A dog-walker looked at my house and the ruins next door. "Tough," she said, "to get so lucky when so many people's lives have been destroyed." ...

To see the sprawling urban jungle of Los Angeles backed by a mountainous landscape, take an easy hike in a historic park for ...

Listed for $2.395 million, the 2,824-square-foot house was designed by two scientists, one of which happened to be an autodidact. Rudi Mattoni and his partner Leona were both respected scientists, ...