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he condominiums in the first phase of developer Greenland Group’s South Park mega-project Metropolis won’t open until late 2016, and the second phase is scheduled for a 2018 debut. Although that is three years away, the Chinese company recently began selling the 514 units in the second phase’s 40-story building. Greenland made the decision after reaching agreements for sales on 65% of the residences in its first edifice, a 38-story tower. Condos in phase two range from $555,000 to $2.2 million (sales have not begun on an additional 56-story phase two tower). Amenities will include a 1.5-acre recreation area on the ninth floor available only to residents in second-phase units. There will also be a four-lane swimming pool and outdoor kitchen in the project north of L.A. Live and alongside the 110 Freeway. The first phase will include the condominium tower and an 18-story, 350-room Hotel Indigo. Metropolis is budgeted at more than $1 billion.
Upgrades Coming for One Bunker Hill eal estate veteran Nelson Rising and his son Christopher revitalized the PacMutual Building after their Rising Realty Partners acquired it
in 2012. Now they have announced similar plans for One Bunker Hill, a 1931 edifice they purchased this month in partnership with Lionstone Investments and Hermes Investment Management. The 12-story edifice at Fifth Street and Grand Avenue is known for its Art Deco design, complete with upper levels and a central tower that boast terra cotta tiling. “The building is in good condition, but it could be better,” Nelson Rising told Los Angeles Downtown News in an email. The first steps, he said, will be upgrading the property’s systems, such as its elevators. “The next will be some exciting external improvements that highlight the historic beauty while integrating the most up to date technologies and programs to be used for our tenants,” Rising added. The PacMutual turnaround pitched the building near Pershing Square to creative office tenants with high-speed Internet access and other amenities. Rising said similar moves will happen at One Bunker Hill. Terms of the sale were not released. RRP and its partners sold the PacMutual Building this year for $200 million.
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hef Ray Garcia has won plenty of local accolades for his two Downtown Los Angeles restaurants, Broken Spanish and the more casual B.S. Taqueria. Now a national publication has taken note of his culinary chops. Esquire magazine this week named Garcia its 2015 Chef of the Year, with writer Dave Holmes praising not only Garcia’s cooking approach and spin on modern Mexican American food, but his ability to open two restaurants within months of each other. “Ray Garcia is here to
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elevate the Mexican-food situation,” Holmes writes. B.S. Taqueria debuted in April in the Seventh Street spot formerly occupied by MoChica, while Broken Spanish opened in July in the old Rivera space in South Park. Esquire highlights a few dishes from both restaurants, such as a plate of roasted mushrooms served on a grilled masa cake at Broken Spanish and the beet tacos at B.S. Taqueria. Garcia is the second Downtown chef in recent years to capture a national award; the soon-to-close modernist Broadway eatery Alma, led by chef/ owner Ari Taymor, won Bon Appétit’s Best New Restaurant in America prize in 2013.
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ocuments filed with the Department of City Planning reveal new information about a 176-room hotel planned for the Historic Core. First announced in June, New Yorkbased developer Lizard Capital has filed paperwork saying that the 28-story tower would be called the Spring Street Hotel and would rise on a .21-acre surface parking lot at 633 S. Spring St. It would contain 6,100 square feet of Continued on page 20
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If the plan works as intended, then over time Editor: Jon Regardie theseExEcutivE housed individuals will turn their lives around and ExEcutivE Editor: Jon Regardie sENior Eddie Kim re-enter thewritEr: mainstream of society. sENior writEr: Eddie Kim stAFF writEr: Heidi Kulicke Permanent supportive housing has generated a lot of stAFF writEr: Heidi Kulicke coNtributiNG Editor: Kathryn Maese holds numerous attention, and Downtown Los Angeles best practice is to understand that shelters and permanent supone from spending a night in a tent or on the concrete. coNtributiNG Editor: Kathryn Maese coNtributiNG writErs: Jeff Favre, Greg Fischer examples of the effort, including the Star Apartments in portive housing are both part of the same The pressure is intense, as homelessness in the city and county S I Nsolution, C E 19 7but 2 that differcoNtributiNG writErs: Jeff Favre, Greg Fischer Skid Row and the New Apartments in the Historic jumped by 12% from 2013 to 2015, according to the Los Angeles ent individuals need different services at different times. The quesArt dirEctor: Brian Pershing Allison Los Angeles Downtown News Core.AssistANt There areArt an estimated 9,400 permanent supportive tion then is, how does the money get spread around? Homeless Services Authority. However, theArt LosdirEctor: Angeles Mission, dirEctor: Yumi Kanegawa Brian Allison 1264 W. First Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026 housing beds in Los Angeles County. City leaders recently initiated a move to declare homelessness Midnight Mission and Union Rescue Mission are among the Skid phone: 213-481-1448 • fax: 213-250-4617 PhotoGrAPhEr: Gary Leonard AssistANt Art dirEctor: Yumi Kanegawa Yet as permanent supportive housing gains steam, proan emergency and dedicateweb: $100DowntownNews.com million to fighting it. While some Row entities that have seen their revenues stay flat or decrease Ashley Schmidt vidersAccouNtiNG: of some other crucial services are finding it more those in charge of allocations slightly in recent years. 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One Day, Two Huge Festivals Free Events on Oct. 24 Celebrate Grand Avenue and the Sixth Street Bridge By Heidi Kulicke hether you find yourself on the east or west side of Downtown this Saturday, there’s something big to do. Even better, it’s free. In a unique coincidence, a pair of major festivals are taking place on Oct. 24. The Grand Ave. Arts: All Access event will bring together 11 cultural institutions on the street. The celebration, which includes the $140 million art museum The Broad, runs from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Grand Avenue between Temple and Sixth streets. Meanwhile, the Sixth Street Viaduct will be the site of a 2-10 p.m. festival featuring a plethora of bands and DJs, as well as a fireworks show. Organized by the office of 14th District City Councilman José Huizar, it’s a way to say an early goodbye to the 83-year-old bridge, which will soon be torn down. Grand Time Grand Ave. Arts: All Access includes some of the most prominent cultural organizations and venues in Downtown Los Angeles, among them Center Theatre Group, Colburn School, Grand Park, L.A. Opera, the Central Library, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and The Broad, which opened last month. Although admission to The Broad is always free, reservations are hard to come by — at press time, weekend visits through the second week of January were booked. However, a limited number of tickets for architectural tours have been set aside for Saturday’s Grand Avenue celebration, according to a Broad spokesperson, who recommended those who are interested arrive early. Festival events include behind-the-scenes tours of the Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Ahmanson Theatre, Mark Taper Forum and Walt Disney Concert Hall. At the latter venue, visitors will have the opportunity to see inside Frank Gehry’s auditorium, which is usually not open on public tours. “The real fun of this event is it gives visitors an interesting
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sneak peek look at what goes on behind the curtain,” said Julia Diamond, the director of programming at Grand Park, who also helped organize the festival. “It’s about offering a different perspective to people who are already frequent patrons, and a great introduction to those who are visiting for the first time.” Other opportunities include free admission to MOCA, guided tours and musical performances at the Colburn School, a cappella performances at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. by the Los Angeles Master Chorale at Disney Hall, and a 3:30-5 p.m. rehearsal of L.A. Opera’s Moby-Dick. There will also be an exhibit of L.A. Opera costumes, wigs and more at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. There are family activities as well. Center Theatre Group will offer crafts tied to the Ahmanson’s current production The
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Sound of Music. REDCAT will have screenings of animated short children’s films. Additionally, dance performances and art installations related to Día de Los Muertos will take place throughout the Music Center Plaza and Grand Park. Food trucks will also be at the park, and some area restaurants will offer discounts on food and beverages. “There truly is something for everyone,” Diamond said. “Our hope is that visitors will get a little taste of what each has to offer and see these world-class organizations in a new light.” Bye-Bye Bridge The Sixth Street Viaduct opened in 1932 and its landmark arches have been captured by legions of photographers. It has also been a Hollywood fallback, being utilized in films such as Grease and Terminator 2, and too many car commercials to count. Despite the rich history, the bridge will be torn down next year. A rare condition is causing its concrete to break down. Saturday’s festivities begin at 2 p.m. There will be children’s activities, community booths, food trucks and an exhibit featuring paintings of the bridge from Art Share L.A. A variety of bands, solo artists and DJs will perform, among them War, Aloe Blacc, Graciela Beltran, Buyepongo and DJ crew Subsuelo. A fireworks show will close the event. Huizar said the festival will help Downtowners commemorate a vital part of Los Angeles. “To us, there was no better way to say goodbye to such an iconic piece of history than with a free concert and fireworks,” Huizar said. “A lot of folks have memories of this bridge, and attending the celebration is an exciting opportunity to be a part of its final farewell.” The bridge’s $423 million replacement, with a series of sweeping arches, viewing platforms, a bike path and pedestrian walkway, is expected to be complete by the end of 2018. Grand Ave. Arts: All Access runs from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Grand Avenue between Temple and Sixth streets. Information and a schedule are at grandavearts.tumblr.com. The Sixth Street Viaduct Festival is from 2-10 p.m. at the site of the bridge.
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Barres, Backsides and Business The Rapidly Expanding Pop Physique Brings an Exercise Studio and Its Corporate Headquarters to Downtown By Nicholas Slayton t’s hard not to notice Pop Physique’s ads. After all, rather than the traditional gym or exercise studio photo of a person working out and sweating, Pop Physique’s imaging is based on distinctive signs that tend to focus on a woman’s butt. Take, for example, the picture on the front page of the company’s website last week: It featured the left side of a woman from mid-back to mid-thigh. Her hand is cocked on her hip, wound in a white boxing wrap. Her derriere, in pink panties, is the eye magnet. That sense of marketing and a business-savvy approach have helped give Pop Physique a steady evolution. Founded by husband and wife Deric and Jennifer Williams in 2008 in Silver Lake, there are now nearly two dozen locations in Los Angeles and San Francisco, with an expansion into New York City this month. The company opened a 4,000-square-foot space on the second floor of the PacMutual Building in Downtown last month. What sets it apart is that it is more than a spot to sweat — it also serves as Pop Physique’s corporate headquarters. It houses about 15 employees and the lease runs for 10 years. Jennifer Williams said the creation of a studio and headquarters space in Downtown is part of the effort to help Pop Physique expand even further. A number of ideas are being considered, including taking on investors. “We do seem to be a very Eastside brand, because a lot of our clients are on this side of town, so it seemed like Downtown is a good place to bring it all together,” said Williams, a former professional ballet dancer who still teaches occasional Pop Physique classes. “We really wanted an urban feel to the office.” Deric Williams agreed, saying they want to be part of the rebirth of Downtown Los Angeles. That is borne out in the studio’s clientele: Whereas staff and customers often reach other Pop Physiques by car, Jennifer Williams chuckled with surprise at how many people are using mass transit to get to the Sixth
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Street location. “Most of our employees are taking the Metro,” she said. “As far as our client base, most of them are walking over a couple blocks.” Expansion Plans The classic stone masonry of the PacMutual Building quickly gives way to Pop Physique’s poppy aesthetic. There’s a bright white interior and loft look accented by pastel water bottles and
signs. The main exercise spot is spacious and filled with mirrors. Office space, including a conference room, is in the back. Pop Physique is a ballet-inspired workout that incorporates elements of Pilates into hour-long classes. Sessions begin with a warm-up, then move into stretching on ballet bars, along with isometric exercises to strengthen the core and legs. Part of the workout uses light weights to tone the arms. New customers can take an unlimited number of classes in
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the first 30 days for $100. After that, individual classes are $25, and monthly memberships that let customers visit as often as they want are $175. Other options include a 30-class package for $600. Pop Physique has about 80 instructors who teach at the various Los Angeles-area locations. In Downtown, schedules vary by day, but the earliest class starts at 6:30 a.m., and there are groups of classes in the early morning, at midday and in the evening after work (there are no classes on Sundays). The one thing required is socks.
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Pop Physique customers, 97% of whom are women, take hour-long classes that incorporate elements of ballet and Pilates. Downtown classes are offered in the early morning, at mid-day and after work hours.
Pop Physique’s growth comes in part from word of mouth, along with a steady social media presence on apps like Instagram and Twitter. Then there are those hard-to-miss billboards and signs across the city. Many feature the aforementioned close-up shots of a woman’s backside, or leotard-clad women stretching. The company also sells $30 coffee mugs emblazoned with the phrase “Barre Whore.” A frequent reaction is to compare the ads to the risqué marketing campaign long perpetrated by American Apparel. Jennifer Williams acknowledges the comparison, but dismisses the idea that the signs are overtly sexual, and instead points to an idea derived from dance: revering the lines of the body, rather than sexualizing it. Williams directed the first Pop Physique photo shoot, and said the intent is to be aspirational. “It’s like, here’s the butt you can have if you do these classes,” she said. “At the end of the day, it is an exercise.” Risqué or not, there is clearly an audience. Jennifer Williams noted that roughly 97% of their customers are women, with the vast majority being between 25 and 45. One of those customers is Denise Dabu, who has been going to the Pop Physique in Silver Lake for two years. She was taking a free class in Downtown one afternoon last week after seeing it advertised on Instagram. She said she could see the appeal of the new studio. “I’m sure for people in Downtown, who don’t want to commute, it’s great,” Dabu said. “I mean, the location’s great.” With the Downtown operation set up, Pop Physique is entering its next phase. Recently a group of instructors from New York were in the Downtown headquarters for training in advance of opening the first East Coast studio. At the same time, the Williams are looking for both new locations and outside investment. Deric Williams said investors have been interested for some time, but only now is the company ready. “It’s less us looking for investment and sort of a tipping point where there’s so many people looking to invest that we’re weighing our options on who our best strategic partner will be moving forward and how we want to do that,” he said. The Williams said they don’t plan on branching out to more cities. Instead, the goal is to start clustering studios, bringing Pop Physique to different neighborhoods. That could mean additional outposts in Downtown. Jennifer Williams said the Arts District might be a future fit. “We had looked there previously, but [the PacMutual location] was more central for us,” she said. The timing for any move is unknown. But if it happens, expect to see more women in leotards strutting though the community. Pop Physique is at 523 W. Sixth St., Suite 204, (213) 378-1173 or popphysique.com/dtla.
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to the Déjà Vu strip club at Commercial and Vignes streets on Oct. 5. The man touched a dancer’s behind, which caused an argument. The man got angry and punched the dancer while his friends got into a fistfight with club security.
A Rundown on Downtown Incidents, Trends and Criminal Oddities By Heidi Kulicke n the Central City Crime Report, we survey the recent week in public safety. All information is provided by the LAPD’s Central Division.
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The Wrong Ring Cycle: A man and woman entered Wholesale Jeweler’s Exchange at 635 S. Hill St. on Oct. 8. They asked to look at various engagement rings and the woman pretended to try a ring on, but instead tried to take it by dropping it down her pants. They were both arrested.
Burst Pipe and Thefts: An apartment building at Olympic Boulevard and Figueroa Street was evacuated from Sept. 21-Oct. 11 due to a broken water pipe. Unsupervised maintenance workers went in and out of the building for several days. At least six residents reported robberies during the time, with stolen items including jewelry and a $750 handgun. Lumber Attack: Police responded to a call of a domestic dispute at a home on Alpine Street in Chinatown on Oct. 8. Two men had gotten into an argument, and one of them hit the other in
the head with a two-by-four. Police arrested the assailant. Kitchen Tools Assault: A man tried to look at his wife’s phone in their home at Figueroa Street and James M. Wood Boulevard on Oct. 10. When the woman refused to give him the phone he grabbed it from her hands. She became angry and hit him on the head with a cutting board, then picked up a meat cleaver and slashed his hand. She was later arrested. Look, Don’t Touch: A man and four friends went
Work Dispute: A supervisor told one of his security guards to get back to work at L.A. Live on Oct. 7. The employee became upset and punched the supervisor in the face, causing a cut that required stitches. More Bike Thefts: Nine bikes were reported stolen during the week of Oct. 4-10. Five of them were locked, including two bikes jointly secured with a U-lock taken from a bike rack in front of an apartment complex at Second and Hewitt streets in the Arts District.
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Refurbished Fire Truck Goes From Downtown to Haiti Trade-Tech Students and County Firefighters Partner on Effort to Fix Up and Donate a Broken-Down Vehicle By Heidi Kulicke n Jan. 12, 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the island nation of Haiti, killing more than 230,000 people and injuring another 300,000. The temblor and multiple aftershocks displaced more than 1 million people from their homes and destroyed businesses, schools, hospitals and more. The world came to Haiti’s aid, including the Los Angeles County Fire Department, which sent dozens of firefighters to help with rescue efforts. Five years later, the LACFD is helping Haiti
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committed to saving as many people as they could.” Following the Haiti trip, the Stentorians decided to look for a truck to send to the impoverished country. Bowers found one in the Compton Fire Department, where he worked for 11 years. In 2012, Compton offered up the decommissioned vehicle. The truck, however, was in a state of disrepair, with extensive body damage, worn tires and a blown engine, among other issues. That’s when Bowers reached out to the LATTC, which has an Automotive Collision Repair program. Chini Johnson-Taylor, a retired Continued on page 20
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By Michael Fitzgerald hey say there are no second acts in American life. George Carlin might have begged to differ. Despite passing away in 2008 at the age of 71, the legendarily acerbic comedian is staging what could be called his fourth or fifth act at the Grammy Museum, with a small but affecting exhibit called George Carlin: A Place for My Stuff. Two display cases on the Olympic Boulevard museum’s third floor contain a wealth of Carlin memorabilia: There are personal correspondences and newspaper clippings, handwritten show notes and set lists, some of his iconic skin-tight T-shirts and even documents from the FBI’s file on Carlin. Also on display are the Grammy awards for Best Spoken Comedy Album that Carlin received in 1993, 2000 and 2001. The exhibit, which opened last month and runs through next March, was put together by museum associate curator Nwaka Onwusa and the late comedian’s daughter, Kelly Carlin. “Aside from [Carlin] being a Grammy-award winning comedian, we were really excited to tell his story,” said Onwusa. “When you look at guys like Louis C.K., I’m sure they were all influenced or have some kind of relationship to him in their comedy.” Indeed, as Jerry Seinfeld eulogized in a New York Times op-ed days after Carlin’s passing: “Every comedian does a little George.” While the Grammy Museum is known for its focus on music, the show has a precedent. Last year the institution mounted a Rodney Dangerfield exhibit. A show focusing on Joan Rivers recently closed.
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sive role in society. These were complemented by gentler performances providing voiceovers for children’s movies like Pixar’s 2006 feature Cars. He also played a conductor in the kids’ television show “Shining Time Station.” Materials from this era in the exhibit include some colorful paperweights and his standup routine notes. There are other, more intimate items, among them Carlin’s endearingly hand-illustrated first communion invitation card. There is also a letter from Carlin’s mother to her son, whom she raised alone. Mary Bearey-Carlin wrote to George just as his star shone brightest in the 1970s, urging him to aim high: “You will some day be a Beckett, a Joyce, a Yeats or maybe a Bernard Shwa [sic]. I KNOW you and at times I pity you because you are not being listened to nor heard…try to find yourself, George and reach the top…Love to all….” It’s a fitting exhortation to the man some called “the thinking man’s comedian.” George Carlin: A Place for My Stuff runs through March 2016 at the Grammy Museum, 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 7656800 or grammymuseum.org.
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The late comedian George Carlin is remembered in a recently opened exhibit at the Grammy Museum. It includes set lists, personal notes and even documents from the FBI’s file on Carlin.
Censorship Warrior The materials on display were culled from eight of Carlin’s traveling trunks, which Kelly Carlin had been sifting through in the years since his death. “I hope the young people who come in to see Taylor Swift get to learn about this man, introducing him to a new generation,” said Kelly Carlin, referencing a recent Grammy Museum exhibit about the pop star. “And people who already love and adore him get to see the full story.” It’s a story Carlin is telling. In September, she released the book A Carlin Home Companion: Growing Up With George (St. Martin’s Press). The memoir delves into her upbringing in a show business family, with a father and mother who abused recreational drugs and fought often, and viciously. Carlin was born in New York City in 1937 and raised in Harlem. The exhibit outlines his career in three phrases: First, he was a clean-cut, suit-clad class clown at the University of Notre Dame. The section’s life-size cutout of early-era Carlin looks more like a barbershop quartet member than the man who would become one of the most spectacularly vulgar, subversive comedians of his age. Phase two began in the 1960s, when Carlin emerged as a shaggy-haired, bearded, counter-culture icon who attracted both huge crowds and the ire of state censors and the FBI. This section features newspaper clippings from the college towns he set ablaze with his riffs on war and peace, and the uproar over the seven dirty words that inspired one of his most legendary bits. “Censorship was one of the big themes we wanted to focus on. We made sure to celebrate his bold take on the world, as he was an observational comedian,” said Onwusa. The exhibit’s FBI documents on Carlin, and an arrest report from one of his shows, stand out. However, decades later, these and the related newspaper clippings don’t quite do justice to the national stakes surrounding Carlin’s cause. The yellowed news pages contain the only reference to the seminal 1978 Supreme Court decision that kept Carlin’s seven dirty words off the airwaves. The case was precedent-setting in terms of what could legally be broadcast, and while time has passed, the effects linger: Even the Grammy Museum declined to feature the words prominently in the exhibit (Google can help a curious reader). It’s a delicate line to walk for a family museum presenting an exhibit in a tight space. “The Grammy Museum didn’t want to censor anything, but they have a mixed audience there. My dad would have respected that,” said Kelly Carlin. Kinder, Gentler In the 1990s, Carlin entered a third, more philosophical era, becoming a “wise elder” as his daughter puts it. Not that he went gently into the night: He still did riotous, expletive-heavy stand-up shows. Then there was his role in the 1999 film Dogma, where he waxed on religion’s corro-
The exhibit, dubbed George Carlin: A Place for My Stuff, delves deep into his past, including when he wore a suit. Later he would be known for performing in a black shirt.
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The Other Kind of High School Musical A Song-Filled Take on the Horror Novel ‘Carrie’ Isn’t Very Scary
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Carrie: The Musical, based on Stephen King’s 1974 horror novel, is playing at the Los Angeles Theatre.
In this case, the creators have opted against camp, which is a wise path, because a send-up of horror has several comic avenues to traverse. On the other hand, evoking fear from a theatrical production is challenging. Carrie has no shocking or scary moments. Anyone looking for a true horror “experience” would be better off going to one of the haunted houses that spring up in Los Angeles at this time of year. Carrie: The Killer Musical Experience runs through Nov. 22 at the Los Angeles Theatre, 615 S. Broadway, (888) 596-1027 or experiencecarrie.com.
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them indistinguishable from each other. Several others are power ballads that are seemingly meant for no reason other than a soaring final note for the singers to hit à la “The Voice.” In other words, there’s nothing you’ll be humming on the way out of the theater. There’s no question about the high level of talent on the stage, however. Misty Cotton, one of the region’s best performers, adds some creepy mood and musicality as Carrie’s religious zealot mom Margaret. Also, Emily Lopez, with a quiet display of strength and a pleasing voice, gives a depth to the title character. Lopez and Cotton have little to work with beyond the forgettable songs because Cohen’s book is razor thin. Carrie gets bullied. Carrie gets angry. Carrie gets even. The bloody bookends — the early shower scene and the climactic prom night — are the only parts most people remember about Carrie. The former has nudity but no shock value. The latter, coming deep into the two-and-a-half hour evening, is mostly a series of small sparks and lighting effects, though one incredible stunt looks as if it was lifted from another Broadway mess, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. Stephen Gifford’s high school gym set, which sits like a cocoon inside the regal auditorium, is visually interesting, but only the moving stage-level seats provide a sense of being part of the action. Director Brady Schwind’s deft blocking uses the entire space to enhance the immersion effect, but Lee Martino’s shimmy-laden choreography resembles a parody of a lowbudget 1980s music video. Carrie falls into the crowded pit of shows with an out-of-thebox idea but no clear answer for successful execution. It’s reminiscent of the 2004 Los Angeles Theatre production of Alma, a play with scenes going on throughout the theater simultaneously, allowing viewers to visit any part of the action at any time. The concept was original, but the content was lacking.
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By Jeff Favre either a sequel nor a total reboot, the third stage musical incarnation of Stephen King’s high school outcast revenge tale finally got one thing right — the name. Aptly (and lengthily) titled Carrie: The Killer Musical Experience, the production fuses two elements: a visually intriguing and mildly entertaining immersive experience, and a bloated, dull, albeit well-performed musical. The show, timed for the Halloween season, runs through Nov. 22 at the aging but beautiful Los Angeles Theatre on Broadway. The musical marks a rare effort to bring an extended theatrical run to a historic Broadway theater. Unfortunately the unsurprising, uninteresting performance far outweighs the experiential aspect. Carrie is well known in theatrical circles. The popular 1974 novel about a high school girl with destructive telekinetic powers catapulted King’s career and was turned into a successful Brian de Palma film two years later. It became an infamous musical bomb on Broadway in 1988. The same writers — composer Michael Gore, lyricist Dean Pitchford and book writer Lawrence D. Cohen — returned to New York in 2012 for another unsuccessful run. There was a film remake in 2013. Like any good horror character, though, Carrie just won’t die. After another makeover by the same primary creative team, the show was resurrected in La Mirada earlier this year. Now it’s an “experience,” which means design elements are added around the theater, such as a re-creation of Carrie’s high school gym locker room, as well as four bleacher sections holding 72 people that are placed on the stage floor. These uncomfortable wood plank seats are moved around by hand during the show like a Disney-lite theme park ride. The touches, along with several run-of-the-mill special effects, can’t overcome the music. Many of the 20 or so songs contain the same rock drum beat and similar angst-filed lyrics, making
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SHOP HOP Jeans, Groceries, Hip Duds and Other Additions to the Downtown Retail Scene By Heidi Kulicke row(th) in the Arts District: One of the most anticipated Arts District offerings has been the grocery store Grow. Now, after months of delays, it is finally in the home stretch. The 5,300-square-foot market at the One Santa Fe complex is scheduled to open on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 8 a.m. with an array of goods including GMO-free produce, sustainably raised meats and seafood, deli options, craft beer, cold-pressed juice, bulk food bins and organic products. A formal grand opening will take place two weeks later, said Grow representative Alexandra Agajanian. This is the second location for owners Barry and Kathy Fisher, who opened their first store in Manhattan Beach in 2006. Grow will be open Monday-Saturday from 8 a.m.-10 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. At 300 S. Santa Fe Ave., (213) 346-9488 or growdelivers.com.
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All About the Benjamin: Grow isn’t the only addition to One Santa Fe. Just announced is a Downtown outpost of the posh West Hollywood salon Benjamin. Founded by Benjamin Mohapi and with an ample celebrity clientele, the salon is known in part for the hefty prices charged by its namesake — think $450 for a haircut and blow dry for Mohapi’s first-time female clients, and $330 for returning customers. Other stylists charge $135$280. The 1,600-square-foot space will also offer color, treatments and extensions. An opening is expected in early 2016. Coming to 300 S. Santa Fe Ave. or salonbenjamin.com. New Denim Digs: Last month, high-end denim label and celebrity favorite Citizens of Humanity moved from a Beverly Boulevard pop-up to a space in the Fashion District. The 4,000-squarefoot showroom is inside the Lady Liberty Building at Eighth and Los Angeles streets, and features an open floor plan with lots of
natural light and hardwood floors. The new showroom is closer to the company’s headquarters and manufacturing base in Vernon. Most Citizens of Humanity jeans go for about $200. The Downtown outpost means locals no longer have to trek to stores such as Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, Anthropologie and Fred Segal. At 843 S. Los Angeles St., (323) 923-1240 or citizensofhumanity.com. Ace Finds a Place: Vancouver-based fashion label Kit and Ace launched a pop-up in the Arts District last month that will stay open through the end of the year. The brand specializes in casual basics for men and women, with cotton/cashmere-blend T-shirts starting at $88. “We are thrilled to be part of a neighborhood filled with so many energetic, dynamic and creative people and businesses,” shop director Mito Aviles said in a prepared statement. Others goods include women’s trousers for $218 and a men’s cardigan for $118. The store is open Monday-Wednesday by appointment, Thursday-Saturday from 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and is closed Sunday. At 1308 Factory Place #102, (844) 548-6223 or kitandace.com. We Have to Talk About Retail: How big is the Downtown Los Angeles retail boom? So big that they need a full-day talk-fest to cover it. The Downtown Center Business Improvement District and Bisnow are co-hosting the Nov. 9 conference DTLA: The Future of Urban Retail, with a series of events. It starts with a breakfast at 8 a.m. and a retail panel discussion at one of Downtown’s biggest retail developments, The Bloc (700 W. Seventh St.). A restaurant panel discussion takes place at noon at the nearby City Tavern. An afternoon bus tour at 2 p.m. will visit recent Downtown retail developments, and the event will conclude with an evening cocktail reception starting at 5 p.m. Tickets are $80. Information and event registration at downtownla.com/dtla-retail-2015. Blasts From the Past: In case you haven’t noticed, vintage is in, whether it’s clothing, furniture, jewelry or something else. All things retro will be celebrated at the Vintage Fashion
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MONDay, OcTObER 19 Roberta Kaplan and Lillian Faderman at Aloud Central Library, Mark Taper Auditorium, 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7500 or lfla.org. 7:15 p.m.: Roberta Kaplan successfully argued the case for gay rights in front of the Supreme Court during the United States v. Windsor trial. Lillian Faderman wrote the book The Gay Revolution. Both will be on hand to discuss civil rights. WEDNESDay, OcTObER 21 Janet Napolitano at Town Hall-Los Angeles City Club, 555 S. Flower, (213) 628-8141 or townhall-la.org. 11:30 a.m.: The former Governor of Arizona and Secretary of Homeland Security discusses her current responsibility as president of the University of California System. Music 101 With Alan Chapman Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., (213) 972-0777 or musiccenter.org. 7:30 p.m.: KUSC’s extra special DJ discusses inspiration in classical composition. ThuRSDay, OcTObER 22 Robert Reich at Live Talks Business Gensler, 500 S. Figueroa St. or livetalksbusiness.org. 8:15 a.m.: Former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich comes Downtown for a breakfast discussion in support of his new book Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few. SaTuRDay, OcTObER 24 Catherynne Valente’s Radiance Last Bookstore, 453 S. Spring St., (213) 488-0599 or lastbookstorela.com. 7:30 p.m.: Author Catherynne Valente has just released the book Radiance. Huzzah! The occasion will be marked with a punk costume contest as well as a reading/signing type affair. A Samurai’s Life at JANM JANM, 100 N. Central Ave., (213) 625-0414 or janm.org. 2 p.m.: Famed late 18th/early 19th century samurai Yoshiki Mori is the subject of a lecture that dissects the culture of the warrior cult. Continued on next page
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When the lights go down at the Redwood Bar on Friday, Oct. 23, boozehounds, punks and Japanese music sycophants will be privy to an explosion of postmodern pastiche as Tokyo’s finest all-female, vintage surf rock/rockabilly trio shows up. You may recognize the three frenetic players in the 5.6.7.8’s as the house band in Tarantino’s Kill Bill, Vol. 1, or maybe the girls’ retro haircuts just remind you of a happier, simpler time. Any way you slice it, the long-tenured outfit from the fringe of Japanese rock is a delightful surprise for Downtown. Arrive early, pay the door man 20 bones, buy copious beers, leave happy. At 316 W. Second St., (213) 680-2600 or theredwoodbar.com.
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23 L.A.-based performance artist/actor John Fleck has been around for decades — he even had a big role in the movie Waterworld. This week he’ll be doing his avant-garde thing at REDCAT. On Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 22-24, at 8:30 p.m., and again on Sunday at 7 p.m., he’ll unleash the show Blacktop Highway. In appropriately schizophrenic fashion, Fleck dives deep into the macabre to explore notes of taxidermy hedged with Freud’s Theory of Mind (think Id, Ego and Superego). There are also elements of classic horror films in the performance that melds video, theatrical movements and more. At 631 W. Second St., (213) 237-2800 or redcat.org.
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Day of the Dead Metro Art Tour 1300 E. First St., (213) 683-6729 or metro.net/about/art Metro Art will host a free Day of the Dead-themed art tour on Nov. 1 from 4:30-6 p.m. The tour explores artwork in the Metro Rail system and is led by Consuelo Flores, a poet, writer and artist known for her works revolving around the celebration of the Day of the Dead. The tour begins on the Gold Line at Sierra Madre Villa Station and ends at Self Help Graphics’ 42nd annual Día de los Muertos celebration at 1300 E. First St. For more information visit metro.net/about/art. 8th Annual Halloween Party for Downtown Kids 919 S. Grand Ave. or downtownla.com/halloween The Downtown Center Business Improvement District invites Downtown families to attend its annual Halloween party on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 5-8 p.m. at Grand Hope Park next to the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. Festivities include puppet shows, bouncy houses, crafts, hot dogs and trick-or-treating. Tickets are $5 online or $8 at the door; free for children 2 and under. Howl-O-Ween Pet Costume and Cocktail Party 127 E. Sixth St., (213) 438-0900 or pussyandpooch.com/events Pussy & Pooch presents a Halloween social for pet owners and their pets on Tuesday, Oct. 27, from 7-10 p.m. at The Unique Space. The event offers best costume prizes for pets and their owners, live music, pet photo opportunities, pet readings, food, drinks and more. Tickets are $10 in-store and online or $15 at the door.
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Perhaps you know Mudhoney as the Seattle band that laid the foundation for grunge a quarter-century ago. Perhaps you know them for their ever-evolving interest in heavily distorted chord sequences adapted from the blues. Perhaps you know them as those guys who didn’t get as famous as Nirvana, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam. Any way you slice it, the great Mudhoney makes it painfully clear that they’re in it for the long haul as they seize The Regent on Tuesday, Oct. 20, for a night of music spanning the ’80s, ’90s, ’00s and our current decade. Scream along as they bang through “Touch Me I’m Sick” and other hits that never really became hits. At 448 S. Main St. or theregenttheater.com.
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The self-proclaimed “Ambassador of Americana” Charles Phoenix invites you to join him at Union Station on Friday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m. as he takes you on one of his fantastic slide show tours. Phoenix does a lot of these, but this one stands out for the title Downtown LosAngelesland. The premise is simple: Imagine DTLA as a theme park full of architectural, cultural and social features for us, the good residents and workers, to enjoy. Highlights, backed by running commentary, include the Bradbury Building, the Grand Central Market and the Bob Baker Marionette Theatre. Does this mean that Mayor Eric Garcetti is Walt Disney? There’s only one way to find out. The show, by the way, is free. At 800 N. Alameda St., (213) 683-6729 or metro.net/about/ union-station/events.
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Can a classic horror film scare you when you watch it outdoors, steps from a food court? That’s the question on Wednesday, Oct. 21, when FIGat7th hosts a free screening of Wes Craven’s glorious Nightmare on Elm Street for all to enjoy. You read right: Downtown is invited to bask in the wonder of Freddy Kruger, a horribly disfigured villain with knives for hands who spends his free time killing people in their dreams. Bonus: You get to do it with eats and drinks from the nearby Sprinkles Cupcakes, Mendocino Farms or something you grab in City Target. The DJ and Happy Hour start at 6 p.m. and the film rolls at 7 p.m. At 735 S. Figueroa St., (213) 955-7150 or figat7th.com.
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October 19, 2015 Continued from previous page Grand Avenue Arts: All Access Grand Avenue on Bunker Hill, (213) 927-8500 or grandavearts.tumblr.com. 10 a.m.: In case you didn’t already know, Los Angeles has culture now. Just to prove it, 11 institutions from REDCAT and The Broad to the Colburn School, MOCA and the Music Center open their doors to show off the great and magnificent contributions. No, Kim Kardashian is not scheduled to appear, you peasants. Noche de Ofrenda Grand Park, 200 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-8080 or grandparkla.org. 7 p.m.: The Oaxacan tradition of Dia De Los Muertos, in which altars are set up to honor the dead, begins with a special night of offerings. Dozens of altars will be placed in the park. Sixth Street Viaduct Goodbye Festival Sixth Street Viaduct in the Arts District 2-10 p.m.: You’ve probably heard by now that the photogenic 1932 bridge has a sort of “concrete cancer” that has weakened the structure. It will be torn down and replaced, but before it does, 14th District City Councilman José Huizar is leading a goodbye party that includes performances by War and a bunch of other bands and DJs. Festivities will occur throughout the day and the night will be capped by a fireworks show. Admission is free.
ROCK, POP & JAZZ Ace Hotel 929 S. Broadway, (213) 623-3233 or acehotel.com. Oct. 19, 9 p.m.: Depeche Mode frontman Dave Gahan paints the town red with his current get-up Soulsavers. Oct. 21, 8 p.m.: There will be a mob scene tonight as wormy Florida boy turned ghoulish rock star Marilyn Manson invites you to take your hatred out on him. Remember, we’re all stars of the dope show. Oct. 24, 8:30 p.m.: Allen Stone promises one of those supremely disturbing moments where you see someone who looks like Warren Zevon but sounds a bit like D’Angelo. Belasco 1050 S. Hill St., (213) 746-5670 or thebelascotheater.com. Oct. 23, 10 p.m.: Classixx helm this installment of Rhonda. Blue Whale 123 Astronaut E. S. Onizuka St., (213) 620-0908 or bluewhalemusic.com. Oct. 19: Cadence Improvised Music Festival Day Deux. Oct. 20: Gonzalo Bergara Quartet. Oct. 21: Jennifer Leitham Trio. Oct. 22: Lado B. Oct. 23: Dexter Story Wondem. Oct. 24: David Binney Quartet. Oct. 25: Joe Labarbera Quartet and the Roy McCurdy Quartet. Bootleg Bar 2220 Beverly Blvd., (213) 389-3856 or bootlegtheater.org. Oct. 19, 8:30 p.m.: Kid Cadaver have KROQ’s blessing. Take that however you want. Oct. 20, 8:30 p.m.: After being burned year after year by supposed “surf rock” bands whose only relation to the genre was a lackadaisical sensibility and vague proximity to the ocean, we were deeply skeptical of Beach Baby, but they’ve got a nice Mac DeMarcomeets-The Ventures vibe. Oct. 21, 8 p.m.: White Sea. Oct. 22, 8:30 p.m.: The four members of Jungle Giants are perhaps the only people outside of the studio who are actually excited for Jon Favreau’s Jungle Book reboot. Oct. 24, 8 p.m.: We bet you’re excited to see UK standout indie lads Django Django tonight. BUT WAIT FOR IT…You can only see tonight’s show if you are a paid member of Jukely, a subscription service that provides access to gigs all across the world. Again, take that however you want. Club Nokia 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-7000 or clubnokia.com. Oct. 20, 9 p.m.: Teeny Tiny Tuesdays, stand-up comedy that doesn’t appear to have any bearing on size. Oct. 23, 7 and 10 p.m.: You know the Impractical Jokers have to be funny because they’re on TruTV, right? Oct. 24, 9 p.m.: At first Bianca Del Rio may appear to be your garden variety, highprofile drag queen, but her “Rolodex of Hate” has a promising name. Escondite 410 Boyd St., (213) 626-1800 or theescondite.com. Oct. 19, 10 p.m.: In a prolonged cry for help, the Jazzaholics have withered away to the bleak mewling of an Ornette Coleman backing track. Oct. 20, 10 p.m.: Boys School, now with 100% less apostrophes! Oct. 21, 10 p.m.: The Dank is street code for reefer, but those looking to smoke illegal drugs aren’t welcome at the Escondite. Instead, they’ll have to join all the other people getting high outside the parking lot gate. Oct. 22, 10 p.m.: Cloudship is a testament to the possibility of prolonged nitrous use. Oct. 23, 10 p.m.: Black Tongued Belles will be observed by a number of med students eager to make their name with a comprehensive diagnosis. Frostbite or recessive genes? Oct. 25, 10 p.m.: RT N the 44s dig playing the Escondite because they then become the classiest thing within three square blocks. Exchange LA 618 S. Spring St., (213) 627-8070 or exchangela.com. Oct. 22: Bassrush. Oct. 23: Vinai. Oct. 24: Hot Since 82. Continued on page 18
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FILM Downtown Independent 251 S. Main St., (213) 617-1033 or downtownindependent.com. Oct. 12-27: Dual volume action as Attack on Titan (both Part 1 and Part 2) screen at the DI for the next month. Regal Cinemas LA Live 1000 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 763-6070 or lalive.com/movies. Through Oct. 22: Bridge of Spies (12:05, 3:35, 6:55 and 10:15 p.m.); Crimson Peak (12:15, 1:15, 3:15, 4:25, 6:35, 7:25, 9:45 and 10:35 p.m.); Goosebumps (12:20, 5:30 and 10:40 p.m.); Goosebumps 3D (11:50 a.m., 2:25, 2:55, 5, 7:35, 8:05 and 10:10 p.m.); Ladrones (12, 2:30, 5, 7:35 and 10:10 p.m.); Pan (12:40 p.m.); Pan 3D (3:30 p.m.); The Martian 3D (12:30, 4:10, 7:25 and 10:35 p.m.); The Martian (11:55 a.m., 1:30, 3:10, 5:10, 6:30, 8:30 and 9:50 p.m.); The Walk (12:15 p.m.); Hotel Transylvania 2 (1:50, 4:20, 6:40 and 9 p.m.); The Intern (12:10, 3, 6:10 and 9:10 p.m.); Sicario (1:35, 4:30, 7:30 and 10:20 p.m.).
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This integrated control center will facilitate a coordinated response to normal traffic activities and events, as well as unexpected emergencies. Metro is currently expanding the transit system throughout the Los Angeles region and coordination between bus and rail operations and emergency services is increasingly important as ridership increases, security measures are heightened, and the system components become more complex. The new infrastructure will allow for enhanced security and reliability for Metro by upgrading and enhancing traffic and monitoring systems, communication network infrastructure, access control to the facility, and emergency management system. After an assessment of existing site uses, surrounding conditions and potential impacts, it was concluded that the project would have no significant impacts and that a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) is the appropriate CEQA compliance documentation. The attached Initial Study (IS) presents the basis for this determination.
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The 30 day comment period will commence on October 19, 2015 and end on November 17, 2015. The IS/MND will be available for public review at the Metro Transportation Library at One Gateway Plaza, 15th floor, Los Angeles, CA 90012; and at the following public library locations:
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The existing ROC is located at the Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station and consists of a two story building that provides space for rail operations, Metro police, and Los Angeles Sheriff’s offices. The existing EOC and BOC are located in the Gateway facility, and include the various groups that support bus operation, including communication/computer rooms. The existing ROC and BOC facilities have limited space to accommodate the training, conference, service, and staff office space necessary to provide effective management of bus and rail operations. Furthermore, it is important to develop a central location to house these operations centers and allow centralized communications and coordination, thereby improving business continuity in day-to-day operations, as well as enhancing Metro’s disaster and response capabilities.
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NOTICE—This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et. seq. Business and Professions Code). Pub. 09/28, 10/05, 10/12, and 10/19/2015.
P ubl ic No t ice CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD LOS ANGELES REGION 320 W. 4T” Street-Suite 200 Los Angeles, CA 90013 (213) 576-6600 Public Notice No. 15-044 Meeting — December 10, 2015 NOTICE WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS ISSUANCE/ RENEWAL/ AMENDMENT/ TERMINATION/ TIME SCHEDULE ORDERS
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An Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) has been prepared by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) for the proposed Emergency Security Operations Center (ESOC) at 410 Center Street, an approximately 1.8-acre site in downtown Los Angeles just south of Highway 101 and a quarter mile from the Metro Headquarters Building (Gateway Building). Currently, the lot is primarily used for bus parking, bus end of line layovers, and bus operator training. There is an existing Emergency Operations Center (EOC) two-story building on the northwest corner of the site, which is relatively small in size (approx. 6,000 square feet) and houses a small Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department operation focused on terrorism prevention. The proposed project consists of demolition of this existing on-site structure and construction of a four story, approximately 100,000 sq. foot building, surface parking lot, subsurface garage (a total of approximately 150 spaces) and necessary utilities. The proposed project would combine the existing EOC with a new Rail Operations Center (ROC) and a new Bus Operations Center (BOC). The site is located in an industrial area and the zoning is designated for heavy manufacturing which also allows for office uses. There are no residential/housing, educational centers, institutional, or public open space in the immediate area.
1300 W. Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026 are hereby registered by the following registrant(s): Philip Chu, 3715 Mettler Street, Los Angeles, CA 90011. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant has not begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above. This statement was filed with Dean C. Logan, Los Angeles County Clerk, and by Isaura Correa, Deputy, on September 18, 2015.
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The following filed Reports of Waste Discharge and applied for Waste Discharge Requirements for discharges of wastes to waters of the United States. A. RENEWAL: NAME (NPDES NO.) Donald T. Sterling Corporation, Sterling Ambassador Tower (CA0053091) DISCHARGE LOCATION (Receiving Waters) 691 South lrolo Street Los Angeles, CA 90005 (Ballona Creek) TYPE OF WASTE Maximum Volume Treated groundwater, irrigation drainage runoff, pool deck wash water, and storm water - Up to 0.015 million gallons per day (MGD) On the basis of preliminary staff review and application of lawful standard regulation, the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region, purposes to issue waste discharge requirements (WDRs) and time schedule orders (TS0s) including effluent limitations and special conditions and terminate requirements no longer needed. Persons wishing to comment upon, or object to, the tentative WDRs and TSOs are invited to submit them in writing to the above address. Interested persons should consult the individual hearing notices to determine the due date for written comments and the hearing procedures that will be used. The Board will hold a public hearing on December 10, 2015, at the Metropolitan Water District, 700 North Alameda Street, Los Angeles, Ca. Interested persons are invited to attend. The Board will hear any testimony pertinent to the waste discharge, the tentative WDRs and TS0s. Oral statements will be heard; however, for accuracy of the record, all important testimony should be in writing. The meeting which the hearing is a part will begin at 9:00 a.m. If there should not be a quorum on the scheduled date of this meeting, all cases will be automatically continued to the next regularly scheduled meeting. That meeting will be held in February 11, 2016. The Report of Waste Discharge, hearing notice, related documents, tentative requirements, comments received and other information are on file, and may be inspected at 320 W. 4th Street, Suite 200, Los Angeles, California 90013. Arrangement for copies may be made. Date: October 7, 2015 10/19/15 CNS-2804457# DOWNTOWN NEWS
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Haitian actor Jimmy Jean-Louis of the TV show “Heroes,” who has worked on humanitarian efforts for his home country, attended the LATTC event.
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