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he City Council last week took steps to respond to the worsening homelessness situation. On Tuesday, Nov. 18, the council voted unanimously to approve measures to alleviate a “shelter crisis” in the city. The move will temporarily pull back public health regulations and allow homeless individuals to take shelter in designated public buildings. It also allows people living in cars to seek shelter overnight on designated lots owned by the city or nonprofits. In addition, the council asked the City Attorney’s office to make changes to a law, passed over the summer, that would allow homeless peoples’ personal belongings to be confiscated from public property with 24 hours’ notice. The council has also asked for a report on where additional storage facilities for homeless peoples’ belongings could be set up (currently, they only exist in Skid Row). Finally, the council voted to set aside $100 million for anti-homelessness efforts, although it remains unclear where the money will come from. “We are preparing for short-term needs while also doing the work necessary to meet our long-term goals that we are currently working on in the Homelessness and Poverty Committee,” 14th District City Councilman José Huizar said in a prepared statement. Despite the moves, the council has yet to declare a homelessness state of emergency that city officials first discussed in September.

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owntown dog lovers are in for a treat, or at least their dogs are. That’s because the business Just Food for Dogs is opening a Downtown location on Dec. 12. The outpost at 333 S. Spring St., next to DTLA Vets, will be the sixth location for the company that specializes in highly nutritional food for canines, with daily meals, supplements and treats in stock. “We make dogs live longer, happier, healthier lives through the food they eat,” said Oscar Chavez, a veterinarian and partner in Just Food for Dogs. The company was founded in 2011 by Shawn Buckley, who started making food for his own dog, Simon, after growing disenchanted with the ingredients in store-bought bags and cans of kibble.

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he Metropolitan Transportation Authority is undertaking a massive renovation of Union Station to create a more spacious, modern concourse and update the streetscape, among other improvements. A new video from Metro breaks down the Union Station Master Plan into phases, showing how each portion of the transit hub will be affected. The first phase, for instance, will transform the northwest parking lot into a pedestrian plaza with outdoor seating and will rework the sidewalks along Alameda Street with new landscaping. The second phase will expand the train concourse with a centralized ticketing area, new seating and room for retail and dining options. It will also relocate the Patsaouras Bus Plaza. After that, Metro plans to build out the concourse toward

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Onni Buys 800 Wilshire In 2013, developer Lincoln Property Company acquired 800 Wilshire, the 16-story office building on the southwest corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Flower Street. With occupancy at just 65%, the company embarked on a renovation to modernize its lobby and create more modern open-ceiling office spaces.

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Now, 800 Wilshire has been sold to Vancouverbased Onni Group, LPC recently announced.

Onni paid about $80 million for the structure, which has risen to 95% occupied, according to media reports. “800 Wilshire attracted capital from around the globe based on its durable in-place cash flow and the significant longterm appreciation potential associated with the continued urbanization of Downtown Los Angeles,” said Marc Renard, vice chairman of brokerage Cushman & Wakefield’s capital markets group, said in a prepared statement.

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hen Thanksgiving week hits, people tend to reflect on what has transpired in the past year and EDITOR & PUBLISHER: Sue Laris the things for which they are thankful. The natuGENERAL MANAGER: Dawn Eastin ral starting points are health, family and friends.

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E 19 7 2 CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Jeff Favre, Greg Fischer 41,000-square-foot market here will be noticed by others in claimed Redbird in the former rectory of the St. Vibiana’s Cathedral, While homelessness remains the most vexing issue facing ART DIRECTOR: Brian Allison Los Angeles Downtown News the follow-the-leader retail world.

If Whole Foods is willing Downtown, we are thankful that local elected officials seem finalwhile Ray Garcia won raves — including being named Chef ofAllison the ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR: Yumi Kanegawa ART DIRECTOR: Brian 1264 W. First Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026 to gamble on Downtown, other desired stores will also. It’s to be taking serious stepsphone: to address the matter.

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The Best #MayoralThanksgiving Ever!

Getting Ready for Hizzoner’s Annual, Totally Organic Turkey Fest

By Jon Regardie ello Angeleno!

In the past year Mayor Eric Garcetti has asked you to work hard and come together as a city to make Los Angeles great. Time and again you have answered the call. Now, in celebration, and before #TheMotherOfAllElNiños arrives, you are

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THE REGARDIE REPORT cordially invited to the second annual #MayoralThanksgiving. It’s going to be the #BestOneEver!

All are invited, except those who aren’t. The dinner will take place on Thanksgiving Day at a #BigTable set up on the field of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the home base of the 2024 Summer Olympics (#InCaseyWassermanWeTrust).

That table will be prepared with the guidance of Seismic Advisor Dr. Lucy Jones, and although it will be built from fair trade, emotionally harvested poplar and balsa wood, the city will give itself seven years to reinforce it in preparation of a Magnitude Super Shakey earthquake. Under each seat will be an earthquake kit with food, water, a flashlight, a blankey, a charged iPod featuring jazz piano compositions composed and performed by the Mayor, and a plush stuffed Garcetti doll.

The dinner will run from 4-9 p.m. and carpools, bicycling, walking, piggybacks and Uber rides from LAX are recommended. Those who can’t find the Coliseum should look for the 300-foot-tall inflatable Hillary Clinton that will be set up next to the stadium. A smaller inflatable Mayor Garcetti will stand next to Clinton. This should by no means be seen as an official city endorsement of Hillary for President by the Mayor, even if a Nov. 5 press release from the Mayor’s office said the Mayor was endorsing her, and had to be recalled because someone goofed (#DemocratDoldrums). Any endorsement by the Mayor will, for the record, be a personal backing, and will include the line, “Mayor Garcetti thinks Hillary is the bee’s knees,” because they

still use expressions like that in Iowa.

Meet White House No admission fee is required for the dinner, although those who donate $1,300 to Garcetti’s 2017 mayoral campaign re-election fund will receive preferential seating and can join him before the meal for an apple juice toast (#BoyScoutMayor). One can also qualify for the toast by playing social media and getting 500 retweets for any message with the hashtag #VPMaterial. Using Instagram, Snapchat or Grasshopper also counts. BTW: Grasshopper is a social media app the mayor plans to invent during his next long airplane trip to meet with the International Olympic Committee bigwigs in Lausanne, Switzerland. Yes, the Mayor can do this. He can breakdance, too. He contains multitudes.

The Thanksgiving dinner will be a multi-course affair guaranteed to please everyone and offend no one, and it will be highlighted by the serving of a hormone-free, GMO-less, grain-fed, totally organic, never-evenseen-a-cage, drought-tolerant turkey named White House. Mayor Garcetti will spend ample time consulting with White House to determine if he is willing to be part of this #MayoralThanksgiving, or if he’d prefer to spend the holiday with Garcetti nine years from now, following two terms of President Clinton and just after the close of the mega-successful 2024 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. If White

House is not served, Mayor Garcetti has two other potential turkeys waiting in the wings. They happen to be named Senator and Governor.

Mayor Garcetti has asked some of those he works with to help prepare the meal, and there will be a full array of sides, including Councilman Paul Krekorian’s Gold Medal-Winning Potatoes, Metro CEO Phil Washington’s Thank-Heavens-I’m-Out-of-Denver Cranberry Sauce and Department of Transportation GM Seleta Reynolds’ Let’s-Stop-Traffic Stuffing. There will be plates of Ron Galperin’s Sautéed and Double-Audited Green Beans, and Police Chief Charlie Beck will serve his famous Candied Yams’ Lives Matter.

To ensure that this really is the best Thanksgiving ever, Mayor Garcetti is appointing the city’s first Technology Turkey Czar. This will ensure that Angelenos, including the ones who didn’t vote for him in 2013, but who you can bet your bottom dollar will vote for him in two years, can stay abreast of Nov. 26 happenings on all social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Grasshopper. The job of Technology Turkey Czar will be filled by the guy who sometimes wears that giant raindrop outfit in the Mayoral Save the Drop campaign. Contrary to Internet rumor, that person is not former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

If you plan to attend, please RSVP using any of the aforementioned social media platforms, especially Grasshopphoto by Gary Leonard per, with the hashtag #TotallyTechMayor. Remember, when Hillary wins, so does the Mayor, and when the Mayor wins, so do you.

Not that this counts as an official city of Los Angeles endorsement of Hillary. #OopsWeDidItAgain. regardie@downtownnews.com

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The Vice President Comes Downtown Biden Visits Arts District Complex for Discussion of Clean Energy and Renewables

By Nicholas Slayton oe Biden laughed last week when one Downtown businessman said it was great to be working in an office and not a house.

“Well, that’s up from a garage,” he said.

Now everyone else laughed.

Biden was in the Arts District on Monday, Nov. 16, for a round-table discussion on clean energy and renewable resources. The event, which included Mayor Eric Garcetti and 13 people working in the clean technology and energy efficiency fields, took place at the La Kretz Innovation Campus, a new component of the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator.

During the 90-minute discussion, scheduled in advance of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris that starts Nov. 30, Biden stated that there is a consensus in the United States on the science of climate change, with 74% of the American people recognizing that climate change is real. Biden then criticized some members of Congress for not embracing and acting upon the reality of the science.

That reality, Biden said, has a way of intruding in modern life. He cited the low snowpack in California’s mountains, the record drought hammering the state and wildfires that have already cost more than the $212 million government officials had set aside to fight blazes this year. Biden called dealing with climate change the ultimate adaptation.

“In order to fundamentally change things, we have to break the old system,” Biden said.

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Vice President Joe Biden appeared at the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator last week for a discussion of clean energy and renewable resources. He was joined by Mayor Eric Garcetti and local leaders in the clean technology field.

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“We have assets. People know climate change is real. We have the technological capability, we have the economic system that can accommodate the transition to green energy. Let me say to you that those assets all align right here in this facility.”

The location was fitting, as LACI, a joint public-private effort founded in 2011, is a Hewitt Street complex where entrepreneurs get support and guidance from business veterans with the goal of helping environmentally conscious companies grow and create jobs.

The event was held in LACI’s new La Kretz Innovation Campus, which is designed to put

young companies and employees from the city Department of Water and Power in the same building in the effort to help businesses move forward on energy-related ideas.

Garcetti stated that the combination of public and private funds for LACI will help the nascent companies grow and expand the worker base. LACI CEO Fred Walti agreed.

“Nowhere else does an incubator reside across the hallway from a utility company,” Walti said. “I think that’s the model of the future.”

During the discussion, Walti detailed some of the businesses working in the complex, among them Pick My Solar, which matches

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While Biden listened and occasionally joked with those at the table, he also asked why venture capital investment in cleantech is declining. Jim McDermott, an LACI board member, responded that the renewable investment market is down partly because investors can make their money back much more quickly in the software industry.

Investing in renewables, he said, will require a fundamental change in strategy in the long run. He also said that shifting business to handle the transition to green economies is challenging.

Biden said that the federal government could help and be an investor in some businesses. He cited the $5.4 billion per year in tax credits given to oil companies, and said that while that made sense two decades ago, today technology has advanced to a point that companies drill and hit oil more often, and don’t need that backing.

He acknowledged that tax credits, once put in place, are hard to remove, but said that much could be done if things change.

“If you just took half of that $5.4 billion, you could fund the entire renewable energy investment tax credits and leave another $2 billion to reduce the deficit and generate considerably more investment,” he said.

Biden pointed to the dangers and risks of climate change, but emphasized that the fight against the phenomenon offers an opportunity for entrepreneurs to strike out and help create new jobs. nicholas@downtownnews.com

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Dance Dance Revolution Facility With Three Studios and Scores of Classes Opens in South Park

Linda Valentino and Alle Ghadban at Downtown Dance & Movement, a 7,800-square-foot studio that opened in South Park last month.

Valentino, a longtime tango teacher, has been trying to launch a dance studio for nearly 15 years.

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By Nicholas Slayton or Linda Valentino, the third time was the charm.

She first tried to launch her dream project of a dance center in 2002, but the space in Culver City didn’t work out. She tried again in 2008 with a site near Pico and Fairfax, but the financial crisis cut her plans short.

Now in 2015, her passion project is a reality: In October, Downtown Dance & Movement began offering an assortment of ballet, tap, tango and other classes in a 7,800-square-foot space at 12th and Hope streets in South Park.

Classes are currently offered seven days a week, and formal grand opening ceremonies will take place Dec. 4-5.

It’s a major turnaround for Valentino, a retired tango teacher. Saying she is thrilled would be an understatement. Valentino has been dancing for 25 years and taught for 19. She said that dance is an important part of her life and benefitted her beyond movement skills.

“I know people from dance that I’ve been friends with for 20 years that I wouldn’t have met if they hadn’t walked in,” Valentino said.

Getting to this point wasn’t easy. Valentino began trying again to make her studio dream come true after some friends agreed to finance her. She was familiar with Downtown from when she worked in the community 30 years ago as executive director of the California At-

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torneys for Criminal Justice. The residential, retail and cultural revolution underway in Downtown convinced her it would be a good home for her project.

Valentino signed a five-year lease for the space, with an option for another five years, on Aug. 1, 2014. But after more than a decade of trying to open a facility, she found that the hard work had only begun.

Contractor Connection From the get-go, Valentino had a clear idea of what she wanted.

“My original vision was to have a space with multiple rooms so there could be several classes going on at the same time,” Valentino said during a recent tour.

However, the Hope Street space, a former warehouse, needed a lot of work. Valentino had to install dance floors throughout. The building also needed a seismic upgrade.

The remodeling process yielded something unexpected: a business partner. Alle Ghadban had once been a tango student of Valentino’s, and through a mutual friend was hired to be the contractor on the project. During the remodeling he proved himself integral to creating the business. So Valentino invited him to be part of it.

“Over time, what I kept doing was solving problems, proving people were incorrect and correcting it, getting over hurdles and solving

asset issues,” Ghadban said. “That’s when she started to go, ‘That’s not just my contractor.’”

The net result is a space with 20-foot ceilings and three studios, which are painted in bright oranges and reds, with mirrors and movable ballet barres. The largest studio, 2,700 square feet, can be split into two with a folding wall, creating the potential for even more classes.

Valentino also hopes that it will used by local dance companies as a performance and rehearsal space.

In the run-up to opening, Valentino and Ghadban got support from South Park Business Improvement District Executive Director Jessica Lall. She helped the two get permits for the center and worked with them on efforts to clean up the sidewalk and space outside of the studio to make it more visible from the street.

There’s an overall benefit to the community in doing that, said Lall. She said the current South Park residential population of 6,400 is expected to triple in the next six years as a collection of high-rise and other projects come online. One of Lall’s goals is bulking up entertainment and retail options for the current and future inhabitants. She said the location for the dance center is a big draw for the neighbor-

hood, with Hope Street being a key corridor.

“We’re trying to build a vibrant community where there are nice things to do,” Lall said.

“Linda’s business fits into that. It brings highquality dance instructors to the district, bettering the community and adding a new dimension to South Park.”

The BID will help throw the opening party with what it dubs a “green carpet” event on Dec. 4, with performances by teachers at the studio.

The following day the center will offer free halfhour classes from 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

Social Movement Downtown Dance & Movement offers approximately 50 classes a week in more than two dozen forms, from fitness-focused sessions like zumba to world dance, belly dancing, tango and cha-cha. In addition, there are yoga classes, including some taught in Spanish.

Classes start each weekday at 6:30 a.m. The schedule clusters in the early morning and around the lunch rush, but classes run throughout the day. There are classes on both Saturday and Sunday.

Right now the center is working with 33 teachers, with each dance teacher handling one to two classes per week, and yoga teachers leading three to four classes per week.

Valentino also hopes to have dance parties a few times each week. That, she said, will allow customers to practice and meet each other.

“It gives an opportunity for people to socialize, meet new people, to get fit, to have fun,” she said. “It’s much more fun than going to the gym.”

The studio doesn’t have memberships, but instead sells 10-class passes for $155 as well as unlimited-monthly passes for $280. Drop-in classes are available for $18.

In the first month, the majority of customers have been drop-ins. Valentino said approximately 600 people have taken classes since the opening.

Valentino and Ghadban said they have had a strong response from the people in neighboring businesses and residences. Some stopped by to see what the construction crews had been working on, while others were interested in trying a class.

The two recognize that they have a lot of work ahead of them as they seek to spread word about the center. Still, Valentino maintains that dance is first and foremost an art. The goal is to strike the right balance between that and the business world.

Downtown Dance & Movement is at 1144 S. Hope St., (213) 335-3511 or downtowndancela.com. nicholas@downtownnews.com

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More than 900,000 people are expected to come through the Convention Center during the run of the L.A. Auto Show. It opened last week and continues through Sunday, Nov. 29.

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By Nicholas Slayton t’s impossible to separate Los Angeles culture from car culture, whether that involves cruising down the beach or being stuck in rush hour traffic. Amid that reality, the Los Angeles Auto Show is revving its engine for another year.

The show opened Friday, Nov. 20. It fills the entire Los Angeles Convention Center and offers everything from new editions of the family minivan to concept cars that look like something out of a science-fiction film.

More than 900,000 people are expected to pass through the doors by the time the show closes on Sunday, Nov. 29. Visitors will be able to check out almost 1,000 vehicles, including 27 world premieres, among them the Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport racecar, the Infiniti QX30 crossover and Land Rover’s allnew Range Rover Evoque Convertible.

Another 23 models will make their North American debut.

German automakers BMW and Mercedes will be making strong showings, with four North American premieres each.

Many of the new cars on the showroom floor are environmentally friendly, according to Brendan Flynn, vice president of marketing and communications for the show. Highlights include Audi’s electric SUV the E-Tron Quattro and Hyundai’s new Sonata, a plug-in hybrid.

“Not only is L.A. the car culture capital of the world, it’s also the green car capital of the world,” Flynn said. “More hybrids and EVs are sold here than in other markets.”

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Another car on display will be the 2017 Audi R8 V10 Plus, Audi’s fastest road car.

Still, the vast majority of the show is given over to the functional, as carmakers recognize that many of the people who come down to South Park may be in the market for a new vehicle, whether now or in a couple years’ time. Expect displays for financially accessible vehicles such as the 2016 Honda Civic Coupe, the 2016 Toyota Prius and the 2017 Mazda CX-9.

Additionally, there will be a large after market section for companies offering modifications and add-ons to vehicles.

Hot Wheels This marks the 107th installment of the L.A. Auto Show, which started in 1907. It arrives amid positive times for the auto industry, as U.S. car sales are on track for one of the biggest years in more than a decade, according to a Bloomberg report. The boom comes in part from lower oil prices, which make driving less costly.

A dominant trend at this year’s show is technology. Manufacturers are moving more into developing semi-autonomous cars that allow “drivers” to sit back and relax, as well as further implementing fuel-efficiency technology. That includes Honda’s Clarity Fuel Cell model, which uses air and compressed hydrogen to power an electric motor.

“Technology is completely disrupting the auto industry, like it has the music industry,” Flynn said. “We’re literally seeing a revo-

lution in automotive transportation.”

That shift is especially apparent in California, as Silicon Valley makes inroads into the car business. Flynn said there is also action far south of where the major tech firms are headquartered.

“Los Angeles is becoming the new epicenter of the auto industry,” Flynn said. “There are things like Tesla, and even Apple and Google are getting into the car space. Every manufacturer has an advanced R&D lab in California in addition to design space.”

As more cars go electric, they use more software. The software requires updates and adds all sorts of gadget integration, said Andy Gryc, conference director for the affiliated Connected Car Expo, which focuses on the merger of cars and technology.

“The shift to electric vehicles makes it a lot closer to the purview of the tech giants to pull off,” Gryc said. “Because the bar is lowered, there’s a lot of interest. No question we’ll end up seeing vehicles from Google and Apple. The only question is how long will it take.”

The fruits of that crossover are not ready yet to be rolled out wide-scale on the streets. That’s partly why so many people flock to the Auto Show each year. They get to see next year’s models, all shiny and new, today.

The L.A. Auto Show runs Nov. 20-29 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 S. Figueroa St., (213) 765-4617 or laautoshow. com. nicholas@downtownnews.com

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Poke Face: The Great 2015 Poke Invasion marches on in Little Tokyo. No, we aren’t referring to the Facebook feature that nobody uses to flirt awkwardly anymore. Poke (pronounced poh-keh) is a favorite seafood dish from Hawaii, often combining cubes of raw tuna with onions, soy sauce and other seasonings. It’s the

Dog Days: Need a place to eat off the hangover after a long, hard USC tailgate? Say hello to a new outpost of Pasadena’s Dog Haus, on the ground floor of the University Gateway apartment complex off Figueroa Street and Jefferson Boulevard. Dog Haus is a familiar franchise in Southern California, with nine locations open and another dozen coming. It specializes in all-beef hot dogs with signature toppings, as with the Sooo Cali (arugula, basil aioli, fried onions, avocado and tomato) or the Little Leaguer (chili, Fritos, cheddar cheese and onion). There are also burgers and stand-alone sausage dishes, plus sides and dessert.

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There are also some simple izakaya dishes, such as fried soft shell crab. Blue Poke is open from 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m., Monday-Thursday, and 11 a.m.-11 p.m. on Friday-Sunday. Happy hour, with $3 sake and draft beer, $4 wine and $3-$5 bites, runs 4-7 p.m. daily.

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By Eddie Kim road Tastes: One of Downtown L.A.’s most anticipated restaurants is here — in a limited format. Otium, chef Tim Hollingsworth’s project at The Broad museum, began serving lunch last week. The glassy space is open Tuesday-Friday from 11 a.m.2:30 p.m. and accepts reservations (walk-ins are welcome). The menu melds Hollingsworth’s fine-dining ability (as a longtime leader of The French Laundry) with unfussy, classic dishes like steak and eggs, falafel salad, tri-tip sandwiches and a variety of pastas. A lunch cart, dubbed Otium to Go, is also operating outside of The Broad, offering a slimmed-down menu for people who want to pick up a quick meal. It is open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Dinner service will begin in early December, according to a restaurant representative. While the lunch and dinner menus will share ingredients and styles, the latter will focus on family-style presentations for the table.

At 222 S. Hope St., (213) 935-8500 or otiumla.com.

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Former French Laundry chef Tim Hollingsworth has opened Otium at The Broad. It is currently serving lunch, with dinner starting in early December.

Fast and Green: The Union Station Master Plan renovations will bring a slew of shops and eateries to a sparkling new concourse, but that’s years away. Still, travelers have to eat, and they’ve got a new option in the transit hub. Say hello to Green Bowl 2go, which serves salads and wraps with a variety of proteins, toppings and dressings. There’s also a menu of prepared

Drink Up: Craft beer fans in Downtown will have to wait a bit longer for the anticipated Iron Triangle Brewing, which is coming to a former warehouse in the Arts District. The establishment at 1581 Industrial St. was slated to open this month, but delays with alcohol permits have pushed the planned soft opening to December, according to Iron Triangle Vice President Kale Bittner. The tasting bar in the 10,000-square-foot space (the company has plans to more than double its size next year) is finished, and beer is already brewing in fermentation tanks, he added.

Iron Triangle will focus on “session” beers (or those with a lower alcohol content — closer to 5% than the 7%-10% found in many big craft beers), with six to nine offerings when it formally opens in January, Bittner said.

Iron Triangle is but one of several breweries that are part of a Downtown beer boom.

Others include the recently opened Mumford Brewing and the upcoming Boomtown, Arts District Brewing and Denmark-based microbrewery Mikkeller.

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Although stores and public parks are already bringing out the Christmas decorations, we the wise people of Downtown know it isn’t Yule time until all that Thanksgiving turkey gets digested and the L.A. Kings Holiday Ice rink opens at L.A. Live. The latter occurs on Saturday, Nov. 28, as that humble patch of frozen water in Microsoft Square debuts to fun-seeking families and stoic loners from the great white north alike. The rink will be open from 5 p.m.-midnight MondayFriday and 3 p.m.-midnight on weekends, allowing all the opportunity for some quick laps and hard falls. At 777 Chick Hearn Court, (866) 548-3452 or lalive.com.

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Most days, Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor Gustavo Dudamel is all the Apollo we need. This week, the be-curled Venezuelan has a little competition when he is joined on stage by American Ballet Theatre stud-muffin Roberto Bolle. The latter will be dancing the title role at Walt Disney Concert Halll in a diligent staging of Stravinsky’s Apollo, a ballet that promises a titillating perspective on the Archer, straight from the pen of everyone’s favorite Russian. In case you’re thirsting for a bit more Apollonian action, Britten’s Young Apollo and Shostakovich’s “Symphony Number 5 in D minor” are also on the bill. Catch this program at 8 p.m. on Friday-Saturday, Nov. 27-28, and again at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

At 111 S. Grand Ave., (323) 850-2000 or laphil.com.

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Blue Whale 123 Astronaut E. S. Onizuka St., (213) 620-0908 or bluewhalemusic.com.

Nov. 23: Inga and Ethan Braun.

Nov. 24: Martin Diller Quartet.

Nov. 25: Arto Tuncboycian/Vardan Ovsepian/Artyom Manukyan.

Bootleg Bar 2220 Beverly Blvd., (213) 389-3856 or bootlegtheater.org.

Nov. 23, 8 p.m.: When we say the Greys are playing, we mean the incredibly raucous punk band and not the species of predatory extraterrestrials who control the world’s shadow economy.

Nov. 24, 8 p.m.: Our spirits immediately lifted when we first heard L.A.-based singer/songwriter Nik Freitas’ music. Or was that the Zoloft kicking in?

Nov. 25, 8 p.m.: Uber-creative indie act Darwin Deez begs the question, “Deez what?”

Nov. 27, 8 p.m.: We were a bit disappointed to discover that Girl Band features four dudes, but then we were reminded that Caitlyn Jenner taught us that looks can be deceiving.

Nov. 28, 8 p.m.: Is tonight’s Flamin’ Groovies show an actual “reunion” if we didn’t even know they’d broken up?

Club Nokia 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-7000 or clubnokia.com.

Nov. 25, 8 p.m.: DJ Quik and Bone Thugs N Harmony round out the bill for the West Coast Feast.

Escondite 410 Boyd St., (213) 626-1800 or theescondite.com.

Nov. 23, 10 p.m.: When the Jazzaholics say they’re going to go “Cannonball Adderly” it means they’re going to cop a fix.

Nov. 24, 10 p.m.: The Sheriffs of Schroedingham purchased some really convincing counterfeit badges.

Nov. 25, 10 p.m.: Ivy league pretensions mix with Skidrokyo sights and the smell of fried mushrooms when The Harvards take the stage.

Nov. 27, 9 p.m.: Black Tongued Belles, or BTB as they’re known down at the Grammy Museum.

Nov. 29, 10 p.m.: Another Thanksgiving is in the books and hopefully RT N the 44s have not succumbed to a fatal dose of tryptophan.

Exchange LA 618 S. Spring St., (213) 627-8070 or exchangela.com.

Nov. 25: Arty.

Nov. 26: Grizzly.

Nov. 27: Tur. Nov. 28: Dubfire.

Mayan 1038 S. Hill St., (213) 746-4287 or clubmayan.com.

Nov. 25, 8 p.m.: Maelo Ruiz and Ismael Miranda bring an intense variety of salsa. No, this is not a pop-up kitchen.

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23 Holiday Ice Rink Pershing Square, 532 S. Olive St. or holidayicerinkdowntownla.com.

Every Day: The skating rink at Pershing Square is back for its 18th year. Glide (or fall) in the shadow of palm trees and Financial District skyscrapers in the 110-by-60 foot rink.

L.A. Auto Show Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 S. Figueroa St., (213) 741-1151 or laautoshow.com.

Nov. 23-29: The finest in everyday rides, sexy prototypes, fuel cells, accessories and general insider automobilia finds its way to the L.A. Convention Center where you can gaze upon the future while wondering if you’ll ever be able to afford it. The show is even open on Thanksgiving.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28 L.A. Kings Holiday Ice Opening L.A. Live, 777 Chick Hearn Court, (866) 548-3452 or lalive.com.

The Pershing Square Holiday Ice Rink opened last week and now is joined by its larger sibling at Microsoft Square. The ring with branding from hockey’s Kings measures 132-by-80 feet and is open seven days a week. It runs through Dec. 31.

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If you’ve noticed the recent proliferation of Red Bull logos in your neighborhood, it’s either because your neighbor is trying to ween himself off speed, or it’s time for the splendid lineup of concerts and events that make up the energy drink’s “30 Days in L.A.” program. On Thanksgiving night, the Red Bull series goes the movie route, with a post-meal screening of the John CusackJack Black film High Fidelity at The Regent.

For those unfamiliar, that thing Cusack and Black work in is an actual physical record store — shades of the ’90s. The event starts at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 26, Admission is free for those who RSVP via Red Bull. At 448 S. Main St. or theregenttheater.com.

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Christmas has arrived early at the Los Angeles Theatre Center.

That’s because the Latino Theatre Company has opened its show So what are you thankful for The Latina Christmas Special. Through Dec. 20, audiences will be this year? Family and health treated to staged storytelling from comedians Sandra Valls, Diana are good starts, but what Yanez and Maria Russell. Expect tales of some not-so-silent nights about Japanese-American the women spent beneath a variety of Douglas firs. BTW: One line hipster cultural artifacts? If from the press release reads: “Deck the halls with guacamole.” you said yes, then get thee Catch the show Thursday-Saturday at 8 p.m. or Sunday at 3 p.m. At to the Japanese American 514 S. Spring St., (866) 811-4111 or thelatc.org.

National Museum, where the exhibit Giant Robot Biennale 4 continues. The show celebrates an iconic zine that grew to encompass many mediums and walks of life, and features murals, original art, fan art, videos and brand-spanking new Giant Robot art. Most weeks the museum is open all days except Monday, but this week they’re taking Thursday off to get a little respite from the radioactive awesomeness. The show, with works such as Nathan Ota’s “Ikiru” (shown here), continues through Jan. 24, 2016. At 100 N. Central Ave., (213) 625-0414 or janm.org.

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Choreographer Benjamin Millepied to Return Downtown for Dance Performance

Sleepaway Camp Downtown Independent, 251 S. Main St., (213) 617-1033 or downtownindependent.com.

Nov. 25, 9 p.m.: Feast on this irreverent stand-up comedy cavalcade that takes up residence at the Downtown Independent.

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igh-profile choreographer Benjamin Millepied no longer spends much of his time with the L.A. Dance Project he founded in 2012, but next month he’ll be a key part of a Central City production.

The company announced that it will stage a benefit show on Dec. 12 at the Los Angeles Theatre Center (514 S. Spring St.). Millepied, who currently fills his time as the head of the Paris Opera Ballet, will host the Downtown event. He will also perform with Janie Taylor, formerly a principal dancer for the New York City Ballet. The lineup includes Jerome Robbins’ “Interplay,” Millepied’s own “Hearts and Arrows” and the premiere of a new Millepied work in collaboration with singer Rufus Wainwright and designer Alessandro Sartori. The program starts at 7 p.m. and will include a cocktail reception and dinner. Ticket information and pricing are at events@ladanceproject.com.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27 Dudamel & Bolle Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., (213) 972-0777 or musiccenter.org.

Nov. 27-28, 8 p.m. and Nov. 29, 2 p.m.: Ballet dancer extraordinaire Roberto Bolle joins Gustavo Dudamel and the L.A. Phil in a performance of Stravinsky’s Apollo. Don’t confuse this with the new Sylvester Stallone movie Creed.

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Continued from previous page Nov. 29, 6 p.m.: Prog metal from Between the Buried and Me. Microsoft Theater 777 Chick Hearn Court, (213) 763-6030 or microsofttheeatre.com.

Nov. 25, 8:30 p.m.: Moein incorporates the sounds of his native Iran into his live show.

Nov. 28, 8 p.m.: With major salsa chops and a name we’ve never heard of, Victor Manuelle arrives.

The Regent 448 S. Main St. or theregenttheater.com.

Nov. 25: Diva sycophancy is alive for tonight’s Beyonce vs.

Rihanna Tribute Party.

Nov. 28: The kids and their “personal computers” go wild for Oneohtrix.

Nov. 29, 3 p.m.: Tonight’s Digitour Slaybells Fire event and its profusion of cheap YouTube celebrities will be a moment of apotheosis for a generation that has mistaken popularity for merit.

Seven Grand 515 W. Seventh St., (213) 614-0737 or sevengrand.la.

Nov. 23: Alex Snydman promises an evening of music that is better than you sobbing into a pint of ice cream while your neurotic dog paws endlessly at your unfeeling hands.

Nov. 24: This Thanksgiving, The Makers are most grateful for freedom, family and the Neville Brothers.

Nov. 25: The Shady Rest drew heavy inspiration from the bus stop at Fifth and Hill.

The Smell 247 S. Main St. in the alley between Spring and Main or thesmell.org.

Nov. 23: Part Time, Wyatt Blair and Janelane.

Nov. 25: Sloppy Jane.

Nov. 27: Dabble, Spooky Cigarette and The Red Pears.

Nov. 29: Alyeska.

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Downtown Independent 251 S. Main St., (213) 617-1033 or downtownindependent.com.

Nov. 23-26: Transfatty Lives illuminates the world of obesity related illness. Fight the fat.

IMAX California Science Center, 700 State Drive, (213) 744-2019 or californiasciencecenter.org.

Journey to Space 3D brings audience members along on an E-ticket ride of exploration to the red planet.

Ewan McGregor is the voice of Humpback Whales 3D. Not that the whales aren’t significant enough in their own right, but Obi-Wan narrating means we’re dealing with serious power brokers here. Power brokers who know a good whale story when they see it.

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Regal Cinemas LA Live 1000 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 763-6070 or lalive.com/movies.

Through Nov. 26: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay–Part 2 (11:14 a.m., 12:10, 12:40, 1:10, 3, 3:30, 4, 4:30, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 8, 9:50, 10:20 and 10:50 p.m.); The Night Before (11:20 a.m., 12, 2, 2:40, 4:50, 5:30, 7:40, 8:20, 10:15 and 10:55 p.m.); Secret in Their Eyes (1:20, 4:20, 7:20 and 10:10 p.m.); The 33 (12:20, 3:20, 6:40 and 9:40 p.m.); Love The Coopers (1, 3:40, 6:20 and 9:10 p.m.); The Peanuts Movie 3D (2:10 and 10 p.m.); The Peanuts Movie (11:35 a.m., 4:40 and 7:10 p.m.); Spectre (11:50 a.m., 12:30, 3:10, 4:10, 6:50, 7:50 and 10:30 p.m.); The Martian (11:40 a.m., 2:50, 6:30 and 9:30 p.m.).

The Regent 448 S. Main St. or theregenttheater.com.

Nov. 26, 8 p.m.: Red Bull and Eat See Hear front a special screening of High Fidelity.

THEATER, OPERA & DANCE

’57 Chevy LATC, 514 S. Spring ST., (866) 811-4111 or thelatc.org.

Nov. 25, 27-28, 8 p.m. and Nov. 29, 3 p.m.: Named after the car in which playwright Cris Franco’s father picked the family up in Mexico to drive them to South Central Los Angeles, this play tells the story of the Los Angeles immigrant experience circa 1964. Bonus: That one man is Ric Salinas from Culture Clash.

Through Dec. 6.

Bob Baker’s Nutcracker Bob Baker Marionette Theater, 1345 W. First St., (213) 250-9995 or bobbakermarionettes.com.

Nov. 28-29, 2:30 p.m.: The dance of the Sugarplum Fairy will never be seen in quite the same way by those who bear witness to this advanced study in puppetry.

Latina Christmas Special LATC, 514 S. Spring ST., (866) 811-4111 or thelatc.org.

Nov. 27-28, 8 p.m. and Nov. 29, 3 p.m.: Forget chestnuts roasting on an open fire, or tamales burning on the stove: The Latina Christmas Special, featuring Diana Yanez, Sandra Valls and Maria Ruddel, promises holiday cheer aplenty.

Moby Dick Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-8001 or laopera.org.

Nov. 28, 7:30 p.m. Split your lungs with blood and thunder when you see the white whale! James Conlon conducts this Melville interpretation for Los Angeles Opera. A hearty meal of seafood beforehand comes heartily recommended.

Norma Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-8001 or laopera.org.

Nov. 29, 2 p.m.: James Conlon conducts Vincenzo Bellini’s tale of a love triangle gone a little bit envious.

African American Firefighter Museum 1401 S. Central Ave., (213) 744-1730 or aaffmuseum.org.

Ongoing: An array of firefighting relics dating to 1924, including a 1940 Pirsch ladder truck, an 1890 hose wagon, uniforms from New York, L.A. County and City of L.A. firefighters, badges, helmets, photographs and other artifacts.

Broad Museum 221 S. Grand Ave., (213) 232-6200 or thebroad.org.

Ongoing: The inaugural installation at the $140 million Grand Avenue institution features about 250 works from Eli and Edythe Broad’s 2,000-piece contemporary art collection. It’s big-time blue chip, with work from Rauschenberg, Warhol, Basquiat, Koons, Kruger and every other big name. Not to be missed is Yayoi Kusama’s eminently selfie-ready Infinity Mirrored Room.

FIDM Museum FIDM, second floor, 919 S. Grand Ave., (213) 624-1200 or fidmmuseum.org.

Through Dec. 19: Inspired Eye chronicles the contributions that Donald and Joan Damask have made to the collection at the FIDM museum.

Through Dec. 19: Fleurs: Botanicals in Dress from the Helen

Larson Historic Fashion Collection is, as advertised, an exhibit highlighting floral aspects in fashion.

Ongoing: Artfully Adorned is a collection of fragrance, cosmetics and ephemera from the house of Lucien Lelong. This group of objects was donated by Monique Fink, wife of artist Peter Fink, who worked for Lelong as package designer and interior decorator.

Ongoing: Accessories from The Helen Larson Historic Fashion Collection surveys footwear, fans, gloves, purses and hats.

California African American Museum 600 State Drive, (213) 744-7432 or caamuseum.org.

Through Feb. 28, 2016: Coloring Independently: 1940s African American Film Stills is like one of those film trailers your pops is always complaining about. “Heck, the name itself practically gives away the whole plot!”

Through April 24, 2016: If you like shapes and textures, you’ll probably dig Hard Edged: Geometrical Abstraction and Beyond.

Ongoing: The multi-functional Gallery of Discovery offers visitors the opportunity to connect with the lineage of their own family, engage in artistic workshops, educational tours and other programs of historical discoveries. Hear recordings of actual living slaves from the Library of Congress archives and discover stories from the past.

California Science Center 700 State Drive, (323) 724-3623 or californiasciencecenter.org.

Ongoing: Mission 26: The Big Endeavour presents Los Angeles’ very own Space Shuttle in all its splendor.

Ongoing: Science in Toyland presents physics through favorite kids’ toys. This hands-on exhibit engages museum visitors with Dominos, Sails and Roller Coasters in a fun, but informational primer on friction, momentum and chain reactions.

Ongoing: The Science Center’s permanent exhibits are usually interactive and focus on human innovations and inventions as well as the life processes of living things. The lobby Science Court stays busy with the High Wire Bicycle, a Motion-Based Simulator, the Ecology Cliff Climb and Forty Years of Space Photography. The human body is another big focus: The Life Tunnel aims to show the connections between all life forms, from the single-celled Continued on page 12

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ruce Lee, the martial artist and actor, died in 1973 at the age of 32, with a short filmography but a big impact. On Friday, Nov. 27, what would have been Lee’s 75th birthday, the Enter the Dragon and Green Hornet star will be honored with a birthday party at Chinatown’s General Lee’s. The event, which takes place the day after Thanksgiving, will both pay tribute to Lee and benefit the Bruce Lee Foundation.

It will feature special cocktails and beer, two DJs, a silent auction and a raffle. There is no cover.

The party starts at 8 p.m. at 475 Gin Ling Way. photo by Gary Leonard

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Chinese American Museum 425 N. Los Angeles St., (213) 485-8567 or camla.org.

Permanent: Origins presents the story of the Chinese-American community in Los Angeles.

Permanent: Re-creation of the Sun Wing Wo, a Chinese general store and herbal shop, and Journeys: Stories of Chinese Immigration, an exhibit exploring Chinese immigration to the United States with an emphasis on community settlement in Los Angeles. Outlined into four distinct time periods, each is defined by an important immigration law and/or event, accompanied by a description and a personal story about a local Chinese American and their experiences in that particular historical period.

El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument 124 Paseo de la Plaza, (213) 485-8372 or elpueblo.lacity.org.

Ongoing: The whole of El Pueblo is called a “monument,” and of this monument’s 27 historic buildings, four function as museums: the Avila Adobe, the city’s oldest house; the Sepulveda House, home to exhibits and the Visitors Center; the Fire House Museum, which houses late 19th-century fire-fighting equipment; and the Masonic Hall, which boasts Masonic memorabilia. Check its website for a full slate of fiestas, including Cinco de Mayo, Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in November and December’s beautiful candlelight procession, Las Posadas. Open daily, though hours at shops and halls vary.

Grammy Museum L.A. Live, 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-6800 or grammymuseum.org.

November 23, 2015 Through January 10, 2016: Lyric journals, long forgotten interview footage, handwritten prison complaints, personalized Death Row Records memorabilia and a righteous video of an ancient Notorious B.I.G./Pac freestyle are all part of All Eyez On Me: The Writings of Tupac Shakur.

Through March 2016: George Carlin: A Place For My Stuff is a groundbreaking exhibit highlighting the life and impact of stand up comedian/”Thomas the Tank Engine” regular George Carlin.

Through Spring 2016: Gowns, memorabilia and personal photography form the backbone of Legends of Motown: Celebrating the Supremes.

Ongoing: 360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story provides an in-depth look at all aspects of Columbia Records’ history and

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November 23, 2015 offers a virtual history of the music industry from its infancy, tracing Columbia’s pivotal technological as well as business innovations, including its invention of the LP. Ongoing: Featuring copious memorabilia including drum kits and a cape, Ringo: Peace & Love is the first major exhibit to be dedicated to a drummer at the museum.

Ongoing: White sequined gloves and other wardrobe pieces are the focal point of the new exhibit case paying tribute to the life and legacy of Michael Jackson. This special display serves as a follow-up to the Museum’s past exhibitions, Michael Jackson: HIStyle and Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy. Housed on the Museum’s third floor, the launch of the new exhibit coincided with the second anniversary of Jackson’s death.

Ongoing: Roland Live is a permanent installation courtesy of the electronic musical instrument maker, Roland Corporation. The exhibit gives visitors a chance to participate in the music-making process by playing a wide variety of Roland products, from V-Drums and BOSS pedals to VIMA keyboards and the MV-8800 Production Studio.

Japanese American National Museum 369 E. First St., (213) 625-0414 or janm.org.

Ongoing: Common Ground: The Heart of Community chronicles 130 years of Japanese American history, from the early days of the Issei pioneers to the present.

LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes 501 N. Main St., (888) 488-8083 or lapca.org.

Current: Los Angeles’ first Mexican American cultural center’s inaugural exhibition, LA Starts Here!, reveals the essential role of Mexicans and Mexican Americans in the founding and shaping of Los Angeles’ history and culture—a multicultural project from the very beginning.

Ongoing: Calle Principal invites visitors of all ages to explore the Mexican American community of downtown Los Angeles during the 1920s. Located on the second floor of the historic Plaza House, Calle Principal is an evocative re-creation of 1920s-era Main Street, at the time the heart of Los Angeles’s growing immigrant community. Featuring a variety of vignettes—a grocery store, portrait studio, clothing store, phonograph and record store, pharmacy, and more—it offers visitors a hands-on investigation of daily life during that period, encouraging them to make connections between the past and the present.

Museum of Contemporary Art, Geffen Center 152 N. Central Ave., (213) 621-2766 or moca.org.

Through January 18: Not only will you get to see the entirety of Matthew Barney’s sprawling six-hour film, but so too will you get to indulge in 85 works of art from the work itself in River of Fundament. It marks the first time the new York artists has received a Los Angeles museum exhibition, and it is huge.

Museum of Contemporary Art, Grand Avenue 250 S. Grand Ave., (213) 621-2766 or moca.org.

Through April 30, 2016: The Art of Our Time blends a survey of contemporary art classics from the museum’s collection with an agenda that takes chronology to task.

Ongoing: Installed chronologically, this selection of some of the most significant works from the museum’s permanent collection introduces major art movements of the 20th century, including abstract expressionism and pop art.

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Natural History Museum, 900 Exposition Blvd., (213) 763–3466 or nhm.org.

Through Jan. 18, 2016: From the banks of the Nile to the vast expanse of South America, Mummies explores the bizarre ways in which kings and regular folks of yesteryear had their earthly remains preserved. The exhibit includes a whopping 19 mummies from Egypt, Chile and Peru.

Ongoing: “Age of Mammals” tells an epic evolutionary story that spans 65 million years. But its theme can be distilled into just six words: Continents move. Climates change. Mammals evolve.

Ongoing: From sleepy Spanish outpost to American metropolis, the ideas, resources and people that helped to fashion our dear city come into clear focus in Becoming Los Angeles.

Ongoing: The spectacular Humboldt finwhale specimen, “Finwhale Passage,” features the 63-foot-long specimen, which weighs more than 7,000 pounds and has been rearticulated to create a more realistic impression of the living animal. An intriguing sound installation and interactive visitor components will accompany the display, which is one of the best and most complete large-whale articulations in the world.

Ongoing: The “Dino Lab” is a working paleontological lab, wherein museum preparators will work on a several dinosaur and other fossil creature skeletons for future display at the museum. For a true behind-the-scenes experience, come witness the exciting dinosaur preparation process in the Level 2 Dino Lab. Sneak a peek at real fossils and see the NHM staff working on the day-to-day details. Everything you see in the lab is real.

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Angels Flight has been closed since a September 2013 derailment. State officials have refused to allow it to carry passengers until an evacuation walkway is built.

Sinai and Olivet — are now functional and can occasionally be seen gliding up and down the steep grade from Hill Street to California Plaza.

Riders, however, are nowhere to be seen. That’s because the California Public Utilities Commission, which regulates railways in the state, will not allow Angels Flight to accept passengers until it builds an evacuation walkway adjacent to the tracks.

The foundation previously argued that a conventional steeland-concrete walkway was too costly and unnecessary for safe evacuations. In July, Mayor Eric Garcetti, the chairman of the Metro board of directors, asked the agency to look into what it could do to expedite the negotiations.

The involvement of Metro was cause for optimism, but a staff report completed last month shows that the agency is backing the CPUC’s demands. In the report, Metro asks the foundation to “conduct a detailed analysis” on its funding sources, annual costs of staffing and maintenance, and the feasibility of creating a conventional evacuation walkway.

“Metro has pledged to work with the railway foundation and Public Utilities Commission to advise on the best path forward for getting Angels Flight up and running again,” Metro said in a statement to Los Angeles Downtown News. “Angels Flight is an L.A. treasure, but it must strictly conform to state and federal safety rules.”

After several months of discussions with the CPUC and the National Transportation Safety Board, funicular officials are ditching alternative ideas, such as a collapsible track that could rise during emergencies, and moving forward with an engineering study for a permanent track-adjacent walkway, according to foundation President Hal Bastian.

“We are hiring engineers to do a preliminary design that we will take to the CPUC to see if it meets their favor. When the CPUC approves the design, we will figure out what it will cost to build,” Bastian said. “We’re asking for everyone’s patience. The foundation knows that Angels Flight will run again.”

The foundation is currently raising money to cover the $31,000 cost of the study as well as its annual $50,000 in insurance premiums, which must be paid even when the funicular does not run, Bastian added. It will begin another fundraising campaign once the price for the walkway is calculated.

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