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owntowners looking to give back on Thanksgiving can do so in the Historic Core. The nonprofit Gobble Gobble Give is bringing together volunteers at The Regent to deliver Thanksgiving meals, clothing and other items to homeless individuals (other area GGG events are in Santa Monica and Echo Park). Matt Garry, operations manager for Spaceland, which operates The Regent, said that volunteers will work in assembly lines packing meals, which are then sent out to those in need. This marks the nonprofit’s 19th year of operations and the second time The Regent has participated. Garry said the goal is to give out 7,000 meals at the three locations. Volunteers can bring prepared foods or canned goods to The Regent or can help deliver the meals. Interested parties can sign up at gobblegobblegive.org or show up at The Regent from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Thanksgiving, although Garry they might have to wait in line to help out.

Details Revealed for South Park Housing Project

ew details have been revealed for a proposed seven-story residential complex at 1400 S. Flower St. The developers Oxley Place, Carson Corner and Lasa — the former includes

TWITTER: @ DOWNTOWNNEWS Brentwood-based property owner Leon Adhoot — aim to create 147 residential units and a small retail component. The project would have up to 160 parking stalls, and the complex would rise on a nearly 30,000-square-foot lot bordered by Pico and Venice boulevards, along with Flower and Hope streets. The developers are planning to create a pool and fitness center on the second floor, along with a rooftop deck. Renderings from DFH Architects show a horseshoe-shaped design facing Flower Street with the secondfloor podium full of trees. The site is currently home to a parking lot and three industrial and commercial buildings that would be torn down. No budget or timeline have been revealed.

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Market Report Shows Office, Retail Gains

new report from the Downtown Center Business Improvement District shows continued signs of economic strength in the Central City. The DCBID’s third-quarter report, released last week, found that office vacancy decreased 5% compared to the same period last year, while rents for class-A office space rose 8.5%, to $3.32 per square foot. The announcement that Warner Music Group will move to the Arts District, via a 10-year lease for 250,000 square feet at the Ford Factory building, was cited as the highlight of Downtown’s office gains. Retail is also strengthening, with just a 4% vacancy rate overall; the retail market has seen a 24.5% decrease in empty space compared to 2015, said the BID. On the residential front, 91.5% of Downtown apartments are occupied, and rent for an average of $2.81 per square foot. The report notes that 1,646

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housing units broke ground in the third quarter, with 6,060 more in the planning pipeline. “Our Q3 Market Report reveals a real depth of market in continued long-term investor interest and residential demand, both locally and from around the world,” DCBID President and CEO Carol Schatz said in a prepared statement.

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Another View on Prop JJJ’s Big Win By Tanner Blackman on Regardie is not alone in wondering what the results of the Nov. 8 election might mean for upcoming initiatives (“Local Losers, Winners and More Losers of the Election,” published Nov. 14). But one of his predictions for the proposed building moratorium that many call the Neighborhood Integrity Initiative is hard to understand.

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This has paid dividends, the United States will gather around Vote for Donald Trump.” Unlike Regardie, I take heart from the 63.5% of and we shudder to think of the impact on big tables, eat huge meals and give voters who supported Prop JJJ, which was proposed Yet like it or not, Trump will be the 45th EDITOR & PUBLISHER: Sue Laris EDITOR & PUBLISHER: Sue Laris our health system and our hospitals if the thanks for the opportunity to be with family byGENERAL labor groups as aDawn corrective U.S. president. He was elected by the peoMANAGER: Eastin to the NII. The NII GENERAL MANAGER: Dawn Eastin ranks of the uninsured soar. and friends. In Los Angeles, there’s one othidentifies many similar problems — an outdated ple, and deserves the opportunity to build EXECUTIVE EDITOR: Jon Regardie er thing in particular to be thankful for: thatEXECUTIVE general plan, a luxury housing glut — but the moran administration and govern. 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Happy Mayoral Thanksgiving 3! Enjoy Measure M Mashed Potatoes At the Most Hashtagged Meal Ever By Jon Regardie reetings Angeleno! If you’re reading this, then you are cordially invited to the imaginary, totally made-up, third annual #MayoralThanksgiving. Yes, it is possible for Democrats in Los Angeles to celebrate just three weeks after Election Day — there will be a lot of wine. Since she has no administration to prepare, Hillary Clinton has been invited. #TooSoon!TooSoon!

THE REGARDIE REPORT The event, hosted by Mayor Eric Garcetti, will take place from 5-9 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day in the rotunda of City Hall. Preferential seating will be given to people who worked on the campaigns for Measure M and Proposition HHH. Since this is 2016, the definition of work also involves tweeting and making Instagram posts. #NewEconomy Seating will be at five large circular tables arranged in the shape of the Olympic rings. Registered Republicans will have chairs in the back corner of the room and will be consistently and rudely ignored by both organizers and media members covering the dinner. All International Olympic Committee members who will vote on the site of the 2024 Summer Games have been invited to the #MayoralThanksgiving and, before the meal, Garcetti and a high-ranking delegation will whisper

niceties in their ears and seek to convince them that, no matter what happens in Washington, D.C., L.A. can pull off the best Games ever. #PayNoAttentionToTheManInTheOvalOffice Guests are encouraged to reach City Hall via the Subway to the Sea. Those who live elsewhere should walk, Uber or skateboard to the sea and then subway into Downtown Los Angeles. Being carried by a team of environmentally friendly passenger pigeons is allowed, as long as the pigeons are paid $15 an hour and are enrolled in the Passenger Pigeon Pension Program. Anyone who drives a gasoline-powered car with less than six other riders will be given a mayoral dirty look. Meals will be served on biodegradable plates fashioned from Los Angeles River mud that was treated and shaped by a company in Encino. Centerpieces will be pretty pictures of the city taken by Garcetti. #MayorOfInstagram. All those leftover Donald Trump piñatas will be spread throughout the room — visitors are warned to be careful of hitting them, as they are filled with [expletive deleted]. The meal will begin with a prayer for help for any California project that needs federal money. #SaveUsObiWanPelosi. This will be followed by communal singing — with the mayor on piano — of B.B. King’s “The Thrill Is Gone,” Albert Collins’ “If Trouble Was Money” and the modern standard “The Stephen Bannon Blues.”

Labor and business groups have both been invited to bring a turkey, and each has promised to deliver a bird that is more delicious and better for city residents than that offered by the other camp. Although hundreds of influential people and media types will weigh in on which one is more beneficial to Angelenos, Garcetti will NOT be publicly announcing which bird he prefers. You may ask him 27 times in 27 different ways, and each will generate a response touting only positives. #WeAllWin #NoBloodyNoses As usual, a highlight of the #MayoralThanksgiving will be the dishes brought by local leaders. Metro CEO Phil Washington will prepare a new recipe, his Measure M Mashed Potatoes, which, according to a recent survey, 70% of Angelenos absolutely adore; they will be served in little choo-choo train ramekins. Fourteenth District City Councilman José Huizar, who has been invited to the main table for the first time, will make his Proposition HHHoney Roasted Carrots, which not only taste delicious, but can be built into mini orange houses. Angelenos will enjoy Police Chief Charlie Beck’s Buttermilk Biscuits-Not-Bullets, and the L.A. City Council’s lone Republican, Mitch Englander, is cooking his Drain the Swamp Sweet Potatoes. City Attorney Mike Feuer has prepared a new dish, Attorney General Haricot Verts, which many believe he hopes to serve to voters throughout California at this time in 2017. City Councilman Paul Krekorian will whip up his Paul Kre-Kornbread. City Controller Ron Galperin is expected to audit the meal and, in five months, release Shocking Findings that will generate Big Harrumphs before being forgotten. #SameOldStory

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Council President Herb Wesson has been invited, but no one knows whether he will show up at City Hall, attend a dinner in his 10th District or choose to eat in his adopted Seventh District. Since this is Thanksgiving, others council members do not need to wait until he gives them the go-ahead to eat. #PuppetsOnAString The many sweets at the table have turned bitter following the presidential election. Chefs have been instructed to head back to the kitchen and return in four years with new recipes. #LoveTrumpsHate regardie@downtownnews.com

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Angels Flight Cameo Is a No-No Shuttered Funicular, Which Appears in Upcoming ‘La La Land,’ Can’t Be Used for Film Shoots, Regulators Say By Eddie Kim he upcoming musical film La La Land is one of this year’s most hyped productions, with eager talk of Oscar potential for its leads, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, and young director Damien Chazelle (Whiplash). The film follows a washed-up piano player (Gosling) and a bright-eyed actress (Stone) as they pursue their career dreams, reinvigorated by a romance that takes them across the city. In one highlight scene that appears in the trailer, they ride and share a kiss on Angels Flight, the historic funicular that connects Bunker Hill and the Historic Core. The only problem: Angels Flight has been closed to the public for three years. It’s not supposed to be used for film shoots, either. The California Public Utilities Commission, the state regulatory agency that oversees Angels Flight, confirmed to Los Angeles Downtown News that it has notified the Angels Flight Railway Foundation that usage of the funicular by anyone other than its employees is prohibited. The CPUC was not aware of the La La Land shoot before being contacted by Downtown News, according to a representative. “The Foundation has assured staff that they understand that no more use of any kind is allowed except for the work to bring the system back in service,” a CPUC representative wrote in an email. Hal Bastian, president of the AFRF, acknowledged the “reprimand” and said the foundation made a mistake. “We knew Angels Flight was not allowed to operate for the public. We did not think it would be an issue with a film crew,

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because that is not the public,” Bastian said in an interview. It’s another speed bump in a rocky history for Angels Flight, which opened in 1901, then was shut down in 1969 as Downtown Los Angeles faded. The former Community Redevelopment Agency brought it back in 1996, but in 2001 it was closed again after a deadly accident that killed an 83-year-old man. Repairs were made and lawsuits were settled, and it resumed operations in 2010. However, a September 2013 derailment caused it to be shuttered again. A blistering investigation by regulators found several safety problems, all of which have been addressed save for the trickiest — and most expensive — component: a new evacuation walkway. During the 2013 evacuation, emergency crews had to carry riders from the elevated tracks to an adjacent fenced stairway. The CPUC, in conjunction with federal regulators, decreed that a new evacuation walkway was needed to eliminate the risk of people falling from the tracks to the ground below. The AFRF has been raising money for about a year to pay for the initial design and engineering study for the walkway, which Bastian estimated at $31,000 (the ultimate cost of the walkway is unknown). The foundation also must pay insurance premiums even though the funicular remains closed. “Every month, we have to raise over $5,000 to pay for our public liabilities insurance as well as property insurance. We are required, under our ground lease, to do that,” Bastian said. “It has been extraordinarily difficult to raise that on a monthly basis. When the film came to us, it was an opportunity to pay our bills.” Bastian declined to specify how much the foundation was paid for the shoot, noting that it was “several thousands of dollars.” Production studio Summit Entertainment did not respond to requests for comment. La La Land prominently features Downtown buildings and attractions, and Angels Flight was sought specifically for its historic appeal and relation to a long-gone Bunker Hill, director Chazelle told the New York Times. “It’s a somewhat mythical L.A. neighborhood that doesn’t really exist anymore the way that it used to,” Chazelle told the Times. “A lot of the old structures got razed, and now what you

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Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone share a kiss on Angels Flight in a scene in the upcoming musical film La La Land.

see behind this in the shot is a lot of gleaming high-rises.” The funicular can be spotted in a lengthy list of films, from the 1920 comedy pic All Jazzed Up to 2011’s The Muppets, in a scene in which Jason Segel and company sing the Oscar-winning tune “Man or Muppet.” Now, however, AFRF will not take on film shoots, Bastian said. The foundation is asking Downtown stakeholders and others to donate money for the railway’s monthly bills. Bastian did not specify a timetable for when a walkway would be designed or built, or when Angels Flight will reopen. “There is fatigue in the public, and some think that it will never run again. But I am here to tell you that as the president of this foundation, she will run again,” he said. “We thank all supporters who have donated, or are continuing to talk about Angels Flight.” Donations and more information are at angelsflight.org. eddie@downtownnews.com

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AEG Poised to Play Lead Role in Convention Center Expansion Months After a Rift Between the City and the Developer Appeared, Talks of a Major Collaboration Are Underway By Eddie Kim he renovation and expansion of the Los Angeles Convention Center has been discussed by city officials for years, and was a key part of Anschutz Entertainment Group’s proposed Farmers Field project. After the football stadium plan died, the city’s work continued, and appeared to hit a milestone in June 2015, when the team of Populous and HMC Architects won a design competition with a colorful, futuristic concept. Progress on that plan abruptly halted in December, when City Administrative Officer Miguel Santana proposed a second, less traditional path: Instead of just a convention facility, there would be an entire mixed-use concept with housing and a hotel rising in South Park, and rather than the city financing the renovation with bonds, it would partner with a private developer who would fund, build and operate the project. The idea is that while the city might reap fewer profits, it would also take on less risk, and the private developer would be on the hook to stay on-schedule and on-budget with construction. Now, there’s a new twist: AEG, which owns Staples Center and L.A. Live and operates the Convention Center through an agreement with the city, is in early talks to potentially take on the expansion of the Convention Center. Under the plan, AEG would likely develop office space, a retail component and more. On Nov. 8, the City Council’s Economic Development Committee approved a motion from Councilman Curren Price to look into such a partnership with AEG. Price’s Ninth District includes the Convention Center, and he chairs the Economic Development Committee. In the past, Price supported moving swiftly on the expansion with a traditional city-financed plan. At a Wednesday, Nov. 16, meeting of the Convention and Tourism Development Department’s board of commissioners, Deputy Mayor Ray Chan said Mayor Eric Garcetti had come to favor Santana’s proposed pub-

The expansion and renovation of the Los Angeles Convention Center has been discussed by city officials for years. Now, the city is considering partnering with Anschutz Entertainment Group on a project that not only would modernize the building, but also would include an adjacent hotel, a retail component and more.

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lic-private partnership (or “P3”). That led to more than a dozen meetings between Garcetti’s office and Price’s office over the summer to effect a compromise. The mayor’s office was also meeting separately with AEG, Chan acknowledged. That culminated in an Oct. 28 letter from AEG to Garcetti, Price and City Council President Herb Wesson. In it, AEG Vice Chairman Ted Fikre acknowledges the “significant opportunity to enhance the Convention Center” with a “longterm development plan.” “The potential integration of all facets of the Convention Center with surrounding hotel, entertainment, event, hospitality, dining and office spaces presents a unique opportunity to create a one-of-a-kind destination that does not exist anywere [sic]

in the world,” he wrote. The wrinkle is that AEG has been opposed to the Populous/ HMC plan, Chan and Price’s Deputy Chief of Staff and Counsel Paloma Perez-McEvoy said at the board meeting. A sticking point was easements, with the company refusing to allow construction on parts of parcels it owns. “We verified with the City Attorney that, unless we have AEG’s consent, it’s very hard to move ahead with this design,” Chan told the Convention and Tourism Development Department’s board of commissioners. The city and AEG have a long history of working together. However, the relationship hit a rocky patch in the summer, when Continued on page 9

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CONVENTION CENTER, 7 the developer stunned Downtown observers by announcing that it was pulling the plug on a $500 million expansion of its J.W. Marriott hotel at L.A. Live., which was slated to add 755 rooms in a new tower along Olympic Boulevard. The decision was fueled by the dispute over the Convention Center expansion amid AEG’s search for tax breaks and other hotel-development incentives. “Unfortunately, AEG was recently informed that in order to receive that support, it would be required to surrender critical and unrelated rights to make way for a separate 1,000 room hotel on areas of the Convention Center directly adjacent to Staples Center,” AEG spokesman Yusef Robb said in a prepared statement in July.

AEG declined to comment for this story. Fikre’s Oct. 28 letter suggests a truce has been achieved, and says the J.W. Marriott expansion would be restarted if the city partners with AEG on the Convention Center plan, though the city would essentially have to give up pursuing a separate 1,000-room hotel on a different site. Industry experts have maintained that Downtown Los Angeles still suffers from a hotel room deficit compared to regional convention competitors such as Anaheim and San Diego. “While we believe additional hotel construction on the Convention Center site should be considered at an opportune time taking into account market conditions, the nature and

scope of such a project must respect AEG’s rights and interests, including the position of the JW Marriott as the primary headquarters hotel for the Convention Center,” Fikre wrote. The city is still technically reviewing the dual financing paths for the expansion, but the approval of Price’s motion to look into an AEG partnership could indicate a move away from a city-financed plan in the near-future, Santana said. “This is consistent with the P3 framework we’re looking at, and it’s worth noting that the original idea for modernizing the Convention Center was a result of AEG’s partnership and work on the Farmers Field football stadium proposal, which included an expansion of the facility,” Santana said in an interview. No details on the potential project have

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By Nicholas Slayton he winter holidays bring many things: presents, family get-togethers and big meals. In Downtown Los Angeles, they also deliver not one, but two outdoor ice rinks. The annual Holiday Ice Rink returned to Pershing Square on Nov. 10, and will remain open through Jan. 16, 2017. A second rink will debut at Microsoft Square in L.A. Live on Saturday, Nov. 26. Skating will continue through Jan. 7. This marks the 19th year of the Pershing Square rink. It measures 130-by-60 feet, which makes it 20 feet longer than last year, according to Robert Keith of Willy Bietak Productions, which erects and operates the rink. Keith, who is also the rink’s general manager, said that the size increase allows the attraction to accommodate more guests. Skating comes in the form of hour-long sessions, with general admission of $9 and skate rentals an additional $4. Through Dec. 15, the rink opens at 11:30 a.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m. on weekends, and skating continues through 9:30 p.m. SundayThursday and 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. From Dec. 16-31, daily hours are 10 a.m.-11 p.m. The rink will be open on Christmas and New Year’s Day. Under the open sky of Pershing Square, visitors glide across the ice — or awkwardly shuffle while clinging to the railing (onskate experts help those who fall). The rink comes alive at night, when holiday lighting sparks a festive look. With temperatures that still hit the 80s, one of the biggest questions is how the ice doesn’t melt. Keith said that the Pershing Square rink is made using a set of refrigeration panels underneath the ice, which are connected to a large cooling system on the eastern side of the park. That provides a constant freezing element. The two-inch-thick rink took two days to set up, creating an inch of ice a day.

Keith added that the sun doesn’t really have a big effect on the ice’s stability. The bigger issue with ice rinks in Los Angeles, he said, is the Santa Ana winds, or any wind that is accompanied by high humidity. That rink’s refrigeration system also allows the operators to easily alter the temperature and thickness of the ice. “We can control the surface and the size,” Keith said. “If we’re curling it’s one temperature, if we’re playing broomball we set another temperature.” Yes, he said curling and broomball, as both will be on the slate of activities this year. Taking a cue from the curious Winter Olympics sport, curling involves sliding stones across ice and trying to land them on a target area (it’s sort of like shuffleboard on ice). The first curling day was Nov. 13, and the next takes place Dec. 11. Visitors can watch the games, learn the basics and even take part in matches. Returning this year is a broomball league, in which corporate and other teams play a facsimile of hockey, trading sticks for brooms and a puck for a red bouncy ball. The teams eschew skates, which leads to plenty of falls on the slick ice. The league starts in December and interested parties can sign up by calling Pershing Square at (213) 847-4970. The rink also will have DJ nights every Thursday. On Dec. 1, there will be a “silent skate night,” where visitors will be given headphones, which guests can tune to different musical stations. They’ll be able to skate and dance without speakers filling Pershing Square. Frozen South Park The L.A. Live rink is larger than its Pershing Square counterpart, measuring 132-by-80-feet. It is highlighted by a 66-foot-tall faux Sequoia tree in the middle; the tree is illuminated by approximately 12,000 lights.

This marks the eighth year there has been a rink at L.A. Live. The dates are also extended, starting two days after Thanksgiving and continuing until early 2017. L.A. Live President Lee Zeidman said that Anschutz Entertainment Group, which owns and runs the sports and entertainment facility, expects to see a 10% growth in turnout over last year’s 30,000 guests. “We’re hoping to increase the crowd,” Zeidman said. “Since last year, we’ve finalized the LED lights going up on the tree to really make it pop.” Tickets are $18 and include skate rental (kids 6 and under, seniors and members of the military pay $14). Those who pay $35 for a VIP ticket can skip the lines. Staples Center will host the NHL All-Star Game on Jan. 28. Although that is three weeks after the rink closes, Zeidman said AEG will have affiliated programs to drum up interest. He added that events and specials are still being determined, and will include musical performances at the rink and live entertainment in Microsoft Square. Zeidman also said that the “supper and skate” deals that have been introduced in the past will return, allowing visitors to get prix-fixe meals from L.A. Live restaurants along with access to the rink. The participating eateries and costs are still being finalized. The rink operates in sessions that are three to four hours each. From Nov. 26-Dec. 18, it will be open from 5 p.m.-midnight during the work week, and 3 p.m.-midnight on weekends. For the remainder of the season, it runs from 3 p.m.-midnight every day of the week. The Pershing Square Holiday Ice Rink is at 532 S. Olive St. or holidayicerinkdowntownla.com. The L.A. Live rink is at 800 W. Olympic Blvd. or lalive.com/events-calendar/holidayice. nicholas@downtownnews.com

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Driving Into the Future The 109th L.A. Auto Show Opens With a Focus On the Cars and Technology of Tomorrow By Nicholas Slayton ll the talk in Los Angeles about mass transit and bicycles is great, but a glance at the streets of Downtown or the freeways reveals one truth: The automobile is still king. Against that backdrop, the 109th L.A. Auto Show opened at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Friday, Nov. 18. It runs through Sunday, Nov. 27, and is open every day, including Thanksgiving. The show features roughly 1,000 vehicles, including nearly 60 world and North American debuts. This year brings new models from Alfa Romeo, Nissan and Porsche, as well as the Mazda CX-5 and the Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster. As a sign of the times and the proximity of Hollywood, Nissan will unveil a limited edition model tied to the new Star Wars film Rogue One. The 10-day show is expected to attract about 900,000 visitors. Alexis Evans, the show’s director of communications for technology, said that even for long-time attendees, the 2016 installment should offer a new experience, as the show will focus more than ever on autonomous technologies and how cars will operate in the future. People will still have plenty of opportunities to test drive cars and learn what’s in the pipeline. Lefteris “Lefty” Tsironis, the director of experiential marketing and communications for

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having a comeback. Tsironis said that multiple SUVs and crossovers are on display. That comes in part from a drop in gas prices in the last year, which increased demand for larger models. “I don’t think there’s a compromise,” Tsironis said. “You have several [crossovers] or SUVs running with an electric or hybrid power train. Even the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid is one of the larger vehicles that’s running for the eco-conscious consumer.” Another big component of the show is the “Go — Movement Reimagined” section, set up in the South Hall atrium. Evans said it will have a variety of mobility options, from electric scooters to details on bike-sharing programs. There will also be smart mobility devices and mobile apps for tracking distance or plotting routes. Nearly 20 companies are expected to participate, with Ford showing off its Ford GoBike. Tsironis said that “Go — Movement” comes out of an attempt to expand the scope of the Auto

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Enhance Your Thanksgiving Week With Theater, Trevor Noah and Some Hip-Hop In the course of America’s present grasp for catharsis of any sort, Little Tokyo’s East West Players rather presciently scheduled a whopper of a play dealing in cultural conflicts between ethnicities, religious identities and, best of all, sisters. Writer Leah Nanako Winkler crafted Kentucky, the story of a high-profile New Yorker who returns to her native Bluegrass State to participate in her born-again Christian sister’s wedding. Deena Selenow directs the show that opened last week and explores how two women of Japanese descent hash out their differences. Kentucky runs through Dec. 11 and plays at 8 p.m. from Thursday-Saturday and again at 2 p.m. on Sunday. At 120 Judge John Aiso St., (213) 625-7000 or eastwestplayers.org. With more memoir than monologue, “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah will take the stage at the Theatre at Ace Hotel on Tuesday, Nov. 22, for a Los Angeles Times Ideas Exchange program. Some lucky staff writer will get to pick the brain of Jon Stewart’s heir as the Downtown Los Angeles audience eagerly tunes their earns to tales of a South African childhood, family confessions and the all-around unenviable terms by which the young stand-up inherited a job from perhaps the most beloved political comic of all time. The event starts at 7:30 p.m. Expect to hear the words “Donald Trump.” At 929 S. Broadway, (213) 623-3233 or acehotel.com. While this country may be the gold standard of merchandizing the holiday, Christmas is not solely an American experience. Notably, the Latin world loves their “Navidad,” and should you need further proof, it can be found at the Los Angeles Theatre Center, where the play Latina Christmas Special opened last week. The seasonal extravaganza, which runs through Dec. 18, offers the narratives of three established Latina actresses, Maria Russell, Sandra Valls and Diana Yanez. Audience members will lose themselves in the delights of lighthearted expose and Yuletime joy on ThursdaySaturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. At 514 S. Spring St., (213) 489-0994 or thelatc.org. With 23 albums to his name, Kool Keith has earned the right to subtly switch into his alter-ego, Dr. Octagon. The shift into ancillary personalities is not executed lightly. Three decades of pushing bizarre, sometimes indecipherable rhymes on the otherwise unprepared masses of hip-hop fandom fed into Kool Keith’s alternate guise. Kool Keith will be putting on a clinic at the Belasco this Saturday, Nov. 26. Still on the fence? Dr. Octagon’s been good enough for the likes of rock royalty from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Mike Patton to Chino Moreno and the Prodigy. Feast on that. At 1050 S. Hill St., (213) 746-5670 or belascous.com. If life imitates art and art imitates life, then Doug Aitken’s ongoing Electric Earth exhibition at the MOCA Geffen Contemporary is the precise echo chamber exchange between the two. Open through Jan. 15, the show is a screen-saturated display of multimedia awareness that critiques perception through the vessel of various and sundry sculptures, installations, and odds and ends with a rampant undercurrent of commentary. You can gaze upon Aitken’s interpretive vision Wednesdays through Mondays, but not Tuesdays, when the museum is closed. Hey, you need something to do on Thanksgiving weekend, right? At 152 N. Central Ave., (213) 625-4390 or moca.org.

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Nov. 24: Pendulum. Nov. 25: Booka Shade. Nov. 26: TJR. Ham & Eggs Tavern 433 W. Eighth St., (213) 891-6939 or hamandeggstavern.com. Nov. 21: Sunny War, Phil and Lu, Past Hype and Dr. Fadeaway. Nov. 22: Traps PS, Crown Dance, Take Picture and Ceramilks. Nov. 23: Vug Arakas. Las Perlas 107 E. Sixth St., (213) 988-8355 or 213dthospitality.com. Nov. 21: Jose Perez. Nov. 22: Larry Solak. Nov. 23: La Victoria. Mayan 1038 S. Hill St., (213) 746-4287 or clubmayan.com. Nov. 23: Carnaval de San Miguel features Jhosse Lora y Jhosse Lora Jr, Lemus Y Su Grupo Alcodon y Elena Rivera. Microsoft Theatre 777 Chick Hearn Court, (213) 763-6030 or microsofttheeatre.com. Nov. 23: K-Day’s Hip-Hop Harvest has enlisted The Game, Method Man & Redman, Dilated Peoples and Xzibit. Yes, your cornucopia of rap will overflow. Nov. 25: Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox reconfigures modern songs into older styles so that the work of Miley Cyrus sounds like a doo-wop classic. Nov. 26: If IDM is intelligent dance music and EDM is just electronic dance music, how do we describe Porter Robinson and Madeon while still being polite? Redwood Bar and Grill 316 W. Second St., (213) 652-4444 or theredwoodbar.com. Nov. 21: Blair Sinta. Nov. 22: Useless ID and Sic Waiting. The Novo 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-7000 or thenovodtla.com. Nov. 25: Jesse & Joy’s “Un Besito Mas Tour” is a weird thing for a brother/sister duo to name their outing. Nov. 26: Is it still cultural appropriation if Bangladesh-born Jai Wolf takes sonic textures from the Indian subcontinent and layers them over unrepentant American post-dubstep? The Regent 448 S. Main St. or theregenttheater.com. Nov. 22: It’s come to our attention that maybe Candlebox doesn’t have someplace to be this Thanksgiving. Downtowners, please invite them in. Nov. 23: We’re going to be ill if 143 turns out to be Bobby Brackins’ comeback attempt. Resident 428 S. Hewitt St. or (323) 316-5311 or residentdtla.com. Nov. 21: Radkey and The Fame Riot. Nov. 22: Frankie + The Studs and Pacific Radio. Nov. 27: Juke Joint with Jackie Jackson & Her Royal Gents. Seven Grand 515 W. Seventh St., (213) 614-0737 or sevengrand.la. Nov. 21: Bluegrass from Michael Starr. Nov. 22: The election changed nothing for The Makers. They are the stone. Nov. 23: Rosa Brooks knows the blues. Nov. 26: Four words/three people with Yosmel Montejo Jazz Trio. Nov. 27: Two Tones promise not to two-time you. The Smell 247 S. Main St. in the alley between Spring and Main or thesmell.org. Nov. 21: The Orwells, Dante Elephante and Crescendo. Nov. 27: Jeffrey Lewis & Los Bolts, Black Yaya and Rebecca Schiffman.

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November 21, 2016

Another Hotel Proposed For Downtown By Nicholas Slayton et another hotel has been proposed for Downtown Los Angeles. This month, a consortium of developers backed by Chinese money filed plans with the city to build an 18-story, 247room hotel near L.A. Live. The establishment would be branded a Cambria Hotel, and would be pitched to business travelers and have lower rates than other nearby properties. The team of Sun Holdings DTLA, Choice Hotels, developer Barry Beitler and Pacific Property Partners on Nov. 3 filed papers with the Department of City Planning for the Cambria at L.A. Live, which would rise at 926 James M. Wood Blvd., north of the sports and entertainment complex. Chris Atkinson, managing partner with Pacific Property, said the goal is to break ground next summer and open in early 2019.

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The Cambria Hotel north of L.A. Live would have a look reminiscent of a beachside tower. The developer hopes to open it in early 2019.

Renderings from Orange, Calif.-based Architects Orange show a sleek, white building with a rooftop pool, and a style more reminiscent of a beachside project than the glass-and-steel high-rises that dominate Downtown development. Atkinson said the parties came together in the fall of 2015 when Sun Capital, the investment firm that manages Sun Holdings and whose investors are primarily Chinese, was looking to invest in Downtown. They purchased the 14,156-square-foot parcel in June for $14.5 million, buying it from an investor who had owned the site—currently a parking lot—for a decade. This marks Sun Capital’s first project with Choice Hotels, which according to a press release has more than 6,400 hotels in 40 countries. Sun Capital CEO Philip Powers said that the location fits with Choice’s mid-market Cambria brand. A number of upscale hotels in the L.A. Live area are under construction or have been announced. Developer Greenland’s $1 billion Metropolis will have a 350-room Hotel Indigo. The $1 billion Oceanwide Plaza project across from Staples Center will include a luxury Park Hyatt hotel. A W Hotel has been proposed for the Shenzen Hazens project on the site of the Luxe City Center. All three are from Chinese companies. Atkinson said the Cambria would serve a different market. “If you’re a business traveler, coming to the Convention Center to be involved with that Downtown marketplace, there’s not a lot of choice, especially affordable choices,” he said. Steven Marcussen, executive director of real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield, said that demand for a mid-range hotel will increase as the Convention Center gets close to a long-needed renovation. He noted that part of the reason Chinese investors are coming to Downtown Los Angeles is because the Chinese market is saturated. “They want long-term, solid investments,” Marcussen said. “We see Chinese investors that want to build new projects. And that is the unique thing with these new ones — they buy the land and immediately proceed to build.” Sun Capital is currently working on luxury housing developments in Brentwood. Pacific Property Partners has projects in the city, but so far none in Downtown. nicholas@downtownnews.com