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Los Angeles, from above
X-ray for places · Calm, cited, in motion

An X-ray
for places.

Mokara helps you understand a place in one view — records, recent signals, and spatial context, brought together clearly and with sources.

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Why Mokara exists

Places leave traces.
Mokara helps you read them.

Records are only part of the story. Mokara brings together what's on the record, what changed recently, and what's happening around a place.

01 — Parse

Read what's on record.

Permits, filings, and records — turned into something a normal person can actually use.

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City of Los Angeles
Dept. Building & Safety Permit Application
Owner: 2847 Holdings LLC Address: 2847 Selma Ave Type: Grading · Slope Filed: 04/09/2026 Inspector: J. Morales
Condition: geological...
Permit #41327
Type Grading
Filed 04/09/26
Owner 2847 Holdings
Status Active
02 — Track

See what's in motion.

Not just isolated incidents. Mokara shows the changes, timing, and nearby context that make a place feel different.

Rising ↑ 6 signals · 30d
Jan 17 Apr 16 · now
3 Permits · grading
2 Code cases · drainage
1 Civil suit · unresolved
8 311 reports · 90d
Quiet
Active
Rising
Critical
03 — Stream

Stay current, quietly.

Watch a place and Mokara tells you when something meaningful changes — without turning your neighborhood into an alert feed.

Permit #41327 · Grading
Live
Code Case #2847 · Drainage
Open
311 Report Unpermitted work
Logged
Operator Selma Cafe · new operator
Recorded
FPPC Filing Contribution · $25k
Filed
Your block's pulse

One scan tells you today.
Watch tells you always.

Save the places you care about. Mokara watches for permits, notices, complaints, owner responses, and community signal — and tells you only when it matters.

Live
LADBS LAFD 311 LA Sup. Court Recorder FPPC CalFire Assessor +1
Illustrative source coverage · synthetic preview
Activity · last 90 days 2847 Selma Ave · Hollywood
14 signals
Rising
+2σ 0 -2σ CODE · Apr 2 311 · Apr 8 NEIGHBOR · Apr 11 PERMIT · Apr 15 OWNER · 2H AGO
Jan 17 Feb 1 Feb 15 Mar 1 Mar 15 Apr 1 Apr 15 · now
2847 Selma Ave · Hollywood
Watching since Feb 4 · 74 days · 14 signals
Watching · Rising
Event log · chronological
Owner response Quiet 2h ago
"Work is complete. Filing for final inspection this week." ✓ Owner certified · pending city update
Permit filed Active Yesterday
LADBS #41327 — grading permit, slope work. Geological survey on file. Source: LA Building & Safety
R.B.
Neighbor added context Quiet 3d ago
"Saw scaffolding go up Tuesday morning. Crew appears licensed — trucks marked." Top contributor · anonymous
Operator change Active 5d ago
Bar Selma · new operator on file — liquor license transfer recorded. Storefront reopened under new ownership. Source: CA ABC · County Recorder
Pattern forming Rising Last week
3 permits filed within 2 blocks in the past 30 days. Block-level activity Rising. Mokara pattern detection
Who's watching 12
J.M. K.L. A.P. D.R. S.B. +7
Family Circle 2
Block Circle 9
Watching solo 1
Notify me when
A new permit is filed within 2 blocks
A restaurant or venue nearby changes operators
A new official record is filed
A pattern crosses to Rising
Watching with you
Your home
2847 Selma Ave
Private · only you
Family Circle
Ridgemont Elementary
J.K. M.T. R.A. +1
Block Circle
Selma Ave · N side
D.R. S.B. K.L. +15

Sources, not verdicts · source-backed context · every claim cites the official record

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Useful in the moment

Point. Ask.
Understand.

Standing in front of a restaurant, building, lot, or street? Mokara gives you the useful layer you can't otherwise see — what changed, what's in motion, and what's worth a deeper look.

Point. Ask. Understand. Useful in the moment. See what's in motion. What did Mokara find here?
Mokara
● LOCK 34.0814°N · 118.4987°W
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Scanning · 10 categories
Mokara · High confidence

What is this place?

1932 Spanish Revival, owner-occupied since 2009. On the historic register. Quiet block — no active permits on file.

Assessor Historic Reg. LADBS

What changed here recently?

New operator took over in February. Health re-inspection cleared last month. Build-out permit filed April 9.

Health LADBS #41327 Business Lic.

Who runs or owns this?

22-story mixed use, completed 2019. LLC owner · last sold $184M (2022). Operator on file; clean code record.

Recorder Assessor Business Lic.

Should I know anything about this restaurant?

Reopened in January under a new operator. Health grade A, latest re-inspection cleared. Liquor license active. Recent public mentions increased.

Health A ABC License Business Lic.
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Source backed
Before you commit

Clear answers. Cited sources.
No doomscroll.

Mokara shows what matters about a place — what changed, what's nearby, and what deserves a closer look — with sources attached.

What's going on with this block?
Mokara High confidence · 4 sources
!

Three things on the record for this block this month: a design review hearing Thursday, a recorded ownership transfer last week, and a street-use permit filed for the corner lot.

2847 Selma Ave. A public notice lists a design review hearing Thursday on this block (filed April 12). Ownership on the corner lot was recorded to a new LLC last week; a build-out permit application is pending at LADBS. A street-use permit for the corner lot is on file — no construction permit yet matches the visible work.

1Planning Notice 2Recorder 3LADBS Pending 4Public post · Apr 18
2847 Selma Ave · Hollywood Live · 14 signals
Signals · 90d
14 tracked
Rising
1
Live
↑ 18h
3
Active
↑ 2·7d
10
Memory
14
Total
↑ 3

What's in motion nearby

1 Live · 3 Active · 10 Memory
New restaurant build-out permit filed up the street
● Live LADBS · 0.2mi N
18H
Corner cafe cleared after health re-inspection
○ Recent Health · 0.3mi NE
4D
Design review hearing scheduled for the block Thursday
○ Recent Planning · 0.1mi W
9D
Ownership transfer recorded two doors down
○ Recent Recorder · 0.2mi NE
7MO
Code case — unpermitted construction, resolved
○ Memory Code Enforcement · 0.5mi W
2018
Before You Buy

See the official story before you rely on the listing.

Mokara turns permits, hazard context, listing-style claims, and source trails into a calm brief you can use before making an offer.

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Permit history on file
ISSUEDBldg-Addition permit · 2026
Why this may matter
Ask whether the work was completed and documented.
Hazard context
FEMA · Flood zone (X)
Context to verify with FEMA or your insurer.
Compare against the listing
Synthetic listing-style claim · Demo only
Recently expanded.
Official record to compare
Addition permit on file.
Source trail LADBS FEMA Mapbox Source-backed
How to use Mokara

Explore. Watch. Decide.

Mokara turns official place records into calm, source-backed decision support.

01 · Explore

Explore

Start with a source-backed brief for a place: permits, hazard context, listing-style claims, and the questions to ask before relying on the listing.

02 · Watch

Watch

Follow the place's official-record signals over time. Mokara watches records and source updates, not people.

03 · Decide

Decide

Save or share the brief with a partner, agent, inspector, or advisor before you act.

Why this exists

Places should be legible
to the people who live around them.

Mokara makes the record of a place easier to understand — not just for insiders, but for residents, neighbors, renters, buyers, and anyone standing there and curious.

Principle 01

Sources, not verdicts.

Every claim in Mokara traces to a record, notice, filing, or clearly labeled observation. Mokara synthesizes — it doesn't judge, score, or sensationalize.

Principle 02

Patterns matter more than incidents.

One permit means little. A run of permits, a complaint, and a re-inspection in the same month mean something. Mokara reads the pattern across time and place, not a single alarm.

Principle 03

Community signal adds context.

Posts, photos, and observations often surface what the record hasn't caught up to yet. Mokara treats them as clearly attributed context — not ground truth, and never above what the record says.

Principle 04

Owners can respond.

Places and owners deserve dignity. Anything on the record can be verified, corrected, or contested. Mokara is a lens, not a verdict.

Curious about a place?

Scan a building, restaurant, block, or street. Mokara gives you the layer you can't otherwise see.