4 to Watch: Hilltop Property in Beverly Hills Offers Billion-Dollar Views
There are only a few people in the world with the resources to develop a 157-acre property off Benedict Canyon Drive
By Jonathan Lloyd ••
What kind of view can be bought for $1 billion? The breath-taking 360-degree kind from a mountaintop overlooking Southern California.
Take a look at four stories to watch today, including a Beverly Hills property just listed for $1 billion dollars.
1. Billion-Dollar Views of Los Angeles
A 157-acre plot of land known as "The Mountain" is touted as the finest undeveloped plot of land in Los Angeles. It offers stunning 360-degree views of Southern California, including the distant Santa Catalina Island and well beyond downtown Los Angeles. And, it has a price tag of $1 billion. Click here to see video and images of the property off Benedict Canyon Drive.
A 157-acre parcel of land high above Los Angeles has a price tag of $1 billion. Aerial video shows the property Monday July 30, 2018.
2. Summer of Devastation
As a devastating month draws to a close, there are 17 large wildfires burning in California, including the 98,700-acre Carr fire in Shasta County. Click here for a map and wildfire summary.
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A view of the Woolsey Fire at El Scorpion Canyon Park, California.
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The Woolsey Fire burns Nov. 9, 2018 in Ventura and Los Angeles counties.
The Charlie fire in Castaic quickly grew to over 1,000 acres on Saturday Sept. 23, 2018.
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LODOGA, CA - AUGUST 08: Smoke from the Mendocino Complex fire hangs over a valley on August 8, 2018 near Lodoga, California. The Mendocino Complex Fire, which is made up of the River Fire and Ranch Fire, has surpassed the Thomas Fire to become the largest wildfire in California state history with over 300,000 acres charred and at least 115 homes destroyed. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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LODOGA, CA - AUGUST 08: Trees burned by the Mendocino Complex fire stand in a field on August 8, 2018 near Lodoga, California. The Mendocino Complex Fire, which is made up of the River Fire and Ranch Fire, has surpassed the Thomas Fire to become the largest wildfire in California state history with over 300,000 acres charred and at least 115 homes destroyed. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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A home leveled by the Delta Fire rests in a clearing in Pollard Flat area of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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The Holy fire started Monday Aug. 6, 2018 in Cleveland National Forest and burned in Orange and Riverside counties.
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Firefighters with CalFire's Shasta-Trinity Unit extinguish flames near State Highway 299 while battling the Carr Fire on July 30, 2018 near Redding, California. (Photo by Terray Sylvester/Getty Images)
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LAKEPORT, CA - JULY 31: A West Covina firefighter pulls hose away from a horse barn that burns as the River Fire moves through the area on July 31, 2018 in Lakeport, California. The River Fire has burned over 27,000 acres, destroyed 7 homes and stands at 8 percent contained. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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LAKEPORT, CA - JULY 31: A resident pushes personal belonging in a wheelbarrow as she evacuates ahead of the River Fire on July 31, 2018 in Lakeport, California. The River Fire has burned over 27,000 acres, destroyed seven homes and stands at only eight percent contained. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Hannah Whyatt poses for a friend's photo as smoke from the Ferguson fire fills Yosemite Valley, Wednesday, July 25, 2018, in Yosemite National Park, Calif. Campsites and lodges emptied out after disappointed tourists were ordered to leave the heart of Yosemite National Park by noon Wednesday, as firefighters battled to contain a huge wildfire just to the west that has threatened the park's forest and sent up smoke that obscured grand vistas of waterfalls and sheer granite faces. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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Flames from the Ferguson Fire burn down a hillside in unincorporated Mariposa County Calif., near Yosemite National Park on Sunday, July 15, 2018.
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A house burns July 6, 2018 as a wildfire tears through the San Diego County community of Alpine.
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In this photo released July 6, 2018, by the California Highway Patrol, the Klamathon Fire burns in Hornbrook, Calif.
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Cars smolder after a fire tore through Goleta July 6, 2018.
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A brush fire that spread from a box truck climbed a hillside Friday July 6, 2018 near the 15 Freeway in the Cajon Pass.
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An air tanker drops retardant on a wildfire above the Spring Lakes community on Sunday, June 24, 2018, near Clearlake Oaks, California.
A fire threatened homes in the Beverly Crest area Tuesday, June 12, 2018.
A view of the South Fire burn area Saturday June 9, 2018 in Newhall.
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A plume from a fire in Agua Dulce could be seen for miles on Monday, June 4, 2018.
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Smoke from a fire in Aliso Viejo behind village cottages
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Firefighters scoping the area amid the Wood Canyon fire Firefighters from the Garden Grove Fire Department assessing the area on the Aliso Viejo side of the Wood Canyon fire and planning their next course of action.
A view of the Aliso fire in Orange County.
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Wood Canyon Fire Sign in foreground says it all
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A view of the Laguna Beach fire.
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A brush fire burned hundreds of acres in Winchester May 17, 2017.
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A brush fire broke out in Burbank on Friday, May 25, 2018.
3. Dodgers Welcome Hailey Dawson
An 8-year-old girl with a prosthetic hand made by a 3D printer will throw out the ceremonial first pitch Monday night at Dodger Stadium. Hailey Dawson, of Las Vegas, is seeking to throw a first pitch at all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums this season, and she just has a few more to go. Click here to read her story.
4. Stinky Wonder to Bloom at The Huntington
The infamous corpse flower, or Amorphophallus titanum, is blooming at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino. When its large petals open -- due to happen any day now -- visitors' noses will know.
