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owntown theater artists looking for a career boost have a chance at a big step forward, thanks to a local theater organization. Center Theatre Group is accepting applications for the annual Richard E. Sherwood Award through June 15. The $10,000 prize is designed to nurture and develop those involved in theater through a relationship with CTG. The company, which runs Downtown’s Ahmanson Theatre and Mark Taper Forum, will also give $2,000 honorariums to a pair of runners-up. Interested parties may want to attend a free application orientation session at the Music Center Annex, which takes place Wednesday, June 10, at 7:30 p.m. at 601 W. Temple St. The award is named for the Los Angeles arts patron who served as chair of the CTG board from 1980 until his death in 1993. Information and applications are at centertheatregroup.org/sherwood.
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TWITTER: @ DOWNTOWNNEWS iar Downtown Dark Nights takes place Friday, June 12, from 6-10 p.m. with food and drink discounts, vendors and street artists in and around Nokia Plaza, and more. The next event, “Teeny Tiny Tuesdays” on June 30, touts happy hour specials at some L.A. Live restaurants and a comedy show at Club Nokia for $10. On the horizon are a Family Day on July 11, a “Round Up” countrythemed night (think line dancing and mechanical bulls) on July 24, the Popup Marketplace with 60-plus vendors on Aug. 13, and another Dark Night on Aug. 25. Events are scheduled for nights when there aren’t major concerts or games, so attendees don’t have to deal with big crowds or congestion, according to AEG. L.A. Live is also offering $10 parking in the West Garage (via Gate B) for all Summer in the City events. Additional information is at lalive.com.
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he finalists for the Los Angeles Press Club’s annual Southern California Journalism Awards have been announced, and Los Angeles Downtown News is up for 12 prizes. According to the Press Club, nearly 1,000 entries were submitted for the awards that will honor the best work in 2014 in print, radio, television, online and other forms of journalism. Downtown News senior writer Eddie Kim is a finalist in four categories: Sports (a story on the St. Turibius middle school soccer empire), News Feature Over 1,000 Words (“How Downtown Came to Be Weedtown”), Entertainment (on East West Players head Tim Dang) and Business (on Asian investment in Downtown). Executive Editor Jon Regardie is up for awards in three categories:
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Humor Writing (“Thanks for Calling 911. What Are You Wearing?”), Columns and Journalist of the Year. Former staff writer Donna Evans is a finalist in Personality Profile (on a Downtown taxidermist) and Investigative/Series (“A Downtown Pharmacy’s Big Pill Problem”). Other finalists are Doug Davis for an Editorial Cartoon on Donald Sterling, the art department for “The Don’t Miss Summer” and LAPD officer Deon Joseph for a guest commentary, “Downtown Is in a Mental Health State of Emergency.” The awards will be handed out June 28 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel. Tickets and information are at lapressclub.org.
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Urban Scrawl by Doug Davis
Rocking Out and Rolling Forward
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ast fall, Downtown Los Angeles rock and roll fans rejoiced when the team behind Spaceland Productions opened The Regent. The 1,100-person capacity Historic Core theater has proved to be an important addition to the music scene and the community at large, with shows each week that activate the streets and provide customers for area bars and restaurants. Now the musical momentum is continuing. On May 29, the Teragram Ballroom opened at 1234 W. Seventh St. Ultimately the 600-person capacity club will stage several concerts each week. The Teragram is another strong addition to the Downtown nightlife scene, and we congratulate proprietor Michael Swier on his tenacity in navigating the Byzantine city permitting process to get the $2 million project open. We expect that just as The Regent provided a spark to its community, so the Teragram will help invigorate City West. Together, the two clubs enhance Downtown’s reputation as a place to go for live music. There’s a lot to like about the Teragram. The New York-based Swier, who worked on the club with Downtown’s Joe Baxley (who has been involved with projects including the Broadway Bar), spent more than a year turning a 1913 building into a modern concert venue. Significant money was spent to install a top-notch sound system, and care in the design was placed on the acoustics. The room has a series of understated yet attractive arches. One unlikely aspect of the project is its location. Downtown’s nightlife resurgence in the past decade has been concentrated in the Historic Core, the Financial District and South Park. Very little has happened west of the 110 Freeway. Yet that is where Swier opened his club. While the decision was certainly propelled by finding the right place at the right price, many would be reticent to be nightlife pioneers in the neighborhood. Still, we think it is a smart move. The Teragram is close to a popular bar, The Monty, and is a short walk from a surging City West housing scene. A residential base has been established on and around Wilshire Boulevard in the past few years, and several projects that could bring more than 1,000 additional apartments are in the pipeline. Area inhabitants will be looking for things to do at night. Some will find an opportunity at the Teragram. As we have also seen, a nightclub draws people and can spur further investment. Those who come to the Teragram may grab dinner or a drink before or after the show. In the Historic Core this activity fed on itself and led to a burst of investment. Given the residential projects mentioned above, as well as some existing restaurants, one could see the same thing unfolding in City West. The Teragram won’t be for everyone. Its lineup is youth skewing, with a preponderance of indie and alternative bands. Still, it looks to be a positive addition to a neighborhood that, in the future, could see great change.
In Metro-Arts District Dispute, Everyone Will Lose Something
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an a community change too quickly? That question is at the heart of a dispute in the Arts District. The area that long stood in the shadow of the booming Historic Core and South Park is now in the throes of its own unprecedented investment spree. It seems every week brings a new multi-million dollar project. Some people say this is great and will inject life and amenities into an area where cars still rumble over old rail tracks. Others complain that the investors are ruining the gritty charm of the neighborhood and that rising rents are driving out longtime resident artists. Add to that the fight over a proposed Metropolitan Transportation Authority maintenance facility near the coming Sixth Street Viaduct replacement. Los Angeles Downtown News last week reported on the rancor the $80 million project has created. A coalition of area residents and the local city councilman have charged that the transit agency hasn’t been playing ball with stakeholders worried about the effects the development will have on the neighborhood. Metro officials, meanwhile, say they are open to changes, but must move quickly because of $40 million in federal money tied to the project. This is a case where there are good intentions on both sides, and a middle ground is required. Without the threat of the loss of the federal funding we’d be strongly inclined to tell the MTA to take a hike. But that is not the case. Each side needs to give up something — potentially something big — and walk away partially unhappy. There is no win-win in this fight, but we can foresee a situation in which the losing can be made palatable. The problem is that the groundwork for both the Metro project, a maintenance facility for the coming $2.8 billion Purple Line extension, and the $401 million Sixth Street Viaduct replacement were laid between 2009 and 2013. As part of the latter effort, local stakeholders have been looking forward to using some of the property under and around the bridge as a community arts park and performance space. Plans call for those features to open, though they could be severely impacted by Metro’s 55-foot-tall building. As the two projects garnered environmental and other approvals, there seems to have been some lack of awareness of the details and needs of the other development. The accusations from the community have been pointed. Four-
teenth District City Councilman José Huizar told Downtown News that after Metro was asked to consider other sites or designs for its project, the agency “stonewalled the community for months.” He further said that new designs “looked exactly like the old designs.” Metro countered that none of the alternative sites proposed by local stakeholders would work given other rail projects in the neighborhood. An agency official also said the $40 million allocated by the federal government is contingent on the facility opening by 2017, and picking a new location would put that money at risk. Metro gets slapped around a lot by people complaining about the impacts a project (any project really) will have on a neighborhood. The agency, however, has an extensive planning and outreach process. In this case some of the voices that needed to be heard did not yet exist in the neighborhood, and some (not all) of the problem is how much has happened in recent years. The massive One Santa Fe that debuted in the fall was a game changer, and that project’s 438 apartments and 78,000 square feet of retail opened the proverbial investment floodgates. Metro’s maintenance facility approvals were secured well before the importance of this bridge-related space to the community could be comprehended. The community should recognize that it is probably too late to find another site for the maintenance facility. That said, we think Metro can do more to satisfy local stakeholders and Huizar’s office. The Metro official said the agency has agreed to move the building 28 feet back from the property line and will work with neighbors on designs for the façade facing the bridge. That should be a starting point, not an end of discussion. Metro has some smart people on board and a new CEO in Phil Washington. They should get the project built, but they must bend on designs, sight lines and more. They must recognize that community members feel they were misled or ignored. It is in Metro’s interest to get the neighbors on board. One bit of compromise might involve horse-trading. Former Metro CEO Art Leahy directed agency staff to look at creating a light rail spur into the Arts District, with one or two stations. If a large maintenance facility is to rise, then how about fast-tracking a project that would ease travel and potentially reduce auto congestion in this suddenly very hot neighborhood?
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Big Budget Blockbusters Starring Eric Garcetti Can the Mayor Slay Dragons, Fight Bane and Beat the Drought? In Hollywood, Anything’s Possible By Jon Regardie t seems that they’ll try anything in Hollywood. Movie executives continue to green-light big-budget films with actors who can’t really act (Sylvester Stallone, etc.) and governors who can’t really act (Arnold Schwarzenegger). They let pasttheir-prime stars try to carry films, like Adam Sandler in the March magic shoes tale The Cobbler (it does too exist). They’ve sequalized things to death (who besides Liam Neeson’s bank
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knowledge and expertise of the elected council members who collectively have over 100 years of legislative experience.” Then a magnitude 9.8 quake would strike, but because Garcetti had persuaded Angelenos to bolt down their houses, cars and pets, most people would see nothing worse than a few napkins falling off the table. Wesson and the knowledgeable and experienced council, however, would fall into a chasm and be eaten by lions. Mad Max: Wilshire Boulevard: In a dystopian and droughtravaged future, Max Rockatansky (Garcetti) drives around Los Angeles in an electric car, with a giant blue raindrop (played by Councilman Tom LaBonge) in his backseat and urging people to conserve water. Some listen, but when others ignore him, Garcetti’s character… sends a Tweet with a #SaveTheDrop hashtag. The 140-character missive always leads the scofflaw to immediately turn off the water while teeth are being brushed or replace grass with drought-resistant flora. In a climactic scene, Garcetti rescues a cocktail waitress (Rachel McAdams) from the clutches of DWP union leader Brian D’Arcy (playing himself). In the final moments, the skies part, the rain comes and Max/Garcetti declares himself a candidate for the 2018 Senate race. Harry Potter and the City Budget: Times are tough in City Hall, where Lord Voldemort (Fifth District Councilman Paul Koretz) teams with Council President Herb Wesson to try to wrest control of the city as Los Angeles starts the fiscal year with a $165 million budget deficit. After wizard Harry Potter (Garcetti) questions Wesson’s approach and his carving up of council districts, the council president issues a statement saying, “I don’t believe the mayor intended to call into question the knowledge and expertise of the elected council members who collectively have over 100 years of legislative experience.” Garcetti enlists his onetime Hogwarts schoolmate Hermione (in
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the 15 Council Districts: Can an unassuming shepherd from the Shire (aka Encino) grow up to lead a hip Silver Lake council district, then get elected mayor and defeat a dragon named D’Arcy who hides $40 million in the offices of two secretive DWP trusts? Yes! The renamed Bilbo Garcetti joins with abacus-carrying City Controller Ron Galperin (Sean Penn) and penand sword-wielding City Attorney Mike Feuer (John C. Reilly) in a battle to protect the taxpayers’ assets. D’Arcy the dragon unleashes firebombs and lawsuits, but the trio is ultimately victorious. Speed 2K15: The 1994 thriller is rebooted, with Garcetti in the Keanu Reeves role. Like the original, a bus will go boom if its speedometer dips below 55 mph. With traffic in Los Angeles worse than ever, Garcetti grabs the wheel with one hand and, with the other, uses his iPhone to launch Waze so he can avoid congestion. With help from his love interest Annie (again played by Sandra Bullock — why the heck not?), Garcetti then calls six Uber vehicles that escort him into LAX. In the climactic scene, Garcetti uses his role as chair of the MTA board to order 63 similar Metro natural gas buses to drive alongside him, thereby confusing the bad guy, played with aplomb by Antonio Villaraigosa. Eventually Villaraigosa is distracted by a cute brunette newsreader, allowing Garcetti to rescue Los Angeles from what Villaraigosa might have perpetrated. Batman L.A.: Stately Getty Manor is home to Mayor Eric Garcetti, who is hosting a black-tie fundraiser for poor Angelenos who only earn $9 an hour. When Bane (indicted former Undersheriff Paul Tanaka) blows up Staples Center, Garcetti heads to his underground lair and transforms into the Caped Crusader. With Robin (musician Steve Aoki) at his side and Police Chief Charlie Beck playing Commissioner Gordon, the good guys attack Bane in that 2015 City Hall way: with barbed Tweets, Instagrams, Facebook posts, new open data websites and tightly managed press events. A frustrated Bane finally gets annoyed and decides to attack San Diego instead. A victorious Garcetti goes back to managing his image and helping the minimum wage cause, only to clash with Council President Herb Wesson over the issue of paid leave. At which point Wesson releases a statement saying, “I don’t believe the mayor intended to call into question the knowledge and expertise of the elected council members who collectively have over 100 years of legislative experience.” The stage for the sequel is set. regardie@downtownnews.com.
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Debate Over Street Vending Heats Up Groups Draw Lines as City Examines Proposals to Legalize and Regulate the Sidewalk Selling of Goods By Eddie Kim simmering debate over legalizing and regulating sidewalk vending in Los Angeles appears ready to heat up to a boil. Nearly 200 people flowed into Boyle Heights City Hall on May 28 for the first of four public meetings about a city effort to get a handle on a ubiquitous if illegal practice. The meetings come as city officials have released some early potential guidelines and processes for citywide sidewalk vending. Lines are being drawn. At the meeting, groups of vendors repeatedly broke into chants of “Si se puede” and “vendedores unidos” and loudly booed people speaking in opposition to legalizing sidewalk vending. At the same time, a coalition of business improvement districts from across the city have banded together to fight a practice they say could undercut storeowners. Their group has been dubbed the Coalition to Save Small Business. Downtown stakeholders are among those who claim that, months after discussions on vending began, the city has not adequately addressed the concerns of brick-and-mortar business owners and residents. The fear is that the city will push through a sidewalk vending policy without an effective enforcement plan and without considering the negative impacts to business owners and BIDs, which conduct sidewalk cleanings. The Downtown Center, Historic Core, Fashion
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les go back decades. In 1994, the city passed the Special Sidewalk Vending District Ordinance, which allows people to petition to create areas in which sidewalk vending is legal. It had little impact, as the only designated zone was MacArthur Park. The most recent effort launched in November 2013, when Ninth District City Councilman Curren Price and 14th District rep José Huizar authored a motion to legalize sidewalk sales of both food and merchandise. A May 2014 report from the city Chief Legislative Analyst’s office
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8 Downtown News Continued from previous page vendors would have to prepare their wares in an approved commissary and set up “within 200 feet... of approved and readily available toilet and hand washing facilities.” Additional city guidelines would also keep vendors at least five feet from crosswalks and business entrances, and four feet from an outdoor dining area, among other restrictions. The city is exploring how many sidewalk vending permits to issue and how many to allow per block, among other parameters, Chavez said. Additional elements under review include hours of operation and a fee structure for permits. Critics of the plan question whether the city can and would dedicate enough resources to enforce new rules. The CLA is examining three models, with five, nine or 17 citywide Public Works investigators (the programs would cost from $500,000 to $1.7 million a year). Refining the details is key for Blair Besten, executive director of the Historic Core BID. While she opposes the current framework, she is open to the idea of permitting sidewalk vending if certain protections for existing businesses are included. She said permit fees should be high enough to cover the cost of strong enforcement. Besten also suggested that the city issue permits for specific locations instead of allowing a vendor to operate anywhere. “Permanent locations exist in other cities. It makes it possible to have a reasonable number of vendors per block and a curation of what goes where based on existing businesses,” Besten said. “If there’s a ‘lease’ on a certain street corner, a vendor can become part of the community and work with us to contribute to the BID.”
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For many business owners, the chief concern is whether a vendor could set up shop right in front of a store, siphoning potential customers away. That looms large in the mind of Uli Nasibova, owner of Gelateria Uli in the Spring Arcade Building. She said she sympathizes with vendors trying to make a living, but pointed out that they need accountability just like any storefront business. “I welcome competition on a level playing field,” Nasibova said. “If I’m doing something I’m not supposed to, like being unsanitary, I can be easily busted. I can’t run away from a complaint, my shop is here. But if a vendor is being unsanitary and gets called out, it’s not fair if they can just get up and go somewhere else.” Move Beyond Stereotypes For many supporters of legalizing sidewalk vending, the details of regulation are less important than simply decriminalizing the practice. A number of speakers at the Boyle Heights meeting said they have had their carts and merchandise impounded by police or had to pay hefty fines. They also said that workingclass Latinos and blacks are impacted more than other groups. The ELACC’s Dennis said he understands fears that vendors leave trash and serve unsafe food, but urged people to move beyond stereotypes and see them as entrepreneurs who take pride in their business. He pointed to a study from the libertarian Institute of Justice that concluded that food carts outperform food trucks and restaurants on food safety inspections, as well as an Economic Roundtable report that suggested sidewalk vending helps draw more customers to area businesses. “When we talk about sidewalk vending, we’re focusing on good actors — vendors who
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are responsible, clean up their trash, that talk to each other to make sure the neighborhood is safe,” Dennis said. “Anyone who doesn’t do that, it’s a different story. But to blame vendors for all these problems is just unfair.” The DCBID’s Schatz remains skeptical, however, that allowing sidewalk vending in Downtown will help, not hamper, the economic, business and residential renaissance occurring today. “When I started this work in 1990, you could walk for blocks in Downtown without finding a small business of any kind. And every small business that we’ve brought here since that time is a small miracle,” she said. “Unless regu-
lation protects the existing businesses, many of whom are operated by immigrants, many of whom have scraped every nickel together to open a store and pay rent, employ people, and pay taxes, I’m not giving up any one of those businesses to an underdeveloped scheme.” The city will continue to solicit feedback from the public, and Chavez noted that any policy will rely on input from the City Council’s Economic Development Committee. In addition to the June 18 Downtown meeting there is a meeting at Van Nuys City Hall on Thursday, June 11, from 6-8 p.m., and a South Los Angeles meeting on June 25. eddie@downtownnews.com
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EYE ON EDUCATION Featured Inside 9 Cambridge College 10 Evans Community Adult School 10 Pilgrim School 11 JTC’s Dickinson C. Ross Preschool 12 Wells Fargo History Museum
Dare to Teach, Dare to Dream Cambridge College’s Dean on the Necessity of Urban Education
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n a subway train in the city of Boston, a Boston Public Schools ad displayed on the wall included a Paulo Freire quote designed to recruit teachers, asking community members to dare to teach.
FROM OUR ADVERTISERS The notion of “dare to teach” has therefore been central to professional conversations about education, particularly in urban settings where the complexities of society are compounded by the sheer number of people served. As a professor, Freire’s book was required reading for aspiring teachers. The letters written by Freire were treasure words of wisdom that highlighted the importance of people and culture to teaching and learning, the necessity of teaching with integrity and compassion regardless of the community served, the relevance of critical thinking to self-reflection and continuous improvement, and the intricate relationship between teaching and learning. Overall, Freire’s book is a powerful way of introducing candidates to the profession of teaching, the purpose of education, and the power of their work as teachers supportive of all — particularly those marginalized and disenfranchised by circumstances largely beyond their control. The ad highlighted the value of teaching in urban settings, where the preponderance of life and societal issues often affects students and their families and concentrate themselves
in ways that teachers can neither avoid nor deny. Within this context, Freire’s sage advice on teaching and learning has never been more relevant. Yet, once a respected field of study, it is a tendency of some to discount education — particularly the idea of urban education. More specifically, some tend to construe urban and suburban education as a philosophical debate, thus ignoring the complexity, magnitude, frequency and intensity of societal issues that impede individual and collective advancement in urban settings. However, after more than 30 years of teaching throughout the pipeline, it is abundantly clear to me as dean at Cambridge College that if you prepare someone to teach in an urban setting, you prepare them to teach anywhere. By its nature, urban education requires teachers to divest themselves of assumptions and remove the vestiges of historical, economic, and political blind-spots in order to really see the realities before them and help children and adolescents overcome obstacles and acquire their dream. Yet, if we as teacher and teacher-educators can remove the blind-spots, suspend reality, and learn to see the possibilities inherent in the knowledge and ability of others, we can see their hidden talents and help them accomplish the seemingly impossible. To do this requires that we hear and understand their individual and collective stories, know and understand the situational factors contributing to the roadblocks of urban learning and, yes, (as Freire noted) dare to teach. If
we persist despite the odds, learn to overpower the naysayers, and help learners get into the deep of things, then we will achieve success. That is the pull towards excellence. As I rode the train on my way to yet another day of helping those who help those who dare to teach, I reflected on the importance and value of access, academic excellence, and keeping the dream alive that was so profoundly that of Dr. Martin Luther King. I also reflected on the words of T.E. Lawrence: “All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds awake in the day to find it was vanity. But the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, who may act their dream with open eyes to make it possible.” Continued on page 12
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A Pathway to Success Evans Community Adult School Offers ESL, High School Equivalency and Career Training
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he Evans Community Adult School traces its beginnings to 1937, when an adult precursor of a citizenship school was established on the Downtown L.A. campus of the Cambria Elementary School, a site for both a school for the handicapped and a high school for girls. Over the years, programs were transferred in and out of that site. In 1960, as the need in-
FROM OUR ADVERTISERS creased, the school was renamed Cambria Adult School and its reputation as a premier English as a Second Language school was established. The 1971 Sylmar earthquake severely damaged the Cambria buildings. In 1972, the adult operation moved its campus to the present Sunset and Figueroa location, and its name changed again to E. Manfred Evans Community Adult School. Through the years, the school has expanded its original vision to teach immigrants English and prepare them for citizenship with a new focus on career and technical education. Responding to the growing needs of the community, Evans broadened its educational offerings with a high school program in 1974, and more recently, the Distance Learning
Program for ESL students, Individualized Instruction Labs and teacher-directed classes. As part of the Alternative Education Work Center program, students ages 16 to 17 can select from several career and technical options that will help prepare them for entry-level employment, increase their job skills and earn a certificate of completion. The morning and evening courses include computer operations, health information and pharmacy information. At Evans, teachers and adult students treat one another with mutual respect, and most beginning students realize that once they learn a second language, many of their dreams can come true. For more information call (213) 626-7151 or visit evansla.org.
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A Hallmark of a Pilgrim School Education Technology, Arts, Athletics And the Perfect College for Each Student
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he school year is almost over and special end of year events are filling up the calendar at Pilgrim School. Seniors have made their final decisions about where they will attend college — every student received multiple acceptances.
FROM OUR ADVERTISERS A hallmark of a Pilgrim education is the individual attention that helps each student to find the perfect college for their unique academic profile and interests. Pilgrim’s Downtown L.A. location and the school’s rich diversity is truly reflective of the complex face of Los Angeles, and the academic diversity incorporated into a Pilgrim education prepares students for life in a complex world. The Pilgrim School curriculum embraces art and technology as well as traditional academics. Technology is integrated into and across the curriculum beginning in Early Education, and the Fab Lab is creating a more three-dimensional
engineering experience for students, including use of cutting-edge technologies such as 3D printing and laser cutting. All-school projects like 2015’s STEAM Week involve every student in cross-curricular creativity and problem-solving activities. The beautiful Brown Family Fine Arts Center offers students the opportunity for an extensive experiential education in the fine arts. Pilgrim offers a unique opportunity for all students to interact with creative individuals through the Visiting Artists and Writers Program, in which artists and writers share their experience and creative process with students beginning in Early Education. Pilgrim is committed to the education of the whole student: traditional Continued on page 12
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JTC’s Dickinson C. Ross Preschool One of the Best Kept Secrets in Downtown L.A. for Parents of Preschool-Age Children
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ntroducing the Dickinson C. Ross Preschool for Communication and Academic Excellence (aka Ross Preschool), located in Downtown L.A.’s Figueroa Corridor. Ross Preschool is now accepting enrollment for the 2015/16 school year, with limited space available. As an inclusion-based program of the renowned non-profit John Tracy Clinic (JTC),
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Right down the street Evans adult school Providing learning opportunities and employment training Offering high-quality instruction at affordable prices
the doors of the Ross Preschool are now open for high functioning children of all hearing abilities, to give them an added edge in developing top-tier communication skills, leadership and social abilities.
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Program Informat InformatIon The preschool lays the groundwork for children’s future academic success by instilling a passion for exploration and learning. Convenient wrap-around child care is also available. Philosophy and Program Did you know that cultivating good communication skills and intellectual curiosity before the age of five is a major factor to lifelong educational, intellectual and leadership achievements? The path to learning is built around each child’s interests. Children are educated based on the principles of respect, responsibility and community through exploration and discovery in a supportive, social environment. Features include a movement program, a preschool library, the latest Internet and audio-video classroom technologies, two playgrounds, and more. Learning experiences include literacy and creative expression. Further, children ages four and five can benefit from math, science and writing classes taught by graduate degreed instructors. Nutritious snacks along with lunch and nap breaks are included. “This is the best preschool development center one can ever imagine,” said K. Radchenko, a Ross Preschool parent. “The teachers are educational professionals, so they approach children with the newest methods.” At the Ross Preschool, children have integrated playing and learning experiences with one another, including children with hearing loss who wear hearing aids or cochlear implants. The language-rich program follows California standards for preschool and is accredited as a Non-Public School. With an average of 12 students per class and a 6:1 student-teacher ratio, children receive individual attention from teachers, all of whom hold Master’s Degrees in Education and have speech and language expertise. JTC is conveniently located at 806 W. Adams Blvd., in the Figueroa Corridor between Mount St. Mary’s University and USC. Visit dcrpreschool.org for more information or to schedule a site visit. Or, call Belle Garcia in the Preschool Administrative Office at (213) 863-9944 or (213) 863-9947; or email admin@ dcrpreschool.org.
• Pharmacy Technician ....... $1,095 (including books) • Medical Information Mgr./Billing....$100/class • Computer Operation ...........................$90/class addItIonal Programs add • English as a Second Language .....$30/course • Basic Education .............................. No charge • High School Equivalency Exam ..............$150 • High School Diploma ..................... No charge AlternAtive educAtion Work center Alternative Education Work Center (AEWC) is an educational alternative for high school age teens who have been out of school and want to earn a high school diploma or equivalency certificate. Evans operates these study centers where students may receive instruction in basic academic skills, high school subjects and employments skills.
Evans AEWC (Sandra Cisneros Campus, entrance on Alvarado) 1018 Mohawk St. (213) 353-5330
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Two major sites and six community locations to serve you. Evans Campus (downtown) | 717 N. Figueroa St. • (213) 626-7151 Hollywood Campus | 1521 N. Highland Ave. • (323) 993-1800
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Striking Gold Downtown’s Wells Fargo History Museum Welcomes School Children Year-Round
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he Wells Fargo History Museum is currently wrapping up another successful spring tour season. Since its opening in 1981, the museum has welcomed hundreds of thousands of school children on field trips to learn about
FROM OUR ADVERTISERS the California Gold Rush and 19th century transportation, transcontinental communication, and banking. Located in the Wells Fargo Center on Bunker Hill in Downtown Los Angeles, the 6,000-square-foot facility exhibits a collection of authentic artifacts that highlight the bank’s rich 163-year history. Exhibits include an original Concord Coach, gold (including the 26-ounce Challenge Nugget), a panoramic painting of Los Angeles in 1859, and a display of currency over the ages, from a Colonial note to today’s $100 bill. Visitors can also step into a re-created Gold Rush era banking house where miners would have their gold weighed, exchanged for money, and kept safe. A replica coach, complete with sights and sounds, gives visitors a taste of what it may have been like to travel by stagecoach. Visitors can use the working telegraph to send a message in Morse Code, real-time, to other Wells Fargo museums; you might even get a reply. There is also a 15-minute video, a cell phone tour, a web app, and many other fun, interactive experiences. Museum assistants are available to answer questions and talk to visitors about the exhibits.
Pilgrim, 10 academics, state-of-the-art technology, a strong foundation in the arts, and a place in athletics for every student. Pilgrim’s Field of Dreams campaign has been spectacularly successful and will add a regulation sports field, underground parking, and expansive new classroom space to the campus. A groundbreaking celebration for the entire Pilgrim community will take place June 11 and completion is expected in spring 2016. A Pilgrim education gives students the skills to succeed and thrive in a changing
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Fourth grade teachers in particular enjoy bringing their students to the museum, because, as one teacher put it, “The tour tied in perfectly with our curriculum and was so handson/visual for my students that they loved it… I look forward to returning next year!” Free guided tours can be booked year-round for any group of 10 or more. Please contact the museum to schedule one. The Wells Fargo History Museum is at 333 S. Grand Ave. Open weekdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is free. For more information call (213) 2537166 or visit wellsfargohistory.com/museums/ los-angeles.
At our Southern California campus, Cambridge College does just that: We help people find and actualize their dream. The premise is to help students accomplish their goal so that they can in turn give this back to those yet unknown. In that way we also become cultural workers and work to inspire candidates for teaching and leadership to see extraordinary possibilities within the ordinary practices of education required to build beloved communities. If we unlock urban education, we break the code to teaching and learning, which allows for the pursuit of happiness and acceptance of democracy for all. By understanding these components we achieve our goal of addressing both domes-
world. Dedicated and innovative faculty, special programs in the Fab Lab, access to a professional quality Art Center and creative professionals brought to the school through the Visiting Writers and Artists program teach Pilgrim students the 21st century skills of problem solving, innovation and collaboration from the toddler class through 12th grade. One hundred percent of Pilgrim graduates go on to the best colleges and universities equipped with the skills they will need to create a unique, meaningful life. To learn more about Pilgrim School or to tour the historic campus, please call (213) 355-5204.
tic concerns and international complexities in our educational endeavors. More importantly, as Freire observed, we cannot let the fear of difficulty paralyze us. In the School of Education at Cambridge College, we are both stewards and champions of progressive movements towards this goal. This passion is found in the plethora of programs in high-needs areas of science, math, special education, ESL and more. So, dare to teach, dare to lead, and come find your dream to help others find theirs. The School of Education at Cambridge College works eagerly to protect the right of all to live in a world of acceptance and deeper reverence for humanity. Dr. Sheila Wright is the dean of Cambridge College’s School of Education. For more information visit cambridgecollege.edu.
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The Central City Crime Report A Rundown on Downtown Incidents, Trends and Criminal Oddities By Heidi Kulicke n the Central City Crime Report, we survey the recent week in public safety. All information is provided by the LAPD’s Central Division.
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I Said No Cabbage: A woman entered Juanita’s Cafe, at 717 S. Broadway, on May 27 and ordered a burrito. She became upset when she saw it had cabbage in it and began throwing plates at customers. One plate struck a woman in the face and cut her right eyebrow. Rocked at the Rock Show: A fight broke out at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live on May 29 during a concert by the rock band Caifanes. The brawl started in the men’s bathroom and involved eight individuals. Two people entered the bathroom and tried to break up the fight, but instead were beaten up. One man was knocked unconscious. Street Fight: Three individuals argued over a bottle of vodka at Fifth
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and San Pedro streets on May 29. Things grew heated and one man stabbed another in the chest before running off. The victim suffered a minor injury. No Beauty in Theft: A beauty supply store at 203 W. Seventh St. was burglarized on May 25 and again on May 28. Burglars smashed the front window both times and took $1,800 worth of hair care products. Squeeze Play: An apartment was burglarized at 226 E. First St. on May 26. The thief pried the front door open and stole a $1,500 accordion, a $1,200 gold chain and a $900 Citizen watch, according to police. Remember That Thing About Always Locking Your Bike?: An individual left an $800 bicycle unlocked and unattended at 500 S. San Pedro St. When he returned the twowheeler was, believe it or not, gone. It was one of two bike thefts in the week of May 24-30. The other bike, worth $450, had its lock cut at 111 W. Seventh St.
Now This Is Dodgers Baseball Dodger Stadium Event Lets Fans Throw Pitches and Hear Vin Scully Tell Stories By Jon Regardie ountless baseball fans have watched or listened to Vin Scully call Dodgers games. This week, about 400 followers of the Blue Crew will have the opportunity not only to get up close to Scully, but to be on the field of Dodger Stadium and hear him recount stories from his decades with the team. The opportunity comes in Dodgers All-Access. The event on Thursday, June 11, is being put on by the Downtown-based Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission. Individual tickets start at $550 for the happening that will mix on-field participatory activities with a trio of discussions. The LASEC has long staged a similar Lakers event, and in the past held an NFL-oriented evening. This marks the second Dodgers All-Access, following 2014’s debut. “The biggest highlight from last year was the one-on-one with Vin Scully,” said Kathryn Schloessman, president of the LASEC. “Everybody said they could have sat and listened to him talk all night.” The event begins at 5 p.m. and includes the opportunity to take
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A discussion with Dodgers broadcasting legend Vin Scully will be one of the highlights of Dodgers All-Access on Thursday, June 11.
swings in the batting cages and throw pitches in the bullpen (a radar gun can clock the velocity of aspiring hurlers). There are also locker room and press box tours, photo ops with former Dodgers such as Ron Cey and Steve Yeager, and a chance to do play-by-play with AM 570 LA broadcaster Kevin Kennedy; participants will later get a copy of their recording. Following a buffet dinner that will be served at tables set up on base-
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A Hotel Heyday As New Establishments Come Downtown, the Sheraton and Biltmore Get Extensive Upgrades By Heidi Kulicke t’s hard to escape the talk about hotels in Downtown Los Angeles. In March, Anschutz Entertainment Group announced plans for a $500 million expansion of the J.W. Marriott hotel at L.A. Live, adding a 755-room tower. The Chinese developers of three South Park megaprojects all envision building new hotels. A few blocks north, the $1 billion Wilshire Grand replacement will create 900 hotel rooms. That’s just the start, and the proposals run the gamut. Developer Related Cos. recently revealed plans to have an Equinox hotel, a spin-off of the luxury athletic club, in its $850 million, Frank Gehry-designed Grand Avenue project. Over at Eighth and Olive streets, the 1924 Commercial Exchange Building is being turned into a 200-room hotel/hostel hybrid dubbed the Freehand Hotel. Although most of the new projects are several years from opening, the area’s existing hotel stock is far from static. A pair of venerable institutions are in the midst of major renovations. The Sheraton Hotel at 711 S. Hope St. is nearly finished with a $45 million renovation that is upgrading virtually every aspect of the 26-story building. Over at the Millennium Biltmore, meanwhile, work has just begun on a project that will see a sprucing up of all 683 guest rooms by the time it is completed in late 2016.
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TWITTER: @ DOWNTOWNNEWS Given the changes in the greater hotel scene, upgrades are exactly what older Downtown establishments should be doing, said Bruce Baltin, senior vice president of hospitality consulting firm PKF Consulting. “There are plenty of old hotels, and as the market grows, they can upgrade and modernize to remain competitive,” Baltin said. “Hotels should continually reinvent themselves through services, amenities and renovations.” A rule of thumb, Baltin said, is that hotel should get a significant upgrade every 10 to 15 years to keep up to date with current trends and services. That’s what is happening at the Sheraton. Jonathan Litvack, the general manager of the establishment, said owner Starwood Hotel and Resorts Worldwide is wrapping up a yearlong overhaul. The top-to-bottom upgrade of the 1974 building (it has been renovated several times before) includes work on the guest rooms and meeting spaces. Additionally, the lobby has been moved from one floor below ground to street level in an effort to improve the guest check-in experience, he said. The new lobby is anticipated to be running June 15. “Downtown is undergoing a transformation and it’s beyond exciting to be a part of it,” Litvack said. The work extends beyond the rooms. A new deck accessible from the third floor will have a decorative reflecting pool, landscaping and plenty of seating. The renovation of the guest rooms was finished in February, Litvack said. The work included padded headboards with modern overhead reading lights, new furniture, new wallpaper and framed historic photos of Los Angeles. All rooms now have high-definition TVs, safes, re-
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frigerators and USB outlets. The number of guest rooms has been increased from 485 to 495. The design theme for the renovation is Art Deco with a modern touch, Litvack said, with inspiration from architecture found in the Historic Core, particularly the old Broadway theaters. The hotel’s meeting rooms have been named after the theaters. Litvack would not comment on if Sheraton room rates will rise, saying they are dependent on market conditions and demand. Still, he noted that the hotel industry standard is for prices to increase by about $30-$40 per night following a renovation. Two new restaurants are also part of the transformation, Litvack said. The Sheraton Link Lounge, adjacent to the lobby, is a casual, coffee shop-style eatery. The District on The Bloc, a sit-down restaurant and bar, is one level below ground. Both are expected to open June 15. The upgrade at the Sheraton comes as developer Wayne Ratkovich continues work on a $180 million transformation of the adjacent office tower and shopping center. The facility, long known as Macy’s Plaza, has been renamed The Bloc, and work is expected to be complete by the end of the year. Additions will include a nine-screen Alamo Drafthouse. The work at the Biltmore, at 506 S. Grand Ave., is in an earlier stage. General Manager Wanda Chan said the 92-year-old landmark is undergoing a renovation to enhance the overall guest experience and reinforce the “iconic grandeur of the upscale hotel.” She would not reveal a budget for the project. The work on the guest rooms will take place in 18 phases, Chan said, with anywhere from 29 to 42 rooms being upgraded at a time. Features will include new carpet, drapes and paint in a
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The work on the Sheraton took nearly a year. It coincided with developer Wayne Ratkovich’s $180 million transformation of Macy’s Plaza into The Bloc.
blue-gray color scheme. There will also be new furniture, and bathrooms will get new flooring, paint, fixtures and more. The upgrades at the Sheraton and Biltmore come as the region is seeing a surge in tourism. According to the Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board, Los Angeles County welcomed a record 44.2 million visitors in 2014 and is projected to have 50 million visitors by 2020. Factor in Downtown hotel occupancy of roughly 80% and it’s no surprise that developers and hotel operators are looking for ways to host more visitors, said Ernest Wooden, president and CEO of the Tourism and Convention Board.
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Councilman Calls Los Angeles ‘A City of Encampments’ Bonin Acknowledges City Failures as Homelessness Increases By Jon Regardie ith the number of people living on the streets increasing, a Los Angeles City Councilman last week said that area leaders have made big mistakes in their response to homelessness, leading to what he described as a “city of encampments.” Appearing on Monday, June 1, at a luncheon at The Palm organized by the Los Angeles Current Affairs Forum, 11th District City Councilman Mike Bonin was frank and direct, calling the situation “a crisis.” His remarks came in the wake of a report by City Administrative Officer Miguel Santana that found that Los Angeles spends about $100 million a year on homelessness, with much of it going to the police department. It also followed the recent “homeless count” by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, which found that homelessness has increased 12% in the city and county over the last two years. The report said the number of encampments has grown by 85% in that time. “It’s an issue that haunts me. It’s an is-
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Jonathan Litvack, general manager of the Sheraton Hotel, has overseen a $45 million renovation of the 1974 building at 711 S. Hope St. The work included moving the lobby to street level and upgrades of the nearly 500 rooms.
“We simply can’t handle the demand right now and hotels are selling out,” Wooden said. “It’s especially important to have more hotel rooms to capture the Convention Center business coming to Downtown.” According to L.A. Tourism, only about 3,200 hotel rooms are within walking distance of the Convention Center. That has long put the city at a disadvantage to regional trade show rivals such as Anaheim and San Diego. Wooden said Downtown needs an additional 4,500 to 5,000 rooms to satisfy the needs of the Convention Center alone. The city, meanwhile, has picked three finalists to potentially upgrade the publicly owned facility. Wooden was also quick to point out that, as Downtown grows as a tourist destination, hotel development and renovation is only part of the solution. He also noted that connecting Downtown to the airport via rail and expanding the Convention Center will better position the community as a destination now and in the future. heidi@downtownnews.com.
sue that plagues our city,” Bonin told a crowd of approximately 70 attorneys, business and labor leaders, reporters and others. Bonin will serve as vice chair of a recently established council Ad Hoc Committee on Homelessness. The panel, to be chaired by Downtown Councilman José Huizar, will hold its first meeting on June 18. Bonin said it will meet twice a month. Bonin described the situation as partly a result of the shortage of affordable housing. He also referred to a past legal decision, known as the Jones case, which allowed people to sleep on the sidewalks in Los Angeles between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. “We didn’t do anything to allow for the consequences of that decision,” Bonin said, referring to the city’s lack of restrooms, storage facilities (except for some in Skid Row) and other resources for those on the streets. “As a result, we became a city of encampments.” He said he has seen encampments well beyond the traditional location of Skid Row. Now, he said, they are in Venice, the Valley, San Pedro, South Los Angeles and other locations.
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City Councilman Mike Bonin said that in the wake of a ruling that allowed people to sleep on the streets, the city largely failed to provide support services such as restrooms and storage areas for homeless individuals’ personal possessions.
Bonin said the council committee’s goals will include looking for the best way to spend city money and how to coordinate with county government efforts and Home for Good, a program created by the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and the United Way to create permanent supportive housing. He also stressed the need to provide more affordable housing, and to create a policy that effectively addresses those who remain on the streets. “There is absolutely no silver bullet for homelessness in Los Angeles,” Bonin stated. Later, he added, “There’s a lot more work to do. The challenge is huge.” regardie@downtownnews.com
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The documentary No Más Bebés is part of the festival’s L.A. Muse section, which highlights films from Los Angeles directors that are about the city. It addresses the alleged nonconsensual sterilization of Mexican immigrant women during the 1960s and ‘70s. The entire festival runs June 10-18.
By Heidi Kulicke hen people think of film festivals, events like Cannes and Sundance spring to mind. No need to book a plane ticket, though, because Los Angeles has its own event celebrating the best of cinema from around the world. The Los Angeles Film Festival opens Wednesday, June 10, at L.A. Live. The festival, now in its 21st year and produced by Film Independent, will screen about 200 works from 35 countries before closing on June 18. The lineup includes independent and studio features, documentaries, shorts and new media projects. The festival will attract about 90,000 people to Downtown Los Angeles, said Stephanie Allain, who is in her fourth year as director of the L.A. Film Festival. The majority of the events take place at the Regal Cinemas complex at L.A. Live. There are also panel discussions, parties and other events at sites including Club Nokia, the Conga Room and the Grammy Museum, as well as free public screenings. The opening night film is Grandma, starring Lily Tomlin. The festival’s Spirit of Independence Award will also be presented to Tomlin that night. The festival culminates on June 18 with an awards ceremony. The festival began in 1994 and took place in various locations in Hollywood and the Westside. In 2009, it moved Downtown. Allain cited the Central City’s growth and “cultural renaissance” as reasons for the shift, along with the support of Anschutz Entertainment Group, which owns L.A. Live. The crowds making their way to L.A. Live each summer are a welcome sight, especially this year when there are no more basketball playoff games and the Kings failed to advance to the post-season, said Evelyn Carrion, vice
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president of sales and events at AEG. “Summer is such a different time here at L.A. Live because we don’t have the sports teams playing at the Staples Center,” Carrion said. “The festival attracts a different demographic than we’re used to seeing. It’s a completely different vibe on campus, and for many of us here it’s our favorite event that we host.” Local Flavor Highlights this year include an expanded roster of categories, such as U.S. Fiction and World Fiction. Other screenings fall under the Nightfall and Launch banners; the former encompasses horror and thriller film premieres, while the latter promotes storytelling through formats other than film, such as podcasts, web series, music videos and video games. Returning for the second year is L.A. Muse, a section for local filmmakers to showcase features and documentaries that embody the spirit and culture of Los Angeles, said Jennifer Cochis, senior programmer at the festival. It includes the documentaries Can You Dig This, about community gardens in Compton, and No Más Bebés, which addresses the alleged nonconsensual sterilization of Mexican immigrant women living in Los Angeles during the 1960s and ’70s. Cochis said L.A. Muse films bring attention to specific neighborhoods and the people who live in them. “We’re really trying to increase the cultural conversations in Los Angeles and these films are a part of that,” Cochis said. Most events are open to the public, and tickets to individual screenings start at $11 for Film Independent members and $15 for nonmembers. Passes for the entire festival range from $315-$2,500. In addition to ticketed premieres at L.A. Live, the festival includes several free screenings, in-
cluding the live action/animation mash-up Who Framed Roger Rabbit at Union Station on June 12 and a 15th anniversary showing of Love & Basketball at FIGat7th on June 13. Free documentaries include American DREAMers, which follows the journey of six undocumented immigrants from San Francisco to Washington, D.C., and will play at La Plaza de Cultura Y Artes on June 16. The story of L.A.’s first African-American mayor, Tom Bradley, is told in Bridging the Divide: Tom Bradley and the Politics of Race. The free screening will be at the Regal Cinemas on June 14. The festival also celebrates diversity, Allain said, as part of a goal to encourage Hollywood to be more inclusive of women and minorities. She pointed to a recent report, from the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film, that found that only 7% of the 250 topgrossing domestic feature films in 2014 were directed by women. In the effort to lead by example, Allain noted that 40% of the films at the Downtown festival come from women directors, and more than 30% were minority-directed. “This is the first year we’ve really embraced our mission statement and said it out loud to the world,” Allain said. “We want to be the change we seek and we’re doing our part to contribute to the conversation in Hollywood.” Of course, that’s just part of the diverse lineup. The festival has a message, but it also provides numerous opportunities to sit in a dark theater, escape into a thriller, drama or romantic comedy, and munch popcorn. The Los Angeles Film Festival runs June 10-18 at L.A. Live, 800 W. Olympic Blvd., and other locations. Tickets, a full schedule and information at (866) 345-6337 or lafilmfest.com. heidi@downtownnews.com
Who Framed Roger Rabbit, June 12 at 8 p.m., Union Station, free. The historic train station is the setting for the 1988 work starring Bob Hoskins that seamlessly blends live action with animation. It’s a slapstick detective comedy with said bunny, the cigar-chomping Baby Herman and the memorable Jessica Rabbit. Love & Basketball, June 13 at 8 p.m., FIGat7th, free. The film set in Los Angeles in 1981 is built around basketball, but is just as much about friendship and romance. The 15th anniversary screening at the shopping center’s outdoor plaza will feature director Gina Prince Bythewood and several cast members. Infinitely Polar Bear, June 14 at 4:30 p.m., Regal Cinemas L.A. Live, $15. Set in 1978, Mark Ruffalo stars as a manic depressive husband and father who lands in a mental hospital, causing his wife (Zoe Saldana) to go back to school. Ruffalo is left to take care of their two daughters. Requiem for the Dead: American Spring 2014, June 17 at 5:30 p.m., Regal Cinemas L.A. Live, free. Catch a screening of the gun violence documentary before it airs on HBO on June 22. The film examines the more than 8,000 deaths from firearms in the United States last spring. Funny or Die’s Make ’em LAFF Showcase, June 11 at 8 p.m., Festival Lounge at L.A. Live, $15. This 21-plus event features stand-up performances and comedy videos. Judges will pick a winner who will get to make a video posted on FunnyOrDie.com. Making Cool [Expletive]: The Music Videos of OK Go, June 12 at 8:30 p.m., Regal Cinemas L.A. Live, $15. Damian Kulash, frontman of the alternative rock band OK Go, will discuss the creative process behind the group’s innovative music videos, highlighting elements such as treadmill choreography and making a gigantic Rube Goldberg machine.
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The Los Angeles Conservancy’s Last Remaining Seats series resumes this week, bringing classic films to old Downtown theaters. It kicks off Wednesday with a screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho in the Million Dollar Theatre (shown here).
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lated to the movie, Weber said. “People take pictures of the theaters like crazy regardless of what we do, and we encourage it,” Weber added. As Downtown has grown, Weber said more families with children have been showing up at the Last Remaining Seats. With that in mind, the Conservancy is screening the 1971 fantasy musical Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory at the Orpheum Theatre on June 24. The pre-show will feature a talk with Madeline and Peter Stuart, the children of late director Mel Stuart. They’ll recount stories of the making of the movie and what it was like to be on set in the film starring Gene Wilder as the eccentric candy impresario. Steve Needleman, the owner of the Orpheum, said he appreciates the Conservancy’s efforts to draw attention to Downtown’s history. Needleman, who restored the theater at 842 S. Broadway in 2001, said he regularly sees a nostalgic element in the crowds that come out for Last Re-
maining Seats events. “People in their 70s and 80s grew up going to these old theaters,” Needleman said. “You can see them smile, and know they’re happy to be back.” Many screenings sell out, an impressive feat considering that some of the theaters have more than 2,000 seats. Dishman credits the success of the series to the beauty and history of the theaters. “What’s fun is to stand off to the side in the lobby or stairway and watch people as they walk in,” Dishman said. “They’ll be deep in conversation and then their jaws just drop. That’s exactly the experience we want people to have.” It may be a relatively brief run, but over the next month plenty of jaws will drop. Last Remaining Seats runs June 10-27 at various locations. Tickets and information are at laconservancy.org. heidi@downtownnews.com
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By Heidi Kulicke owntown is home to a collection of gorgeous movie palaces. Dotted along Broadway are a dozen theaters, built between 1911 and 1931, with elaborate architecture and exquisite detail. Though some have been refurbished, few Angelenos get the chance to actually see movies there. That changes this week, when preservationist organization the Los Angeles Conservancy embarks on its Last Remaining Seats series. The program, now in its 29th year, pairs classic movies with classic venues. The series begins Wednesday, June 10, with Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 suspense thriller Psycho at the Million Dollar Theatre. The 1918 venue will have props from the movie on display in the lobby. There will be two movies each week before the series ends on June 27, with Wednesday and Saturday screenings (except for the second week; the Spanish language film Dios se lo pague has been canceled). Linda Dishman, executive director of the Conservancy, expects 10,000-12,000 people to show up during the run. Tickets are $20 ($16 for Conservancy members). The second opening week movie is the Charlie Chaplin vehicle City Lights, screening at the Los Angeles Theatre on Saturday, June
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reflection of her starved, bony face. The audience sees a large projection of Lisa’s visage as she twirls on stage below. The soundtrack mixes classical instrumentation with Little’s rock and avant-garde sensibilities, offering droning guitar-string feedback alongside virtuosic clarinet solos. The composer cites Megadeth and Nine Inch Nails as influences, as well as experimental composer Alban Berg, whose 1925 opera Wozzeck portrayed themes of violence, militarism and social hierarchy in unsettling fashion. Little’s nine-piece band Newspeak performs the score live. “There’s an intensity and dynamic range to the score that is heart-stopping,” said Mark Murphy, executive director of REDCAT. “That’s the first and strongest impression, but there are such ingenious structures within the compositions that go beyond the initial slap in the face, if
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L.A. Opera is partnering with its neighbor REDCAT on Dog Days, which follows what happens when a family surviving in a postapocalyptic world discovers a strange man who behaves like a dog.
By Eddie Kim he war has decimated all aspects of American life. There’s no power, no gasoline, nobody in the streets. All animals, domestic and wild, have died or fled the town. The only living creatures appear to be a family of five. The bleak and unnerving prospect of an endless nuclear winter looms large in Judy Budnitz’s 1998 short story “Dog Days.” The family must survive on scraps and scavenged items. The roads remain blocked by the government, which only delivers a newspaper and some rations each week. Then, a man in a tattered, smelly dog suit arrives. He returns to the family’s house again and again, whining for attention and food. The father and his two sons see the dog-man as a lunatic. The mother has another opinion: “If he thinks he’s a dog, then he is a dog,” she tells her daughter Lisa. A three-act opera adaptation of the story, from composer David T. Little and librettist Royce Vavrek, hits the REDCAT stage this week. It’s part of a new collaboration between the L.A. Opera, REDCAT and Beth Mor-
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une 11 marks the second Thursday of the month. Thus, the Downtown Art Walk returns for another evening of creative spoils. In a novel twist, the event celebrates Downtown’s cinematic legacy with a focus on film art and history at the Art Walk Lounge (634 S. Spring St.) and the inaugural Art Walk Short Film Festival at The Regent (448 S. Main St). More traditional art will be on display at the Gloria Delson Contemporary Arts group show Pulse, at the gallery’s new location on Spring between Seventh and Eighth streets. In and around the Historic Core or at downtownartwalk.org.
Wednesday, June 10 Matthieu Ricard at Live Talks Business Forum Gensler, 500 S. Figueroa St. or livetalksbusiness.org. 7:45 a.m.: Once a cellular geneticist, current Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard now promotes the art of active empathy. He’ll talk about altruism with John Kobara, COO of the California Community Foundation. Thursday, June 11 Claudia Rankine at MOCA Geffen Contemporary Geffen Contemporary, 152 N. Central Ave., (213) 626-6222 or moca.org. 7 p.m.: The versatile writer and social critic reads from her meditation on race in these United States, Citizen: An American Lyric. Downtown Art Walk Historic Core or downtownartwalk.org 5 p.m.: The streets again fill with those eager for a glimpse at some art and all the other fine pleasures the city center has to offer. Sunday, June 14 To Live and Dine in L.A. at Aloud Central Library, Mark Taper Auditorium, 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7500 or lfla.org. 3 p.m.: USC professor and L.A. ephemera guru Josh Kun celebrates the release of a new book and its bevy of historic Los Angeles menus. Chefs and restaurateurs Joachim Splichal, Cynthia Hawkins and Ricardo Diaz will join him. Continued on next page
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fter World War I, Walter Elias Disney joined his brother in Los Angeles and took up residence in a backyard garage in Los Feliz. Much has changed since then. The man and his mouse are now the stuff of legends, but alas, much of his early animation work remains unseen and unscored. That changes on Saturday, June 13, at 7 p.m., when the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra visits the Ace Hotel to sing and screen four 1920s Disney shorts including a pair of “Oswald the Lucky Rabbit” (shown here) works, as well as “Poor Papa” and “Africa Before Dark.” Grammy winner Mark Watters has composed the score for each. The night will also hold the first live performance of the 2013 Disney short “Get a Horse.” At 929 S. Broadway, (213) 623-3233 or laco.org.
oris Eifman has been doing the ballet thing since 1977, and as his homeland has changed, so has his work. Witness: The onetime Leningrand New Ballet is now the well-tenured, much-honored Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg. On FridaySunday, June 12-14, the impressive and surely callous-toed team spins into the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion for three performances of Rodin, a ballet interpreting the work and biography of sculptor Auguste Rodin. Tickets are still available for the Friday and Saturday shows at 7:30 p.m. and the Sunday performance at 2:30 p.m. At 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-7211 or musiccenter.org.
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Why this ad? To comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), FTA and Metro have prepared a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) for the Regional Connector Transit Corridor Project, a proposed underground light rail system that will connect the existing Metro Gold, Blue, and Expo Lines in downtown Los Angeles, California. FTA and Metro have prepared a DSEIS for the Regional Connector Transit Corridor Project pursuant to FTA National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementation procedures (23 CFR 771.130). FTA is serving as the federal lead agency for the purpose of NEPA environmental clearance. As directed by U.S. District Court Judge Kronstadt on May 29, 2014, the DSEIS has been prepared solely to provide additional detail on tunneling methods not selected along the Flower Street portion of the Project between 4th Street and the 7th Street/Metro Center Station. The tunneling methods discussed are Open Face Shield and Sequential Excavation Method (SEM). This ad serves as a notice to the public regarding the availability of the DSEIS, to describe the two tunneling method alternatives evaluated in the DSEIS, to explain why they were not selected as the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA), and to invite public opinion and comment. The FTA may issue a single Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision document pursuant to Pub. L. 112-141, 126 Stat. 405, Section 1319(b) unless the FTA determines statutory criteria or practicability considerations preclude issuance of the combined document pursuant to Section 1319. In that case, FTA would issue a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement followed by a supplement to the Record of Decision, as needed. What is being planned? The light rail transit (LRT) project lies entirely within the City of Los Angeles. It is generally bound by U.S. Highway 101 on the north, 7th Street on the south, Alameda Street on the east, and State Route 110 on the west. The length of the proposed light rail project would be just under two miles. It would have three new stations (2nd/ Hope, 2nd/Broadway, and 1st/Central). The Regional Connector Transit Corridor Project would provide a direct link connecting several light rail lines in operation or in construction, including the Metro Gold Line to Pasadena, the Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension, the Metro Blue Line, and the Metro Expo Line. The proposed project would provide a rail link through downtown Los Angeles such that LRT service would provide a one-seat ride for travel from East Los Angeles to Santa Monica, and from Azusa to Long Beach. With implementation of the Project, these LRT lines would share tracks and stations in downtown Los Angeles. The LPA remains as identified in the certified 2012 Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (Final EIS/EIR) and the Record of Decision (ROD) certified by FTA on June 29, 2012. The LPA will be constructed with cut and cover construction along Flower Street from south of 4th Street to the 7th Street/Metro Center Station. It would be constructed entirely underground until connecting with existing above grade lines, and would traverse under Flower Street north from existing LRT tail tracks located north of the existing underground 7th Street/Metro Center Station. At 3rd Street, it would begin to turn east to operate under 2nd Street between Flower Street and Central Avenue, serving stations at 2nd/Hope and 2nd/Broadway. At Central Avenue, it would connect to a new station (1st/Central) located between Central Avenue and Alameda Street in Little Tokyo. The DSEIS provides additional detail on tunneling methods not selected along Flower Street, specifically Open Face Shield and SEM tunneling. The remainder of the project alignment is not changed and is not under consideration as part of the DSEIS. EPBM/Open Face Shield/SEM LPA Profile Alternative (Alternative A): Alternative A would replace cut and cover construction, by tunneling south to the 7th Street/Metro Center Station through the use of a combination of Open Face Shield tunnel boring and sequential excavation method (SEM) construction techniques. This alternative proposes the use of an earth pressure balance boring machine (EPBM) to bore twin tunnels generally following the horizontal and vertical alignment of the LPA from 3rd Street to south of 4th Street, with Open Face Shield tunnel excavation from 4th Street to 5th Street, and SEM tunnel construction from 5th Street to the existing 7th Street/Metro Center Station tail tracks structure. EPBM/ SEM Low Alignment Alternative (Alternative B): Alternative B would replace cut and cover construction by tunneling south to the 7th Street/Metro Center Station through the use of a combination of EPBM and SEM construction techniques. This alternative proposes the use of EPBM to bore twin tunnels generally following the horizontal alignment of the LPA, but with a deeper vertical alignment than the LPA. The EPBM method would be used to tunnel to just south of 5th Street, with SEM tunnel construction from south of 5th Street to the existing 7th Street/Metro Center Station tail tracks structure. What’s available?
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Metro has initiated a 45-day public comment period with this notice. During this time we are seeking public input. The review period begins June 12, 2015 and ends on July 27, 2015. Public comments must be received by 5pm on July 27, 2015. The DSEIS will be available on Metro’s website at www.metro.net/projects/connector and hardcopy documents will be available for reference at the following locations:
Metro Transportation Library One Gateway Plaza, 15th floor Los Angeles, CA 90012
Los Angeles Central Library 630 W. 5th Street Los Angeles, CA 90071
Little Tokyo Branch Library 203 S. Los Angeles Street Los Angeles, CA 90012
Chinatown Branch Library 639 N. Hill Street Los Angeles, CA 90012
Von KleinSmid Center (VKC) University of Southern California University Park Campus Los Angeles, CA 90089
Pasadena Central Library 285 E. Walnut Street Pasadena, CA 91101
East Los Angeles Library 4837 E. 3rd Street Los Angeles, CA 90022
Culver City Julian Dixon Library 4975 Overland Avenue Culver City, CA 90230
Santa Monica Public Library 601 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90401
Long Beach Public Library (Main Library) 101 Pacific Avenue Long Beach, CA 90822
Public Hearings will be held at the following locations:
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Little Tokyo, July 7, 2015 from 6:30pm to 8:00pm at the Japanese American National Museum, 100 N. Central Ave, Los Angeles CA 90012.
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Draft Environmental Impact Report/ Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) And Draft Section 4(f) De Minimis Finding Available for the State Route 710 North Study
The buildings used for public hearings are accessible to persons with disabilities. Any individual who requires special accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter, accessible seating or documentation in alternative formats, are requested to call the project hotline at (213) 922-7277 or email us at regionalconnector@metro.net. Where you come in: The DSEIS provides additional information on tunneling methods not selected along Flower Street. The DSEIS is a disclosure document that informs public agency decision makers and the public of the environmental effects of these alternatives. Oral comments made at the public hearings will be transcribed by a court reporter. Written comments may be submitted at the public hearings, emailed to the project email at regionalconnector@metro.net, or sent to: Ms. Dolores Roybal Saltarelli, Project Manager, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), One Gateway Plaza, MS 99-22-2, Los Angeles, CA 90012, phone (213) 922-3024, email roybald@ metro.net; or Ms. Mary Nguyen, Environmental Protection Specialist, Los Angeles Metropolitan Office, Federal Transit Administration, Region IX, 888 South Figueroa Street, Suite 2170, Los Angeles, CA 90017, phone (213) 202-3950, email mary.nguyen@dot.gov. Comments must be received by 5pm on July 27, 2015 to ensure incorporation into the Final SEIS. For more information regarding the DSEIS or to request a CD copy, please contact Ms. Dolores Roybal Saltarelli or Ms. Mary Nguyen as identified above. CNS#2757802
WHAT’S California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), in cooperation with the Los Angeles BEING County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), is proposing to find solutions to PLANNED long standing traffic congestion and mobility constraints on State Route 710 (SR 710) in Los Angeles County, between State Route 2 (SR 2) and Interstates 5, 10, 210, and 605 (I-5, I-10, I-210, and I-605, respectively) in east/northeast Los Angeles and the western San Gabriel Valley. The study area for the SR 710 North Study is approximately 100 square miles and generally bounded by I-210 on the north, I-605 on the east, I-10 on the south, and I-5 and SR 2 on the west. The proposed alternatives for the project include: the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Alternative, the Freeway Tunnel Alternative, the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Alternative, the No Build Alternative, and the Transportation System Management/Transportation Demand Management (TSM/TDM) Alternative. WHY THIS Caltrans has studied the effects this project may have on the environment. Our studies AD show it may significantly affect the quality of the environment. The report that explains why it may have a significant effect on the environment is called an Environmental Impact Report/Statement (EIR/EIS). This notice is to tell you of the preparation of the Draft Environmental Impact Report/Statement and of its availability for public review and comment and to offer the opportunity for a public hearing. A fifth public hearing has been added to give you an additional opportunity to talk about certain design features of the project with members of the study team. WHAT’S There are copies of the Draft EIR/EIS available at the following libraries: AVAILABLE Alhambra Civic Center Library- 101 S 1st St, Alhambra Bruggemeyer Library318 S. Ramona Ave. Monterey Park Glendale Central Library222 East Harvard St. Glendale
El Sereno Library5226 Huntington Dr. South Los Angeles Malabar Library2801 Wabash Ave. Los Angeles Anthony Quinn Library3965 E. Cesar E Chavez Ave. Los Angeles
City Terrace Library4025 E. City Terrace Dr. Los Angeles East LA Library 4837 E. 3rd St. Los Angeles La Canada Flintridge Library4545 N. Oakwood Ave. La Canada Flintridge
Pasadena Central Library285 E. Walnut St. Pasadena San Rafael Library1240 Nithsdale Road Pasadena South Pasadena Library1100 Oxley St. South Pasadena
The Draft EIR/EIS can also be viewed online at http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist07/resources/ envdocs/docs/710study/draft_eir-eis. There is also a copy of the Draft EIR/EIS at the Caltrans District 7 Office (100 South Main St., Los Angeles, CA 90012) available on weekdays from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Visit the Metro website at http://www.metro.net/sr710studyfor a listing of additional libraries that will have access to the Draft EIR/EIS. WHERE Have the potential impacts been addressed? Do you have information that should YOU COME be included? Your comments will be part of the public record. If you wish to make a IN comment on the Draft EIR/EIS you may submit your written comments until July 6th to Caltrans at the address below. Garrett Damrath Caltrans District 7 Division of Environmental Planning 100 S. Main St., MS-16 Los Angeles, CA 90012 Comments can also be submitted electronically by visiting http://www.sr710northcomments.com/. WHEN AND This hearing will be held at the following location: WHERE Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. – Map Viewing 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. – Public Hearing David Wark Griffith Middle School Auditorium 4765 East Fourth Street, Los Angeles, CA. Individuals who require special accommodation (American Sign Language interpreter, accessible seating, documentation in alternate formats, etc.) are requested to contact Jason Roach at (213) 897-0357 at least 21 days prior to the scheduled hearing date. TDD users may contact the California Relay Service TDD line at 1-800-735-2929 or Voice Line at 1-800-735-2922. CONTACT For more information about this project, call Jason Roach at (213) 897-0357 or visit the Metro website at http://www.metro.net/sr710study. CNS#2756545
June 8, 2015
LEGAL Fictitious Business name Fictitious Business name statement File No. 2015134964 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Cinevision Global, 424 Bamboo lane, los Angeles, CA 90012, are hereby registered by the following registrant(s): Frank Mayor, 2665 Aberdeen Ave., los Angeles, CA 90027. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant has not commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above. This statement was filed with DeAN C. loGAN, los Angeles County Clerk, and by J. Perkins, Deputy, on May 20, 2015. NOTICEâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et. seq. Business and Professions Code). Pub. 06/01, 06/08, 06/15, and 06/22/2015.
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name change suPeRioR couRt oF caLiFoRnia, countY oF Los anGeLes oRDeR to sHoW cause FoR cHanGe oF name No. BS153448 Petitioner (name of each) Stephanie Joanne Miller, 13930 edgewater Drive, Norwalk, CA, 90650, filed a petition with this court for a decree
changing names as follows: Present name: STePHANie JoANNe MilleR Proposed name: STePHANie JoANNe KoloKoTRoNi JoNeS THe CoURT oRDeRS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting
to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. if no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NoTiCe oF HeARiNG Date: 11/19/2015
Time: N/A Dept.: N/A The address of the court is 111 North Hill Street, los Angeles, CA, 90012. A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in lA DoWNToWN NeWS, 1264 West 1st Street, los Angeles, CA 90026 of general circulation, printed in this county.
Prepared by: Sherri R. Carter, Executive Office/Clerk. Stanley Mosk Courthouse 111 North Hill Street los Angeles, CA 90012
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Can our humanity save humanity? It’s a human truth: Tragedy brings us together. After an earthquake or flood, we forget our incidental differences and act for each other in ways we don’t on a day-to-day basis. Our skin color, gender, sexual orientation, and politics fall to the wayside. Our reflex to care kicks in and becomes unstoppable. But can we come together without a crisis? Every day in our communities, research validates what we’ve all intuitively felt: simple humankindness—real, genuine connection—heals us from the inside out. Even those who care for our patients have noticed the health benefits circling back. And we each carry this power. What if each of us could reach out in our own lives to help someone new? To offer a meal, or a shoulder? What would happen on a larger scale? How many of us would it take to turn the tide? So I ask you, as I ask myself, our entire organization, and community leaders—could we actually change the world? This is bigger than health care. So let’s unite and see what our collective humankindness can do. Let’s try. It would be inhuman not to.
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