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uperstar tenor Plácido Domingo has renewed his contract as general director of L.A. Opera, and will be with the Downtownbased organization though the end of the 202122 season. The announcement was made recently by Marc Stern, chairman of the company’s board of directors. Domingo, who just appeared onstage in Macbeth, has been general director since 2000; his affiliation with L.A. Opera goes back to its 1984 founding, when he began working as an artistic consultant. Domingo has frequently conducted at L.A. Opera, and by the end of the current season will have appeared in 28 different roles, according to the company. “Music is my life, and my three-decade association with L.A. Opera has been one of the most rewarding aspects of my career,” Domingo said in a prepared statement. “I am incredibly grateful to have taken part in the company’s many artistic achievements, and I am thankful to be able to continue leading this extraordinary opera company well into the future.”

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he heralded youth service and gang intervention program Homeboy Industries is staging a fundraiser this week, and is looking

TWITTER: @ DOWNTOWNNEWS for Downtown workers and residents to participate. On Saturday, Oct. 22, the annual Homeboy Industries 5K and Festival takes place at its Chinatown headquarters at 130 Bruno St. The proceedings run from 8 a.m.-noon and are highlighted by the 5K. Past events have drawn up to 5,000 people. Admission is free, and registration for the run is $50 for teens and adults, and $20 for runners 6-12 years old. There is also a kids’ one-kilometer run that starts at 9:15 (registration is also $20). In addition to the 5K, there will be a street festival featuring art from an exhibit dubbed Art of the Incarcerated. Other highlights of the day include a rock climbing wall and food from Homegirl Café and Homeboy Bakery. Registration is at everyangelenocounts.org.

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Beverly Hills Developer Dives Into the Arts District

he Beverly Hills-based developer Maxxam Enterprises recently filed plans for two projects in the Arts District. The first, at 676 Mateo St., calls for demolishing a warehouse and replacing it with a 172-unit live/work complex. Plans call for setting aside 11% of the homes for very low income individuals. There would also be 23,000 square feet of commercial space, as well as 286 parking spots on three subterranean levels. The other project is at 1100 E. Fifth St. Maxxam acquired the site in 2015 for $18 million. The development would include 218 residential units (also with 11% set aside for very low income housing) along with 18,400 square feet of commercial space. There would be 225 on-site parking stalls. The timeline for both projects is unknown. The news was first reported by The Real Deal.

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hile rumors are always to be questioned, in the Arts District, one has come true: Warner Music Group will take over the Ford Factory Building. WMG will shift its offices from Burbank and the Westside to the transformed 1912 edifice, according to Andrew Neilly, a representative of the San Francisco-based Shorenstein Properties. Shorenstein bought the former Ford Motors plant and has been working on a transformation into creative office space. WMG will be the sole tenant of the

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257,000-square-foot edifice, and the lease for the structure at Seventh Street and Santa Fe Avenue will begin next August. The lease will be for nearly 13 years and WMG will pay approximately $10 million per year. “We’ve worked hard to design and deliver a great building worthy of a great tenant and reflective of the creative energy throughout the Arts District,” Jim Pierre, senior vice president of asset management at Shorenstein Properties, said in a prepared statement. Shorenstein bought the 104-year-old, five-story building, along with two other nearby structures, in 2014 for $37 million; one of those will become a 600-stall parking structure.

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A More Mature Art Walk

f you hosted a major community event, and the crowd was only about half as large as it was a few years ago, that would probably rank as a failure. There would be fewer customers for area business and possibly a 50% decrease in revenue. The dwindling buzz could sound more like a death knell. EDITOR & PUBLISHER: Sue Laris In the case of the Downtown Art Walk, however, GENERAL MANAGER: Dawn Eastin declining attendance numbers are, to a large deEXECUTIVE EDITOR: Jon Regardie gree, a good thing. Crowds that a few summers ago SENIOR WRITER: Eddie Kim swelled to 30,000 for the happening on the second STAFF WRITER: Nicholas Slayton Thursday of each month have fallen to approximateCONTRIBUTING EDITOR: Kathryn Maese S I N C E 19 7 2 ly 12,000-15,000 attendees. Although some Historic CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Jeff Favre, Greg Fischer Los Angeles Downtown News Core residents still refuse to leave their homes on Art 1264 W. First Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026 ART DIRECTOR: Brian Allison Walk nights, you can now reasonably navigate sidephone: 213-481-1448 • fax: 213-250-4617 ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR: Yumi Kanegawa walks that were once impassable. People are still web: DowntownNews.com drawn by the party atmosphere and throng area email: realpeople@downtownnews.com PHOTOGRAPHER: Gary Leonard bars and restaurants, but a few dozen galleries see a facebook: ACCOUNTING: Ashley Schmidt business reason to open their doors every month. L.A. Downtown News This is a more mature Art Walk, and one that is a CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING MANAGER: Catherine Holloway twitter: better citizen, assuming you buy into the idea of an ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES: Catherine Holloway, Brenda Stevens, DowntownNews S I N C E 19 7 2 event being a citizen. Los Angeles Downtown News Michael Lamb Los Angeles Downtown News ©2016 Civic Center News, Inc. Los Angeles Downtown News last week wrote about Art Walk, which celebrated its SALES ASSISTANT: Claudia Hernandez is a trademark of Civic Center News Inc. All rights reserved. 1264 W. First Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026 12th anniversary in September. The Los Angeles Downtown News is the must-read newsphone: 213-481-1448 • fax: 213-250-4617 CIRCULATION: Danielle Salmon paper for Downtown Los Angeles and is distributed every web: TheDowntownNews.com Art Walk leadership team realpeople@downtownnews.com deserves credit for • email: Monday throughout the offices and residences of Downtown DISTRIBUTION MANAGER: Salvador Ingles Los Angeles. getting a handle on the once raucous affair. This DISTRIBUTION ASSISTANTS: Lorenzo Castillo, Gustavo Bonilla One copy per person. facebook: twitter: is no small feat. A few summers ago Art Walk ofDowntown News was questionable DowntownNews ten felt L.A. unruly and safety as the packed sidewalks forced some pedestrians into EDITOR & PUBLISHER: Sue Laris the streets. DrunkenSue yahoos EDITOR & PUBLISHER: Laris were common. The nadir came in July Dawn 2011,Eastin when a driver trying to ere is the most important thing toGENERAL know about Proposition $100,000 of assessed value. According to an HHH press release, reMANAGER: Dawn Eastin GENERAL MANAGER: parallel park drove onto a curb, hitting a parking HHH, the $1.2 billion homelessness and housing initiative paying the bond would raise the average Los Angeles property tax EXECUTIVE EDITOR: Jon Regardie EXECUTIVE EDITOR: JoninRegardie meter that fell into a stroller, striking and killing a on the Nov. 8 ballot: It will not eradicate homelessness bill by $33 a year. The permanent supportive housing, which proSENIOR WRITER: Eddie Kim SENIOR WRITER: Kim 2-month-old boy. The city paid $500,000 to settle a Los Angeles. Don’t let anyone or any mailer fool you: PropEddie HHH is vides an apartment and in-building services such as mental health STAFF WRITER: Nicholas Slayton STAFF WRITER: Slaytonand addiction counseling, would rise over the course of a decade. wrongful-death lawsuit. not a panacea for the more than 28,000 people, many ofNicholas them menCONTRIBUTING EDITOR: Kathryn Maese EDITOR: Kathryn The Maese tally ill, who live on the streets, in shelters CONTRIBUTING or in vehicles in the city. press release says it would triple the rate at which this kind of CONTRIBUTING Key steps have been Jeff taken to thin WRITERS: Favre, Gregcrowds. Fischer Food CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: GregisFischer housing currently built in the city. S I N C E 19 7 2 trucks these days no longer set up on the streets, but That said, Prop HHH, a property tax bond, is potentially a very Jeff Favre, ART DIRECTOR: Brian Allison are clustered in parking lots. Although some street important part of the regional solution to homelessness. The mea Some may ask whether average Angelenos, especially DownLos Angeles Downtown News ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR: Yumi Kanegawa ART DIRECTOR: Allison First Street, Los Angeles, 90026 vendors clog portions of the sidewalk, this happens sure, which requires the approval of two-thirds of voters,Brian would towners, should pay when 1264 manyW.elected leaders ignoredCA homephone: fax: 213-250-4617 DIRECTOR: Yumilessness Kanegawa PHOTOGRAPHER: Gary The Leonard less than in the past. overall drinking aspect is fund the creation of up to 10,000 units of ASSISTANT permanentART supportive for so long, content to let213-481-1448 Skid Row be• solely a Downtown web: DowntownNews.com downplayed. housing in the city. This could get some of the people who most problem. Now that encampments are in every neighborhood, the ACCOUNTING: Ashley Schmidt email: realpeople@downtownnews.com PHOTOGRAPHER: Gary Leonard need apartments, as well as those who are resistant to accepting question is irrelevant. The time for finger-pointing is done. Every The Art Walk team also deserves accolades for tryCLASSIFIED ADVERTISING MANAGER: Catherine Holloway help, off the streets. That in turn could lead to cleaner sidewalks, possible source of help must be tapped. ing, as much as possible, to complement the bar and facebook: ACCOUNTING: Ashley Schmidt ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES: Catherine Holloway, Brenda Stevens, Michael Lamb reduced crime and better living conditions for both housed and restaurant bounce with a renewed focus on art. Al Just as important as the housing is where it rises: ItNews must appear L.A. Downtown SALES ASSISTANT: Claudia Hernandez homeless Angelenos. though serious collectors eschew the event and preacross all 15 council districts, and not be concentrated in DownCLASSIFIED ADVERTISING MANAGER: Catherine Holloway twitter: Danielle Salmon ferCIRCULATION: to buy during private appointments, the Art Walk town Los Angeles. Some of the people trapped on the streets of Los Angeles Downtown News urges a yes vote on Proposition ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES: Catherine Holloway, DowntownNews DISTRIBUTION MANAGER: Salvador Ingles with gallery staff has enhanced communications HHH come Election Day. It will benefit Downtown, whichMichael still hasLamb Skid Row need to escape the area and the drug dealers and other Brenda Stevens, DISTRIBUTION ASSISTANTS: Gustavo Bonilla owners. They are looking Lorenzo for newCastillo, ways to connect criminals who prey on them. Elected officials have the responsibilthe largest contingent of homeless individuals the region. 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More Election Fundraising Fun! Steve Barr’s Campaign Is Anemic, Garcetti Is a Lock and Feuer Is Fighting a Ghost. Now Who the Heck Is Montgomery Markland? By Jon Regardie n late June, local political watchers began buzzing when prominent education advocate Steve Barr announced he would run for mayor. No one outside the Barr household thought he had a chance to topple incumbent

THE REGARDIE REPORT Eric Garcetti in the March 2017 election, but given his sort-of visibility and his experience running the respected Green Dot charter schools organization, there was a belief that he could make things interesting. “Raise the Barr!” no one shouted. Three months later, fuggedaboutit. The campaign finance figures for Barr’s first full quarter in the race have rolled in, and while his candidacy isn’t quite stillborn, doctors and political observers have detected only the faintest of heartbeats. In the period between July 1 and Sept. 30, Barr raised an anemic $17,924, according to documents filed last week with the City Ethics Commission. He has already spent $33,527 on his campaign, and while I don’t have a master’s in economics, I’m 96% sure that spending more than you take in is, over the long haul, a terrible strategy. Barr actually outraised Garcetti in the quarter. Then again, Garcetti hasn’t tried to raise money for more than a year. In what has to

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qualify as the weirdest cash line in local history, Garcetti hoovered up an incredible $2.227 million in the first six months of 2015. Once he scared off every potential top-level challenger, he went into coast mode. Although Garcetti raised just $10,400 in the last quarter, since launching his re-election campaign he has pulled in $2.25 million. He has spent $487,000 and has nearly $1.8 million in his war chest. The meaning of all this is clear: His musician pal Moby, Casey Wasserman and every other FOE (Friend of Eric) will be attending the huge Garcetti victory party that erupts after polls close on March 7, 2017. He’ll stay around for five-and-a-years (times are extended as local voting dates shift to align with state and federal elections), or at least until something better comes along. Meet the Contenders The person with the most money doesn’t always win. In 2013 Garcetti was outraised early on by Wendy Greuel, and look where that got the favored candidate of the union that represents DWP workers. There are many other local examples. However, if you wanna compete, you gotta, well, compete. Barr got $250 from former LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy and a bunch of small donations from other people in education, but right now he’s getting schooled by Garcetti. 1

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City Attorney Mike Feuer has raised $672,000 for his re-election campaign. That includes the $57,000 he pulled in between July and September, even though no one has filed papers to run against him.

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The closest thing to a contender remains Mitchell Schwartz. The dude who chaired President Obama’s California campaign in 2008 is thoughtful and cares about the city. He raised a respectable $56,000 last quarter, giving him a cool quarter-million in donations. He’s got $118,000 in cash on hand after expenses, and is seeking to position himself as the anti-Garcetti. Last week he came out swinging against Measure M, the massive Metro sales tax the mayor is championing. Still, Schwartz has as much chance of being your next mayor as I do of winning a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. On the bright side, Garcetti has rewarded many of his past mayoral foes with high-profile jobs or city appointments. The mayor’s race is done. But — and to quote Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, “everyone I know has a big but” — there’s Montgomery Markland.

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If you just said “who?” you’re not alone. I said “who?” when I saw his name on the Ethics Commission website. And though Montgomery Markland sounds like a 1940s film noir detective, he may prove to be worth watching. Then again, he may not. Markland raised $129,000 in the last quarter. That’s impressive, until you realize that $125,000 of that came from a loan he made to himself, according to Ethics Commission documents. Still, election money is election money, and if he wants to spend it losing to Garcetti, that’s his prerogative. Who is Markland? According to his website he’s a big Bernie Sanders supporter who once did some political stuff in Texas. Poke around and you’ll find some film affiliations. But is he a legit contender? Is this a stunt to raise attention for his movies? Check back in early January, Continued on page 15

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The Courthouse Is in Session Fifteen Years After It Was First Broached, The $350 Million ‘Floating Cube’ Arrives By Nicholas Slayton he reinvention of First Street in the Civic Center that began when the Caltrans headquarters opened in 2004 and continued with the arrival of the Police Administration Building five years later has now taken another step forward: Last week, a grand opening was held for the $350 million United States Courthouse at 350 W. First St. The sleek, energy-efficient structure, which was formally unveiled on Thursday, Oct. 13, holds 24 courtrooms, 32 judges’ chambers and offices. With 633,000 square feet of space, the glass-heavy development designed by the architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has been nicknamed the “Floating Cube,” for the way it seems to hover over a narrow stone base. The building will ultimately house local operations of the U.S. General Services Administration, the U.S. Marshals Service, court facilities for the Central District of California, along with trial preparation space for the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Federal Public Defender. U.S. District Court staff will move from the outdated Roybal Federal Building and the Spring Street Courthouse, which was built in 1938. Approximately 500 people will work in the 10-story building. The opening marks the culmination of a longrunning process, and fills a spot that for years lan-

guished as one of the most notable eyesores in Downtown Los Angeles. Before construction began the site was a fenced-off dirt pit, and would fill with water during winter rains. Plans to build a new courthouse on the southwest corner of First Street and Broadway extend back to 2001, when a $400 million project was proposed. The effort stalled in 2006 after cost estimates nearly tripled. A scaled-down version of the project emerged in 2012, propelled by Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, who at the time represented Downtown Los Angeles (after federal redistricting, the area is now represented by Xavier Becerra). Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill won a contract to design the project on the 3.6-acre site. The development broke ground on Aug. 8, 2013. At the opening last week, Roybal-Allard said that despite all of the challenges, inspections and false starts, officials never stopped working to get the building approved and realized. “We knew building a new courthouse would be a multi-year project, but we had no idea the many obstacles we would face, and how many years it would actually take,” Roybal-Allard said. “In fact, we worked with three presidential administrations, numerous Democratic and Republican committee chairs in the House and Senate, and various agency administrators and leaders of the federal judicial conference.”

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U.S. General Services Administration Special Projects Manager Duane Allen said construction was actually quicker than the average for similar projects, which usually take six to eight years. The building is instantly noticeable for its serrated glass exterior. According to Craig Hartman, senior consulting design partner with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, that is an environmental step designed to reduce heat gain by roughly 50%. The interior features a 10-story open area that soars above the lobby, complementing the many windows and helping to maximize natural light from the ceiling’s skylights. The lobby is filled with Indiana limestone panels, and on the upper levels the color scheme is largely white, mixed with white oak wooden benches. Hartman said that on sunny days, much of the

building’s inner spaces can be lit by sunlight rather than electrical lights. “We wanted to make a courthouse that very clearly conveyed to the public that this is a civic building, not an office building,” he said. Modern Technology There are four courtrooms each on the fifth-ninth floors. The 10th floor has two traditional courtrooms as well as a larger one designed for cases with numerous defendants. The final courtroom, intended for special cases and honorific events such as swearing-ins, is on the mezzanine. The courtrooms have 16-foot ceilings. There is a focus on digital technology, with computer systems set up for judges and the defense and prosecution teams. Marble backings rise behind each judge’s chair, standing out from the Continued on page 15

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just as effective. Fresh fruits and vegetables are a delicious and nutritious source of fiber, which helps to produce the saliva that will wash away food particles and bacteria. In addition, sip milk before or during a meal. The fat in the milk neutralizes sulfur and the water content rinses the mouth. Whole milk is more effective because it contains more fat. You can also turn to fresh herbs, which were once chewed to beat bad breath before mouthwash. Herbs contain chlorophyll, which absorbs odors. Try parsley, mint, dill, basil, rosemary, thyme, tarragon or cilantro. Swallowing the herbs after chewing them will allow them to continue to combat breath longer. Gargling with a solution of 1/2 a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar and one cup of water will get rid of odors and make your mouth feel fresh. It also has natural antibacterial properties. Likewise, a mouthwash solution of baking soda and water is a traditional and effective cure for bad breath, if you can handle the taste. These are some simple yet effective ways to banish bad breath from your life permanently. If you continue to experience chronic halitosis after trying the suggestions above, talk to your dentist for more ideas and solutions. Smile LA is at 523 W. Sixth St., Suite 202. For more information visit SmileLA.com or call (213) 627-5895 to speak with the friendly and knowledgeable staff.

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A draft version of DTLA 2040, the Los Angeles Department of City Planning’s long-awaited update to the Central City and Central City North community plans, is now ready. It will help guide growth across Downtown for the next 24 years.

By Eddie Kim n Oct. 3, the Department of City Planning released a draft of its DTLA 2040 plan. Part of the effort to update community plans across the city, it serves as a guideline to navigate anticipated growth and development. A lot of both is coming. The Southern California Association of Governments estimates that, in the next 24 years, Downtown Los Angeles will gain another 125,000 residents, 70,000 housing units and 55,000 jobs. DTLA 2040 delves into how to accommodate those increases while maintaining the integrity of each Downtown neighborhood and increasing quality of life. The plan is the first part of the city’s Re:Code L.A. project, a comprehensive revision of the city’s outdated 1946 Zoning Code. Here’s a breakdown of how Downtown could look by 2040.

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TLA 2040 recognizes that more construction is critical to support new people working and living in Downtown. Amid this growth, City Planning wants to reinforce Downtown’s role as the primary job center for Southern California, craft “elevated” design expectations and celebrate the character of Downtown’s distinct neighborhoods. One major policy move is to increase maximum Floor-Area Ratio, or FAR, in significant portions of Downtown. Though some eyes may glaze over at the term, FAR is used to calculate the overall size of a building compared to the lot it sits on. A 4:1 FAR, for example, means you can have a four-story building that covers the entire lot, or an eight-story building that covers

half the lot, and so on. DTLA 2040 envisions bumping up FAR ratios to encourage bigger developments. Chunks of the Fashion and Industrial districts would see maximum FAR rise from about 3:1 to 6:1. Nearly all of the Arts and Industrial districts would have the max increase from 1.5:1 to 3:1. Additional FAR allowances could be rewards for developers creating public benefits such as subsidized affordable housing units, historic preservation, money for parks and more. The incentives are currently available in the Central Business District and South Park; the new plan would expand that to the Arts District, much of the Fashion District, and areas around El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument and Chinatown.

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y City Planning’s count, Downtown currently has about 23,880 market-rate housing units and 12,150 subsidized units, with 89% of them being rentals. New affordable housing will be tough to find: Approximately 10,984 market-rate units are being built, compared to a paltry 124 subsidized units. DTLA 2040 looks at loosening restrictions on where housing can rise. Under the current regulations, residential construction is mostly allowed in central Downtown, Little Tokyo and Chinatown, with the Arts District zoned for limited live/ work “Artist-in-Residence” spaces. The southern parts of the Fashion District and much of the Industrial District are not zoned for housing (new

housing has risen in those areas, but projects currently require complex zone changes). The 2040 plan expands the areas that qualify for traditional housing, while also creating new zoning types unique to Downtown neighborhoods. For instance, “Hybrid-Industrial” zones would encourage live/work residences in the Arts District and Fashion District. A Civic Center strategy would find opportunities to integrate housing and resident-serving shops into the government heart of Downtown. Parts of Skid Row and the Industrial District could hold “Social Service Hybrid Industrial” properties, meaning only housing for very-low-income or the homeless could be built there.

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owntown currently has 20% of the jobs in the city and 7.5% of its businesses. DTLA 2040 looks at maximizing job creation in the most transit-heavy areas, expanding where mixed-use (office, retail and hotel, for instance) structures can be built, and maintaining a baseline of job-creating spaces near housing projects. Some parts of Downtown would be zoned so that housing projects cannot be approved without a certain amount of job space in the surrounding neighborhood. More of the Arts District, Fashion District and the area around Union Station would open up

for increased commercial development. Again, DTLA 2040 envisions more detailed zoning types, such as “Mixed Use Fashion,” which would encourage live-work units in the Fashion District. Notably, the plan calls for preserving industrial properties in the southern end of Downtown for production, distribution, wholesale and manufacturing uses — with no residential allowed. Partnerships with local trade schools, according to City Planning, make this an important base for training people learning manufacturing and other skills. Continued on next page

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he good news is that 82% of Downtown residents live within a half-mile of a park. A spike in residents and workers, however, makes creating more community space a priority. Leveraging underused alleyways to provide “green” paths for pedestrians would offer more places for people to hang out while increasing connectivity between major streets and neighborhoods. Requiring high-quality streetscapes around new development is key to creating recreational amenities, seating and landscaping. New zoning standards where buildings meets the public right-of-way would encourage walkability and promote vitality by mandating bigger

storefront windows and other tweaks. On the mobility front, DTLA 2040 doubles down on a lot of tactics already relevant in Downtown: investing in pedestrian and bike infrastructure, extending night and weekend transit service (notably into the southern part of the Industrial and Arts districts), and discouraging the overdevelopment of parking and unsightly above-ground parking podiums. The plan also suggests creating more pedestrian scrambles. Undoing some one-way streets could also help improve traffic and pedestrian flow, according to City Planning. More information is at dtla2040.org. eddie@downtownnews.com

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FUNDRAISING, 5 when fourth quarter fundraising numbers are revealed. Running Unopposed Poring through campaign finance data can be informative. For instance, I learned that City Attorney Mike Feuer wants to beat the heck out of a ghost. That’s the only reason I can find for the fact that Feuer has raised $672,000 for his re-election, even though he running against… no one. It shouldn’t be surprising that Feuer is unopposed. Incumbents almost always win City Attorney races, and only falter when they are vastly unpopular, as occurred four years ago when Carmen Trutanich tried to keep his job shortly after losing a run for District Attorney. Feuer, by contrast, has been laser-focused on the gig and has won widespread praise. He’s battled the dumping of homeless patients by hospitals and waged war against Wells Fargo. He raised $391,000 in the first half of 2015; as with Garcetti, it seemed to scare away any competitors. Yet Feuer continues to pull in cash, raising another $57,000 last quarter. He’s set to pummel his invisible contenders. He’s not the only one. City Controller Ron Galperin has raised $418,000, including $40,000 last quarter, and is running unopposed, which may be because no one knows Los Angeles actually has a City Controller. Over on the Westside, 11th District Councilman Mike Bonin has $400,000 with which to fight the zero people who have

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By Eddie Kim or years, the U.S. government maintained it had killed only insurgent fighters in a July 12, 2007, helicopter airstrike on the Iraqi town of New Baghdad. The identities of most of the dozen people who died remain unknown. But two of the deceased were Reuters war correspondents Saeed Chmagh and Namir Noor-Eldeen. The raw footage from the Apaches’ camera units shows the two men walking on a road, TV cameras slung over their shoulders. “That’s a weapon,” one pilot intones, later adding, “[Expletive] prick.” About five minutes later, the men are standing in a tight group. “Light ’em up,” a voice crackles over the radio. Dust fills the screen as cannon fire rains down. You can see only glimpses of bodies amid the fray. The video was part of the trove of classified military data (comprising more than 700,000 individual documents) leaked by Bradley Manning, the former U.S. Army intelligence officer now known as Chelsea Manning, who is serving a 35-year military prison sentence. It’s also a key piece of The Source, an opera by composer Ted Hearne, writer Mark Doten and director Daniel Fish. The L.A. Opera production is being staged at REDCAT. The Source, part of an ongoing collaboration between the two Downtown Los Angeles arts institutions, runs for six performances on Wednesday-Sunday, Oct. 19-23. Fish and production designer Jim Findlay filmed about 100 strangers as they watched 11 minutes of the video, famously dubbed “Collateral Murder” by Wikileaks, which unveiled the documents to the public. Those individual’s close-up reactions flash on screens set up around the performers and audience in The Source. They meld with Hearne’s glitchy score and singers who recite the text from the leaked documents, tweets, news reports and more. “The reactions we captured became key to the visual language of the whole show. Some are rather dramatic, and others are more plain, less surprised,” Fish said. “I think the

audience will find a lot of different interpretations in this production. It’s not spelled out for you, even if there are strong choices we make.” Mining the Data The Source lacks a linear plot, although there is a clear beginning, middle and end, Fish said. It also doesn’t have costumes or traditional stage movement. Instead, the show uses four on-stage vocalists, a live band and multimedia to paint a picture of the scale of the leak and its importance as a tool for transparency. Through several vignettes, it grapples with issues related to Manning, including the debate as to whether her whistleblowing was traitorous or heroic, the ensuing media hysteria, and our own detachment from the information the leak divulged. Hearne’s earliest brainstorming sessions actually revolved around Julian Assange, the head of Wikileaks. But Manning’s data dump in 2010 “changed everything,” Hearne said. The documents and videos depict a disturbing amount of gray area in who U.S. soldiers killed and why. The files known as the “Iraq War Logs,” for instance, record more than 66,000 civilian killings. “It got personal. It became about the wars we were a part of, but also weren’t controlling as individuals. It was questions of what our national identity is, what is right and wrong,” Hearne said. Hearne and Doten combed through portions of the dump in 2010 while crafting The Source. Fish joined as director in 2012. Inspiration came from experimentation: Hearne would sing long chunks of unedited text by himself, processing his voice through a sort of AutoTune filter that created jarring, robotic shifts in the octave and tone of his voice. Certain phrases stuck with Hearne because of their coldness. “‘The Marine that engaged from Post 7 was unable to determine the occupants of the vehicle due to the reflection of the sun in the windshield,’” Hearne recited from memory. “It’s blunt. With the music, I wanted to make you feel the

meaning behind those words.” Cultural Connection Hearne has an obsession with hip-hop production and sampling, and it shows in his whiplash score. The influences run the gamut: Girl Talk-esque mash-ups of cultural references (including a prominent clip of Clay Aiken covering “Mack the Knife”) blend with ambient electronic music, the eerie R&B vibes of James Blake, and the minimalist violence of Kanye West’s Yeezus. There is plenty of free association in the script, too. Aiken released an album around the same time as the leak, and the first lyric of “Mack the Knife” is “Oh, the shark,” so Hearne searched the leaked documents for every mention of the word “shark.” The songs are woven with countless such references, which help create layers of meaning, even if you don’t recognize them all. The Source arrives in Los Angeles three years after its New York City premiere, but its timing, amid an election where transparency and document leaks have been mainstream news, feels uncanny. That’s partly because the opera is not a simple retelling of Manning’s life or actions, but rather a reflection on both the power of a nation’s secrets and the people who have access to them. “I think about the election all the time,” Fish said. “The meaning of the show continues to change because of it. What Chelsea Manning did remains really important. We’re still dealing with this as a community, but also really as individuals.” Fish wants people to feel a sense of separation, so the seats at REDCAT are arranged in a unique way for the performances: There’s a noticeable gap between each chair, isolating viewers from one another. Manning will sit alone in prison for years to come. The debate she sparked, however, continues to rage. The Source runs Wednesday-Sunday, Oct. 19-23, at REDCAT, 231 W. Second St., (213) 237-2800 or laopera.org. eddie@downtownnews.com

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See Some Art, and Try to Get Away Fashion District Gallery Mashes Up an Exhibit and An Escape Room for Halloween By Nicholas Slayton ere are some of the things you’ll find on display in the Fashion District’s Think Tank Gallery as part of its Halloween exhibit/escape room: There is a fanged vampire deer and an eerily lifelike dummy of Kurt Cobain. Look around and you’ll spy paintings, sculptures and even a bust of Dennis Hopper’s snarling character from the film Blue Velvet. It is all part of Trap House, an immersive, experiential exhibit showcasing horror and sci-fi art from more than 50 artists. It launched Oct. 8, and runs every WednesdayMonday through Halloween. Work includes gothic illustrations and a birdcage with a (fake) dead bird. There is a cast of Sigourney Weaver’s face from Alien 3, as well as effects legend Rick Baker’s cast of King Kong from the 1976 remake, along with tools the artists use. Think Tank co-directors Jacob Patterson and Patrick Nissim have wanted to host this kind of experience for years. They found a willing partner in gallery owner John Kennemann, who worked on the Syfy network’s makeup and special effects show “Face Off.” They recruited a number of contacts in that industry and beyond to contribute to the exhibit. “It’s all an entirely different dynamic, whether you’re a cinema buff or a Kurt Cobain fan.” Nissim said. “That’s kind of what’s it all about, giving the community something that had a bit

of everything.” What makes the experience stand out from just another horror-fueled art show is the escape room in the center of the space. Designed by Adam Milicevic, who creates escape rooms and haunted houses for Universal Studios Japan, it is based around a story of a deranged music producer whose recording studio has become a den of locked rooms and gory secrets. Groups of six have 30 minutes to solve puzzles and find the literal keys to freedom before the deranged musician returns. The gallery is free to enter. It costs $35 per person to play the escape room. Milicevic met Kennemann when he was a competitor on “Face Off.” He started working with Patterson and Nissim to drum up something horror-based for the Downtown gallery. Nissim brought up the music producer idea. The initial planning started about four months ago. Construction, including building the walled-off room in the middle of Think Tank, took two weeks. Nissim noted that running an escape room has been a unique endeavor on many levels. In addition to the creative aspect, he said it shows how people interact in groups, and how inquisitive they are. “You see what they can do with the set design. People are scrounging for anything,” he said. “As a rookie you underestimate the nooks and crannies people will dive into.” Milicevic agreed, saying that the room has

The Fashion District’s Think Tank Gallery is hosting Trap House, which combines an escape room and more than 50 artworks. Pieces on display include Blake Neubert’s “Wink” (shown here).

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multiple puzzles leading to one exit. Some are made easier if a team knows about a certain subject. Others can be solved with an understanding of technology. He said that some artists solved one part of the puzzle quickly, while more tech-focused people had trouble grasping it. In the testing period, about 35% of the teams made it out within 30 minutes, Nissim said. One group escaped in under 23 minutes. Another unique facet of the escape room is that certain puzzles interact with the artwork in the surrounding gallery, such as a video projection piece in that is affected by players fiddling with electronic control boards. Although they

don’t reveal answers to the puzzles, the altered works provide hints for future players who pay close attention. The gallery is also home to a lounge, allowing escape room visitors to get a drink and talk over their experience after the puzzle solving. The lounge will be hosting events throughout the month, such as an immersive, choose-your-own-adventure horror fantasy play dubbed The Rope. Think Tank Gallery is open Wednesday-Monday from 3-11 p.m. on weeknights and noon-midnight on weekends. At 939 Maple Ave., (916) 6703801 or thinktankgallery.org nicholas@downtownnews.com

Fashion District Urban Dinner Party Santee and Eighth streets or fashiondistrict.org/ urbandinnerparty. Thursday, Oct. 20, 6-9 p.m.: The L.A. Fashion District is hosting a fine-dining pop-up experience on the streets and under the stars. Chef Felix Barron IV of Ktchn DTLA will oversee a four-course meal. The event is 21-plus and tickets are $85. Proceeds benefit the Downtown Women’s Center. Ninth Annual Halloween Festival For DTLA Kids Grand Hope Park at FIDM, 919 S. Grand Ave. or downtownla.com/Halloween. Monday, Oct. 31, 5-8 p.m.: The Downtown Center Business Improvement District (DCBID) invites Downtown L.A. kids and their families to attend this annual festival on Halloween night at Grand Hope Park at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM). Attendees enjoy puppet shows, bounce houses, arts and crafts, hot dogs, “trick-or-treat doors” and more. Buy your tickets today, as this event will sell out! $7 in advance; $10 at the door; free for children under 2. MONDAY, OCTOBER 17 Annabelle Selldorf and Christopher Hawthorne Hauser Wirth & Schimmel, 901 E. Third St., (213) 943-1620 or hauserwirthschimmel.com. 7 p.m.: L.A. Times architectural guru Hawthorne picks the brain of museum mastermind Selldorf in a free discussion courtesy of the HWS crew. Preston Scott Cohen and Hernan Diaz Alonso SCI-Arc, 960 E. Third St., (213) 613-2200 or sciarc.edu. 7 p.m.: Little did the planners of tonight’s Duel + Duet architectural lecture know, but Mr. Hawthorne and Ms. Selldorf will be similarly pontificating just down the street. Architectural disputes are typically decided by a cost analysis. Unfortunately, both events are free. So on to the true litmus test: Who is dressed better? WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19 Emma Donoghue at Aloud Central Library, Mark Taper Auditorium, 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7500 or lfla.org. 7:15 p.m.: Emma Donoghue’s latest novel, “The Wonder,” takes place in 1850s Ireland. You can expect political discontent and hunger. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20 Bennett Simpson at MOCA MOCA, 250 S. Grand Ave., (213) 621-2766 or moca.org. 7 p.m.: He’s a top curator of Downtown’s longstanding art museum. He also curated MOCA’s best fantasy football team (not really). He can say whatever he wants. KCRW’s Left, Right & Center Live 929 S. Broadway, (213) 623-3233 or acehotel.com. 7:45 p.m.: If you can stomach another moment of election coverage, the NPR-fronted gathering of punditry rains perspective on the 2016 exercise in democracy. Michael D. Smith and Rahul Telang at Live Talks Business Forum Gensler, 500 S. Figueroa or online at business.livetalksla.org. 7:45 a.m.: We’re talking big data in the entertainment industry as these Carnegie Mellon University professors of Information Systems dish on “streaming, sharing and stealing.” It all takes place over breakfast. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21 Rodney Ascher at Lost and Found at the Movies Central Library, Mark Taper Auditorium, 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7500 or lfla.org. 7:30 p.m.: Ascher, who directed the thrillingly oddball documentary “Room 237,” discusses found footage films. Continued on next page

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Pixar Science, Techno Piano, Top-Notch Dance And Buzzy Rock Jam Downtown This Week

Since the release of Toy Story in 1995, Pixar films have endeared themselves to audiences across the globe thanks to their unique brand of visually stunning, narratively endearing plots and oh-so-cute characters. On Saturday, Oct. 15, the California Science Center cut the proverbial red ribbon on the Science Behind Pixar Exhibition. While the show fails to explain how a man could float his house with helium balloons or how a rat could cook, it does elaborate on creating lush physical environments, and explores the math, science and technology elements addressed in the movies. Step behind the scenes every day from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Although museum admission is free, Science Behind Pixar requires special paid tickets; advance reservations are recommended. At 700 Exposition Park Dr., (323) 724-3623 or californiasciencecenter.org.

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Don’t confuse Peter Manning Robinson with your daddy’s piano man. More John Cage than Billy Joel, Robinson is the master of the “Refractor Piano.” This is a sort of instrument for the media age in which a variety of built-in effects and sonic cascades create unpredictable walls of sound and vistas of audio terrain. In what has been billed as a “transcendent live music experience,” Robinson wheels his magical machine into MOCA Grand Avenue on Wednesday, Oct. 19, for 8 and 10 p.m. performances. He’ll take you through the looking glass into chaotic eddies of sight and sound that will be explained in a post-show chitchat. Check for seating availability. At 250 S. Grand Ave., (213) 621-2766 or moca.org.

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William Forsythe is to contemporary dance what Ray Kroc was to fast food: It’s impossible to overstate his genre-fusing influence, and he makes delicious French fries. OK, scratch the fries. On Friday-Sunday, Oct. 21-23, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion hosts not one, not two, but three of the nation’s finest ballet companies in an ensemble tribute to this living legend. Entitled, appropriately, Celebrate Forsythe, it involves San Francisco Ballet presenting Pas/Parts 2016, The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude from Pacific Northwest Ballet and the Houston Ballet’s Artifact Suite. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday with a 2:30 p.m. matinee on Sunday. At 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-0777 or musicenter.org.

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“Appropriation” is a dirty word at a time when artistic intent can hedge on ethnic or class representation. Politely, we suggest taking the title of the event The Art of Appropriation with a large grain of salt. On Friday, Oct. 21, at 7:30 p.m., film director Rodney Ascher stops by the Central Library to re-appropriate appropriation into what he sees as the appropriate context of borrowing, rearranging and reframing found footage. The goal in the Library Foundation’s “Lost & Found at the Movies” program is to tell a completely distinct yet no less legitimate narrative. You may know Ascher for his obsessive and fantastic Shining-documentary film Room 237. Get ready to appropriate a seat at 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7500 or lfla.org.

It’s a masterstroke of post-punk programming on Thursday, Oct. 20, as the Mayan Theatre hosts a dual bill of immense proportions. Mid-’90s raucous rockers, new wave flirts and melodic malcontents The Faint (shown here) will load in with a set list of punchy, bass-driven, feedback-snarled, half-spat laments for a cranked-out generation of musical speed freaks. As if that weren’t enough, joining them are kindred musical spirits, political commentators and all-around amplified miscreants Gang of Four. This 8:30 p.m. merry-go-round of ritzy gutter pleasures is unrivaled in our time. At 1038 S. Hill St., (213) 746-4287 or clubmayan.com.

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October 17, 2016 So Cal Ghosts & Where to Find Them Last Bookstore, 453 S. Spring St., (213) 488-0599 or lastbookstorela.com. 8 p.m.: Richard Carradine of the Ghost Hunters of Urban Los Angeles reveals some solid tricks to the paranormal investigation trade and a few choice locations. Spoiler alert: Every single building in Downtown Los Angeles will suit the amateur phantasm seeker’s needs. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22 Homeboy Industries 5K and Festival Homeboy Industries, 130 Bruno St. or everyangelenocounts.org. 8 a.m.: Whether you’re there to run or sample the food or check out the live graffiti artists and kid’s games, the proceeds from the benefit an extremely worthy cause — Homeboy Industries. Transnation Festival Queen USA 2016 929 S. Broadway, (213) 623-3233 or acehotel.com. 8 p.m.: No transgender beauty pageant is complete without Caitlyn Jenner as a judge. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23 AIDS Walk Los Angeles Grand Park, 200 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-8080 or grandparkla.org. 6 a.m.-2 p.m.: Technically the annual to-do to benefit AIDS research begins at 8 a.m. when celebrity guest Drew Carey releases the masses for a long walk down to Venice, but the street closures begin in earnest in 6 a.m. The Harry Dean Stanton Award 929 S. Broadway, (213) 623-3233 or acehotel.com. 8 p.m.: There’ll be no ordinary people at the Ace tonight as Santa Monica’s Vidiots host Kris Kristofferson, Father John Misty, Karen O, John C. Reilly and many more, including Harry himself, for “an evening of conversation and music.”

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Ace Hotel 929 S. Broadway, (213) 623-3233 or acehotel.com. Oct. 17, 7 p.m.: Indie duo Tegan and Sara hit the stage. Oct. 21, 7 p.m.: Got the life? Feeling like a freak on a leash? Needing somebody, someone? Boom na da mmm dum na ema? Tonight’s Korn show has what you seek. Au Lac/Café Fedora 710 W. First St., (213) 617-2533 or aulac.com. Oct. 22: Bevan Manson. Belasco 1050 S. Hill St., (213) 746-5670 or belascous.com. Oct. 18: Do not anger the The Temper Trap. Oct. 20: Excessive amounts of a generation’s finest prog-metal as Opeth return to Downtown with Atlanta groove metal giants The Sword. Blue Whale 123 Astronaut E. S. Onizuka St., (213) 620-0908 or bluewhalemusic.com. Oct. 17: Ben Powell Group. Oct. 18: Roberta Picket Sextet. Oct. 19: Benjamin and the Deva. Oct. 20: Grace Kelly. Oct. 21: Gavin Templeton Trio. Oct. 22: Jim Snidero. Oct. 23: The Wee Trio. Bootleg Bar 2220 Beverly Blvd., (213) 389-3856 or bootlegtheater.org. Oct. 17: Egregiously underrated Baltimore indie band Wye Oak has spawned yet another Jenn Wasner side project, this one bearing the name Flock of Dimes. Oct. 18: Ducktails is more polished indie pop than a-whoo-hoo adorned children’s entertainment. Oct. 19: Screaming Females appears to be a misnomer as the Jersey punk band has but one female member. Although, to be fair, we are not sure how the two men in the band identify. Oct. 20: Tkay Maidza puts rhymes over pop beats. Oct. 21: Perhaps on the merits of his turtle-speed beats, Homeshake has sold out his show tonight. Oct. 22: Hiss Golden Messenger is a heartland love song to prophets of old and a much-maligned State Department functionary named Alger. Oct. 23: Blitzen Trapper’s subversive songbook is expressly forbidden in the North Pole, where Santa has a bounty on their name-thievin’ heads. Caña 714 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 745-7090 or 213dthospitality.com. Oct. 18: Sitara Son. Oct. 19: Jose Perez. Oct. 20: Joey DeLeon. Exchange LA 618 S. Spring St., (213) 627-8070 or exchangela.com. Oct. 20: Outta This World. Oct. 21: Feed Me. Oct. 22: Yoshitoshi Night. Grammy Museum 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-6800 or grammymuseum.org. Oct. 20: “The Art of Collaboration” brings songwriters and music publishers together. Las Perlas 107 E. Sixth St., (213) 988-8355 or 213dthospitality.com. Oct. 18: Son Tres. Continued on page 20

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There will be a beer garden, bratwurst and outdoor music when Pershing Square hosts its first Oktoberfest celebration this weekend.

By Nicholas Slayton or a lot of people, October is all about Halloween. Others, however, prefer a different “holiday” that also brings people into the streets to celebrate: Oktoberfest. This weekend, Pershing Square will host its first Oktoberfest celebration. From noon-8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 2223, the park in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles will be filled with live music, German food and, of course, beer. The park at 532 S. Olive St. will be downright Bavarian. Vendors will dish out bratwurst, sauerkraut and pretzels. A beer garden will offer drinks from about 10 breweries. Lederhosen are optional. One element of the celebration will be decidedly non-German: rockabilly acts. Each day will feature four bands, including the groups the Rhythm Shakers, Maureen and the Mercury Five, the Sandbox Bullies and Aileen Quinn and the Leaping Lizards. Louise Capone, the senior recreation director for Pershing Square, acknowledged that rockabilly isn’t usually associated with Oktoberfest. That said, she knows that crowds like it and the music goes well with beer and bratwurst. Entry to the park and the music is free. There are a number of packages, including four five-ounce tastings for $15, eight servings for $22, and a $30 option that delivers 12 tastings. There is also a $65 package that includes beer, food and a souvenir glass. Among the brews available will be the German brands Hacker-Pschorr and Paulaner, which both will offer marzenstyle beer, the medium-bodied, amber lager traditionally poured during Oktoberfest. Other choices will come from the Arts District-based Angel City Brewery, which will offer a variety of its creations. More California-made options will include beers from Lagunitas Brewing Co., Glendale’s Brewyard Beer Company and ciders from Sonoma Cider. Pershing Square has long drawn crowds for its winter skating rink and summer concert series. The inaugural Oktoberfest, said Capone, is an attempt to change up the programming. “We’re trying to do some interesting activations,” said Capone. “We started last year with the salsa dancing festival, and we’re trying to change around our St. Patrick’s Day celebration to be a little bit different than a lunchtime concert.” While Oktoberfest in Germany is a longstanding tradition that brings the community together, in the United States it is most commonly thought of as an excuse to drink heavily. Capone said that is not the goal at Pershing Square. Instead, she said, the focus will be on the food and music. While drinking is a part of the festivities, the playgrounds will be open and there will be a pumpkin-carving area. “We want it to be an event that you can take your family to and just hear good music,” Capone said. Oktoberfest is noon-8 p.m. on Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 22-23, at Pershing Square, 532 S. Olive St., (213) 847-4970 or oktoberfestdtla.com. nicholas@downtownnews.com