March 20th this is not a new occurrence for many Hollywood film businesses Many local businesses have faced distress after the Covid-19 pandemic “Stay in LA” says “there’s no place like home.” And of course all Angelenos agree – there’s no place like L.A And it’s heartbreaking that yet another L.A film production business is having to shut its doors Treasure a piece of Hollywood by taking home one of these film props for yourself 📅 When: Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm CA — An earthquake struck over the weekend near North Hollywood The 3.9-magnitude quake was reported at 10:13 p.m Sunday about a mile east-southeast of North Hollywood in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles Residents reported feeling the quake across the Los Angeles area according to the USGS's "Did You Feel It?" map The quake was felt as far south as Orange County There were no reports of damage or injuries Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. Toronto WatchTrump targets film industry: What are the impacts on Hollywood North?Former Toronto Mayor John Tory reacts to Trump’s latest tariff announcement and the impact it will have on the film industry. Twitter feed ©2025 BellMedia All Rights Reserved ©2025 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The fifth-seeded Dolphins (10-2) will play at No. 1-seeded Eagle Rock in the semifinals on Nov. 22. The Eagles rallied from a 20-13 halftime deficit to defeat No. 9 Cleveland 27-20 Friday after escaping with an 8-7 victory over Crenshaw in the first round. Thomas ended Palisades’ first drive with a 26-yard touchdown pass to LeHenry Solomon and shook off an interception in the end zone on the Dolphins’ second drive to engineer a 77-yard march capped by his nine-yard toss to Harrison Carter to make it 14-0 midway through the second quarter. A five-yard scoring run by Omar Muhammed cut the lead in half, but Thomas connected with Max Hejazi on an 11-yard touchdown just before halftime. High School Sports The Huskies advanced to a Southern Section Division 1 semifinal against unbeaten Mater Dei with their defense delivering in decisive moments. “We knew they were going to bring a lot of pressure and blitz seven or eight guys consistently so we tried to exploit that and get our receivers in space where they could make plays,” said Thomas, a junior transfer from Loyola who finished with 368 passing yards. “We’re a couple plays away from being undefeated. We’ve lost two games by a total of four points so we’re better than our record shows.” Carter ran 83 yards for a touchdown on the Dolphins’ first play of the second half to make it 28-7, forcing the host Huskies (11-1) to abandon their vaunted running attack. Muhammed caught a 28-yard touchdown pass from Andres Avila to get No. 4 North Hollywood within two scores, but Thomas scooted for a 22-yard touchdown on Palisades’ next drive, then hit Hejazi over the middle to extend the lead to 42-14 with 2:50 left in the third quarter. Kelley Warburton scored on a 30-yard pass off a trick play early in the fourth quarter as the Huskies tried to fight back. But a five-yard touchdown run by Deveron Kearney and a 25-yard touchdown pass from Thomas to reserve receiver Michael Meraz put the game away. East Valley League champion North Hollywood outscored Granada Hills 36-30 for its first-ever Division I win last week. Palisades reached the Division I final two years ago but lost 44-7 to Granada Hills. The Dolphins made the Open Division last season, losing to Gardena in the quarterfinals. Subscribe for unlimited access Site Map Shaking was felt across Los Angeles late Sunday night and no, it did not have anything to do with the 2025 Oscars A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck near North Hollywood around 10:13 p.m light shaking was felt in Burbank and North Hollywood The Los Angeles Fire Department said on social media that the earthquake struck about one mile east-southeast of North Hollywood but that the department was not entering earthquake mode The USGS also located the earthquake about 2 miles north of Universal City and about 3 miles southwest of Burbank The earthquake struck after the Oscars had ended and afterparty celebrations were getting underway, Fox Weather reported Gabe Hauari is a national trending news reporter at USA TODAY. You can follow him on X @GabeHauari or email him at Gdhauari@gannett.com a 236-unit North Hollywood apartment complex sells for $44 million in an off-market transaction garden-style apartment complex in North Hollywood has traded for $44 million in an off-market transaction Built in 1965 and subject to the city’s rent stabilization ordinance a 24-hour fitness center and multiple outdoor courtyards “The Marquee sale represents the only 120+ unit rent-controlled apartment sale in the entire city of Los Angeles in the last year,” Adrienne Barr senior managing director at Berkadia Los Angeles “Working together with our mortgage banking partners we were able to achieve something that no other broker has done in a tough market.” Berkadia also announced that Tim Leonhard and Jeremy Kanter of Berkadia Dallas and New York secured $32.9 million in acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer – a joint venture between Beverly Hills-based holding company Post Investment Group and Maryland-based commercial real estate finance and advisory service firm Walker & Dunlop Inc records indicate MG Properties Group purchased the property for $27.5 million from Cirrus Asset Management Group in 2014 which is nearly half of its purchase price today The complex is made up of 194 studio apartments 36 one-bedroom units and six two-bedroom units – coming out to roughly $186,000 per unit It is located just north of the NoHo Arts District adjacent to the Valley Park Plaza and in close proximity to job centers including Warner Bros. CBS Studios and the Hollywood Burbank Airport Learn how to describe the purpose of the image (opens in a new tab) Leave empty if the image is purely decorative A mixed-use apartment complex is set to replace a surface parking lot one block north of Metro's North Hollywood Station, according to a new application to the Los Angeles Department of City Planning The proposed project from applicant Serena Choi of SKCC Investments calls for the construction of a new seven-story building featuring 16 studio and four-bedroom apartments above ground-floor commercial space Requested entitlements include Transit Oriented Communities development incentives, which would permit a larger structure than otherwise allowed by zoning rules. In exchange for the incentives, two of the new apartments would be set aside for rent by extremely low-income households Architecture Studio MA is designing the contemporary podium-type building The project is one of a number of infill apartment buildings being pitched for the blocks surrounding North Hollywood Station, including on the parcels which now serve as the station's park-and-ride lot, where Trammell Crow Company has long-term plans for more than 1,500 homes Twitter / Facebook / LinkedIn / Threads / Instagram / Bluesky As North Hollywood’s historic El Portal Theatre prepares for its 100th anniversary celebration this fall visitors might be surprised to learn that the surrounding NoHo Arts District is in decline Read the full article here>> ****To see what shows are playing, check out our theatre guide>> New housing is coming to an empty lot up the street from Metro's North Hollywood Station, per a new application to the Los Angeles Department of City Planning calls for the construction of a new seven-story approximately 65,000-square-foot building containing 84 studio and two-bedroom apartments atop parking for 40 vehicles Requested entitlements include Transit Oriented Communities incentives, which would permit a larger structure than otherwise allowed by zoning rules. In exchange, nine of the new apartments would be set aside for rent as affordable housing at the extremely low-income level JZA Architecture is designing 5547 Elmer which is depicted in renderings as a contemporary podium-type building clad in stucco Plans show numerous recreation rooms scattered across the building as well as a central courtyard and a rooftop deck It offers the only bricks-and-mortar restaurant in Los Angeles dedicated to New Haven-style pizza. But to build it, founder Chris Wallace had to journey through sobriety, nostalgia and red tape, and forgo a signature of the style: charcoal ovens, which are illegal in restaurants throughout the city. “I was always wondering why New Haven pizza was never out here: Everyone’s so set on coal,” he said. “But here’s the secret: Not every New Haven pizzeria uses coal. Zuppardi’s, which is one of my favorites, uses Bakers Pride gas deck ovens. They’ve never used a coal oven a day in their life. So I was like, ‘OK, so if they can do it, why can’t I?’” Founder Chris Wallace began Ozzy’s Apizza out of his apartment. Now he’s hand-forming and tossing dough in his full pizzeria. (Stephanie Breijo / Los Angeles Times) Wallace cold-ferments his dough for 72 hours and uses a gas brick oven, where the key is an open flame: It allows Ozzy’s to churn out pizzas with the requisite New Haven-style char, with a crunchy but still chewy crust that stops just shy of burnt. Straddling the line of charred and barely burnt requires all your senses, according to Wallace, but chief among them is smell. After enough time making enough New Haven-style pizza, it’s all muscle memory; when he toured the famous Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana two years ago, Wallace says, the Pepe family told him: “We just know. We feel it.” The new Ozzy’s Apizza — overlooked by a mural of its namesake, Wallace’s chihuahua-terrier mix — serves pepperoni and cheese and sausage pies, plus salad and cheesy garlic bread and Italian ice, but the two pizzas Wallace is most proud of are the truest to the style. Food It’s a golden era for pizza in Los Angeles. Critic Bill Addison names his favorites across New York, Chicago, Detroit, Neapolitan and hybrid-style pies. “I’ve been dying to just come here,” first-time Ozzy’s customer Zak Tarkhan said on a visit Sunday night. “Nothing’s gonna beat New Haven, Connecticut, style. Nothing’s gonna beat that char. It’s got its own unique flavor.” Tarkhan, a New Haven native, said he’s found one other spot — Urbn Pizza, with locations in San Diego and a weekly Smorgasburg DTLA pop-up — serving solid New Haven-style pizza. Thankfully, he said, Ozzy’s is more convenient and the real deal. “Oh it’s so f— good,” Tarkhan said after his first bite. “I could eat all of this right now.” Wallace moved to California a decade ago and needed a day job while pursuing stand-up comedy. “What’s funny is I thought that was my dream, but this ended up being my dream,” he said. He googled “pizza” and found an outpost of Mod Pizza in Irvine, later transferring to a new location in North Hollywood — which would eventually become the home of his own future restaurant. He hosted open-mic nights on the patio to combine his two loves. When the job ended and COVID hit, he began his dive into sobriety and quickly realized he’d need a hobby during lockdown. Wallace turned to pizza once again, this time focusing on developing his own recipes. He modified his home oven, adding heavy baking steels to replicate a professional deck oven. He’d heat it to 550 degrees and rotate the pies across two shelves as they baked, ensuring that New Haven char on each crust. Dinner parties with neighbors turned into small-batch pop-ups, with the new pizzaiolo removing his smoke detector and opening all the windows. He sold out of 20 pies each weekend, with Ozzy licking up the crumbs from the floor and greeting guests as they picked up orders. When someone called the health department, he began popping up at local bars and brought on friend Craig Taylor as a business partner. They’d make the dough and sauce and toppings in Wallace’s apartment and load everything into the trunk of his Dodge Challenger, transporting it to local patios and cooking out of a small, portable pizza oven until 2022, when a friend who ran now-shuttered sports bar Underdogs offered use of its kitchen: Ozzy’s first semipermanent home. Wallace named his pizzeria after his chihuahua-terrier mix, Ozzy, who now overlooks the North Hollywood restaurant in a giant mural. (Stephanie Breijo / Los Angeles Times) “I hadn’t had any fun in sobriety yet because I was still learning about myself,” Wallace said. “That was the most fun, and still is: I just got to be myself and listen to music in the back and get dirty.” He began meeting and leaning on the L.A. pizza community for tips, finding friendship and guidance from the teams behind Danny Boy, Hot Tongue, Gorilla Pies and more. When Underdogs changed hands, the new owners offered Wallace and Taylor another space: their Glen Arden Club in Glendale, where Ozzy’s has run since summer 2023 and will until Oct. 31. While there, a January review from Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy blew up Ozzy’s spot. The media mogul with a pizza-review column rated Ozzy’s an 8.1 out of 10, then later called it “great” and increased it to “an 8.3, 8.4.” “Overnight, we went from a pop-up on a patio to getting named best pizza in L.A. by Dave, and then every influencer in L.A. shows up,” Wallace said. “I had to scale my business from six people to 20 — we had to get a bigger mixer.” They had an opportunity to launch an outpost in New Haven and took it, but what Wallace and Taylor really needed was their own restaurant space in L.A. Early this year, they found it. When the duo took over the 2,100-square-foot former Mod Pizza, they added the large mural of Ozzy chowing down on pepperoni pizza. They had “charred not burnt” painted onto a wall. They envision a return of open-mic nights as well as building a place for local musicians and artists. “What I want to do is make this the home that I never had when I was going through all my stuff,” Wallace said. “I can make this a community thing.” There could be beer and wine added, or even grab-and-go sandwiches, given the proximity to the Metro station. And of course there will be more pizza — charred, not burnt. Ozzy’s Apizza, 5300 Lankershim Blvd., Suite 103, North Hollywood; open noon to 10 p.m. Tuesday to Sunday. Stephanie Breijo is a reporter for the Food section and the author of its weekly news column. Previously, she served as the restaurants and bars editor for Time Out Los Angeles, and prior to that, the award-winning food editor of Richmond magazine in Richmond, Va. Born and primarily raised in Los Angeles, she believes L.A. to be the finest food city in the country and might be biased on that count but doesn’t believe she’s wrong. World & Nation 2025 at 11:51 am PT.css-79elbk{position:relative;}The incident occurred shortly before 4 a.m Monday in the 11300 block of Hartland Street (Shutterstock)LOS ANGELES — Two burglars broke into a marijuana shop overnight in North Hollywood smashing glass and stealing cannabis from the business The incident occurred shortly before 4 a.m Responding officers searched the building and took a report but no one was in custody as of later Monday morning City News Service contributed to this story Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Ambience Recovery opens its doors in North Hollywood the center sets a new standard for recovery near Los Angeles NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Jan. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Ambience Recovery, a new luxury addiction treatment center proudly announces its grand opening in North Hollywood the center offers a focused and personalized approach to recovery in a supportive "Ambience Recovery's goal is to provide an intimate personalized addiction treatment experience where clients feel supported every step." 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It provides clients with a tranquil, distraction-free environment to work toward lasting addiction recovery The center's main goal is to help patients rehabilitate themselves and lay the foundation for a healthy and better life To learn more about Ambience Recovery's services or schedule a tour of the facility Phone: (818) 873-3362 Email: [email protected] Website: https://ambiencerecovery.com Ambience Recovery is an addiction treatment center in North Hollywood and a serene environment with a pool to provide an intimate and supportive recovery Ambience Recovery is dedicated to helping people recover and remain in recovery and a belief in the power of human recovery when provided with excellent care Michael Banis, Ambience Recovery, 1 8188733362, [email protected], https://www.ambiencerecovery.com/ Twitter Do not sell or share my personal information: 2025 at 11:41 am PT.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Patch has you covered this Easter with egg hunts and ideal brunch locations near you CA — Whether you're celebrating Easter Sunday with family North Hollywood and Toluca Lakes have several brunch options to consider While some restaurants will be closed for the holiday on April 20 there are plenty of family-friendly activities going on in the San Fernando Valley leading up to and on Easter Here are the eateries serving brunch on April 20 this year: Gus's BBQ - Porter Ranch Humble Bee Bakery & Cafe - Northridge Odyssey — Granada Hills El Torito - Northridge Buenos Aires Grill — Northridge Petit Trois Le Valley — Sherman Oaks Deux Bistro — Woodland Hills Pinstripes - Topanga Hugo's Restaurant — Studio City The Front Yard — Studio City