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Hip Glasses Spot Opens in Arts District

yewear retailer Warby Parker gained prominence as an online shop, but it has debuted a few brick-and-mortar storefronts and pop-up showrooms around the country. The Arts District is the latest neighborhood to get one, with the debut last month of what’s dubbed the Warby Parker Glass House inside the gallery/retail/ events space Alchemy Works at 826 E. Third St. The space features a small transparent glass house suspended above eyewear racks, which display the company’s line of glasses and sunglasses. Items without prescription lenses can be purchased and taken directly from the shop, while prescription eyewear can be shipped to a buyer. Prices are $95-$200. Another Warby Parker showroom is inside Downtown’s Standard Hotel.

Former MOCA Curator Paul Schimmel Returns to Downtown

wo years ago, MOCA Chief Curator Paul Schimmel was forced out of the museum where he had spent more than two decades. It marked the beginning of the downfall of thenmuseum director Jeffrey Deitch. Now, Schimmel is coming back to Downtown. He is a partner in the art gallery Hauser Wirth & Schimmel, which will move into a 100,000-square-foot for-

TWITTER: @ DOWNTOWNNEWS mer flour mill at 901 E. Third St. in the Arts District. The gallery will offer contemporary and modern art exhibitions and a variety of programs. Schimmel’s partners are Manuela Wirth and Marc Payot. Iwan Wirth is president and owner of the gallery, which is expected to debut in January with a group exhibition featuring Los Angeles artists who have emerged in the past 15 years. After the show, the space, which is comprised of seven late 19th and early 20th century buildings, will close for extensive renovations. The goal is to reopen permanently in winter 2016 and officials expect to have three to five shows at any one time. The project will also include a 20,000-square-foot interior courtyard.

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City Approves Little Tokyo Community Design Guidelines

he city has approved the creation of the Little Tokyo Community Design Overlay, which gives the Department of Planning the ability to maintain design guidelines and standards for future development in the neighborhood east of the Civic Center. The overlay, approved by the City Council in late April, promotes pedestrian-friendly design, enhancements to the physical appearance of the neighborhood and the preservation of the historic and cultural identity of Little Tokyo. Previously, the guidelines and standards had been overseen by the now-defunct City Redevelopment Agency as part of the Little Tokyo Redevelopment Plan. The design overlay effort comes partly as a reaction to increasing development in Little Tokyo, particularly with the future arrival of a light rail station as part of the Regional Connector. “These significant public investments

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could create new development pressures for the neighborhood,” the Planning Department said in its Little Tokyo Community Design Overlay document. “However, if carefully guided, these investments represent an opportunity to preserve, enhance, and strengthen the community.”

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our Downtown Los Angeles nonprofit organizations have received a total of $165,000 from the Walmart Foundation. The donations,

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announced on Monday, June 2, are directed toward hunger relief, healthy eating and workforce readiness programs. The largest donation, $75,000, goes to the LA Plaza de Cultura Y Arte Foundation, and will be used to support an edible teaching garden and culinary program. The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation will receive $40,000 to support its L.A. Youth at Work Effort. Skid Row’s Midnight Mission and Union Rescue Mission will both receive $25,000 to support meals programs for homeless individuals. The donations were among seven grants to local nonprofits totaling $355,000. “We’re proud Continued on page 16

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Urban Scrawl by Doug Davis

River Dreams And Details

ric Garcetti recently secured the most significant achievement of his young mayoralty. Late last month, the Army Corps of Engineers announced that it has selected what is known as Alternative 20 for a restoration of the Los Angeles River. This is a $1.08 billion plan that will focus on 11 miles of the waterway, with some key work happening in Downtown Los Angeles. The project will restore 719 acres and, among other things, will establish connections between the river and Los Angeles State Historic Park. Pulling this off was huge, and Garcetti deserves immense credit. If everything comes to fruition, then future generations of Angelenos will interact with nature and have recreational opportunities that today are impossible. This is all the more impressive because, until recently, it appeared as if the Army Corps would go in a different direction. Last year the Corps recommended adopting a less-expensive plan, Alternative 13. The $454 million effort would have restored 588 acres along the river. That’s nothing to dismiss, but it paled next to Alternative 20. Alternative 13 would have been a missed opportunity. Fortunately, Garcetti had an aggressive and community-minded streak. He got Angelenos to sign an online petition calling for Alternative 20 and, more significantly, lobbied like hell for it. Mayors sometimes get criticized for frequent travels out of town, but in this case Garcetti’s repeated trips to Washington, D.C., paid off. Garcetti has a longstanding friendly relationship with President Barack Obama, and that certainly helped here. Still, the new mayor has had to forge ties with many other powerful individuals. Obviously he was able to build up trust with leaders of the Army Corps. We hope this is the start of a line of great achievements for Garcetti. When it comes to the river, in fact, it needs to be, because not all of the money will come from the federal government. When the mayor realized the Army Corps was not inclined to hand over $1 billion, he pitched a plan to keep the scope broad, but to have local and state interests cover half the cost of the project. That means some of the most difficult work remains. The Army Corps has provided the big boost, and now Garcetti needs to leverage that funding and come up with the rest. The city is seemingly forever in a fiscal hole, and we’re hard pressed to see how another $500 million could be found for this project, even over a lengthy time period. Still, there are other revenue streams. We expect that Garcetti will uncover some city money, and will also access funds from the state. Perhaps he will also reach out to foundations and the private sector. He is clearly resourceful. This is a great time for the future of the Los Angeles River. The details will be very important as the project moves forward, but the good thing is that Los Angeles is in a position to move forward. Well done, mayor.

Metro Station Naming Rights Fight Has a Simple Solution

ights of all kind are common in Downtown Los Angeles. There are political battles and turf wars, business brawls and cultural throwdowns. Put anything that is desirable in play and a couple competitors at least will fight over it. That is happening, again, in the southern portion of Downtown. As Los Angeles Downtown News reported last week, two stalwart and longstanding institutions, Los Angeles Trade Technical College and the Orthopaedic Institute for Children, are battling over what name should be affixed to a newish Expo Line station on 23rd Street. They might prefer not to label it a battle, but considering that the offices of Mayor Eric Garcetti and County Supervisor Gloria Molina have been pulled more directly into the fray, a battle it is. We understand the tiff, but really, the solution here seems easy. Just get both institutions and the politicians and their representatives on the Metro Board of Directors to compromise and amend Metro’s rules regarding how many letters and names can go on a sign. Give all sides something they want, but not everything. In the end, it’s about respecting the transit rider. The conflict concerns the Expo Line stop on Flower Street between West Adams Boulevard and 23rd Street. The station, which currently bears the moniker 23rd Street, opened two years ago and is about a quarter-mile from a Blue Line stop on Washington Boulevard between Grand Avenue and Flower Street. That one is called Grand. The Expo Line has been a great addition, making it easier to travel from Culver City to Exposition Park and USC to the center of Downtown, and thereby enhancing the huge Metro grid of transportation throughout the region. As with any transit project, it required a lot of construction and geographic disruptions. The work prompted Orthopaedic Hospital to give up its main driveway and move its primary entrance. The hospital also changed its business address. Orthopaedic executives say those givebacks are partly why the 23rd Street station should bear the hospital’s name. They also have another, equally compelling argument: The hospital treats many children whose families speak limited or no English, and who lack cars. Having signage at the station helps these families figure out where to get off when trying to reach the hospital, the officials say. Trade Tech is closer to the Blue Line stop, but its brass also have a convincing naming rights argument for 23rd Street. Many of the

20,000 students who take classes at the vocational school, they maintain, travel from throughout the region via mass transit, and without signage those coming from the Westside or the Crenshaw District on the Expo Line may not know where to disembark. That is partly why Trade Tech officials reject one Orthopaedic Hospital suggestion: that the hospital gets its name on 23rd Street and the college adds its moniker to the Grand station. We disagree with the logic of both institutions to some extent. Despite the hospital’s righteous argument, it is also true that many Trade Tech riders now and in the future will use the Expo Line, and the constantly changing makeup of the student body means the school should have signage. That said, we also don’t like Trade Tech’s argument that it deserves sole naming rights to both stations. College officials argue that other universities in Los Angeles have stations named for them, and point out that USC is on two stations. Trade Tech is a wonderful institution, but in size it is no USC with its 40,000 students. The key complicating factor is, as we say, Metro’s policy of not affixing more than one name to a station. That’s a sensible approach in most instances, but in this case they should make an exception, much as transit systems do in other cities. Washington, D.C., comes to mind with long names such as Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and New York Ave-Florida Ave-Gallaudet University Metro. The latter has blessedly been renamed, but it had a reason to be a long name in the first place. It should be noted that both the college and the hospital survived for decades without any names on any train station. It is unwise to pretend that people lack the resources and smarts to get where they are going. Still, we see a reasonable solution. If changes are to be made, the Expo Line station could be called 23rd St-Orthopaedic HospTrade Tech, and the Blue Line stop could become Grand-Trade Tech-Orthopaedic Hosp. The names can easily be affixed to signage at both stations. Is this what everyone wants? No, but shortened names versus, say, acronyms or excising key institutions altogether is important for the riders. The Metro board of directors is slated to discuss the naming of the Expo Line station on June 26. We urge them to do the smart thing.

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Metro Reveals More Plans for Union Station Makeover Proposal Involves New Indoor-Outdoor Concourse and New Bus Terminal By Eddie Kim he future of Union Station, and 40 acres of land around the 1939 transit hub, is slowly coming into focus. On Thursday, June 5, station owner the Metropolitan Transportation Authority revealed the latest ideas and designs in the long-range Union Station Master Plan (a media preview took place three days prior). The project is being helmed by the team of Gruen Associates and Grimshaw Architects. The most significant in a set of details revealed last week involve the passenger concourse, which is planned as an expansive indoor/outdoor facility. The concourse, which is now all indoors, will connect riders to trains on the new rail yard, which will be raised, according to Jenna Hornstock, Metro’s deputy executive officer of countywide planning. Additionally, the new rail platforms will be at least 30 feet wide, compared to the current 23 feet. The portal to the underground Red Line will remain in place. The Patsaouras Bus Facility near the east entrance of Union Station, meanwhile, will be demolished, and a raised terminal will be built between the historic concourse (or west entrance) and the new rail yard. The elevated terminal will allow riders to enter from the concourse below and avoid street crossings, which officials said is a problem with the current location. Two pedestrian and bicycle bridges would also extend over the rail yard as a way to get from either side of Union Station without entering the concourse.

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Metro’s new concourse would be considerably larger than the current one, with room for retail and amenities. It would utilize indoor and outdoor spaces.

Simpler short-term changes are also planned, notably to the outdoor area near the west entrance. Metro intends to replace the parking lot with a public plaza, which could also be used for outdoor dining. Additionally, Metro is working with the city Department of Transportation and looking at the idea of trimming Alameda Street’s six driving lanes to four, and building a huge crosswalk connecting Union Station to El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument.

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A new bus terminal would be built between the historic station and a new concourse on the same elevated level as the rail yard.

Inside the concourse, a restaurant is expected to take the space of the old Union Bagel location. Metro is also looking at placing restaurants in the old ticket room and the long-vacant Fred Harvey restaurant space. Future plans include locating a terminal for the planned high-speed rail project on a plot immediately east of Union Station off Vignes Street. Metro’s purchase of the station also included the right to develop about 6 million square feet of adjacent property, and officials said they hope

eventually to build about 3.25 million square feet of hotels, office space and retail. Proposed financing plans and cost estimates will be discussed June 18 at a Metro Board of Directors meeting. Metro will continue to examine approaches to implementation and create additional designs over the next several months. The plan will go to the Metro board for approval in September. A final Master Plan is slated to be delivered in October, Hornstock said. eddie@downtownnews.com

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Feuer Doubles Neighborhood Prosecutor Program Attorneys Work Closely With Community Groups to Find Creative Solutions to Problems By Jon Regardie uring his run for City Attorney in 2013, Mike Feuer repeatedly pledged that, if elected, he would bring back the full neighborhood prosecutor program, a popular effort that his predecessor Carmen Trutanich had largely tabled due to budgetary issues. Feuer won the race and, last week, announced that not only had he doubled the number of prosecutors on hand when he took office, but that he would expand it. During a press conference on the steps of City Hall on Monday, June 2, he introduced the 16 prosecutors scattered in neighborhoods across the city, including one based in Downtown Los Angeles. He also said he would add five more prosecutors in the fiscal year that starts in July. “I think most voters in Los Angeles view elected officials at every level of government with skepticism, because they see a gap between a campaign promise on the one hand and fulfillment of the pledge on the other,” Feuer said in a follow-up interview. “It’s especially important to me with regard to this program to continue to fulfill the pledges that I made when I ran.” Whereas most attorneys in Feuer’s office focus on prosecuting individuals or hashing out settlements, he said the neighborhood prosecutors are charged with working on a grander scale, and interacting and even reaching out to homeowners associations, chambers of commerce and other organizations or groups to solve problems. He said the neighborhood prosecutors would be “embedded deeply” in

the communities in which they work, and that they will sometimes liaison with constituents at night and on weekends. He added that the job involves working with city departments to bring together resources that help neighborhoods deal with issues ranging from health code violations and graffiti to gang activity and gun violence. The neighborhood prosecutors, Feuer said, are the “quarterbacks in neighborhoods throughout Los Angeles in solving difficult problems.” He added that some speak a second language, including Korean, Spanish, Armenian, Russian and Farsi. The effort was initiated in the early 2000s by City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo, and many in Downtown Los Angeles worked with Dena Sohn, who operated out of the LAPD Central Division headquarters in Skid Row. However, during the recession and then in Trutanich’s term, the city attorney’s budget was slashed. Trutanich was forced to cut back the program. His frosty relationship with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the City Council was believed to have helped prevent him from getting the resources that could lead to the full reinstatement of the effort. Some neighborhood prosecutors remained, including in Downtown, where Kurt Knecht has held the job since January 2013. Still, funding for the program was thin. When Feuer was sworn in last summer there were eight neighborhood prosecutors. Feuer said that the economic recovery and an

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increase in his office’s budget from the current council and Mayor Eric Garcetti have helped provide funds to revive and expand the program. He also said that resources have been shifted around in his department, freeing up more money. Having 21 neighborhood prosecutors would mean one working with each police division in the city, said Feuer’s spokesman, Rob Wilcox. Big Furniture Feuer said that in certain cases the neighborhood prosecutors will prosecute individuals. However, he said they will also “go beyond traditional prosecutor responsibilities” and might, for example, deal with certain issues by bringing in mental health professionals, schools, city agencies or area stakeholders. Neighborhood prosecutors will also work on matters including illegal dumping, domestic violence and zoning code violations. Feuer added that, whereas prosecutors typically receive cases from the police department, the new staffers will “aggressively reach out to neighborhoods” to learn what issues residents and workers consider a priority. Knecht said that an example of the program’s work occurred near the Orsini apartments on the northwestern edge of Downtown. There, he said, building owners and residents had complained about a homeless encampment, complete with pieces of furniture, that had sprung up close to the housing complex. Knecht said he worked with the area’s senior lead officer, building management, residents and some of those on the streets. They discov-

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City Attorney Mike Feuer has doubled the ranks of neighborhood prosecutors from eight to 16. One has been based in Downtown since early 2013.

ered an unlikely contributing factor: Sometimes when people moved out of the building, they left furniture they no longer wanted out on the streets. Some of the homeless individuals were collecting the goods before they could be hauled away by the city. The items were brought to a nearby plot of public land, and the encampment grew. “That’s where the public-private partnership came in,” Knecht said, adding that building management worked to stop items from being left out in the street, and calls to the city were made to haul away goods when it did happen. He said the police responded by enforcing laws against sleeping on city sidewalks between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. regardie@downtownnews.com

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Students will receive critical training in all of the construction technologies, including welding, solar, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, machining, utility linemen and carpentry. For those with a creative touch, there are classes in fashion design and merchandising, sign graphics, visual communications or architectural technology. As the demand in transportation grows, LATTC offers training in diesel technology, motorcycle repair, combustion engines, collision repair and alternative fuels. Cosmetology includes hair, nails and skin therapy. The nursing program has nearly a 100% pass rate on the NCLEX test. Chemical and process technology classes are aligned with careers in bio-technology. The school also has the oldest continuous culinary arts program based at a college in the entire country. The program includes professional baking. While the school offers the very best career-technical education to students, it also provides the same transfer opportunities to four-year institutions in areas such as philosophy, history, English, psychology and liberal arts. This commitment to higher education is now combined with a new look as recent bond projects have transformed the campus landscape. The most impressive change is the re-engineered Learning Resource Center, which contains not only a library and multimedia labs, but the Academic Connections and Bridges to Success Center. The Bridges center has been crafted into a one-stop enrollment intake area where students can take advantage of all of the student services necessary once they enroll in classes. Academic Connections offers educational support in fundamental skill sets designed to improve student success. Trade Tech has never been more vibrant in workforce development, with its partnerships with industry and municipalities like Los Angeles, to create relevant and responsive programs. Few colleges can offer this wide breadth of technical training, which includes full access and top-shelf quality. High tech. Low cost. It’s a simple strategy for a community college that has been improving neighborhoods for nearly 90 years. For more information visit lattc.edu.

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xtension has close to 100 years of creating relationships among students and top practitioners across all areas of learning. The courses and instructors face rigorous academic approvals from the main UCLA campus schools (i.e., Anderson School of Management, UCLA Law School, etc.) but, more importantly, all Extension instructors are se-

FROM OUR ADVERTISERS lected based on their leadership qualities and reputations in their chosen careers. UCLA Extension is different from other universities and programs as a result of full-time career professionals desiring to “give back” to students who seek learning opportunities for enhancing their careers, new career pursuits or those just wanting to expand their learning horizons. Since 1917, UCLA Extension has supported the realization of many thousands of career dreams. This year almost 50,000 individuals from Los Angeles as well as all parts of the world will access more than 4,500 professional development programs and personal interest courses via online and hundreds of classrooms (Westwood, Downtown Los Angeles, at El Camino College and, soon, the Port of Los Angeles). Extension hosts one of the largest populations of international students and many become an active part of the diverse Los Angeles community through student-community organizations as well as internships. This year UCLA Extension is upgrading its online platform to “Canvas,” while continuing to roll out new certificate program courses in Credit Analysis & Management, Small Business Management & Technology, Legal Technology, and several others. Rapidly growing industries and job sectors are researched followed by recruitment of top sector leaders to serve as program and course advisors in creating the most relevant and current professional development/training possible.

Toward the end of last year, UCLA Extension welcomed a new dean who formerly led Penn State’s World Campus — his team developed it into a worldwide online leader for both degree and certificate education programs. After his arrival, Dean Smutz began Extension’s strategic planning effort involving personnel in Extension, Campus School Department chairs, Advisory Board members, instructors and community leaders. Beginning July 1, Extension will dedicate significant new resources to improving the Los Angeles and global student experiences including an additional quality review of all courses, particularly online courses, to better fit with current educational and communications technologies. Essentially, any student can assess their learning interests anytime from anywhere and know they are getting the highest worldwide content and best learning experiences. For additional information please contact the Office of the Director of Business, Management & Legal Programs, Ben Molhant, bmolhant@unex.ucla.edu or (310) 206-2920.

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How Downtown Came to Be Weedtown Unbeknownst to Many, Downtown Has More Than 30 Medical Marijuana Clinics And Delivery Services. What Happens Next? By Eddie Kim he pungent, resinous scent of marijuana is unmistakable. What may be harder to recognize, and also much more surprising to Central City workers and residents, is just how easy it is to find pot in Downtown Los Angeles. While the exact number of medical marijuana purveyors is in constant flux as operators deal with both business and prosecutorial matters, a Los Angeles Downtown News examination has revealed that more than 30 medical marijuana collectives and delivery services operate in Downtown. Though few openly promote themselves, they are all over the Downtown map: There are 10 storefront shops in South Park, and patients with a doctor’s prescription and a form of official identification can find heady sativas and indicas (types of marijuana) for sale in Chinatown, the Historic Core, the Arts District and the industrial area

in the southeast corner of Downtown. The lineup includes nearly a dozen services that will deliver a variety of fresh buds, THC-laced snacks, hashish and more straight to a buyer’s door. The proliferation of pot shops in Downtown raises a number of issues, questions and concerns, everything from how there came to be so many shops to what the city can, should and will do about it. The office of City Councilman José Huizar has fielded some community complaints about medical marijuana collectives in Downtown, and previously dealt with the issue in Eagle Rock, another neighborhood in his 14th District. There, a concentration of collectives sparked a community backlash that led to the shuttering of several pot businesses. However, he said that in Downtown the issue hasn’t been a

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Grateful Meds opened in the Arts District in December, having moved from a location in Hollywood. It is one of more than 30 medical marijuana clinics and delivery services in Downtown.

high priority. “If it’s a priority for a neighborhood, then it becomes a priority for us,” Huizar said. “But [in Downtown] it’s not just marijuana. It’s flipping prescription drugs, it’s homelessness, it’s a lot of things. It’s a case-by-case basis, and there are dispensaries that aren’t causing problems.” The issue is not limited to Downtown Los Angeles, of course. Under City Attorney Mike Feuer, the city is embarking on an effort to roll back the number of medical marijuana businesses through enforcement of Proposition D. That initiative, which was approved by voters in May 2013, gave 134 Los Angeles collectives the ability to qualify for “limited immunity” from prosecution. It’s unclear exactly how many Downtown medical marijuana collectives are allowed under Prop D. The City Attorney’s list of 134 clinics includes 11 operators with names or addresses that are associated with either past or present Downtown collectives, though there have been at least four instances in which a Prop D-allowed clinic moved Downtown from elsewhere in the city (calls to numerous Downtown clinics for comment were not returned). Currently, it appears as if six Prop D-allowed collectives are operating in Downtown (see sidebar). Whatever the exact number, it is clear that the vast majority of Downtown shops are operating illegally. All delivery services are also illegal under Prop D. Lack of Parents Perhaps the biggest question is how Downtown came to be weedtown. The use and cultivation of marijuana is illegal under United States law. However, medical marijuana has been legal in California since 1996, when voters approved Proposition 215, or the Compassionate Care Act. Since then, the number of pot shops has exploded, despite multiple city efforts to curtail growth, among them a 2007 interim control ordinance to prevent new shop openings and a similar 2010 effort. Prop D did not legalize collectives. Rather, it effectively allowed them to operate providing they meet a number of criteContinued on page 14

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lords who don’t visit their properties frequently and aren’t tied to the community, said Jessica Lall, head of the South Park Business Improvement District. South Park has the highest number of collectives in any Downtown district. “They have this old perception of Downtown L.A. and don’t care about the renaissance here and the demand for other kinds of business,” Lall said. “I think that’s the number one reason for the concentration of pot shops in these old buildings in South Park and elsewhere.” Marc O’Hara, executive director of the Patient Care Alliance, a trade association that advocates for medical marijuana users and collectives, agrees with Lall. Downtown’s urban commercial environment, a historically hands-off approach from area law enforcement, and the success of early collectives has attracted a slew of “parasites” trying to profit, he said. “You don’t see collectives in Beverly Hills because it’s too hard to be compliant and you get a lot of attention,” O’Hara said. “In Downtown, it’s relatively easy to set up shop.”

ria, including having registered under previous ordinances. They also are required to abide by a string of requirements involving opening hours, storefront appearance and more. One reason medical marijuana collectives have proliferated in Downtown is that the community has characteristics that can lead to a concentration of shops. Although Downtown is in the midst of a residential rush, in the past the relative lack of concerned parents may have reduced the number of people who would complain. Additionally, Downtown has fewer family-oriented amenities than other neighborhoods. Prop D requires shops to stay at least 1,000 feet away from a school and 600 feet from areas including public parks, libraries and childcare facilities. Previous laws on clinics in Los Angeles had similarly strict distance requirements. Another contributing factor is that a number of buildings where pot shops have sprung up are owned by absentee land-

June 9, 2014 Figuring Out the Numbers In addition to trying to shut down non-compliant clinics, the city has struggled simply to identify how many exist. In 2013, the city Office of Finance recorded 1,140 medical marijuana collectives that had registered to pay city business taxes. Registering is not the same as having prosecutorial immunity under Prop D, Feuer noted. Only about 460 collectives renewed their registration for 2014, a decrease that Feuer points to as an example of the “dramatic effect” Prop D has had. It remains unclear, however, how many collectives have actually closed or whether their owners opted to ditch the tax registration altogether. Feuer’s office has filed dozens of criminal cases against pot shops deemed illegal, including five Downtown operators. He has also directed legal attention at some landlords who rent to collectives. Feuer said his office is working with law enforcement and several city departments to pinpoint offending pot shops, including in Downtown.

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os Angeles voters last year passed Proposition D. Though many people believe it legalized medical marijuana sales for 134 collectives in the city, it didn’t. Instead, it gives those collectives “limited immunity” from prosecution (read: they’ll be tolerated) if they meet a strict set of conditions. That includes having registered under previous ordinances and being 1,000 feet away from a school. City Attorney Mike Feuer’s office keeps a list of the 134 collectives that can qualify for limited immunity. When first passed, there were 11 businesses associated with Downtown Los Angeles through their addresses or names (such as Arts District Healing Center). However, only six currently appear to be operating in the Central City; exactly why is unknown, though the collectives do frequently move. In several instances, a Prop D collective that had been in another community moved to Downtown. Those on the Downtown Prop D list are below. South Park Absolute Herbal Pain Solutions Downtown Collective/DTC L.A. Wonderland Caregivers Arts District Arts District Healing Center Grateful Meds Industrial District DTPG/Downtown Patients Group

“Our primary focus is to shut these illegal businesses down, not punish them,” Feuer said. “It’s not fair for those businesses that are trying to operate lawfully.” The LAPD is also getting into the issue in Downtown. Officers at Central Division recently received new training to identify and report collectives to the city attorney. That is part of an effort to create a comprehensive list of shops, which the city currently lacks. Despite renewed efforts, some believe that enforcement in a resource-strapped city will come slowly and may never happen fully. O’Hara said it is still easy to find cheap leases from unscrupulous or ignorant landlords in an area like Downtown. He said that someone can set up a business with “$20,000, a truck and a big friend with a gun to stand behind the counter.” “These illegitimate operators, they’re often not paying taxes or any personnel costs, and you can pocket $1,000 in cash a day,” O’Hara added. “The city tried to put them out of business, and they’re just not listening.” Experts such as O’Hara and Bruce Margolin, director of the Los Angeles chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, say that could change as operators with limited immunity rally against illegal shops and work with the city. Strong competition has kept medical marijuana prices low in Los Angeles, Margolin said, and he harbors concerns that shuttering pot shops will mean higher prices, less variety and less access for patients. “Prop D was pushed by dispensary owners who existed before the first 2007 interim control ordinance and politicians with a personal agenda against medical marijuana, and it’s creating an arbitrary monopoly on the market,” Margolin said. Whether Downtown’s pot shops begin to shut down due to law enforcement and legal pressure remains to be seen, but change may also come organically as neighborhoods continue to transform. New residents want a wide array of amenities, South Park’s Lall pointed out, and the demand for medical marijuana could shift as the demographic does. More inhabitants may indeed result in more complaints to the council office and the police department. For now though, both the clinics and the crackdown march on. Feuer said that he believes that medical marijuana should be available for people who are sick and in pain, and he reaffirmed that Downtown patients will have access to Prop D collectives even after illegal shops are shuttered. The users won’t have as much choice when it comes to where they buy their medical marijuana, of course. But that, as Feuer pointed out, is what people voted for. eddie@downtownnews.com.

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By Jon Regardie he potentially massive City Market project in the Fashion District got a surprise boost last week, with the announcement that construction is beginning on the initial phase of the development. On Monday, June 2, developers of the project said construction is starting this month on the revitalization of existing buildings on San Pedro and San Julian between 11th and 12th streets. This will result in the creation of a 75,000-squarefoot project that will house restaurants, shops and creative office space. This phase, the first part of a potentially $1 billion, two-decade-long project, is slated to open in summer 2015. City Market was announced last year by developer Peter Fleming, who owns the large collection of former produce warehouses. This initial phase of the project, dubbed City Market South, is a partnership with developer the LENA Group. “It is the antithesis of a typical suburban mall or office park,” said LENA Group co-developer Mark Levy. “We are blending current and future trends in economic development — the revitalization of Downtown L.A., consumer demands for high-quality and local food products,

The first phase of the City Market project will bring 75,000 square feet of food, retail and creative office space. It is slated to open next summer. rendering by Douglas Hanson

industrial architecture, shared outdoor space, and walk-up creative office space — to design an unparalleled social destination for locals and visitors alike.” The project will include 30,000 square feet of creative office space and will create 250 jobs. The development cost and specific vendors and retail outlets have not been announced. Fourteenth District City Councilman José Huizar, who has worked with the developers, praised the project both for sparking growth and for establishing connections with the businesses that formerly occupied the complex. The original City Market, a consortium of immigrant farmers, opened in 1909. The complex has

been vacant since 2009. “The goals of this phase of the project embrace the market’s past and heyday, while reimagining the space to support creative business, job creation and local artisans,” Huizar said. “This is an innovative way to honor the past while supporting this vibrant district’s future and further championing the revitalization of the Fashion District community.” The project is being designed by Downtown architect Douglas Hanson. Fleming in the past said the full City Market project could contain 945 housing units, 210 hotel rooms, 225,000 square feet of retail and a college campus. regardie@downtownnews.com

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Party’s Over: An intoxicated man who had been throwing a party in the 1600 block of South Hope Street asked his guests to leave at 2 a.m. on May 31. One guest refused, the two argued and the guest cut his host before dashing out the door. Always Lock Your Doors: A woman putting on makeup in her car parked at Broadway and 12th Street just before 9 a.m. on May 31 told police an unidentified man walked up to her window and asked that she unlock the door. When she didn’t, he pulled out a gun. She screamed, he fled. Marijuana Mystery: On May 30 at 3 a.m., two men using a pickaxe smashed through the roof of a business in the 1900 block of South Flower Street where they believed mari-

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juana was being grown. They used a dolly to hold open the roll-up door, but once inside, found nothing. The men were arrested on suspicion of burglary. That’s Lucky: A person who left the keys inside a car parked in the 1200 block of South Hill Street at 8 p.m. on May 31 returned to the spot at 4 a.m. on June 1 to find the vehicle had been — wait for it — stolen. Police recovered it four days later in South Los Angeles, with — seriously, wait for it — no damage to the car. How Not to Use a Bike Lock: A person who locked only the tire of his bike to a post in the 600 block of Traction Avenue at 4 p.m. on May 28 returned two hours later to a lone tire. Police advise locking the frame of the bike.

flavors will be on rotation at the Grand Central Market spot. The Downtown cold treats lineup will expand even more later this summer, as New York’s Big Gay Ice Cream is coming to Ninth Street and Broadway.

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The Los Angeles Film Festival, Based at L.A. Live, Celebrates 20 Years With More Than 200 Films

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(clockwise from left) The 20th annual Los Angeles Film Festival arrives June 11-19. Screenings and parties are happening across L.A. Live, including at the Event Deck; Stephanie Allain, a longtime Hollywood producer, took on the role of festival director in 2012; the festival this year has a new category, L.A. Muse, featuring films inspired by or shot in the city. One participant is L.A.-based director Gren Wells’ The Road Within, starring Zoë Kravitz, Robert Sheehan and Dev Patel.

for many years. It moved to Downtown Los Angeles By Eddie Kim in 2009. Allain took over in 2012 and this year’s lineup os Angeles is the center of the entertainment uniboasts more than 200 feature and short films from 40 verse, with Hollywood and its web of studios, procountries. More than 90,000 people attended last year’s ducers, agents and actors, not to mention the Osfestival. cars and countless iconic movie locations. L.A. Live offers multiple spaces for screenings, parties, So it’s surprising that, 20 years after its inception, the panel discussions and educational events, Allain said. Los Angeles Film Festival doesn’t carry the cachet of festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Sundance or even Toronto. The action spreads, however, with other activities, including some freebies taking place at Union Station and Adding insult to injury, more and more films are eschewing L.A. to shoot in other cities and countries, lured California Plaza. The majority of the events are open to the public. by attractive incentives and subsidies. Tickets to most individual screenings start at $11, while Turning the spotlight back to L.A. will take work, and passes for multiple films and events range from $250the first step, said L.A. Film Festival Director Stephanie $2,500. Allain, is to celebrate what makes films shot in and inHighlights spired by the city so great. That’s why a new category, The festival opens on Wednesday with Snowpiercer, L.A. Muse, is debuting at this year’s festival. The event, presented by the nonprofit Film Independent, runs June the English-language debut of blockbuster South Korean director Bong Joon-ho (The Host). The film takes 11-19, with most activities taking place at L.A. Live. place in an icy post-apocalyptic world where the last reWhile the L.A. Film Festival may lack the swagger and maining humans live on a super train and grapple over pomp of its more illustrious siblings, its growth in the E two decades has been astonishing, MOBIL issues of wealth inequality. The festival closes on June past said Allain. The 8* 67 55 NMOVIE to DTrenaissance CLUB xtthe Teto 19 with Clint Eastwood’s Jersey Boys, adapted from the parallels of Downtown are particumusical that details the rise of the musical group The larly fitting. Text DTNMOVIE to 55678 to Join Our Moviehit Club Four Seasons. “There’s a sense of reflection this year with the 20th and to Win Movie Tickets! In between are a slew of films competing for both anniversary, andbe theEntered growth of the Downtown locale *Carrier msg & data rates apply. Reply HELP for help. STOP to quit. 4 msgs/month max. around the festival has emphasized that,” Allain said. “It’s judge and audience plaudits, and many also have the goal of piquing the interest of distribution companies. the most diverse area in the city in terms of culture and Filmmaking experience levels naturally vary, including socioeconomics. We were inspired by that, and we want in the new L.A. Muse category, where first-time writers this festival to be a part of the pulse of the city.” and directors compete alongside more seasoned pros. The festival started as a one-theater event in Westwood, and was based in Hollywood or the Westside Continued on page 24

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Six L.A. Film Festival Highlights La Bamba, June 13 at 7:30 p.m., Union Station, free. A special “dance-along” screening of Luiz Valdez’s 1987 Chicano rock and roll classic. Sherlock Jr., June 13 at 8:15 p.m., California Plaza, free. Buster Keaton’s 1924 silent-film classic is accompanied by a live improv soundtrack from The Magnetix. Sound of Redemption: The Frank Morgan Story, June 14 and 16, Regal Cinemas L.A. Live, $11-$13. N.C. Heikin’s documentary about saxophone legend Frank Morgan. The protégé of Charlie Parker became a heroin addict and convict. The Road Within, June 18 at 9:30 p.m., Regal Cinemas L.A. Live, $13. Three young patients bust out of a mental health clinic and go on a road trip through California in a film from Gren Wells.

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Funny Talk: A Conversation with Key and Peele, June 15 at 9 p.m., Regal Cinemas L.A. Live, $20. Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele discuss their beginnings and the inspiration behind the sketches on the hit show “Key & Peele.” Re-Imagining L.A.: Production Design with K.K. Barrett and Jeannine Oppewall, June 14 at 2 p.m., Regal Cinemas L.A. Live, $20. A master class with the Oscar-nominated designers of two memorable films set in L.A.: Her and L.A. Confidential.

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Nine Downtown Places to Watch the World Cup

a plate from 9-11 a.m. Traynam has been waiting to throw down for the World Cup since the bar opened in 2010, he said. There are four TVs inside and two on the dog-friendly patio. On the Fourth of July, Traynam will be cooking up chili cheese dogs to serve to fans watching the quarter finals. At 410 Boyd St., (213) 626-1800 or theescondite.com.

If Catching the Games Is Your Goooooooal, Downtown Has a Lot to Offer By Donna Evans occer fans around the world will gravitate toward the television for the June 12 opening match of the World Cup. Over the next month, even casual fans will go crazy for futbol. Although the tournament is in Brazil, the passion will be felt in Downtown Los Angeles, where numerous bars and restaurants will be offering food and drink specials and showing games on that all-important large-screen HD TV. Here is a sampling of the places where Downtowners will gather. Note: The opening game for the U.S. is June 16 against Ghana.

Casey’s Irish Pub: To make sure fans are fed before the games, Casey’s will open at 7:30 a.m. on Friday, June 13 (the Thursday game is at 1 p.m., and like all the bars on this list, it will show that Brazil-Croatia match). The Irish bar will serve a breakfast of scrambled eggs, potatoes, bacon and toast, said manager Gina Alcaraz. The bar will host its typical happy hour from 3-7 p.m., as well as all day Sunday and Monday. Casey’s offers 12 TVs and two large projection screens. At 613 S. Grand Ave., (213) 629-2353 or 213nightlife.com/caseysirishpub.

Manager Gypsy Rambo Malaine said there will be drink specials and a menu featuring traditional Mexican fare and breakfast items. At 810 S. Spring St. or (323) 787-7966.

Crane’s Downtown: This still-new Spring Street bar will fire up an eight-foot projection screen, two 40-inch TVs above the bar and a 50-inch TV in the cozy side room. The bar will open at 8:30 a.m., 30 minutes before the first game on June 13, and open early throughout the tournament.

Down and Out: The beloved Historic Core dive bar on the ground floor of the Alexandria Hotel will open at 9 a.m. for all the games, said manager Chris Schindler. The bar features 10 55inch TVs and a 170-inch HD projection screen. On Friday night, they will have a World Cup

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ThuRSDay, JuNE 12 Downtown Art Walk Historic Core, (213) 617-4929 or downtownartwalk.org. 5 p.m.: Welcome to Downtown! Here are our art galleries and here are our bars. Please treat us as you would your own neighborhood. Please deposit your trash in the proper receptacles. Thank you! Come again! Health Insurance Exchanges at Town Hall-LA City Club, 555 S. Flower St. or townhall-la.org. 11:30 a.m.: Anthem Blue Cross President Mark Morgan will hand to pontificate about the relative merits and unknown factors in the recent adoption of the Affordable Care Act. The event is hosted by Town Hall-Los Angeles.

SuNDay, JuNE 15 Art Talk with Scott Benzel MOCA Grand Avenue, 250 S. Grand Ave., (213) 626-6222 or moca.org. 3 p.m.: You’ll hear the Mike Kelley exhibit with new ears as the late artist’s friend and colleague Scott Benzel tutors you on the importance of music in Kelley’s work.

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FRIDay, JuNE 13 Dance Downtown Music Center Plaza, 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-7211 or musiccenter.org. 6:30 p.m.: Bring your friends, your loved ones, your dancing shoes and your alcohol, because tonight’s Argentine Tango bonanza of choreography lessons and free music requires a healthy dose of all four. SaTuRDay, JuNE 14 Chinatown Summer Nights Chinatown Central Plaza, 943-951 N. Broadway or chinatownsummernights.com. 5 p.m.-Midnight: Crafts, food trucks, live bands, DJs and a beer garden from Eagle Rock Brewery are all within easy reach thanks to Metro’s Gold Line.

That Pope Francis fellow is doing a bang up job showing the world what a compassionate and just institution the papacy can be. Alas, it wasn’t always that way. On Wednesday, July 11, Center Theatre Group opens The Last Confession, a tale of ecclesiastical malfeasance starring David Suchet. The play, which runs through July 5 at the Ahmanson Theatre, centers around Pope John Paul I, who led the Catholic Church for a mere 33 days before dying abruptly and, as some claim, under dubious circumstances. The plot thickens this Wednesday-Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. There’s also a Tuesday 8 p.m. preview. At 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 628-2772 or centertheatregroup.org.

Remember how much you liked to dance to the bleep bloop blump sounds of Centipede and Pac-Man? No? OK, we don’t either, but still, we’re intrigued at the return of the Video Games Live concert. Timed to the massive E3 video game convention, the show at the Nokia Theatre on Wednesday, June 11, at 8 p.m. is more than just a gathering of controller-grasping gamers. This production features synched electronic music, live drumming and stunning visuals to accompany the scenes of apocalyptic digital doom — and hopefully some princess saving — broadcast onto massive video screens. At 777 Chick Hearn Court, (213) 763-6030 or nokiatheatrelalive.com.

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TuESDay, JuNE 10 Wendy Perron at Aloud Central Library, Mark Taper Auditorium, 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7500 or lfla.org. 7:15 p.m.: The multifaceted world of contemporary dance coalesces for a multimedia showcase. Wendy Perron of Dance Magazine fame reads from her latest book, while Simone Forti and Victoria Marks each perform a work.

When we think of opera, cheap tickets don’t necessarily pop to mind. This week the Los Angeles Metropolitan Opera (different than L.A. Opera) is out to change that perception with an ultra-affordable, highly accessible pair of performances at Good Samaritan Hospital’s All Souls Chapel. On Saturday, June 14, at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m., the company is presenting Mozart’s Don Giovanni for a mere $25 in advance or $35 at the door. The show, which recounts the love, lust and debauchery of the title character, promises to be an intimate affair, so grab your tickets soon. At 637 S. Lucas Ave. or losangelesmet.com.

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Friday Night Flicks by Pershing Square 532 S. Olive St., (213) 847-4970 or laparks.org/ pershingsquare Catch a free screening of Christine at Pershing Square on Friday, June 13. High school geek Arnie Cunningham falls in love with Christine, a bright red 1958 Plymouth Fury that has seen better days. After restoring the car to its original condition, Arnie spends all his time with Christine. He also develops a cocky arrogance, which begins to worry his friends. The movie will begin at 8 p.m., and well-behaved dogs are allowed. Parking can be found in the Pershing Square garage. L.A.’s Largest Mixer XVI 700 W. 32nd St., (323) 230-5656 or lamixer.com Join Los Angeles area chambers and business organizations from 5-9 p.m. on July 17 at the Shrine Auditorium Expo Center for L.A.’s largest and longest-running business-to-business networking event. The 16th annual L.A.’s Largest Mixer is a great opportunity to reach small to large companies, meet new clients and learn how the different chambers of commerce and business organizations can make your business grow. Admission is $20.

Another Downtown Art Walk is here. This month the photography gods have smiled upon us, delivering the work of one Michael Britt, who also happens to live in our fair community. Britt’s years in the Historic Core and keen eye for light and space helped produce In Flux: Photographs of Historic Downtown Los Angeles, now on display at the Gloria Delson Contemporary Arts gallery at Sixth and Spring streets. It will be open during the Thursday, June 12, Art Walk, along with a zillion other galleries. Plan your visit with the help of the Art Walk website and, once here, enjoy all the visual splendor, as well as the new bar Beelman’s Pub. Throughout the Historic Core or downtownartwalk.org.

Modern dance phenom Ruth St. Denis made a name for herself by infusing Eastern influences into her work at a time when artistic legitimacy was defined by a certain European sycophancy. As tribute, contemporary dancer Lionel Popkin presents Ruth Doesn’t Live Here Anymore at REDCAT on Thursday-Saturday, June 12-14. St. Denis, who passed away in 1968, provides a starting point for a stylistic show that blends the Orient with the Occident. Each 8:30 p.m. performance features copious complex dance numbers accompanied by live violin and accordion. Don’t make out in the back row or you might miss something. At 631 W. Second St., (213) 237-2800 or redcat.org. Send information and possible Don’t Miss List submissions to calendar@downtownnews.com.

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Continued from previous page bluewhalemusic.com. June 9: Ester Rada. June 10: Isaias Elpes Band. June 11: Nir Felder Quartet. Bootleg Bar 2220 Beverly Blvd., (213) 389-3856 or bootlegtheater.org. June 9, 8:30 p.m.: You’re going to regret going to Until the Ribbon Breaks’ free residency this month when you hear their music being used to advertise some perky, unnecessary brand next month. June 10, 8:30 p.m.: Patrick Park’s vagabond chic style will be on display. June 12, 9:30 p.m.: If your preferred mode of music isn’t overly stylized, Maroon-5esque pop covers of hip-hop classics you may find SomeKindaWonderful’s band name to be deceitful. June 13, 9 p.m.: The Kite String Tangle’s silky smooth Australian electronica is the thoughtful foil to Iggy Azalea that we all needed, nay, demanded! June 14, 9 p.m.: Bono sycophants or a pair of guys who have read The Secret one time too many? Either way, Ages and Ages are “a collective of like-minded souls that believe in the power of music to change the world.” June 14, 9 p.m.: While Ages and Ages are busy changing the world in the other room, Dawn of Midi will be churning out their nihilistic brand of minimal electronica. June 15, 8 p.m.: For the record, Moonchild is not Frank Zappa’s spawn. In fact, I’ll bet they’d rather call Erykah Badu mama. Escondite 410 Boyd St., (213) 626-1800 or theescondite.com. June 9, 9 p.m.: Brian Walker will be prepping the crowd for the inevitable lifting of the veil that is Yonatan’s Monster Monday. June 10, 10 p.m.: Trevor Menear meet Boom Boom Boom. Y’all play nice now. June 11, 10 p.m.: Crystal Wyatt and Sam Outlaw take a walk on the wild side. June 12, 10 p.m.: Tonight’s artist Color You is not a thinly veiled promo for one of those cheesy 5K races where they shower you in colored chalk. June 13, 9 p.m.: Day of the ampersand as Baby Sue & the Ethereal Blues join Skin & Bones. June 14, 10 p.m.: Johnny Moezzi & the Drones will grease up the stage in anticipation of Charlie Chan & the SOBs. June 15, 10 p.m.: RT N the 44s deliver another Honky Tonk Sunday. Exchange LA 618 S. Spring St., (213) 627-8070 or exchangela.com. June 13, 10 p.m.: **Untz**untz**untz**untz**Destructo**untz**untz**untz**untz. June 14, 10 p.m.: **Untz**untz**untz**Justin Martin**untz**untz**untz. Honeycut 819 S. Flower St., (213) 688-0888 or honeycutla.com. June 13, 10 p.m.: Jack of All Tracks. June 14, 10 p.m.: DJ Aaron Castle. Mayan 1038 S. Hill St., (213) 746-4287 or clubmayan.com.

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Saturday, June 14 Korean American Youth Symphony Zipper Hall, 200 S. Grand Ave., (213) 621-2200 or colburnschool.edu. 7:30 p.m.: Sadly, this show marks the season finale for the Korean American Youth Symphony. These kids will deliver Seoulful renditions of Lizst, Tchaikovsky and Mozart. See what we did there? L.A. Lawyers Philharmonic and Voices Disney Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., (213) 972-0777 or musiccenter.org. 8 p.m.: Let’s hope tonight’s performance doesn’t count as billable hours because the finest voices in L.A. Law will be performing as one vocal and symphonic unit. From Dvorak to The Wizard of Oz, you can expect litigiously delightful music.

Beijing Spring East West Players, 120 Judge John Aiso St., (213) 625-7000 or eastwestplayers.org. June 11-14, 8 p.m. and June 15, 2 p.m.: The 25th anniversary of the upheaval in Tiananmen Square gets the musical treatment as East West Players produces an 80-minute musical helmed by Tim Dang.

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Bob Baker’s Fun With Strings Bob Baker Marionette Theater, 1345 W. First St., (213) 2509995 or bobbakermarionettes.com. June 10-13, 10:30 a.m. and June 14-15, 2:30 p.m.: Whimsy knows no bounds as Bob Baker’s 54th season continues with a journey through a monkey circus, a vast winter landscape and Paris. Bright Light City Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514 S. Spring St., (213) 4890994 or thelatc.org. June 12-14, 8 p.m. and June 15, 3 p.m.: The dusty back rooms of Las Vegas are the setting for this dark comedy about hitmen with a soft spot for a woman. The Last Confession Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 628-2772 or centertheatregroup.org. June 10-13, 8 p.m., June 14, 2 and 8 p.m. and June 15, 1 p.m.: Contrition, guilt and power jockeying at the highest levels of ecclesiastic power all collide in this tale of a papal murder. Through July 6. Ruth Doesn’t Live Here Anymore REDCAT, 631 W. Second St., 9213) 237-2800 or redcat.org. June 12-14, 8:30 p.m.: Choreographer Lionel Popkin pays tribute to the late Ruth St. Denis and her penchant for infusing her dance with Eastern influences. Sleepaway Camp Downtown Independent, 251 S. Main St., (213) 617-1033 or downtownindependent.com. June 10, 9 p.m.: Every Tuesday this irreverent stand-up comedy cavalcade takes up residence at the Downtown Independent.

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June 9-12: Big Gay Love is a comedy about Bob (Jonathan Lisecki), a successful but insecure party planner who desperately searches for love on his own terms in body image-obsessed Los Angeles. Who knew L.A. was body obsessed? IMAX California Science Center, 700 State Drive, (213) 744-2019 or californiasciencecenter.org. Island of Lemurs: Madagascar 3D is the sort of ecological study that will make the sober trip out. Like the movie Twister but real, Forces of Nature promises a panoply of nature’s worst destruction. Flight of the Butterflies: visually stunning, still less sonically impressive than Flight of The Valkyries. Experience the gripping story full of hope, crushing disappointment and triumph in Hubble 3D. Last Remaining Seats Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 6232489 or laconservancy.com. June 14, 8 p.m.: Jets and Sharks are both invited to attend tonight’s screening of West Side Story. Pershing Square 532 S. Olive St., (213) 847-4970 or laparks.org/pershingsquare. June 13, 8 p.m.: Cult horror meets automotive fetishism with John Carpenter’s Christine. Regal Cinemas 1000 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 763-6070 or lalive.com/movies. Through June 5: Edge of Tomorrow (11:20 a.m., 2:10, 5, 8 and 11 p.m.); The Fault in Our Stars (12:50, 1:30, 3:50, 4:30, 6:50, 7:30, 10 and 10:40 p.m.); Maleficent (1:10, 4, 7 and 9:50 p.m.); A Million Ways to Die in the West (11:30 a.m., 2:20, 5:10, 8:10 and 11:10 p.m.); Blended (12:30, 3:30, 6:30 and 9:30 p.m.); X-Men: Days of Future Past (12:40, 3:40, 7:10 and 10:10 p.m.).

Carved out of the area that used to belong to Cole’s, the bar in front, the Association is a dimly-lit, swank little alcove with some serious mixologists behind the bar. Look for a heavy door, a brass knocker, and a long line. Bar 107 107 W. Fourth St., (213) 625-7382 or myspace.com/bar107. Inside the keyhole-shaped door, tough-as-nails Derby Dolls vie for elbowroom with crusty old bar guys and a steady stream of Old Bank District inhabitants. Velvet señoritas, deer heads with sunglasses, a wooden Indian and Schlitz paraphernalia plaster the red walls. There’s no shortage of entertainment, with the funky dance room, great DJs and the occasional rock band. In the photo booth, you can capture your mug in old-fashioned black and white. Located just two blocks east of the Pershing Square Metro stop, Bar 107 is open from 3 p.m. to 2 a.m. seven days a week. Big Wang’s 801 S. Grand Ave., (213) 629-2449 or bigwangs.com. Wings, beer and sports: That’s the winning recipe at this sports bar. The Downtown outpost, the third for the Hollywood-based bar, has everything the other locations have, plus a comfortable patio with outdoor flat screens. Bonaventure Brewing Company 404 S. Figueroa St., (213) 236-0802 or bonaventurebrewing.com. Where can you get a drink, order some decent bar food, sit outdoors and still feel like you’re Downtown? It’s a tall order to fill, but this bar in the Bonaventure Hotel does it admirably. Come by for a taster set of award-winning ales crafted by Head Brewer David Blackwell. Sure, the hotel is vaguely ’80s, and you’ll probably encounter some convention goers tying on a few, but it only adds to the fun. Bona Vista Lounge 404 S. Figueroa St., (213) 624-1000 or thebonaventure.com. Located in the heart of the Financial District in the landmark Westin Bonaventure Hotel, this revolving cocktail lounge offers a 360-degree view of the city. Bottlerock 1150 S. Flower St., (213) 747-1100 or bottlerock.net. Situated on the ground floor of the Met Lofts in South Park, this wine bar features a vast range of bottles from around the world and a price range equally as wide. Wines by the glass start at around $8, but if you’re feeling overcome by oenophilia (or just deep-pocketed) there are some first growth Bordeauxs for more than $1,000 per bottle. And if you don’t get your fill while at the bar, which also features a rotating crop of artisanal beers and a full dinner menu, the bar also sells bottles at retail. Broadway Bar 830 S. Broadway, (213) 614-9909 or broadwaybar.la. Located next to the Orpheum Theatre in the Platt Building, the Broadway Bar’s blue neon sign beckons patrons inside to its 50foot circular bar. The casual-chic spot is based on Jack Dempsey’s New York bar, with low lighting and a dose of ’40s glam. There’s a patio upstairs with nice views, and a jukebox. Camper’s Corner 724 E. Seventh St. or (213) 627-9909. We all have that truly obnoxious friend from the West side who’s convinced that Venice is still the nexus of all things hip and Downtown is “scary.” Be sure to take that friend to local Latino lair Camper’s Corner and it’s a safe bet that you’ll put the fear of Continued on next page

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June 11, 7 p.m.: This Jack White fellow is a real social butterfly. He just keeps on making friends everywhere he goes. Nokia Theatre 777 Chick Hearn Court, (213) 763-6030 or nokiatheatrelalive.com. June 11, 8 p.m.: Video Games Live will be a rousing tournament of live gaming, electronica and various and sundry other pleasures of our stimuli-soaked world. June 13, 8 p.m.: Lee Moon Sae will be shoveling out enough Korean ballads to have you soaked in tears or the perspiration of others. It will be hard to differentiate. Orpheum Theatre 842 Broadway, (877) 677-4386 or laorpheum.com. June 11, 8 p.m.: Chelsea Wolfe will be joining the Eels in an evening of anthropomorphic delight. Redwood Bar and Grill 316 W. Second St., (213) 652-4444 or theredwoodbar.com. June 9: The Lost Years. June 10: JQ & The Revue. June 11: Francie Moon, Matt Ples and Jay Levy. June 12: Ellms, Alley Cats, Images and Girl Tears. June 13: Old Friends, The Turnaways, The Dudikoffs and Bad Angle. June 14: Crazy Squeeze, Four Eyed Four, The Skaabs and Beerwolf. June 15, 3 p.m.: Duck You Sucker, Chum and 3 Balls of Fire. Seven Grand 515 W. Seventh St., (213) 614-0737 or sevengrand.la. June 9: The Electones, a loving jazz tribute to the Electoral College. June 10: The Makers prefer a wardrobe of muted hues to accompany their improvisational jazz because those colors don’t run. June 12: The Vibrometers will be looking ever so stern. June 15: Tamara Watford brings R&B and a hard, wistful stare to the stage. The Smell 247 S. Main St. in the alley between Spring and Main or thesmell.org. June 13: Soft Sailors, Post-Life and Dream Panther.

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This beloved restaurant saloon has been renovated under new ownership. The great leather booths and dark wood bar of the old spot remain, but now the glasses are clean. Draft beer, historic cocktails, and a short wine list.

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