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Changes are coming for Main Street’s long-troubled Cecil Hotel.

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The Search For the Perfect Sandwich Mario Del Pero Aims to Innovate the Humble Meal at Mendocino Farms and His New Spot, Blue Cow

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will quit, when a delivery truck won’t arrive, or when a customer will return a perfectly prepared entrée because it is not to his or her liking. If things go perfectly, your kitchen will reach a relative level of stability and you will develop a loyal clientele. You will survive the unsettling two-year period after opening and eventually become profitable. That’s roughly the experience that Mario Del Pero and his wife and business partner Ellen Chen had with Casa, a Mexican restaurant on Bunker

Hill. They opened the establishment in early 2009 and, despite a revolving door of executive chefs, reached the point in which the business was making money. Customers were happy and returned frequently. Life was easy, or as easy as it gets in the restaurant industry. There was only one problem. Del Pero, who is best known in Downtown Los Angeles for launching the upscale sandwich mini-chain Mendocino see Restaurants, page 8

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t takes a certain level of masochism to choose a career as a restaurant entrepreneur. If you have kids, you may only see them in glimpses. Your investors will want a return on their money, and will care little about the ego of your talented but mercurial chef. Your sleep patterns and sense of calm will be shattered by the unpredictable snafus that arise — there is no telling when a hostess

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he sweet smell of roses and the sour taste of defeat met in Downtown last week. The occasion was the 32nd annual Roses and Lemon Awards, which honors a handful of local projects and goodheartedly shames one part of the community that needs improvement. The highlight in the event presented by the Downtown Breakfast Club comes at the end, with the presentation of the Lemon. This year the Lemonizers, DBC board members Hal Bastian and Jim White, displayed a series of images of Skid Row, with people camped out on the streets and their possessions scattered on sidewalks. Normally, the reveal of the Lemon draws

good-natured jeers and even some laughs. During the event on Thursday, April 5, the presentation of the award to what was labeled the “Skid Row Tragedy” produced mostly silence from the crowd of about 400 people at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel’s Crystal Ballroom. Patrick Spillane, president of the DBC, a group comprised of a few dozen Downtown business leaders, said the Lemon was in response to U.S. District Court Judge Philip Gutierrez’s June ruling that prohibits police and other city officials from removing apparently abandoned items from the streets of Skid Row. The decision, in response to a lawsuit filed by eight homeless individuals organized by the Los Angeles Community Action see Roses, page 10

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Boris Mayzels and Casey Irvine were given a Rose prize for Seventh Street’s Silo Vodka Bar. The 32nd annual Roses and Lemon awards were handed out last week by the Downtown Breakfast Club.

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AROUNDTOWN Courthouse Plans Move Forward

he long-delayed plan to build a federal courthouse in Downtown Los Angeles continues to move forward. On March 30, the federal General Services Administration released a list of the finalists to design and build the $400 million project on the southwest corner of First Street and Broadway. The four teams of builders and architects are: Clark Construction with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Architects; Hensel Phelps Construction with Yazdani Studio & Gruen Associates; McCarthy with Brooks-Scarpa & HMC Architects; and Mortensen Construction with NBBJ Architects. In the second phase of the selection process the finalists will submit more advanced plans. An architect is expected to be named by September, according to GSA officials. The project, scheduled for completion by 2016, will be a 600,000-square-foot edifice with 24 courtrooms, 32 judges’ chambers and 110 parking spots on a 3.6-acre site. It will house district judges, jury assembly facilities, offices for the U.S. Marshals Service and more.

Union Station-Dodger Stadium Shuttles Run Again he new ownership situation isn’t the only thing Dodger fans will cheer when the team begins its home schedule on Tuesday, April 10. Once again, Metro is offering the Dodger Stadium Express bus from Union Station to Dodger Stadium. The service will continue throughout the season. Metro is paying for the shuttles with a $300,000 grant from the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee. Service, which

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is free for ticket holders, will start 90 minutes prior to the first pitch and will end 45 minutes after the game. The shuttle will pick up passengers at the Patsaouras Bus Plaza in the east portal of Union Station and drop them off in the stadium parking lot. Buses will run every 10 minutes before the game and every 30 minutes while the Dodgers play. Those without a ticket can pay a $1.50 one-way fare. Route and schedule information are at metro.net or (323) 466-3876.

Famima Frenzy

he Downtown explosion of Famima convenience stores continued last week with the opening of a seventh outpost of the Japanese chain. An 1,800-square-foot shop debuted at 544 S. Broadway on April 6. It is open 24 hours and includes an outdoor patio and espresso bar. “We’ll offer free Wi-Fi, where residents can come down and enjoy their coffee, and others can enjoy their sushi and watch the world go by,” said Philip Hockwald, vice president of Famima Corporation business development. Famima, which began in Japan 35 years ago, has 20,000 stores worldwide, according to Hockwald. There are nine stores in the U.S. and seven of them can be found in Downtown. Hockwald said they hope to open two additional stores in Downtown this year, though they are still looking for locations.

Spice Table Chef Earns High Honor

lthough his days are numbered at his popular Little Tokyo restaurant Spice Table, chef/owner Bryant Ng nevertheless made the coveted list of Food & Wine magazine’s Best New Chefs in America. Ng was

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the Little Tokyo Service Center, has received $5 million in Prop 84 funds distributed by the California Department of Parks and Recreation, project officials announced last week. The money will go toward construction of the 38,000-squarefoot facility on Los Angeles between Second and Third streets. The project would include a four-court gymnasium, community space and a rooftop garden with a jogging track. It would provide space for several sports with an emphasis on martial arts tournaments. There is still no timeline for the development. So far a little more than $7 million has been raised for the project. “The Prop 84 grant is a major step forward for the Budokan project,” said Bill Watanabe, executive director of the LTSC, in a statement. “The investment by the State of California is a testament of their belief and need for a facility like the Budokan project in Downtown Los Angeles.”

the only Los Angeles selection from the 10 people on the list; the announcement came on Tuesday, April 3. Spice Table has received numerous accolades, including a Los Angeles Downtown News Downtowners of Distinction award and a Los Angeles Magazine designation as one of the 10 best new restaurants of 2011. Sadly, Spice Table will not be around for the long haul — at least not in its current location at 114 S. Central Ave. By 2014, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to take over the property in order to build the $1.37 billion Regional Connector. The nearby Weiland’s Brewery and Señor Fish will also be eliminated.

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EDITORIALS Urban Scrawl by Doug Davis

Seven Suggestions for the New Dodger Owners

he community reaction to the announcement that a group including Earvin “Magic” Johnson would buy the Los Angeles Dodgers was astounding. Although much of the city had come to despise Frank and Jamie McCourt for the tumult that had enveloped the team in the last eight years, few observers could have predicted the exuberance that erupted after news of the $2.15 billion sale agreement broke on March 27. It would take a book, and possibly several, to detail all that went wrong since the McCourts closed escrow on the team on Feb. 13, 2004. Although the Dodgers made the playoffs four times in the first six years after the Boston couple acquired the franchise and its associated holdings from Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corp., there was a string of disappointments. Managers and general managers were hired and fired with unexpected haste. There were public relations goofs aplenty. Ticket prices rose steadily. Then there was the nasty divorce, which led to details of the McCourts’ spending habits that made fans furious — why did the couple need eight homes? How could people who had pledged to be “stewards” of the historic franchise, and who had put almost none of their own money into the purchase, treat the Dodgers like an ATM machine? The situation turned dark after the tragic beating of Bryan Stow on Opening Day of the 2011 season. These factors, combined with a largely unimpressive lineup, led to the virtually unthinkable: Dodger fans last season stayed away from the stadium in droves. Now, there is the opportunity to turn things around. Angelenos are almost desperate for a new era, and there is already a sense of trust in the ownership group, in large part because of the presence of Johnson, the Laker legend with five NBA championship rings. Of course, he’s not alone in this, and while he commands the spotlight, he wasn’t the only or even the biggest spender. The purchasing group, officially called Guggenheim Baseball Management, includes Mark Walter (the controlling partner), Stan Kasten, Peter Guber, Bobby Patton and Todd Boehly. We congratulate these individuals on realizing a dream — ownership of a baseball team — that few people will ever know. Although the record price for a sports franchise shocked many, really, what team is worth more than the Dodgers? The history, the stadium, the brand, the surrounding land, the Los Angeles market and the coming television contract explain why this team is worth more than any other.

With the opportunity comes responsibility and high expectations. The new group will have a long honeymoon period, and no one expects things to change quickly. The roster that was set long before the purchase gives fans few hooks on which to hang their hopes for the 2012 season — after pitcher Clayton Kershaw and outfielder Matt Kemp, there are few bright spots. Still, there is a tremendous amount of work to be done, and the on-field product is only one part of it. The new owners surely already have a plan of attack and a list of things that need doing and fixing. Here are some additional suggestions. Walk the Stadium: The owners need the fans to know who they are and that they are reachable, that they are not locked away in a luxury suite. All of the owners, not just Johnson, should be out walking the concourses, and not only on Opening Day. The less recognizable members of the ownership team should wear nametags or some other identifiers, and they should make it a point to interact with the fans who come to the stadium and spend their money on tickets, hot dogs and souvenirs. Just show up and talk to people — the paying fans will tell them better than anyone what works and what doesn’t. Make sure at least one owner, and probably more than one, is out in public during every home game. Lower the Parking Price: It now costs $15 to park a car at Dodger Stadium. That’s ridiculous. Although lots close to Staples Center can cost $20 or more, fans attending Lakers, Clippers or Kings games have the option to park a few blocks away for $5 and walk. In Chavez Ravine the owners control everything near the stadium, and paying $15 for a few square feet of pavement feels like a rip-off. Reduce the parking price to a reasonable $8. Yes, that will trim one revenue stream, but many people who feel as if they have “saved” money will spend it on a souvenir or a beer. Speaking of Beer: Reduce the price. Angels owner Arte Moreno gained fame when one of his first moves after acquiring the team was lowering the price of beer. Sure it was populist, but it was also crazily effective, and the new Dodger regime could do that and then some. Almost every snack in the stadium now feels like it costs too much, especially to families. No one expects a bargain, but the food and drink prices need to drop. Treat the customers right and don’t make it seem as if they’re getting robbed each time they open their wallets for a beverage or some French fries. Speaking of French Fries: Speed up the concession service. Many people know the pain of waiting two innings for a hot

dog and, while they wait, only being able to see the game on a small TV that gets lousy reception. That’s a terrible business model for everyone. The lines must move quicker. If people have to wait, at least provide high-definition flat screens showing the game like at Staples. Don’t punish people for getting something to eat or drink. Reduce the Advertising Onslaught: Before the McCourts, before Fox, there were very few ads in Dodger Stadium. People saw green grass, outfield walls and other fans. Now the place is packed with banners, signs, video pitches and more urging them to buy this, see that, spend here, etc. We don’t expect a return to the old days, and we know that the McCourts’ enhancing of the stadium’s revenue streams is one of the reasons the sale price soared past $2 billion, but again, consider the fan experience. People want to enjoy baseball. They don’t want to be marketed to every second. Be Public, Be Responsive, Be Proactive: Communication is key, and after the McCourt years, fans will gladly take assurances that their needs are being met and that people are listening to their concerns. Johnson and the other owners should be proactive and should contact the media to explain what they are doing and lay out their plans — open the information flow like a water spigot and forget (or at least diminish) the spin. Fans who call the stadium with concerns or complaints should get a prompt response. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is known for getting back to people who email him. The Dodger owners can do the same. Spruce Up the Common Areas, Fast: Before the tumult, the McCourts announced plans for a $500 million upgrade of Dodger Stadium. They got it right when they cooked up a vision to make the 50-year-old venue viable for the next 50 years. That never came to fruition, and although there are new seats and boxes close to the field, not everyone saw the benefits of upgrades. Fans who sit on upper levels still wend through ugly gray concourses and have to deal with ancient, crowded restrooms that are in no way family friendly. The owners need to start planning for fixes right away, and should schedule them to start immediately after the last home game of the season. The new owners are lucky in many regards. In addition to having the team, they have the fans and the city behind them. People want Johnson and the ownership team to succeed. Congratulation to the buyers. Los Angeles looks forward to everything you do next.

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AEG Completes Farmers Field EIR Developer Files Document and Reveals Plan for Massive Pre-Game Tailgating Area by Jon RegaRdie

Downtown Tailgating The completion of the EIR has been hailed by business and labor organizations. Both sectors have seen benefits, in terms of economic activity and job creation, in AEG’s Staples Center, L.A. Live and the Convention Center hotel. “AEG has a perfect record of keeping their word to the community,” said Robbie Hunter, executive secretary of the LA/OC Building and Construction Trades Council, a union representing 140,000 construction workers. The EIR, required by California law, examined scores of issues related to the stadium’s impact on the environment, traffic, parking, transportation, pedestrian safety and other matters. It includes 27 technical reports and more than 170 mitigation measures. Among the commitments AEG is making as a result of the EIR are a $10 million pledge to expand the Blue Line’s Pico Station, at 11th and Hope streets near the Convention Center. Farmers Field will be designed to achieve LEED certification, an eco-friendly designation by the U.S. Green Building Council. Leiweke said a key aim is to ensure that one-quarter of the attendees of games and events at the stadium utilize public transportation. “The great thing about Farmers Field is we can build this thinking into the very first communication we have with people who want to buy season tickets or want to buy individual tickets or want to buy a suite,” he said. “We can create the habit at the very beginning of the relationship.” Plans call for razing the aged West Hall of the Convention Center and building Farmers Field in its place. A new convention building would rise adjacent to the Convention Center’s more modern structure, creating more than 1 million square feet of contiguous space. That, say project proponents, would enable Los Angeles to bid for conventions and trade shows it can’t get now. Leiweke said a new component of the plan is a $10 million reinvention of the Convention Center’s exterior Gilbert

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t is still uncertain if Downtown Los Angeles will get an NFL team, but if Farmers Field comes to fruition, the project will have a major outdoor tailgating area that in some ways resembles a food festival. If the $1 billion project fails to materialize, then the community still stands to gain, as developer Anschutz Entertainment Group might pursue an upgrade of the Convention Center — even if the cost has risen by about $25 million. Those were some of the details discussed last Wednesday by AEG President and CEO Tim Leiweke. During an interview in his third floor office at L.A. Live, Leiweke addressed some of the developments accompanying the completion of the environmental impact report for the proposed 68,000seat stadium. Leiweke said AEG has so far spent $27 million on the project. The 10,000-page draft EIR was delivered to the city on Thursday, April 5, after 18 months of work. At a press conference at City Hall, 13 massive binders were spread across a black table. The delivery of the document triggers a 45-day public comment period, during which meetings will be held across the city. “We expect that by late summer we’ll be before the City Council for approval of our EIR,” said Leiweke. AEG lobbying in Sacramento last year led to changes in state law regarding protests of EIRs. Now, following council approval, there will be a 175-day challenge period. Leiweke said AEG is prepared for any opposition. By the first quarter of 2013, he said, “All of our political work will be done and completed, all of our environmental work will be done and completed. Our financing will be in place, our designs will be in place, our naming rights will be in place, our owner will be in place, and then we can turn our attention to the NFL and getting a team deal done.”

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or many people in Downtown Los Angeles, the Cecil Hotel is a forgotten property. If the Main Street building is known at all, it’s probably for the curious youth hostel squashed into the otherwise low-income residential hotel, or the also curious 2010 incident in which a paramedic was stabbed in the structure. However, there’s more going on behind the scenes than meets the eye. Earlier this year, the Los Angeles Housing Department placed the property in the city’s Rent Escrow Account Program, or REAP, for an array of alleged building code violations. Hotel officials recently appealed the move, which allows tenants to pay discounted rents, with the money placed in an escrow account until the violations are fixed. The REAP ruling was made after hotel operators failed to comply with orders to fix a dozen violations in the building, most dealing with unapproved construction as well as heating issues, according to a March 15 letter sent to hotel residents. At a Housing Department meeting on March 27, a handful of the 39 inhabitants of the 600-room hotel complained that for years they’ve had no central heat, and instead

have been given wall-mounted heaters that rarely work. “The lack of heating is wrong,” tenant Tony Starp testified during the hearing. Herb Chase, managing partner for Main Street Hotel Management, which is now operating the property at 640 S. Main St., said permits have been pulled to update the electrical system so the heat in the 85-year-old building can be fixed. He said he expects the system to be repaired within 10 weeks. Chase also said the unapproved construction, which included removing walls to combine units, was done years ago by previous owners. Still, he said the current owners are paying retroactively for those permits. A decision on the REAP program, which would only affect the 39 occupied units, is expected in a few days. Chase said he is confident the hotel’s appeal will be successful. Other Plans The current hubbub is the latest element in the long, often troubled history of the property. Built in 1927, the Cecil Hotel stands on Main between Sixth and Seventh streets. When it opened it was one of the largest hotels in the city and was aimed at travelers who had business in the Financial District. Like the nearby Alexandria and King

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Edward hotels, the Cecil faded over time, becoming a home for low-income residents and people with addiction and mental health issues. Although it has undergone some upgrades since 2003, it remains largely a place for budget travelers and low-income residents. In 2007, a team headed by Fred Cordova purchased the property for $26.5 million. The new owners soon announced a fiveyear, $7 million renovation to transform the entire 15-story building into an affordable tourist hotel. The plans have been on hold since 2008, when the hotel owners sued the city after the building was designated a residential hotel under an ordinance that protects it against demolition or conversion. That is part of a citywide moratorium that prevents low-income housing units from being turned into market-rate residences. Hotel officials at the time said the renovations would be placed on hold until the issue was settled, although a boutique hostel called Stay, and a coffee shop called Marty, opened at the Cecil. Stay has a separate entrance. The hotel made news in other ways. In May 2010, an LAFD paramedic was stabbed in the property after reportedly responding to a request for help. However, there were inconsistencies in the paramedic’s story and the account was later called into question. The assailant was never found. A lawsuit between the hotel owners was

settled in January when an agreement was reached that maintains the Cecil as a residential hotel. The building was allowed to have 301 residential units and 299 hotel rooms. The settlement included a counterclaim filed by former residents and advocacy group the Los Angeles Community Action Network charging rent control violations and other transgressions. That suit was settled for $90,000, according to Barbara Schultz, an attorney for the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, which represented LACAN. “The settlement generally established the hotel as a residential hotel as well as established damage for some long-term tenants who had been illegally moved and attempted to be relocated,” said Becky Dennison, codirector of LACAN. Another lawsuit filed between the hotel owners was settled this year and prompted the ownership change. Chase said the Downtown-based Cecil Main Street LLC Group now owns the hotel, although he would not identify its members. Cordova is no longer involved with the property and did not return calls for comment. Chase said all upgrades to the hotel are on hold due to the economy. Currently the 299 hotel rooms are available for guests. “Right now there are no specific long-term plans rather than just to operate it the best possible way to service the tenants and the hotel guests,” he said. Meanwhile, Dennison said she is concerned about when the empty residential units will be made available. Chase said permanent residents will be allowed into those rooms, though it will not happen before the REAP and code violation issues with the city are settled. Contact Richard Guzmán at richard@downtownnews.com.

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From Beer to Tears How the L.A. Beerathon Ended Before It Started by RichaRd Guzmán city editoR

hen his plane touched down at LAX on March 28, Sam Gelin had a lot on his mind. The producer of the first Los Angeles Beerathon, scheduled for Saturday, March 31, wanted to make sure everything was ready. About 4,000 tickets, at $55 each, had been sold for the event that would send people to 26 Downtown bars and restaurants. They were to receive one beer at each spot. Gelin, who had staged a similar event for five years in New York, figured everything would go off without a hitch. He was wrong, and on the wrong side of the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. “It was bizarre, almost as if they waited for my flight to land,” Gelin said last week. “I touched down and all of a sudden I get a call from the ABC.” He said the call informed him that the event had to be called off due to regulations that prohibit bars and restaurants from giving away free beer. He said he tried to reach a compromise, even suggesting a $1 charge at each venue, but that the ABC would not budge. By Thursday reports that the event would be called off were spreading on various blogs. A few hours later, the organizer posted the news of the cancellation on the L.A. Beerathon Facebook page. It promised refunds, urged people to still show up at the bars, and took aim at the ABC. “Since you all paid $55, and the bars would still be compensated, it wasn’t exactly free, but that’s the kind of semantics that

you’ll have to take up with the California Department of Alcohol Beverage Control,” the post said. By the Book Will Salao, the district administrator for the Los Angeles ABC office, and the person who contacted Gelin Wednesday evening, said he had not heard of the event until that afternoon when he got a call from the LAPD informing him of the plans. Gelin said he had consulted a liquor law attorney and an ABC expediter, who he acknowledged was not an employee of the agency but a consultant familiar with its liquor laws. They assured him that the event didn’t require any permits from the ABC. That information, said Salao, was incorrect. According to the ABC, the issue wasn’t free beer, but rather selling alcohol without a permit. The late notice likely didn’t matter because according to ABC regulations, the event probably never had a chance. “There really is no way for an outside entity who is not licensed by the department to have this type of an event where they are the ones advertising the sale of an alcoholic beverage,” Salao said. “ABC licenses are site and entity specific, so for you to advertise the sale of an alcoholic beverage it has to take place within those licensed premises. They were collecting the money and then dispersing it to the bars and restaurants after they collected the money.” Any bar or restaurant that participated could have risked losing its liquor license, Salao noted. Salao said that on Thursday morning the

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Despite the cancelation of the L.A. Beerathon, hundreds of drinkers, like the Bad News Beers, showed up in Downtown on Saturday, March 31.

Beerathon organizers were suggesting “different scenarios” to make the event work. Salao informed them that he would have to run any proposals by the ABC’s legal department before giving them an answer. “I never heard back from them after that,” he said. He did, however, hear from several angry would-be participants. At least one Facebook user posted Salao’s contact information. Salao said he received several emails and a few voicemails about the cancelation that were “not very nice at all.” Although there was no Beerathon, many people still showed up at the Downtown bars. One group of 22 people, who called themselves The Bad News Beers and rented a party bus, still decided to stick to the course map and drink a beer at each venue

“I heard about the cancelation on Facebook and it was terrible,” said Robert Guerrero, who like his co-drinkers had a blue and white Bad News Beers T-shirt during his stop at the One Eyed Gypsy in the Arts District. Dave Whitton, the operating partner at the nearby Village Tavern, said that since the bar opens early on Saturday, and they had a barbecue going, they did OK. “We overbought on beers but we got lucky, we still had people come in,” he said. Gelin said he would still like to bring the event to Los Angeles, but won’t do so until he sits down with the authorities involved to make sure they are all on the same page. There’s no word on whether they’ll talk it out over a beer. Contact Richard Guzmán at richard@downtownnews.com.

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Restaurants Continued from page 1 Farms, wasn’t satisfied with Casa. “Casa was never a reflection of my history or point of view,” Del Pero, a gregarious 39-year-old with a quick smile, an easy laugh and a propensity for blue-and-white checked shirts, said recently. So Del Pero did what almost any entrepreneur with investors and a loyal clientele wouldn’t do — he chucked everything. In December he and Chen shuttered Casa, cutting off the revenue stream from the thousands of customers who work in the surrounding Bunker Hill office towers, and who regularly filled the place during lunch and went there for happy hour margaritas. He had something else, something much more personal, in mind. Cows and Chemists In February, Del Pero and Chen introduced Blue Cow, a full-service establishment open every day but Sunday. The decor in the space at 350 S. Grand Ave. collides a historic farmhouse approach with modern elements — there is wood salvaged from a 1901 barn and, in a nook above a round table, a meat clever that was fashioned in 1905. It used

to sit on Del Pero’s father’s desk. Not far away is a batch of photos from the Pearl Meat Market — Del Pero’s great grandfather owned the business in San Francisco’s Little Italy. Along one wall is something that looks like an old treasure map; it’s actually a cartographical depiction of the small farms from which Del Pero buys. At the patio entrance, food-oriented quotes are cut into a long, rectangular piece of metal. “As for butter versus margarine, I trust cows more than chemists,” reads one. Another is from the late comic George Carlin: “And of course, the funniest food of all, kumquats.” The menu incorporates New American and gastropub themes, and spins off Mendocino Farms’ tactic of taking fine dining ingredients and placing them between artisan bread. Del Pero calls the sandwich the most “approachable” of foods, and also something that is ripe for innovation. Both relaxed in manner and exacting in detail — I once saw him send back a hardboiled egg that was chipped — he is fond of talking about the “research and development” that goes on in his kitchens. He happily describes doing two weeks of bacon testing for Mendocino Farms’ turkey club. Mendocino Farms has always played with sandwich expectations. The menu, created by chef Judy Han, references ingredients

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The Grand Avenue establishment formerly held the Mexican restaurant Casa. Although it was profitable, Del Pero wanted to do something different. “Casa was never a reflection of my history or point of view,” he says.

such as the “shredded Pitman Family Farm’s free range chicken breast” (on the Chicken MBT) and the “Herbs de Provence marinated Drake Family Farm’s goat cheese” (from the Drunk’n Goat on Highway 128, a play on grilled cheese). Even if most customers have never heard of the farms, the fresh foods approach quickly becomes clear. “Mario is a visionary,” says Han, who began working with him in 2006. “He always thinks about what’s in the future and pushes toward that goal. He is easygoing, but he is hard for some people to work with in the sense that he’s intense and passionate.” At Blue Cow, chef Josh Smith’s menu

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he felt Bunker Hill needed a Mexican restaurant, but rather because he believed in Del Pero. “I think the main reason why people invested is Mario’s drive, knowing he’s involved. He’s not going to let it fail,” said Tussing. “He’s personally invested a lot, so it’s different than an operator who doesn’t have a lot of skin in the game. We knew Mario would not walk away if there were troubles.” Law Avoided Del Pero grew up in the tiny Northern California town of Yuba City. His maternal grandfather had a large farm and his father’s father owned a meat processing plant. Del Pero came to Los Angeles to study political science and international relations at USC. While in college he took a job as a busboy at Sharkeez, the Manhattan Beach bar and restaurant popular with frat boys and party girls. He moved up to host and then bartender. When he graduated from USC in 1995 he deferred his admittance to Berkeley’s prestigious Boalt law school. Instead, he became general manager of Sharkeez. He was 21, and the second-youngest person in the restaurant. It was an education. “You start to learn your leadership skills in how to communicate and motivate others who don’t want to listen to you,” he said. After a few years Del Pero was ready to go out on his own. In 1998 he opened Skew’s, a Manhattan Beach fast-casual establishment focused on healthy teriyaki. A Downtown outpost came in 2000 and was followed by a Westwood branch. He sold all three about a decade ago. Quasi-retired in his early 30s, and newly married, Del Pero came up with the idea of Mendocino Farms. What he calls a “farm-to-table” establishment landed in Cal Plaza, and in addition to the ingredients, a few things stand out. The long, open kitchen resembles a Henry Ford-style assembly line, with a string of cooks focusing on individual tasks — one slices, one grills, one adds greens, etc. The system led to a massive volume that works for individuals on a short lunch break. Today, the Mendocino Farms at 444 S. Flower St. can do up to 350 sandwiches an hour, or one every 10 seconds.

More intriguing was the price point. The average sandwich at Mendocino Farms is $9-$10, or a few bucks more than a sandwich at, say, Subway or Quizno’s. Del Pero gambled that people who work for law and accounting firms would pay more for high-quality and organic ingredients. “I wanted to taste like an $11-$14 sandwich, but I wanted to do it at a $9-$10 level,” he said. Del Pero, whose Downtown restaurants employ about 125 people, is positioning Blue Cow as both a foodie destination and a test kitchen for Mendocino Farms. Just as some of the original establishment’s creations appear on Blue Cow’s menu — Han invented the Pork Belly Banh Mi years ago — Del Pero envisions some of the new sandwiches spreading to the growing chain. In addition to the two Downtown outposts there are Mendocino Farms in Marina Del Rey and West Hollywood. Another will open at Third and Fairfax this summer. The goal is slow, sustained growth, powered by what Del Pero calls his core group — in addition to his wife and Han, it includes director of operations Sean Krajewski and Isabelle Barter, the director of training. Money, Del Pero professes, is not the ultimate aim, and he’d rather make people — customers and employees — happy. The line sounds like something you’d find in a press release, but then again, Del Pero walked away from a profitable Casa and skipped law school for a restaurant career. Ultimately, Del Pero believes, success will be determined by a few things. He wants to create innovative cuisine and ask what’s the next burger (in Blue Cow it’s the Lamb Lavosh) or the next club sandwich (the restaurant’s employs tandoori marinated char grilled turkey breast). It all begs the question: Is Mario Del Pero trying to make the perfect sandwich. “I don’t know if that’s possible,” he says with a laugh. “I think we’re definitely trying to ask some very fun, playful-to-be-more-delicious questions.” Contact Jon Regardie at regardie@downtownnews.com.

Stadium Continued from page 5 backed by the developer. The part of the project not completed, Leiweke, acknowledged, is the biggest challenge: finding a team. Leiweke restated that Phil Anschutz, the founder of AEG, will need to have an ownership stake in the franchise, as the project won’t pencil out otherwise. It remains unclear whether that would be as a minority partner or as a controlling interest. “Phil’s been pretty clear all along: ‘I’ll play whatever role makes sense as it relates to an equity participation in the team, but I have to have an equity participation,’” Leiweke said. Project backers tout the development’s potential to boost Los Angeles as a business travel destination. Leiweke has predicted that a revamped Convention Center would lead to the creation of up to 5,000 nearby hotel rooms. Carol Schatz, the president and CEO of the Central City Association, said that since the announcement of the project, “five major hotel chains are circling the waters, looking to build.” Leiweke said the price of the Convention Center upgrade, previously set at $350 million, has increased by $20 million to $25 million because of city requests to add elements including a large ballroom and more freight elevators. He said AEG has agreed to the additions. Leiweke also acknowledged that if

a team can’t be lured or a deal made, or if Farmers Field is outbid by Ed Roski, who is pushing a stadium project in the City of Industry, AEG would not walk away from South Park, where it has invested billions in Staples, L.A. Live and the 1,001-room JW Marriott/Ritz-Carlton hotel. “Is there a negotiation? Yeah. Are we in the middle of it? Yeah, probably,” he said. “Do I think we ultimately get to the right place with the NFL? They do not need to move a team to Farmers Field and Phil’s sole purpose in life was not to own an NFL team. So there is every likelihood that we just spent three years and pissed away $27 million. That might happen. I acknowledge that. “Will we then turn our attention to how do we fix the Convention Center without a football stadium? Yes. Because as a community, as corporate leaders, and from a political standpoint, even the leaders at City Hall will tell you we have a real problem with our Convention Center. We have a West Hall that’s 40 years old that needs $80 million worth of improvements and we don’t have it. We have to go fix that. If we don’t fix it, our problem will not be how do we get to [a] top five [convention destination]? Our problem will be we’re going to slide back to where we were before the JW Marriott opened, which is 26th in the convention business. “That will be an economic nuclear winter for this city.” Contact Jon Regardie at regardie@downtownnews.com

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Perch restaurant’s Megan Connors and Brian Norris accepted the prize in the Calling All Foodies category.

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ince it’s a mode of transportation that most people learn to master right after they start growing their first set of teeth, many don’t give a second thought to walking. But according to the Mayo Clinic, walking not only can get you places, it can get you there looking and feeling better. Walking, according to the clinic’s website, can help lower your blood pressure, reduce your cholesterol and shrink your waistline. If you happen to live or work in Downtown Los Angeles, you can do all that and check out some historic buildings and

astounding architecture. The Downtown Center Business Improvement District has come up with a few walking routes that let people get exercise and immerse themselves in the community. The four treks, laid out below, are designed to fit into a lunch break, so there are no excuses. The Bunker Hill Burn: This walk is designed for those who work at California Plaza, Bank of America Plaza or the Wells Fargo Center. Starting at any of those office buildings, make your way to the Bunker Hill steps, which will drop you off on Fifth Street. Walk to Grand Avenue, then down to Eighth Street. You’ll get to see the Central Library and the

Cultural Corridor Crunch: Those near City Hall can stroll down Spring Street to Eighth Street for a tour of the Historic Core. But be careful: Walkers will pass by tempting places such as Syrup Desserts and a few bars. Stay focused and on course. Also try a loop around City Hall. Civic-Historic Stroll: This is similar to the Bunker Hill jaunt but it’ll take walkers through some of Downtown’s cultural gems. Start at First and Grand and head south. Pass by Walt Disney Concert Hall, MOCA and imagine what The Broad museum will look like when it’s completed (it’s not that hard; there’s a sign with a rendering). Walk all the way to Eighth Street and, when you’re ready for your calves to scream, head back up Grand Avenue. Speed Walker’s Loop: This route is designed for those near Seventh and Figueroa streets. Walkers can head north on Figueroa to Fifth, then turn right to Flower Street and head south to Olympic Boulevard. Make another right on Olympic back toward Figueroa and check out Staples Center and L.A. Live. Also, while at Seventh and Figueroa, peek at the future site of the Target and say goodbye to the Wilshire Grand Hotel, which will be demolished this year. Contact Richard Guzmán at richard@downtownnews.com.

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Taking It to the Streets

CicLAvia takes place Sunday, April 15. Ten miles of city streets will be closed to cars, including portions of the Civic Center, Historic Core and near Olvera Street.

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obby Gadda: “Two years ago, if someone would have told me that CicLAvia would bring more than 100,000 cyclists, walkers and others to the 7.5-mile route, I would have been a bit surprised, but not super surprised. We knew that there’s this latent demand for people who want to walk and ride bikes in a safe environment.” Aaron Paley: “I was really rooting for 100,000 for the first one, in October 2010. I kept saying we’re going to have 100,000, so I was really happy when we did. But it’s beyond the numbers. There’s this amazing reception for CicLAvia that was more satisfying than the numbers. It’s that a lot of people are excited about it.” Gadda: “CicLAvia stems from a trip I took in the summer of 2008 to Bogota, Colombia, to see their Ciclovia, which they’ve been doing for 30 years, every Sunday and every holiday. There are miles of streets open. After that ews.com or wntownN at Dofrom I moved to L.A. and met up with people the L.A. hand corner maillist ht rig r pe up s/ e symbol in th ntownnews.com/form County Coalition.” EWS Bicycle E-N w Look for this www.lado UP SIGNPaley: “We had this sense that the bicycle community was totally behind us and they had their own viral network. The question was, who else is going to show up? Then we got this wave of publicity that came with the novelty of the idea. We were on local news way before we had the first event. “In terms of getting buy-in from the city, the most important thing was that in October 2009, CicLAvia board member Jonathan Parfrey set up a meeting for us with the mayor’s office. A rocket took off at that meeting. We were

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kind of a loose coalition of people, and it wasn’t like, ‘Let’s Paley: “I think the real beauty of the route is that it conthink about it,’ or ‘We’ll do a study,’ it was unbridled enthu- nects neighborhoods. It connects a whole string of neighsiasm and absolute conviction. It was, ‘The mayor wants this borhoods in a way that’s almost unintuitive. To think you to happen, how soon can you do it?’ And, ‘We’re going to could walk or ride from East Hollywood to Boyle Heights, make it happen on the city side and we’ll get the money to it just seems really far. But what people said to us was they cover the city’s costs,’ which are substantial.” couldn’t believe how intimate the city felt with their bike or Gadda: “Getting neighborhood buy-in was key too. A on foot on CicLAvia day. big part of it is business outreach along the route. When “We are trying to make it better still. We’re hoping we’re talking to businesses, we say, ‘Look, there’s 100,000 to bring CicLAvia to all parts of the county. Our plan people going right by your door,’ and a lot of the business- is to develop a number of routes so in a couple of years es, their busiest day is CicLAvia day. Some businesses do CicLAvia will be something like 10 times a year with just OK and some, like a car repair shop along the route, maybe 15 different routes that get rotated in and out. For are not so happy about it. But overall, it’s a really positive this week’s event, there are definitely going to be things to thing for the neighborhoods we’re going through.” see along the way: There will be installations on Central Paley: “We’ve learned a lot of lessons and we actually Avenue, by the African American Firefighters Museum, learned a lot more from the second event, in April 2011. making reference to the 20th anniversary of the 1992 For that event we repeated the 7.5-mile route, but it was uprising/riots. We’ll also have 150 bikes available for rent, too crowded and there wasn’t enough room. We had more but you’ll need to reserve in advance at ciclavia.org. We’ll accidents; there were a dozen ambulance calls. So we took also have an architectural guide to sites to see and builda lot of safety measures between April 2011 and October ings to point out along the route. You’ll be able to pick it 2011. We had no ambulances in October. up on the route or download it from the website.” “There are some misconceptions about CicLAvia, like Gadda: “I think it’s an expect the unexpected thing. StartsIt’sApr.Two 6 &years 13 ago there was a guy in a 15-foot tall unicycle ridthat it’s just for bikes. This is not just a bicycle event. not about can we get people on bikes? It’s can we get ing all over. It’s spontaneous. Bring something to share or people to come into the city and to enjoy it any way they just come to see things and explore. And keep in mind that can, or any way they want? On a wheelchair, on foot or sit- it’s not a race. It’s for children and families too. Stop, slow ting in a cafe. I kept having friends say, ‘I don’t have a bike.’ down check out a cafe or restaurant, explore a new part of Well, you don’t need a bike.” town you haven’t been to before.” Check Website forgoFull Movie Listings Gadda: Our “Having the route through Downtown, pastLADowntownNews.com CicLAvia is Sunday, April 15, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Information City Hall, was important. Part of the route criteria we had and route at ciclavia.org. was we want to hit important iconic locations in the city.” Contact Ryan Vaillancourt at ryan@downtownnews.com.

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Druggist, Banker, Governor and Downtown Pioneer Recalling the Life of John G. Downey photo by Gary Leonard

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ohn G. Downey was an Irish immigrant. His family crossed the ocean to Maryland in 1842 while the future governor of California was 14. In an effort to make his own way, as the family was not well-to-do, Downey became an assistant to an apothecary (or druggist). He moved to Cincinnati to practice his trade and was later lured to California by the siren song of gold. He tried his hand at working the gold claims but soon left, finding it an unrewarding and difficult life. Downey turned back to his drug store roots and moved to Los Angeles in 1850. He started a store with J. P. McFarland at Commercial and Los Angeles streets and married a local teenager, Maria de Jesus Guirado. Her father was Don Rafael Guirado of what is today Whittier and Guirado Park in Whittier. The couple had no children. The druggist prospered and became a money lender on the side. Los Angeles had no banks when it was a new American city in the 1850s, and local merchants often stored cash and loaned money at exorbitant rates. Downey and McFarland came to hold title to the 17,600-acre Rancho Santa Gertrudes by foreclosing on a note for a small sum that went unpaid and ballooned into a huge debt. The town of Downey was placed on the rancho in 1873. Downey acquired other holdings over time. In 1852 Downey served on the Common Council of the City of Los Angeles, the forerunner of the City Council. In 1860 he was elected lieutenant governor of California. The governor immediately stepped down to become a United States senator and Downey filled the vacant post. He held it for two years at the dawn of the Civil War, the seventh governor of the state. In 1865, the ex-governor and his wife built a grand home on Main Street just north of Fifth, near today’s Rosslyn Hotel. It was quite a showplace with a mansard roof trimmed in

Irish immigrant John G. Downey lived for a time near Fifth and Main Streets. The co-founder of Farmers and Merchants Bank (one branch, right, is now part of the Old Bank District) was the seventh governor of California.

filigreed wrought iron, manicured gardens and a ballroom. With his improving finances, he constructed the Downey Block in the business district at Main and Temple streets, just north of today’s City Hall. The prestigious two-story block lasted until 1904 when it was torn down to make way for a post office. In 1871, Downey joined I. W. Hellman to form the Farmers and Merchants Bank, the last location of which is now part of developer Tom Gilmore’s Old Bank District at Fourth and Main streets. This was a nononsense bank that managed to weather the bad times and prosper in the good. Farmers and Merchants Bank brought financial credibility to Los Angeles. Los Angeles got a new tract map in 1876. It was titled “West Los Angeles” and was located at the far southwest corner of the city at Hoover Street and Santa Monica Avenue, today’s Exposition Boulevard. It was along the line of the new Los Angeles

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Thursday, april 12 Downtown LA Artwalk Historic Core, (213) 617-4929 or downtownartwalk.org. 5-11 p.m.: Come one, come all. The galleries, bars and restaurants of the Historic Core host their monthly open house for neighbors and strangers alike to explore the diverse wonder of local flavor. Concrete Rivers at Aloud Mark Taper Auditorium, Central Library, 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7500 or lfla.org. 7 p.m.: Poets Wanda Coleman and Lewis MacAdams discuss the Los Angeles River and other topics in an event titled “Concrete Rivers: The Emotional Topography of L.A.”

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footed dancers from the shores of Lake Geneva will present the North American premieres of Les Sylphides and Le Spectre de la Rose. Celebrated dancer/choreographer (and Natalie Portman’s baby daddy) Benjamin Millepied sets the moves and elite fashionista Marc Jacobs provides the costumes for this enchanting three-day engagement with one of Europe’s finest ballet companies. At 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-7211 or musiccenter.org. If you want a traditional mindbending theatrical experience in Downtown, go see Waiting For Godot at the Mark Taper Forum. If you’re interested in a bold reassessment of performance combined with a healthy dose of mind-bending deconstruction, then the troupe My Barbarian is for you. Appearing at REDCAT (where else) on Saturday-Sunday, April 14-15, the group is enmeshed in something it calls the Post-Living Ante-Action Theater program. This merry band of performers is presenting the show Post-Paradise, Sorry Now, and takes on their guiding principles, namely estrangement, suspension of beliefs, a mandate to participate and inspirational critique. You’ll likely either love it or hate it, but you won’t forget it. At REDCAT, 631 W. Second St., (213) 237-2800 or redcat.org.

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The once unbridled and always tumultuous Los Angeles River is the abstract centerpiece for a night of poetry at the Aloud series on Thursday, April 12. Los Angeles poets Wanda Coleman and Lewis MacAdams (MacAdams also founded the Friends of the Los Angeles River) will be reading their work and discussing the city from which they derive inspiration in a program titled “Concrete Rivers: The Emotional Topography of L.A.” Art and environment will collide in a conversation about expression in a city of pavement at the 7 p.m. program in the Mark Taper Auditorium inside the Central Library. At 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7500 or lfla.org.

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saTurday, april 14 James Franco at MOCA 250 S. Grand Ave., (213) 626-6222 or moca.org. 3 p.m.: Oscar-nominated actor, writer and artist James Franco will be in town for a discussion about his work. He’ll be talking with Francisco Ricardo, a lecturer and art theorist. Franco will sign copies of his new book, James Franco: The Dangerous Book Four Boys at the MOCA store after the talk. sunday, april 15 CicLAvia Throughout Downtown 10 a.m.-3 p.m.: Ten miles of Los Angeles streets are closed to cars. The people take over, and the roads will belong to bicyclists, families pushing strollers, pedestrians and more. The heart of the event is in the Civic Center, in front of City Hall. Chinatown Springfest Chinatown, North Spring St. & Cesar Chavez, (213) 680-0243 or chinatownla.com. 12-8 p.m.: Celebrate the coming of the vernal with a street party hosted to benefit L.A. Conservation Corps, CicLAvia and the Chinatown Service Center Youth Center. There will be music from The Sloths, The Blessings, Stephen Sowan and many more. There will also be a beer garden and and a rib eating contest at Spring Street Smoke House

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Cry havoc and unleash the dogs of art! The second Thursday of every month brings yet another Downtown Artwalk. On April 12, galleries and food trucks will be open for business from Little Tokyo to South Park. The Artwalk Lounge at 634 S. Spring St. will also host a show from artist Alwin Jackson and music from rambling electro progeny Vinyl Williams. The event itself isn’t bounded by set times, but things usually get going in the early evening and end with the mawkish bellows of the intoxicated around last call. Prep your visit by going to the website — it even has parking info. Explore the world at (213) 617-4929 or downtownartwalk.com.

5 The year 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of folk bard and sonic social crusader Woody Guthrie. His iconic catalogue of songs, including “This Land Is Your Land,” captures the desperation and squalor of Depressionera America with a powerful sense of birthright and ownership by common men. On Saturday, April 14, Club Nokia hosts a tribute to the late, great troubadour featuring a robust lineup that includes Jackson Browne, Crosby & Nash, Kris Kristofferson and Tom Morello. Some of the country’s finest guitarists will be in attendance to commemorate the man from Okemah, Oklahoma, and the only machine he needed: a six-string acoustic. At 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-7000 or clubnokia.com.

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Continued from previous page April 10, 8 p.m.: Wreck of the Zephyr sounds like a Gordon Lightfoot/Red Hot Chili Peppers cover band. The truth is not that far off. April 11, 7 p.m.: Soul Coughing may be dead, but former frontman Mike Doughty is alive and well. He’ll be playing songs from his new album Haught Melodic and reading chapters from his new book The Book of Drugs. Sounds delightfully unorthodox. April 12, 8 p.m.: Sweet and luscious pop from Sucre caps off a night that includes Whispertown and The Honey Trees. April 13, 8 p.m.: Q: How many hipsters does it take to screw in a light bulb? A: However many people attend Brooklyn indie duo Boom Chick’s concert. The Bootleg needs some of those high ceiling fixtures replaced. April 14, 8 p.m.: Seattle native Damien Jurado recalls rock heroes in the vein of Krist Novoselic, i.e., nearly catatonic and just happy to be here. Broadway Bar 830 S. Broadway, (213) 614-9909 or broadwaybar.la. April 12, 10 p.m.: Broader Than Broadway with HM Soundsystem is here to apologize for Future Space Music. Casey’s Irish Pub 613 S. Grand Ave., (213) 629-2353 or bigcaseys.com. April 13, 10 p.m.: The newly reconstituted Downtown/Union brings straightforward rock with a dash of Jamesons. April 14, 10 p.m.: If you’re not too busy seeing The Three Stooges for the fourth time in theaters, Modern Time Machines’ spacy jams will be filling Casey’s with longings for the galaxy. Club Nokia 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-7000 or

clubnokia.com. April 11: The beautiful people will all be out for the Revolver Golden Gods show with Marilyn Manson, Slash, Evanesence, Sixx: A.M. and Black Veil Brides. April 14: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Concert with Jackson Browne, Crosby & Nash, Kris Kristofferson, Dawes, John Doe, Joe Henry, Sarah Lee Guthrie and many more. Exchange LA 618 S. Spring St., (213) 627-8070 or exchangela.com. April 13, 10 p.m.: Pack your pacifiers and extra bottles of water, trance giants Kyau & Albert are stopping by. Nokia Theater 777 Chick Hearn Court, (213) 763-6020 or nokiatheatrelalive.com. April 13, 8 p.m.: The Country & Cold Cans tour, masterminded by Arizona music purveyor Dierks Bentley, rolls into town. Camo hats, overalls and large quantities of neglected canines are all recommended to help audience members feel in tune with the music. April 14, 8:30 p.m.: Ebi Hamedi is Iran’s pop legend. Fond of Farsi? You’ll love this altruistic take on Persian culture. Redwood Bar and Grill 316 W. Second St., (213) 652-4444 or theredwoodbar.com. April 9: Frank Fairfield. April 10: The Gypz, Somos Mysteriosos, The Livingstons and Ghost Flame. April 12: Boats!, Images, L.A. Drugs and the Rough Kids. April 13: Sassafras, Mantha Soundcore and Sketch Monster. April 14: Beat Killers, Feral Frenzy and Pastelvision.

April 15, 3 p.m.: Clownvis Presley, which is a clown Elvis impersonator. Seriously. April 15: Adapt or Die and Cab 20. Seven Grand 515 W. Seventh St., (213) 614-0737 or sevengrand.la. April 10: Sure Coachella may be two weeks this year, but why venture out into the desert, pay too much to see some blogger’s darling band and contend with the entire student body of USC when you have the Makers’ improv jazz? The Smell 247 S. Main St., alley between Spring and Main streets, thesmell.org. April 12: DJ David Scott Stone and DJ Dane Josiah. April 13: Mutations, Cancer Patient, Wimp and Shrimp and Bodysnatchers. April 14: Kaleidomagorics VII: Quasi-Festival of Quasi-Festivals featuring Moab, LANTVRN, Ides of Gemini and Axel Estrada. The Varnish 118 E. Sixth St., (213) 622-9999 or thevarnishbar.com. April 10, 9 p.m.: Jamie Elman tickles the keys. April 11, 8:30 p.m.: Somewhere deep in a Downtown back room Mark Bosserman will play you a song.

FILM Downtown Independent 251 S. Main St., (213) 617-1033 or downtownindependent.com. April 13, 7 p.m.: You will need alcohol to get through this double feature tribute to the chic Valley girls and British bimbos that made having a vacuous brain so trendy in the ’90s. Thankfully the screening of Spice World and Clueless is a Drink-Along with beer specials and cues to help you mend the swirling void in your consciousness. April 8, 1 and 5 p.m., April 9, 1 p.m., April 10, 5:15 p.m., April 11, 3 p.m., April 12, 5 p.m.: Shakespeare High is a documentary that follows a group of teenagers in Southern California who find a place to belong with their high-school drama program and a Shakespeare competition. IMAX Theater California Science Center, 700 State Drive, (213) 7442019 or californiasciencecenter.org. 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. Experience the gripping story - full of hope, crushing disappointment, dazzling ingenuity, bravery, and triumph – in Hubble 3D, the seventh awe-inspiring film from the award-winning IMAX® Space Team. LA Conservancy Orpheum Theatre, 842 S. Broadway, (213) 430-4215 or laconservancy.org. April 14, 7 p.m.: Forget it Jake, it’s Chinatown. Before Polanski was a vilified deviant, he made some pretty great films, including this dandy bit vaguely reminiscent of Mr. Mulholland and his attempts to bring water to L.A. via the Owens River Valley. REDCAT 631 W. Second St., (213) 237-2800 or redcat.org.

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April 9, 8:30 p.m.: REDCAT veteran Sharon Lockhart’s Double Tide screens. Regal Cinemas LA Live 1000 W. Olympic Blvd., (877) 835-5734 or lalive.com. Through April 12: American Reunion (11:40 a.m. and 1, 1:40, 2:30, 3:50, 4:30, 5:10, 6:40, 7:20, 8, 9:40, 10:20 and 10:50 p.m.); Titanic 3D (11:30 a.m. and 1:40, 3:40, 6, 7:50 and 10 p.m.); Mirror Mirror (1:20, 4:10, 6:50 and 9:30 p.m.); Wrath of the Titans (11:30 a.m. and 1:50, 4:20, 7 and 9:30 p.m.); Wrath of the Titans 3D (11:40 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.); The Hunger Games (11:50 a.m. and 12:50, 3:10, 4:10, 6:40, 7:30, 10 and 10:40 p.m.); The Raid: Redemption (11:50 a.m. and 2:20, 4:50, 7:30 and 10:10 p.m.), 21 Jump Street (11:20 a.m. and 1:50, 4:30, 7:10 and 9:50), Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (11:20 a.m. and 4:20 and 9:10 p.m.); Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax 3D (1:40 and 6:50 p.m.). April 13 (Partial): The Cabin in the Woods (12:30, 2:50, 5:20, 8 and 10:40 p.m.); Lockout (12:20, 2:40, 5:10, 7:50 and 10:30 p.m.); The Three Stooges (11:30 a.m. and 1:50, 4:20, 7 and 9:40 p.m.).

THEATER, OPERA & DANCE American Idiot Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 6282772 or centertheatregroup.org. April 10-13, 8 p.m., April 14, 2 and 8 p.m. and April 15, 1 and 6:30 p.m.: Get ready for razor guitars, thundering drums, an anti-hero named Johnny and an appearance from St. Jimmy. Green Day’s musical slams into the Ahmanson. Through April 22. Fiesta The Bob Baker Marionette Theater, 1345 W. First St., (213) 250-9995 or bobbakermarionettes.com. April 10-13, 10:30 a.m. and April 14-15, 2:30 p.m.: Fiesta is a south of the border marionette extravaganza featuring everything from skating sombreros to dancing cacti. It was first presented at the theater in 1964 and the production still resonates today for the pre-school set. The Morning After Show Bootleg Theater, 2220 Beverly, (800) 838-3006 or bootlegtheater.org. April 12, 13 and 14, 8 p.m.: The Morning After Show is a collage of stand-up, vaudevillian schtick and disco infused one-woman cabaret. Does she find the man of her dreams or does the dream get to her first? Phantoms Go Down Bootleg Theater, 2220 Beverly, (800) 838-3006 or bootlegtheater.org. April 15, 6:30 p.m.: Phantoms Go Down chronicles the journey of three siblings as they make their way to Cabo San Lucas to bury their mother’s ashes. Along the way, the youngest sister snorts their mother’s ashes and becomes possessed by her ghost. Get ready for nods to Faulkner. Waiting for Godot Mark Taper Forum, 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 6282772 or centertheatregroup.org. April 11-14, 8 p.m. and April 15, 1 and 6:30 p.m.: Originally written in French, Samuel Beckett’s seminal work Waiting for Godot is widely recognized as the most significant English language play of the 20th century. The tragicomedy follows two men waiting on a country road for some dude named Godot. What a thrilling wait it is. Through April 22.

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(AVISO AL DEMANDADO): VICTOR DOMENECH, and DOES 1 through 30 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFFS (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Norma Calderon, Jennifer Castellanos, Manuel Medina, Emilio Resendiz, Miriam Ticas, Rosa Torres and Idalia Vargas NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), in your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money or property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Website (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), the California Courts online Self-help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: the court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court

April 9, 2012 will dismiss the case. AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación. Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted puede usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero, y bienes sin más advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte. ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 o más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. The name and address of the court is (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): LOS ANGELES SUPERIOR COURT, 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA. 90012. The name, address and telephone number of the plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney is (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado es): MATTHEW SIROLLY (SBN 239984), THE WAGE JUSTICE CENTER, 3435 Wilshire Blvd. Ste 470, Los Angeles, CA. 90010, Tel. (213) 273-8400. Date of Complaint (Fecha de la Demanda): May 25, 2011 Date of Amended Complaint (Fecha de la Demanda Emendada): July 13, 2011 JOHN A. CLARK Clerk (secretario) by VICTOR SINO-CRUZ, Deputy (Adjunto) NOTICE TO THE PERSON BEING SERVED (AVISO A LA PERSONA SERVIDA):You are served as an individual defendant (Usted está siendo servido como demandado individual). Pub. 3/19/12, 3/26/12, 4/2/12, 4/9/12 Fictitious Business name Fictitious Business name statement File no. 2012039957 The following persons doing business as: JDRIVE, 600 Moulton Avenue, Unit #102A, Los Angeles CA, 90031 is hereby registered by the following registrants: ARECARE INC., 1590 Oakland Road, #B104, San Jose CA 95131. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant(s) has not begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 9, 2012. NOTICE—This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement

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We Got Games Introducing the $2 Billion Los Angeles Dodgers!

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The Dodgers home opener is Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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Los Angeles Lakers Staples Center, 1111 S. Figueroa St., (213) 742-7100 or nba.com/ lakers. April 13, 7:30 p.m.; April 15, 12:30 p.m.: Kobe and friends bounce down to Nawlins to play the Hornets (April 9), then hop to San Antonio to take on the ageless wonder Spurs (April 11). The latter matchup is the first of three-in-a-row versus Western Conference playoff squads all jostling for postseason position. The team hosts Denver and the NBA defending champion Dallas Mavericks to end the week. Los Angeles Clippers Staples Center, 1111 S. Figueroa St., (213) 742-7100 or nba.com/ clippers. April 14, 12:30 p.m.: The Clippers look to come down

the home stretch of the season as hot as they started it. They’ll have to do it on the road this week, with three non-gimmes in Memphis (April 9), Oklahoma City (April 11) and Minnesota (April 12). They end the week at home with a matinee against Golden State. Los Angeles Kings Staples Center, 1111 S. Figueroa St., 1 (888) KINGS-LA or kings. nhl.com. TBD: The Kings finished the season with gusto and slid into the playoffs (seeding and schedule were not ready at press time). Now, they look to advance past the first round, but to do so, they have to play their best hockey of the year. Playoff hockey! —Ryan Vaillancourt

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