Los Angeles Real Estate Department

Amid disclosures that have raised new concerns about Mayor Tom Bradley's official conduct, two members of the Los Angeles City Council said Monday that the city's Real Estate Department should be investigated to determine whether abuses have occurred in the sale of public land. Councilman Zev Yaroslavsky said he plans today to ask the city administrative office to launch an audit of the obscure department, which controls and sells surplus properties that are no longer of use to the city.

Amid disclosures that have raised new concerns about Mayor Tom Bradley's official conduct, two members of the Los Angeles City Council said Monday that the city's Real Estate Department should be investigated to determine whether abuses have occurred in the sale of public land. Councilman Zev Yaroslavsky said he plans today to ask the city administrative office to launch an audit of the obscure department, which controls and sells surplus properties that are no longer of use to the city.

Prudential Insurance Co. of America has decided to sell its 2.2-million-square-foot Century Plaza Towers office in Century City, a company spokesman said Monday. Century Plaza consists of two 44-story towers, an underground parking garage with more than 5,000 spaces and the ABC Entertainment Center complex. It could sell for as much as $500 million, area real estate agents said.