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Six projects that will impact their neighborhood in the next 12 months.

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THE PEOPLE, PROJECTS AND PLACES OF 2012 A Look at 62 Figures, Shows, Battles and More That Will Move Downtown in the Coming Year photos by Gary Leonard

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Urban Scrawl Looks Ahead

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Politicians are ready to rumble.

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A batch of 2012’s hot tickets.

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In the coming year, Downtowners will be talking about (clockwise from top left) new Clippers point guard Chris Paul, the Apex (formerly Concerto) apartment tower slated to open in the spring, Central Division Area Captain Horace Frank, the upgrade of the Figat7th mall which in the fall will give Downtown its first Target, and the Spring Street bike lane, which has had trouble keeping its green coat of paint.

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Burglaries Spike in City West Apartments

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APD officials are warning City West residents to be vigilant about home security.

Since Nov. 20, there have been five burglaries at the Medici, a 600-apartment complex.

Police detectives said the property experienced a rash of break-ins earlier this year, but after an arrest in July, the incidents had diminished.

However, they have recently begun again at the Bixel Street complex, said Det. Mario Mota.

Police say the suspects are entering through unsecured doors and windows. In the latest incident, a victim returned to a unit and saw a male suspect walking out of the apartment with a laptop. The man was described as an 18- to 20-year-old African American weighing around 150 pounds. Two other nearby apartment buildings operated by the same owner, GH Palmer Associates, have also been hit with recent burglaries. At the Piero, one thief made off with about $70,000 worth of jewelry. Mota said much of the crime could be prevented by residents changing their behavior. “A lot of the clientele at the Medici is a younger group — USC, FIDM students — and they’re terrible about securing their property,” Mota said.

“The M.O. of the suspects is all you have to do is check for open doors and they just walk straight in.”

he Metropolitan Transportation Authority has begun developing a master plan for the 38 acres surrounding its recently acquired Union Station. As it does so, the agency is hoping the city will make an effort to stimulate growth in the area. Last month the Urban Land Institute, which Metro hired to study the area and advise the Planning Department, convened a panel of experts to offer recommendations on how to bolster development and connectivity with Chinatown, El Pueblo and the Civic Center. The panel urged the city to take advantage of publicly owned properties as development sites, where planners could attract projects through various incentives.

The group identified the L.A. Mall, just north of City Hall East on Main Street, as a key development site. In April, Metro paid $75 million for the historic station and the nearby property, and is currently searching for an architect to lead the master plan initiative. “It’s not just about the station,” said Jenna Hornstock Gulager, deputy executive officer for planning and development at Metro. “You’ve got to connect it to areas around it to reinforce it as a destination. We need to think about it like that.”

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The culprit behind Alameda’s ruddy surface is a section of long-defunct rail track embedded in the street. Safety regulations and concerns about potentially hazardous materials made the removal of the tracks cost-prohibitive in

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the past. Now, the metal is coming out. Over the past two months, the Bureau of Street Services, in partnership with 14th District City Councilman José Huizar, performed a series of trials and concluded that their system for removing the tracks is safe. Now the effort is on to remove all remaining track on Alameda between First and Seventh streets, said Huizar spokesman Rick Coca. The cost is estimated at $900,000. The track is expected to be removed on that seven-block stretch by spring 2012.

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Metro Getting Ready For The Expo Line

Metro has increased train testing along the Expo Line corridor between downtown LA and Culver City in anticipation of the new line opening this year. Trains are running on a schedule of every 12 minutes during the day to simulate regular mid-day service on the line once the system opens.

Metro Rail Evening Service A Success

More trains, more often is proving to be the way to hit LA’s hot spots at night. Metro’s Red, Purple and Blue lines now have trains running every 10 minutes until midnight. And the number of riders to Hollywood, Downtown LA and L.A. LIVE has jumped 60 percent since the service started in November. Check it out yourself and when you’re ready, we’ll be there for you within 10 minutes.

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Urban Scrawl’s Crystal Ball Our Editorial Cartoonist Makes a Few Predictions for the Coming Year

In a normal week, Los Angeles Downtown News editorial cartoonist Doug Davis comments on what has occurred in Downtown. With the start of a new year, we gave him a different assignment: Predict what will happen. These are his expectations of what’s coming in 2012 for the mayoral candidates, the Lakers, the Occupy LA protesters and other figures. We can only hope Davis is right.

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New People Have the Power Recent Arrivals Who Will Figure Heavily in Downtown’s Future

by Jon Regardie and Ryan Vaillancourt

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owntown has a lot of longtime stakeholders and champions. It also has some newbies who are brought in to fix problems or replace other leaders. That can mean pressure to perform in a community where change happens fast and delays can have major financial or social repercussions. The five figures below are all new on the job and will be in the spotlight in 2012.

Behold the Bishop: Last February, Archbishop Jose Gomez replaced Cardinal Roger Mahony as the head of the nation’s largest Catholic Archdiocese. Gomez played it fairly low key in 2011, and this could be the year that Los Angeles starts to understand his brand of leadership and politics. Downtown will see him at masses and events such as Dog Day Afternoon. The questions is, will Gomez be outspoken on wider issues, like Mahony was on immigrants rights? Get ready to witness the emergence of a man who should be a serious power player.

Frankly, a Challenge: Horace Frank took the reins as top cop in Central Division in November, and the 50-year-old with 23 years of LAPD experience comes to Downtown at a critical juncture. Crime is down significantly over the past five years, but the number of violent incidents jumped about 4% in 2011. Frank’s chief challenge will be keeping crime from rising, despite an LAPD hiring freeze and an expected influx of early release prisoners to Skid Row. Additionally, he has to stabilize a station rocked last year by a trio of lawsuits charging racial and sexual harassment that was allegedly tolerated by command staff. He has to do all this while reaching out to Downtown’s many diverse communities. It’s never easy in Central.

Besten’s Show: If 2011 was a tumultuous year for the Historic Downtown Los Angeles Business Improvement

District, new executive director Blair Besten is hoping to generate wider support for the organization in 2012, and also to bolster economic development in the Historic Core. Besten, who took the job after the controversial September ousting of Russell Brown, has two years to convince area property owners that the BID is worth them continuing to dip into their own pockets. The organization, which uses local property taxes to pay for street cleaning and other services, is set to expire in December 2013. While this happens, Besten has to ensure smooth relations with the office of 14th District Councilman José Huizar, who was none too pleased when the BID board initially hired a former employee of his foe, Joseph Hellen.

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New Central Division Area Captain Horace Frank has the challenge of keeping crime under control despite an LAPD hiring freeze.

The Inheritor: Finance veteran Martin Caverly has a crucial task ahead of him. In July, he became CEO of Meruelo Maddux Properties after namesake executives Richard Meruelo and John Maddux were displaced by a reorganization plan approved by a bankruptcy court judge. Now, Caverly is tasked with steering one of the largest landowners in Downtown back to the black. His game plan for the company remains unclear. Will he spin off buildings and land to raise cash, or invest in the firm’s array of vacant industrial properties to attract tenants?

It could be a long haul in a still down real estate market.

The company also will likely get a new name in 2012.

Searching for Stability: Norman Isaacs, the new principal at the Ramon C. Cortines School for the Visual and Performing Arts, has a tall order in front of him in 2012. The veteran educator, who in October was hired to run the $231 million arts high school on Grand Avenue, will strive to lend some stability to an institution that has cycled through three top administrators in two years.

Isaacs, who founded the Champs charter arts school in Van Nuys, will look to bolster the Downtown facility’s reputation as an incubator of young creative talent, and shirk its image as a dysfunctional LAUSD debacle.

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Longtime Downtowner Blair Besten has a big challenge as she tries to get the Historic Downtown Los Angeles Business Improvement District approved for another five years.

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The Talk of the Town The Big Developments That Will Drive Downtown Forward

by RichaRd Guzmán and Ryan VaillancouRt

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here are projects and then there are projects. The latter are the major developments, the ones with an influence and impact that extend well beyond their physical boundaries. In 2012, Downtown should see action on a handful of these market leaders. They include the longawaited opening of Downtown’s first Target, the launch of a potential Chinatown catalyst, and the start of long-term planning for a historic transit landmark.

Power of the Park: Perhaps the most anticipated 2012 opening in Downtown is the Grand Avenue Civic Park, a $56 million development slated to debut in the summer. The project will deliver a major facelift to the four-block stretch between Grand Avenue and Spring Street. The 12-acre park designed

by Rios Clementi Hale Studios will feature terraced green space, pathways, an event lawn, new trees and a small dog run. The historic Arthur J. Will Memorial Fountain is being restored. The park could deliver the public gathering space that the heart of Downtown Los Angeles has long lacked.

Finally Hitting the Target: In the fall, Downtown residents and workers will, at long last, be able to buy their Merona pants or Rachel Ray cookware without leaving the Central City. After years of planning and more than 12 months of construction, the community is slated to welcome its first Target, which will occupy three levels in the outdoor mall at Seventh and Figueroa streets. The 104,000-square-foot store will be the centerpiece of a $40 million renovation of the shopping center owned by Brookfield Properties. The mall itself is being renamed Figat7th. A grand staircase will lead directly to the store from Figueroa Street, and a batch of new restaurants and businesses will also open.

Blossom Grows: No groundbreaking date or timeline has been set, but progress is expected to continue in 2012 on the longstalled Blossom Plaza. The city last year started negotiations with developer Forest City Residential West, which is picking

up the project originally launched seven years ago by Bond Companies. The experienced firm aims to push forward on a development that could ultimately connect the Chinatown Gold Line station and Broadway, and create approximately 200 housing units and a public plaza, among other elements. The project had been budgeted at $165 million.

The Streetcar’s Road: A decision on the final route for the Los Angeles Streetcar will be made in February. The path, which is being studied by Metro, could run as far north as Union Station and as far south as Pico Boulevard. The cost for the project that will have a main spine on Broadway will range from $106 million to $137 million. More important and more controversial in 2012 could be a decision on how to fund the project spearheaded by 14th District City Councilman José Huizar. Streetcar officials this year expect to apply for up to $60 million in Federal Transit Administration Small Starts funds. Additionally, they have to figure out how to hit up area landowners for approximately half of the project’s cost. They hope to open the streetcar by 2015.

A Theater, a Church, and Now What?: The next few months could be key for a portion of Broadway. Last October, the United Artists Theater at 933 S. Broadway was purchased, reportedly by Greenfield Partners, a Connecticut-based real estate firm, for $11 million. In late December, The Hollywood Reporter cited multiple unnamed sources stating that Ace Hotel, a boutique hotel firm, would open its first Los Angeles branch in the 1927 building. No one is talking publicly about the project, but it could give new life to the southern edge of Broadway in Downtown, and provide an active future for the onetime movie palace. It was most recently owned by University Cathedral, the congregation made famous by the late Dr. Gene Scott. It remains unclear what might happen to the 1,600-seat theater itself.

Union Plans: Union Station, the 1938 structure on Alameda street, is one of Downtown’s jewels. So what’s it up to for

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One of the biggest projects of 2012 will be the Grand Avenue Civic Park. The $56 million green space connecting the Music Center and City Hall is slated to open in the summer.

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by August, and options include hotels, retail, office space and almost anything else.

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The coming year, however, should be different. The housing slowdown meant that a few projects people expected years ago are now likely to welcome residents in the next 12 months.

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Apex Aims High: The sleek black South Park edifice long known as Concerto got a new name in 2011, courtesy of its new owner.

ST Residential, which pried the 30-story, 271-unit tower at Ninth and Figueroa streets from Sonny Astani, renamed the structure Apex. The New York-based subsidiary of Starwood Capital plans to open the building

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Will this be the year the 30-story, 271-unit tower at Ninth and Figueroa streets opens? According to the new owner, yes. The project that started as Concerto is now called Apex and is slated to come online in the spring.

as apartments in spring 2012. The firm did some remodeling to the lobby and the pool deck, and continues to work on final construction inside units.

Living in a Barn: The project born as the Barn Lofts has been one of the most eagerly anticipated Downtown developments for several years. Now renamed 940 E. Second Street, the edifice launched by Mark Borman has been taken to the finish line by Canyon-Johnson Urban Funds (Borman remains involved). Sales of the 38 three-story residences began in late 2011, but this is the year that the project in a former sugar beet warehouse will add a real residential base to the Arts District. It will also be a key test for the condo market: Units in the first phase are approximately 1,300 square feet and go for $510,000-$585,000.

One Hot Corner: If all goes as planned, 2012 will be the year that the Historic Core debuts its first intersection with residential buildings on all four corners. That’s because Downtown Management’s under-construction Chester Williams Building is slated to open by June. The developer is nearly finished transforming the 75-year-old edifice into 88 apartments, and there will be a Walgreens on the ground floor by the summer. The southeast corner of the intersection holds the Jewelry Trades Building, SB Grand is on the southwest and the northwest corner has the Metropolitan.

City of Angelena: Developer Sonny Astani is planning a splash in 2012 with Angelena at Eighth and Grand, a 700-unit apartment complex in two glass, steel and concrete structures.

The project represents a downsized version of Astani’s previously planned 875-condo project. Financing for Angelena will be in-house, and includes $50 million already attached to the project. Angelena does not have a firm timeline, but a 240unit first phase is expected to break ground in 2012. Plans include retail space suitable for a grocery store.

Seven and Bread: Linear City, developer of the Toy Factory and Biscuit Company lofts, continues to work on Seven and Bridge, the three-building, 78-apartment project formerly known as the 2121 Lofts. In April, Linear City completed phase one, a 19-unit structure. Phase two was finished in the fall. A third building in the project near Seventh and Santa Fe streets in the Arts District is due for completion in February, said company partner Yuval Bar-Zemer. Seven and Bridge also expects to have two food operations in 2012.

Breadlounge, a bakery, is on pace to open in January, and an Italian eatery by former Angelini Osteria executive chef Ori Memashe will arrive in October.

Gazing at the Gallery: The Barn Lofts is not the only new Arts District condo project. A certificate of occupancy is expected for the Gallery Lofts in early January, and move-ins will begin shortly thereafter. The project formerly known as Hewitt First had stalled until last year, when it was purchased

by San Diego-based Pacifica Companies. The 33 condos at 120-130 S. Hewitt St. range from 900-1,700 square feet. Prices are $345,000-$515,000. The residences feature granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, tiled showers, open beam cathedral ceilings and original brick walls.

Alameda and Fourth: Just like the Ginsu knife set, Wait!

There’s more housing in the Arts District! Also set to debut this year is a $20 million transformation of a six-story building at Alameda and Fourth streets. The 1923 structure was initially planned as condominiums but will open as apartments instead.

Move-ins are expected by April for the 53 artist-in-residence lofts that will range from 650-2,400 square feet. No pricing information has been revealed for the long-in-the-works effort.

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Moving Right Along Six Projects That Will Help Shape Individual Districts

by RichaRd Guzmán and Ryan VaillancouRt

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hen it comes to chronicling development, the billion-dollar babies get the most attention.

That’s understandable, but sometimes other projects mean more for an individual district, especially in the short term.

That’s the case with a particular batch of Downtown Los Angeles efforts, even one that, when it’s finished, will count as a bigwig. Right now, the Financial District will be impacted by what happens with the razing of the Wilshire Grand, and Chinatown will be propelled by the under-construction Lotus Garden. That’s just the start.

Demolition Grand: Before Wilshire Grand hotel owner Korean Air and its development partner Thomas Properties Group break ground on a $1.1 billion, two-tower project, they first must get rid of the 896-room, 1952 hotel on the site.

The demolition work on the northwest corner of Seventh and Figueroa streets is slated to begin in June and continue through February 2013. This year might also be when Downtown learns if they’ll dynamite the structure, or make plans to take it down another way. The first portion of the replacement project, a 45-story hotel and condominium skyscraper, is slated to open in late 2015.

Finding Funds: Little Tokyo stakeholders have waited for a recreation center literally for decades, and now, it’s possible — though not easy. Last year the city approved the Budokan of Los Angeles, a facility that would bring basketball courts and martial arts tournaments to a city-owned plot at 237-249 S. Los Angeles St. In 2012, the Little Tokyo Service Center needs to raise money for the $22 million development. So far about $2 million has been secured, and the organization will seek contributions from public sources, foundations, corporations and individuals, said Bill Watanabe, the LTSC’s executive director. It’s a big challenge, but if all goes well, a groundbreaking could come by the end of 2013.

Sunrise on 1111 Sunset: In September, Arts District developer Linear City made a foray into another Downtown outskirt when it bought the old Metropolitan Water District headquarters at 1111 Sunset Blvd. The 1973, William Pereira-designed tower is set to be transformed into 92 apartments. Linear City is still looking for money.

If traditional financing can’t be attained soon, company partner Yuval Bar-Zemer said Linear City will finance the project in-house. Either way, Bar-Zemer said they intend to break ground in April. Plans on the property just west of Chinatown call for units that will measure 800-1,000 square feet, and most will include balconies.

rendering courtesy of the Little Tokyo Service Center

Little Tokyo stakeholders hope to break ground on the $22 million Budokan of Los Angeles in 2013. To hit that target, they’ll need to spend 2012 raising money for the Los Angeles Street facility.

The 411 on 845: Parking lot giant L&R Group is in the midst of a $5 million renovation of a 1969 office building at 845 S. Figueroa St. The company is finalizing structural designs for a facelift that will replace the dark façade with floor-toceiling windows. They hope to finish designs, secure permits and begin construction early this year. Work on the interior, meanwhile, is underway, and space in the mostly gutted 125,000-square-foot structure will be built out according to tenant specifications.

How Suites It Is: Last summer, property owner Broadway Chinatown entered into preliminary talks with a division of Orange County’s Tarsadia Hotel Group to develop a mid-rise Hampton Inn and Homewood Suites at 1500 S. Figueroa St., across from the Convention Center. Early plans called for a building of up to eight floors. While the future of the project is uncertain, 2012 could bring another hotel to South Park, a community quickly becoming a hotel hub.

Gardens Rising: This summer, families should be moving into Lotus Garden, a $24 million low-income housing complex at 715 Yale St. The 60-unit project broke ground in April and completion is anticipated in August. Rents will range from $370 for a studio to $1,236 for a three-bedroom apartment, and the community will see hundreds of new residents.

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The once stately edifice at 1111 Sunset Blvd. has been vacant for years. Developers Yuval Bar-Zemer and Leonard Hill hope to turn it into 92 apartments.

The project includes a 64-space parking garage known as a car matrix, in which autos will be moved vertically and horizontally to allow for a space-saving stacking effect.

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The Mayor’s Race Is Just the Start Five Other Political Stories That Will Play Big in 2012

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City Hall bureaucracy. Mud will fly.

executive editoR hen it comes to Downtown politics in 2012, the biggest story may actually be something that occurs in 2013: the election to determine who will replace termed-out Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. While the race will garner loads of attention this year, it’s not the only major political happening. The politicking, fundraising and alliance building will take shape in other elections, and Downtown will see a crucial discussion, and perhaps a bitter fight, over its City Council boundaries. Here is what will make news in City Hall in 2012.

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Showdown in the First District: Ed Reyes became the First District City Councilman in 2001, representing portions of Northeast L.A. and Pico-Union, and in Downtown he has covered Chinatown and City West, while also focusing on Los Angeles River issues. His longtime chief of staff, Jose Gardea, hopes to maintain that course when Reyes is termed out in 2013. However, state Assemblyman Gil Cedillo also wants the job. The showdown should be fascinating. Expect Cedillo to be painted as a Sacramento carpetbagger chasing a high-paying council gig. Expect Gardea to be slagged as part of the troubled

A Nasty Ninth?: Speaking of termed-out politicians and Sacramento ties, Ninth District rep Jan Perry is out of a job in 2013. While she runs for mayor, the race will be underway for the district that currently holds the majority of Downtown. Perry has yet to publicly support an heir apparent, and many expect several state officeholders to chase the trend of Sacramento types coming to the L.A. Council (think Herb Wesson, Paul Krekorian, etc). Assemblyman Mike Davis launched his campaign in October and others could follow. The question is, who will the influential and affluent Downtown business crowd support?

The Let’s-Beat-Up-Carmen Brigade: You know you’re a feared frontrunner when people attack you before you enter a race. That’s life for Carmen Trutanich, who is widely expected to gun for Steve Cooley’s District Attorney chair this November (though officially undeclared, Nuch has already raised more than $500,000 for the race). Other candidates are already running hard: Prosecutor Jackie Lacey has Cooley’s endorsement.

Another veteran prosecutor, Alan Jackson, not only has proved an able fundraiser, but

has slugged Nuch, the current City Attorney, for potentially breaking his 2007 promise to serve two terms in the city job. The moment Nuch jumps in, every candidate will seek to bash him like a piñata. One thing about Trutanich: He’ll give as good as he gets.

The Wesson Era: Eric Garcetti served as president of the City Council for six years.

Now that he is running for mayor, he’s giving up the top dog spot on the panel. Enter Herb Wesson, the 10th District officeholder, former state Assembly Speaker and, interestingly, a combatant of the council’s other two African-American members, Jan Perry and Eighth District rep Bernard Parks. Wesson’s speech after being elected to the top council spot was heavy on the “we” theme, but observers question how inclusive he’ll be when he doles out council committee assignments and other favors. Everyone will learn quickly who counts as a friend of Herb.

Drawing the Lines: The most intense battle in the early part of 2012 will concern redistricting, the once-a-decade chore or drawing the boundaries of the 15 City Council districts so that each has approximately the same number of residents. José Huizar’s 14th District needs to grow while Perry’s

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Most observers expect City Attorney Carmen Trutanich to run for District Attorney this year.

If he does, he’ll be the frontrunner, and the other candidates will try to bash him like a piñata.

Ninth has to shrink, and the big question for Downtown is whether Huizar will try to swallow affluent neighborhoods such as the Financial District and South Park. Perry beat back a land grab in 2002, but she’s nearing the end of her term and might lack the juice for a similar fight. Making matters interesting is that the executive director of the redistricting panel is Andrew Westall — a former top aide to Wesson.

Downtown’s Got Issues A Few Pressing Problems That Need Fixing

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here is a lot that is great about Downtown Los Angeles.

However, there are also some significant issues that need addressing. These are some of the matters that community stakeholders will focus on and try to improve in the coming year.

School Daze: The lack of quality elementary schools in the Central City has already forced some parents with young children to flee Downtown. With more kids approaching school age, the matter is growing urgent. In 2012, a group of parents will push forward on a proposal to open a Downtown charter elementary school by the fall of 2013. The group hopes to present their plan to the LAUSD by March and start classes 18 months later. The Downtown Center Business Improvement District is helping by conducting a survey about potential users of the school. The next step is to launch a feasibility study to figure out how much it would cost.

Paint Is One Letter From Pain: On Nov. 21, bicyclists celebrated the opening of a 1.5-mile bright green lane that runs on Spring Street between Cesar Chavez Avenue and Ninth Street.

Within a month, not one but two repaintings were required.

The black pavement is showing in many spots, and it could stay that way for a while in 2012. Although officials with the Los Angeles Department of Transportation plan to brighten up the blotched portions, they won’t do so until they figure out a permanent solution. This could mean experimenting with different types of paint to make sure the color sticks. No one knows how long it might take.

Shades of Green: The mayor’s office has estimated the damage to the 1.7-acre City Hall park at up to $400,000. This year, the city is expected to replant the lawn on the south side of the building, but some stakeholders are urging local leaders to reimagine the other flora in a mostly native, drought-tolerant vision. Some city officials are considering the concept, but it is complicated by the fact that planting cacti and succulents, while potentially cheaper in the long run because of water savings, are more expensive to install and maintain initially.

Expect a decision to come early this year.

Skid Row Slide: Longtime stakeholders in Skid Row think the half-square-mile patch of poverty laden streets is poised for

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The LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes had a brutal 2011, with the founding executive director fired for what the board termed “financial mismanagement.” This year, county officials need to right the ship.

even tougher conditions in 2012. The city is appealing a recent judicial ruling that prohibits police from trashing apparently abandoned property, and has resulted in more sidewalk pileups. New prison reform rules are sending more early release inmates to the area. The number of homeless people in the community is on the rise too, with a count of 500 people on the streets in April 2009 jumping to 1,700 last month. Area see Challenges, page 12

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Downtown’s Next Big Bites A Flurry of Food Finds for 2012

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act: Downtown Los Angeles has exploded over the past several years as a culinary destination, with chefs eager to enter the area so they can feed adventurous diners. Fact: The trend shows no sign of slowing. Fact: Downtown residents and workers might be even more excited about this than the chefs are. Fact: Everyone wins.

These are the nine biggest restaurant stories of 2012.

The Rise of Republique: Downtown will get another big name chef in the fall when Walter Manzke, the former executive chef at Church & State, opens his own place in the Arts District. Republique will occupy an 8,000-square-foot brick building that is part of the Factory Place Arts Complex. The 140seat restaurant north of Sixth Street will serve French-inspired food with some Italian and Spanish flavors. The project will include the Factory Baking Company, a bakery serving coffee, pastries and sandwiches.

Clifton’s Edge: The historic Clifton’s Brookdale Cafeteria should reopen at 648 S. Broadway in about six months, after a $3 million renovation is complete. Patrons will find a restored façade, a jazz and blues lounge, and a speakeasy style bar in the basement. A later phase will deliver a tiki bar. The Jell-O and oxtails aren’t going away, but they’ll be enhanced by a fine dining restaurant on the fourth floor.

Coffee Kingdom: Urth Caffé is expanding its Arts District headquarters with a premium

coffee tasting spot next to the cafe at 451 Hewitt St. The new spot is expected to open by the end of January, said Urth co-owner Shallom Berkman. The tasting bar will serve heirloom organic coffees from small farms in places such as Uganda that are not available at other Urth locations. In-house roasting experts will answer questions or talk about the products. Be patient: The space only has room for 15 people at a time.

French Connection: The Los Feliz French bistro Figaro will have a presence in Downtown by mid-2012. Figaro Broadway will take over the space once occupied by Schaber Cafeteria at 618 S. Broadway. The 9,000-square-foot establishment will be a restaurant with a bakery and patio dining.

Figaro will also have an 8,600-square-foot mezzanine.

Food Fight: Downtown rivalries are nothing new. There’s the Cole’s vs. Philippe’s French dip face-off. Famima fights 7-Eleven for convenience store dominance. Now add the Artisan House-Bottega Louie battle. Both are massive joints that combine restaurant, bar and market operations. Bottega Louie opened in 2009 on Seventh Street, and Artisan House arrived at 600 S. Main St. last month. Attempts to tamp down a rivalry may have inflamed it. When asked about Bottega Louie, Artisan House chef Jason Ryczek said, “We’re a restaurant. They’re a cafeteria.” Game on.

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Casa. In February, the mastermind behind Mendocino Farms will open Blue Cow, a sitdown restaurant built around new, inventive sandwiches. He’ll have the help of executive chef Josh Smith, formerly of the Downtown French bistro Church & State. Expect bread in the Cal Plaza restaurant, but what’s between it might boggle the mind.

Permanent Bite: When Ludovic Lefebvre held his LudoBites pop-up restaurants in Downtown, getting a reservation was harder than giving away tickets to a Dodger game. Fortunately, it could become easier this year to score a Ludo meal. Lefebvre and his wife and business partner Krissy are currently looking for locations in the Arts District for a permanent restaurant. While they are open to spots outside the area, their focus is on Downtown.

Building a Better Burger: An early 2012 opening is expected for Umamicatessen, a venture from the owners of the popular Umami Burger. The Downtown restaurant will be a 7,000-square-foot space at 852-854

S. Broadway. Umamicatessen will include a burger joint, a bar, deli and dessert options.

It will be the sixth and largest Umami spot from company CEO Adam Fleishman.

Good Neighbors: In yet another perfect union, a pizza joint is opening next to a bar.

A spring 2012 debut is expected for Two Boots Pizza. Housed in a 1,000-square-foot spot at 828 S. Broadway next to Broadway Bar, the New York-based Two Boots will blend traditional Italian flavors with Cajun flair. The restaurant will include a large window providing a view of pizza dough being tossed, and there will be street-side service and delivery. There is also a Two Boots in Echo Park.

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hen it comes to sports, Downtown Los Angeles has entered the bizarro world. The Dodgers are a freak show, the Lakers are slipping, the Kings are forgettable (OK, not everything changes) and the most exciting team in town is the Clippers. Yes, those Clippers. Get ready for the weirdest sports year in a long time. If you think you can predict what will happen, you’re wrong.

Welcome to Lob City: Insta-legend has it that when Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan heard the Clippers had traded for point guard Chris Paul, they both exclaimed, “Lob City!” Paul is resident number one, and the former New Orleans Hornet is already the face of the Downtown-based franchise. His astounding court vision, leadership and all-around skills are the reason every observer is pegging the Clippers as a playoff team, Los some Angelesthink Downtown News and they’ll go even further. Folks are still scratch1264 W. First Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026 ing their heads over how the Clippers got the prize the Lakers phone: 213-481-1448 • fax: 213-250-4617 couldn’t grasp. web: DowntownNews.com • email: realpeople@downtownnews.com facebook:

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Fisher, Matt Barnes and A.C. Green. The on-court coaching is always eye opening, and the $550 event this year features a “Basketball Uncensored” panel discussion with various reporters. Tickets and info at lasec.net.

McCourt Has Not Left the Building: On Nov. 1, Frank McCourt agreed to sell the Dodgers, but until that happens, he’s still the owner of the team. He’s also a wily [expletive], so only fools would assume he’s out of the Dodgers fans’ hair.

He gets to pick the buyer of the franchise, and the man who made his money with Boston parking lots still will own the parking lots in Chavez Ravine after the team is sold. No, Los Angeles is not free from Frank yet.

Follow the Bouncing Football: AEG President Editor & PublishEr: Sueand Laris CEO GENErAldreams MANAGEr:may Dawnhave EastintakTim Leiweke’s Downtown football photo by Gary Leonard en a sack late last year whenExEcutivE NFL Commissioner Roger Editor: Jon Regardie New Clipper Chris Paul is resident no.

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The problem is, there is so much happening now that it can be hard to choose what to do. Huge concerts fill Staples and the other venues at L.A. Live, while avant-garde theater and dance is available at places such as REDCAT and some untraditional outlets. There are movies, film festivals, readings and much more. Here are just a few of the many highlights on the 2012 cultural calendar.

Feeling Chili: Cool fact No. 1 about Anthony Kiedis: In the 1991 Keanu Reeves-Patrick Swayze-Gary Busey film Point Break, Kiedis played Tone, a bad dude surfer. Cool fact No. 2 about Kiedis: On Feb. 26-27, he, along with Flea and the two other Red Hot Chili Peppers, will headline Staples Center. Yep, the quintessential L.A. funk-rock/party-rock band will perform in front of nearly 18,000 people not far from where Kiedis used to score drugs (according to the 1991 song “Under the Bridge”). It’s also in the same building where his beloved Lakers play.

Dance on the 51st Floor: Heidi Duckler has brought dance to some unlikely Downtown venues, including the City Council chambers, the old Marriott hotel on Figueroa Street and the L.A. Police Academy. On three weekends in February, she looks up, literally, for a new site-specific work. Cleopatra-On the Banks will take place on the 51st floor of City National Tower on Flower Street. Twelve dancers will cavort around the office space once occupied by ARCO. Fittingly for a Downtown skyscraper, the show will focus on the nature of power.

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Cirque du Soleil comes to Staples Center with a show featuring Michael Jackson’s music and choreography on Jan. 27-29.

the 2004 disc built around the nine-minute song “Jesus of Suburbia” made the theatrical leap, and it lands at the Ahmanson Theatre March 13-April 22. The show that earned three Tony nominations might finally succeed in bringing a young audience with candy-colored hair to the Downtown theater.

in mainstream culture for choreographing the dance scenes in the film Black Swan and for getting engaged to the film’s star Natalie Portman, but he’s got a heck of a resume, having choreographed hundreds of pieces. The show at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion will feature designs by New York painter Christopher Wool and a score by Nico Muhly.

Dance Los Angeles Revolution: One oddity about Los Angeles is that the culture-rich city has never sustained a ballet company. An effort to change this will take place Sept.

22-23, when Benjamin Millepied launches the new L.A. Dance Project. The 30-something Millepied is best known

Cirque du Thriller: These days, local lovers of Cirque du Soleil flock to Hollywood for the new big-budget Iris, and they’ll soon drive to Santa Monica to check out Ovo. On Jan. 27-29, however, they’ll head to Staples Center where see Culture, page 14

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Culture Continued from page 13 the Montreal-born crew will present Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour. The performance will mesh the late King of Pop’s music and choreography with Cirque’s inventive and often jaw-dropping acrobatics. The story, if it matters, involves a Giving Tree.

An Unoccupied Market: The Occupy LA protests at City Hall ended Nov. 1, but its impacts remain. They include changing the nation’s perspective on corporate bailouts, and a dead lawn and a still displaced City Hall Farmers Market.

This year, market organizers will seek to repair the damage caused by being exiled from their home of four years to a barely visible spot across the street. Market boss Susan Hutchinson said 2012 will be about re-growing the market, and although some longtime vendors may have dropped out, she expects new ones will fill the available spots. It remains unclear when the Thursday market will return to the south lawn of City Hall.

L.A. Pop: The Grammy Museum will launch its next major exhibit on Feb. 22, when it looks at three decades of music in our fair city. Trouble in Paradise: Music and Los Angeles, 194575, curated by USC professor Josh Kun, will run through March 25 and include photos, album covers, posters and filmed interviews with musicians and other prominent figures in L.A. music. The exhibit will look at everything from rock to jazz to the Sunset strip scene as it examines how various forms of music helped shape the city in the decades after World War II. Waiting to Go to Godot: Two men sit idly on a country road, chatting, singing, swapping hats, eating, sleeping and waiting for some dude named Godot. If you haven’t read or seen a stage adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece, trust us, Waiting for Godot is better than the plot synopsis promises. The existential “tragicomedy” gets a staging at the Mark Taper Forum from March 14-April 22. Beckett experts Barry McGovern and Alan Mandell are in the spotlight of the play directed by Michael Arabian.

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Green Day’s punk album turned Broadway musical American Idiot lands at the Ahmanson Theatre March 13-April 22.

Return of the Righteous Babe: Few folk rock artists, or any artists for that matter, have inspired legions of diehard fans like Ani Difranco has. She’s a powerhouse on the six-string, and she writes more songs than just about anybody — cranking out almost an album per year since 1990. The founder of Righteous Babe Records has another one due in January, and as usual, she’ll tour to support Which Side Are You On, which she has promised will capture her take on the political moment. The Difranco train stops at the Orpheum Theatre on March 24.

See It, Fold It, Live It, Love It: The Japanese American National Museum will show the potential of a simple piece of paper as a form of art with Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami. The exhibit, which runs from March 10-Aug. 26, will feature more than 100 creations by about 40 artists who really know what to do with a dead tree. The show will focus on how origami has had an impact on technology, math, science, art and even world peace.

More Treats Than Tricks: Local children will once again have a place to get loads of candy when the Halloween Party for Downtown L.A. Kids returns on Oct. 31. Organized by the Downtown Center Business Improvement District, the event takes place at Grand Hope Park at Ninth and Hope Streets and gives Central City wee ones the opportunity to trick or

treat outdoors. There are always other activities too, among them a bounce house and plenty of games. Last’s year’s event attracted more than 1,000 people.

Chuch-Oh My: One 2012 Walt Disney Concert Hall concert in particular will have audience members silently chiding Frank Gehry for a crucial error in his otherwise celebrated design of the Grand Avenue venue: When Afrocuban jazz maestro Chucho Valdes gets his hands on the house Steinway on Feb. 16, many will wonder, “Well, Frank, where do we dance?”

Valdes and his Afro Cuban Messengers are godfathers of the Latin jazz genre. And if Chucho is the godfather, consider the other artists on the bill — congero Poncho Sanchez and trumpeter Terence Blanchard — bona fide good fellas.

Grand Time on Grand: Grand Performances, fresh off its 25th anniversary season, can be counted on for another summer of eclectic local, world and off-the-beaten-path performances.

Confirmed at Cal Plaza in summer 2012 are Niyaz, who fuses traditional Iranian vocal and instrumental music with electronic stylings; Mexican dance troupe Pajaro de Nube, which practices butoh, the slow-moving dance that originated in postnuclear Japan; and Mexico City-based puppeteers Brujerias de Pape (Paper Witches). L.A. literature enthusiasts will delight in an evening of staged readings of Charles Bukowski works.

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Nov. 17-Jan. 16: Downtown on Ice returns, positing a patch of frozen water in an unlikely, but very welcome spot—Pershing Square. The seasonal facility has skates for rental for $2, with skate sessions costing $6. There will be an array of special events and programming at the rink for the next two months, including regular lunchtime concerts starting Dec. 19.

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Saturday, January 7 The Undiscovered Chinatown Tour Chinatown, (213) 680-0243 or chinatownla.com.

10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: Visit a temple, an herbal shop, art galleries, antique stores and more when guided in Chinatown. The walking tour will take visitors to a number of off-the-beaten-track points of interest.

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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.

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

Through March: 1001 Inventions is a traveling international exhibition that promotes awareness of scientific and cultural achievements from the “Golden Age” of Muslim civilization during the 7th to 17th centuries from a diverse region stretching from Spain through China. Through interactive displays, explore basic science principles in such fields as optics, time-keeping, hydraulics, navigation, architecture and math.

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.

MORE LISTINGS Hundreds of listings of fun and interesting things to do in Downtown Los Angeles can also be found online at ladowntownnews.com/calendar: Rock, Pop & Jazz; Bars & Clubs; Farmers Markets; Events; Film; Sports; Art Spaces; Theater, Dance and Opera; Classical Music; Museums; and Tours.

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Start 2012 off at the Walt Disney Concert Hall with a four-day potpourri of classical music. The ivories will be tickled, nay, assaulted when French finger phenom Jean-Yves Thibaudet steps in to perform Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 2. That’s not all folks. Dvorak’s Hussite Orchestra and the immense Symphony No. 3 for Organ by Camille Saint-Saens (the song from Babe for the laymen) bookend this special bit of Miguel Harth-Bedoya conducting.

The house will shake with bellowing pipes and cherubic keys on Thursday, Jan. 5, at 5 p.m., Friday at 11 a.m. (yes, a.m.), Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. At 111 S. Grand Ave., (323) 850-2000 or laphil.com.

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Nigerian musician Fela Kuti championed rhythmic reinvention. He merged traditional rhythms and contemporary arrangements in a package that presaged hip-hop, world beat and the funky side of indie. Through Jan. 22, the Ahmanson Theatre hosts Fela!, a theatrical celebration of the marriage between man and music. Eccentric and magnetic, the spirit of Kuti lives on in this production, which features a standout performance from Sahr Ngaujah in the title role. This week Fela! goes up Tuesday through Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 1 and 6:30 p.m. At 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 628-2772 or centertheatregroup.com.

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Amongst the perks of spending a winter in Los Angeles is First Fridays at the Natural History Museum. One Friday each month (go ahead, guess which one), bask in the warmth of lectures, dino skeletons and solid indie rock. The first installment of 2012 features lectures on scientific epistemology and high brain function, and is followed by performances from Mariachi El Bronx and El-Haru Kuroi. Things get going at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 6. Tickets sell out quickly so snatch one on the interwebs as soon as humanly possible. At 900 Exposition Blvd., (310) 314-4635 or nhm.org.

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Whether you’re jonesing for more holiday cheer or you’re trying to cure your debilitating fear of string, a trip to the Bob Baker Marionette Theatre is in order. Audiences have one final opportunity to take in the majesty of the winter season with extreme puppetry bridging contemporary portrayals of Santa, mythic winter spirits and Dickensian Yule cheer in Bob’s famous Holiday Spectacular.

You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, but most of all you’ll get to indulge in a Downtown tradition. The show closes Sunday, Jan. 8, so catch a performance Tuesday through Friday at 10:30 a.m. or Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. At 1345 W. First St., (213) 250-9995 or bobbakermarionettes.com.

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

Jan. 7, 11 a.m.: Respect: The Joy of Aides is a new documentary exploring the relationship between people with disabilities and their aides.

IMAX Theater California Science Center, 700 State Drive, (213) 7442019 or californiasciencecenter.org.

Through Jan. 14: Soar over primordial earth in Flying Monsters 3D. 220 million years ago dinosaurs were beginning their domination of Earth. But another group of reptiles was about to make an extraordinary leap: pterosaurs were taking control of the skies.

The story of how and why these mysterious creatures took to the air is more fantastical than any fiction.

MOCA Grand Avenue 250 S. Grand, (213) 621-1710 or moca.org.

Jan 8, 3 p.m.: In the political hotbed of the 1970s, some artists merged their practice in video or film with their political concerns. These artworks play with basic elements of media creation and perception. Films to be screened are Alternative Projections: Experimental Film in Los Angeles, 1945-1980,Vicarious Thrills, Opposing Views and more.

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Jan. 3 and 6, 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 8, 6:30 p.m.: The Mike Brownera Lakers continue to feel out a new system that already has some fans nostalgic for Phil Jackson’s triangle. The Lakers start the week by hosting the Houston Rockets, giving Pau Gasol a chance to say hello to the team he would have played for had David Stern not crushed the Chris Paul trade. After a trip to Portland (Jan. 5), they come back to host the young run-and-gunners from Golden State. They close the week by giving Pau a chance to face off against his little brother Marc Gasol and the Memphis Grizzlies.

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Blake Griffin or Chris Paul? Does it matter? Can they be comayors? Does that make DeAndre Jordan chief of staff? And where’s Chauncey Billups in this equation? Paul and the suddenly relevant Clippers welcome the Houston Rockets to their land of lobs this week, and then host the Milwaukee Bucks, who have a nice little duo of their own in Los Angeles native Brandon Jennings and Aussie tall man Andrew Bogut.

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Jan. 2 and 5, 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 7, 1 p.m.: The Kings continue a five-game home stand, looking to make up some ground in the division and please new hard line coach Darryl Sutter.

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