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NEWS April 23, 2012
Volume 41, Number 17
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A power-full meeting, the Expo Line opens, and other happenings Around Town. A father-son photo exhibit recalls the 20th anniversary of the L.A. Riots.
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The Day the Library Burned Remembering When a Fire Ravaged a Civic Treasure, and How the City Responded. See Story on p. 6.
Bones reburied at La Plaza.
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Timeline to the mayor’s State of the City.
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Healthy menu choices make a difference.
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On April 29, 1986, an arsonist set fire to the Central Library. The building remained closed until 1993.
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As Rents Soar, Brockman Aims for Luxury Market Long Delayed Seventh Street Property To Open After Years of Turmoil
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riginally, the Brockman Building, an eye-catching, historic Seventh Street edifice, was a $16 million project slated to open as condominiums in 2005. A series of construction issues drove the price past $40 million and pushed the debut back to 2009. Ultimately instead of opening, the project fell into bankruptcy. Nearly seven years since the Brockman missed its first heralded opening, the building is finally set to welcome residents. This time, new owner Simpson Property Group, which will operate the structure as an apartment complex, promises that it’s for real.
Denver-based Simpson acquired the 12-story, 1912 building at 530 W. Seventh St. this month and is angling to begin leasing on April 28. Move-ins at the brick clad Beaux Arts structure that houses popular restaurant Bottega Louie are slated for late May, officials said. Simpson, which owns one other property in Los Angeles — the Lofts at the Security Building at 510 S. Spring St. — paid $38.75 million for the 80-unit building, according to sources familiar with the deal who were not authorized to discuss it. When the Brockman went on the market last fall, Simpson jumped at the chance to buy it largely because the Security Building see Brockman, page 12
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Denver-based Simpson Property Group acquired the Brockman Building this month. The Seventh Street edifice was originally scheduled to open in 2005.
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etro is celebrating the opening of the Expo Line light rail by giving free rides to everyone. From 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday-Sunday, April 28-29, anyone can hop on or off without having to pay. The $930 million project will connect Downtown to Culver City and share two stops with the Blue Line and create nine new stations. The new line will carry passengers to the La Cienega station; the system’s Culver City station is set to open this summer. Last year a groundbreaking was held for phase two of the project, which would extend the light rail all the way to Santa Monica. That is scheduled to open in 2015. Opening day will also feature music and booths at the 7th Street/Metro Center Station from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Downtown Meeting for Proposed DWP Rate Hikes
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on’t be surprised by higher water and power bills. Instead, come learn about the proposed rate changes at an April 28 event in Downtown. The Saturday morning meeting at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power headquarters is one of seven regional sessions planned by the DWP to explain the rate hikes. Power customers would see a 4.6% increase beginning July 1 and another 5.9% rise on July 1, 2013. According to the DWP, for the average residential customer who pays $65.79 a month in electricity, this would add $3.35 per month to their bill. On the water side, the department is proposing a 4.6% in-
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crease effective July 1, 2013. The DWP says the changes are necessary to meet regulatory mandates that affect the city’s existing energy and water supplies, and to replace aging infrastructure. The Downtown meeting is 9-11 a.m. at the department’s John Ferraro Building, 111 N. Hope St. More information at (213) 367-1361.
Headquarters Association Hands Out Awards
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nother week, another awards show, but in this case, that’s a good thing. On Wednesday, April 25, the Los Angeles Headquarters Association holds its 51st annual awards luncheon. The event at the California Club will hand out its highest prize, the Spirit of Los Angeles Award, to longtime Downtown real estate player Nelson Rising. Actress Anne Archer will receive the Humanitarian Award and the Outstanding Corporation honor will go to Hollywood’s Paramount Pictures. Additionally, Los Angeles Downtown News founder, editor and publisher Sue Laris will be given the Community Award. The reception, which includes an area where projects are displayed, starts at 10:30 a.m., and the luncheon will begin at noon. Information and tickets at laheaduqarters.com.
Spring Festival Coming To Little Tokyo
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he Japanese American Cultural & Community Center this week kicks off a nine-day spring festival. On Thursday, April 26, the JACCC launches L.A. Bloom,
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which marks the centennial of the city of Tokyo’s gift of 3,000 cherry trees to Washington, D.C. For the Downtown celebration, the JACCC’s Hirokazu Kosaka and Calvin Abe will transform the Little Tokyo venue’s plaza into one of the world’s largest Zen gardens, with more than 5 million pebbles raked to resemble raindrops. An April 27 gala will feature butoh dancer Oguri, composer Yuval Ron and harmonica player Tetsuya Nakamura. There will be live performances throughout the festival, including shows by Taiko Center of Los Angeles on April 28 and Mia Doi Todd and Motoko Honda on May 3. More information about the festival is at labloom.org. The JACCC is at 244 S. San Pedro St.
Corrections The April 16 article “Managing the Boss”
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had incorrect information regarding Marilynn Babcock, the executive assistant to Andrew Leeka, the president and CEO of Good Samaritan Hospital. The article should have said that Babcock currently has 20 years of experience in the health care industry, and that she worked at other organizations after her employment at Beverly Enterprises before joining Good Sam. The article also should have said that Babcock first took a post as administrative assistant to the vice president of professional services, not the vice president of the hospital. Additionally, her reference to scheduling meetings was misleading. It should have read, “Babcock gets many requests for meetings and it can be a challenge at times, but she schedules all of them.” The April 16 Don’t Miss List incorrectly stated the Figat7th farmers market takes place on Wednesday. It takes place each Thursday,
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EDITORIALS The Power of The Pow Wow
Urban Scrawl by Doug Davis
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n Downtown Los Angeles, conventions are a curious thing. For people in the hospitality business and some food and nightlife purveyors, they constitute an economic lifeblood. For others, they are easy to overlook. Most people who live or work in Downtown probably cannot name five conventions or trade shows the city has hosted in the past year. After E3 and the Auto Show, they’ll draw a blank. The curiously named International Pow Wow is an event that most people in the community won’t pay attention to, even if they see the phrase emblazoned on banners near the Convention Center. As Los Angeles Downtown News reported last week, its immediate economic impact is limited: The five-day confab organized by the U.S. Travel Association will spark about $6.3 million in spending on hotels, restaurants and other services. That’s nothing to dismiss, but it’s a tiny fraction of the $50 million in spending that coincided with the Microsoft Worldwide Partners Conference last July. Still the Pow Wow, which runs through April 25 (it started April 21), has the potential to produce immense long-term economic ripples in Downtown and beyond. That’s because approximately 1,200 of the 5,000 people converging on the community are international travel buyers and tour operators (the remainder are travel media and people hoping to do business with the buyers). They’re the ones who, back in their home countries, will send other people on vacation, and if this week’s visitors like what they see, a healthy number of vacationers could wind up spending a couple of days and nights in Downtown. Tourism officials say the ultimate economic impact of Pow Wow could reach $350 million. That may be a rosy projection with a lot of trickle-down spending, but even if the dollar amount is far less, it could still mean big business for Downtown. After all, travellers pay a city hotel tax of more than 14%. National and international visitors, whether they are here for business or sightseeing, eat at restaurants, take taxis and often seem willing to treat themselves by attending sporting and entertainment events. The Pow Wow’s economic impact also underscores the city’s need to expand the Convention Center, whether that happens in conjunction with Anschutz Entertainment Group on an NFL stadium at L.A. Live (the first choice), or without it. In this still soft economy, and at a time when Los Angeles has a budget deficit of more than $200 million, the city needs new revenue streams. Downtown’s Convention Center is too small to attract the largest business gatherings, and the division of space into two separate buildings also dissuades meeting planners from choosing Los Angeles. One advantage of Pow Wow in 2012 (the last time it was here was 2004) is that there is a lot to show off. In addition to landmarks such as Walt Disney Concert Hall, there is the plethora of inventive restaurants throughout the community. The bar scene provides numerous after-dark options. There’s real power in Pow Wow, even if most people in the community aren’t aware of it. What’s more interesting is what else could come if additional Pow Wows, or other major conventions, can be lured to Downtown.
Time for the New Dodger Owners To Speak Up
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ast month, much of Los Angeles celebrated the announcement that Frank McCourt had reached an agreement to sell the Los Angeles Dodgers, Dodger Stadium and other team holdings to a group called Guggenheim Baseball Management. The $2.15 billion deal made many think a new era was about to begin. Although Lakers legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson is set to own just a small share of the team, he was immediately, and craftily, positioned as the public face of the transaction. A lot of people are happy, and the Dodgers’ early season on-field success has many fans thinking positive for the first time in years. People see a blue light at the end of a dark, divorce-splattered tunnel. However, things are far from perfect for those hoping to advance beyond the errant “Magic Buys the Dodgers” headlines. Interestingly, a small but growing sense of dissatisfaction stems directly from the behavior of the purchasing group, which in addition to Johnson includes Mark Walter (listed as the controlling partner), Stan Kasten, Peter Guber, Bobby Patton and Todd Boehly. Media outlets across the country are probing the deal. The problem is, no one involved with the acquisition is speaking up on what just happened and what comes next. Angelenos are full of questions about the deal and about whether the astronomical purchase price allows for money to be invested in the team. People want to know how much the new owners intend to spend on payroll, about improvements to Dodger Stadium and about a potentially lucrative television contract. They want to know whether the parking lots surrounding the stadium will be developed, and if there are dreams of one day razing the landmark and moving the team to Downtown Los Angeles. There are also questions about McCourt, who retains an interest in the parking lots. People desperately want to know how much power and decision-making ability he’ll wield. Heck, they want to know why, after the tumult he put fans through, he is involved in any way with the Dodger name. In baseball terminology, the acquisition team hasn’t blown the save yet, but they certainly have a lot of people nervous. The worst part is that it doesn’t need to be this way. Although a news release went out on March 27 and there were
some initial brief interviews, there still has not been a major news conference to introduce the new owners of the storied franchise. They haven’t made the rounds to local media outlets or appeared in town hall-style events for fans. Even as the team celebrates its 50th year in Dodger Stadium, people only get information through media reports about the Bankruptcy Court proceedings. This quiet period may be part of a business strategy. The sale is supposed to close on April 30. That is also the date by which, through a previous agreement, McCourt is scheduled to pay his ex-wife Jamie $131 million as a divorce settlement. One can guess that the Walter/Johnson crew is counting on positive feelings to get them through that period, and that once the date comes around and they move from presumptive to actual owners, they’ll be willing to speak. That is probably the case, but it could also be that the acquisition team has done something audacious without meaning for it to be quite this liquid. Maybe they have to get their arms around the extremely complicated opportunity they have dived into: major league sports, land development, mixed ownerships, the need for the gelling of the personalities. It’s mind-boggling. Whatever the real story, the ownership group is underestimating the broad craving for transparency in this city, especially after the obfuscation and financial uncertainty of the McCourt years. The incoming proprietors need to find a way to extend reassurances, to physically and metaphorically press the flesh. The city needs to trust them and they need to trust the city. It would not take much effort for Johnson or someone else to state that the deal has not been finalized and that they will answer any and all questions a week from now. Two weeks ago, as part of a list of suggestions for the new ownership team, this page urged transparency from the front office. Reversing the misfortunes of the McCourt era requires more than just buying the team. People need to be convinced that things are going to change. They deserve to know what will happen to the Dodgers and the stadium. That sense of transparency has not yet occurred. It’s time for Johnson, Walter and the other about-to-be owners to come forward, start talking, and be honest about all aspects of the franchise.
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A Lamentation for the Library The Anniversary of the Day When a Downtown Treasure Burned by Glen Creason
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ach substance of a grief hath twenty shadows.” —Shakespeare April 29, 1986, was a day when most of the world fretted about a horrific disaster known as Chernobyl. In Los Angeles, it was the day our library burned and our earth stood still. Sometime after the library opened at 10 a.m. on that sunny day, a fire was set somewhere between novels by Robert Coover and John Fowles. It quickly got out of control and began a terrible trip west, through the magazine pool, the map room, the Social Science stacks, the Science stacks and into the Patents Room. It finally belched obscenely out of the windows looking over the library parking lot where Maguire Gardens now sits. Theories pointed toward a would-be hero/ arsonist who set the fire and then hoped to put it out to impress people. Instead, the tinderbox qualities of the overburdened 60-year-old structure acted very much like the charcoal chimney starter you use to get coals ready for your barbecue. In a few heartbeats the ignited pages from a novel or two became a moving wall of flame eating up centuries-old books, magazines and newspapers. The fire was so hot that by the time it reached an area above the old History department, the steel ladders connecting the eight layers of stacks glowed cherry red. Water from fire hoses created steam that made visibility zero. The first fire units arrived within five minutes of the requests for help that came in around 10:50. Firemen punched holes in the walls to let out heat, but the fire grew. Ultimately, 60 fire companies joined in the fight, with a total of 350 firefighters battling the blaze. I was a reference librarian, and I reluctantly remember trudging through the hell-black magazine “pool” that night when they let us into the burned shell to assess the damage. At first it didn’t look so bad, since the walls were all where they were when we had left in a hurry that morning. Then, despite orders to the contrary, we climbed the twisted stairs in the Fiction stacks to see devastation that turned out to be the beginning of a very long journey of misery and despair as dark as the incinerated books. Volunteers came by the thousands in the two weeks after the tragedy, hustling to get soggy books into boxes headed for freeze drying in Texas. It would be almost three years before we were to see the books again. Never the Same Even after total resurrection in 1993, when those who stuck it out returned to dear old Central, it seemed like a terribly unreal nightmare. Just to ponder 200,000 books destroyed by the act of a madman is bad enough, but to have worked with and touched these objects created by deep thought and intellectual struggle makes the sadness all the more haunting.
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This week marks the 26th anniversary of the fire that roared through the Central Library on April 29, 1986. (clockwise from top) Some of the charred remains; the building with burn marks; librarians cleaning up and salvaging books.
Irreplaceable numbers of hard copy periodicals, drawings from patents, historic maps, fine art prints, photography negatives and newspaper archives were turned into ash or mush by the water that inexorably seeped down the stacks and into the basement. The bottom floor of the venerable landmark became a waterlogged graveyard of collections. Today, it seems like just a few people remember the gravity of loss. However, the hundreds of library staffers grieved during three years of working in a dank warehouse in East L.A. and at branches all over the city. There were reverberations like a stone thrown
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The author (second from left) with three other librarians during a break from cleaning up the week after the blaze.
into water as people took the losses personally and did what people do to stop feeling the pain. Even the respite in the temporary but grossly inadequate Title Insurance Building in Downtown could not make the library whole again, despite the joyful return of thousands of freeze-dried books. The city finally took to the task of remaking the building and did this spectacularly. The old idea of Central as a research library like the great New York Public Library sort of crumbled away. The new building had dazzling places and “the grand canyon of books,” but the paltry book budgets and constant cutting of library funds, along with clueless local politicians, caused changes that created a long, slow conversion to a place that is more of an architectural landmark and Internet cafe than a research center. It is still very much a great library, just not as great as it could have been. Google and Vinegar Today’s Central Library is comfortable compared to the torturous, institutional feel of the old structure. There are young, terrifically accomplished librarians who keep the flames flickering, but they cannot remember what it was like when we had a hold of the past and the future all at one instant. There was a pace we can hardly recall nowadays. A “ticking of amino acids” slow, thoughtful pace while we made meticulous study of the collected learning of mankind from the words beneath the bust of Homer
to the muttering of Peterson, the crazy-fool who did calculations every day from opening to closing. It was a place where there were telephone switchboard operators sending in reference questions that Google could not touch today. The staff was undeniably odd and intellectual, but full of piss and vinegar along with moxie gained the hard way, from the people who depended on Central. On most days I am grateful I had the privilege of immersing myself in the magic of the Central Library for these three decades, even if I do roll my eyes internally when someone describes my time on a reference desk in some cockeyed amalgamation of “Jeopardy” mixed with relaxing with the great books while resting my green felt slippers on silk pillows. There are quite literally a thousand anecdotes that, put together, make the place seem like a Robert Altman movie, one of the good Robert Altman movies. As Shakespeare said, there are 20 shadows of grief, and each April 29 I am reminded of another one. We were given the opportunity to pass the torch, the light of learning atop the pyramid. Instead, this little arsonist son of a bitch diminished that flame. It took seven years out of our lives and the lifetimes of our predecessors. It was all taken by a twisted man who hated the goodness he could not seem to approach, except with a match. Glen Creason is a Map Librarian at the Central Library and the author of Los Angeles in Maps.
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Bones Reburied at La Plaza Native American and Other Remains Go Back Into Ground After Long Dispute by Richard Guzmán city editor
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ighteen months after the remains of 118 people were pulled from a Downtown burial site, they have gone back into the ground. Reburial work began Monday, April 16, and was set to be completed by the end of the week at the garden of the $27 million La Plaza de Cultura Y Artes. Last April’s opening of the high profile museum and community center was marred by a controversy that erupted months before when crews working on the site dug up the bones and some artifacts. The site was once a cemetery next to La Placita church on Main Street. Although county officials say the site is documented as a Catholic burial ground, the county has concluded that some of the remains may be of Native Americans. Gustavo Herrera, the recently appointed chief operating office of La Plaza, said the reburial in the basketball-court size portion of the center’s 30,000-square-foot garden follows months of meetings with Native American and other community groups, among them Los Pobladores, the descendants of the originals settlers who founded the city in 1781. “We’ve reached out to all the communities who are connected to the cemetery,” he said. “That includes the Catholic Church, the Native Americans and Los Pobladores to ask for their participation in re-interment.” Early last week, crews were working on the site near dozens of paper bags that held soil which had been found around the human remains. The appearance of a reporter and
photographer prompted workers to cover the bags with a plastic tarp. Herrera said Native American representatives that La Plaza has worked with include members of the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians and members of the Gabrieleno Indians, which are divided into several factions. He said they asked that the reburial be done quietly and “respectfully.” “The Native American groups had asked that this be kept private,” Herrera said. The first remains were unearthed in October 2010. Initial requests by community groups, including some Native American tribes, to halt construction and determine the origin of the bones were rebuffed. The outcry grew louder and more persistent, and in January 2011 public pressure prompted La Plaza officials to stop work on that part of the garden. The area was fenced off while construction continued on the rest of the 2.2-acre facility, a longtime dream of County Supervisor Gloria Molina. For more than a year, the remains were stored at the Natural History Museum in Exposition Park while the county worked on a reburial plan. That included identifying a federally recognized tribe that could consent to the reburial of the remains, a lengthy process that required the approval of the U.S. Secretary of the Interior. No Consensus Although the remains were returned to the ground last week in plain wooden containers, not all Native American groups are satisfied. In an April 17 letter to County CEO William Fujioka and Dawn McDivitt, the county’s see Bones, page 11
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The controversy began in October 2010 when crews working on the $27 million project pulled bones out of the ground. Requests to halt construction were ignored.
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Dozens of paper bags held soil found around the 118 bodies dug up during the construction of La Plaza de Cultura Y Artes. The dirt was returned to the ground last week, as were the unearthed remains.
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Timeline to the State of the City The Highs, Lows and Motown Hits of the Mayor’s Annual Address
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April 18 — Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s seventh State of the City address — didn’t quite measure up. That’s not to say it was a disaster like, say, Paramount’s The Godfather Part III. Instead, AnVil’s speech was pretty ho-hum. During the 31-minute talk he lacked his characteristic bombast, and his manner seemed more resigned than energetic. Here is a timeline to the penultimate Villaraigosa citywide speech. 4:33 p.m.: The auditorium is about one-third full. A large screen above the stage bears the message “2012 Mayor’s State of the City,” which I guess is there in case anyone wanders in expecting a screening of Paramount’s 2010 film Jackass 3D. 4:34 p.m.: Police Chief Charlie Beck arrives. So does Police Chief Charlie Beck’s mustache. 4:37 p.m.: City Attorney Carmen Trutanich enters. Nuch starts talking to Beck. The top cop! The top prosecutor! It’s just like “Law & Order.” 4:39 p.m.: More people file in while The Shirelles’ 1960 hit “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” plays on the sound system. Councilmen Mitch Englander and Paul Krekorian press the flesh up front. There’s Fire Chief Brian “The Human Extinguisher” Cummings. I’m tempted to ask whether it took him five or six minutes to get here, or if he simply projected his travel time. I decide against it. 4:41 p.m.: Councilwoman and mayoral candidate Jan Perry enters. As she does, Council President Herb Wesson
jumps up, stabs her in the back and hits her repeatedly with nunchucks, just because he has the votes to do so. No wait, that’s what happened, figuratively, a few months ago during the city redistricting battle. 4:42 p.m.: Motown! The Temptations hit “The Way You Do the Things You Do” is playing and it dawns on me: Is there an actual job of mayoral DJ? Do taxpayers pay for this? Who selects Villaraigosa’s entrance music? Could AnVil take the stage to, say, “Eye of the Tiger,” Iggy Pop’s “Lust for Life” or Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries”? Could we hear Steppenwolf’s “Magic Carpet Ride” or Marilyn Manson’s “Beautiful People”? Would someone be fired if they played “Who Let the Dogs Out?”
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Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, shown here in 2011, gave his penultimate State of the City speech last week.
4:47 p.m.: It’s getting crowded and people are taking their seats. Well, the little people are taking their seats. The politicians are still up front, talking to each other.
stage, does handshakes, cheek kisses and some quick onehanded, back-pounding man hugs. He gets a two-minute standing ovation.
4:51 p.m.: Councilman and mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti enters and takes a seat in the front row. He’s only a few feet from the stage. I wonder if he thinks, “So near and yet so far.”
5:05 p.m.: The speech starts. Villaraigosa calls the auditorium a “special place” because it’s where he was first sworn into office back in 1994. For the record, two years later this same auditorium held at least one screening of Beavis and Butt-head Do America. I’m not saying that the two incidents are related.
4:55 p.m.: A video begins on the screen. It’s slick and chronicles the achievements of Villaraigosa’s first seven years, touching on education, transportation and business advances. It’s full of colored arrows pointing up and down and the only thing missing are claims that as mayor he has slain 19 dragons. I wonder if this could be used in a future election.
5:07 p.m.: References the great Negro Leagues pitcher Satchel Paige saying, “Never look back. They may be gaining on you.”
5 p.m.: Denny Zane, who I have never heard of, from an organization called Move LA, which I have never heard of, takes the stage. He gives an introduction that lasts a bit too long. I find myself scribbling things like, “Is Zane the appetizer, or is he an amuse-bouche?”
5:08 p.m.: Earns his first round of applause with the line, “As long as I’m your mayor, I’m going to dig deep, double down and bring home big results.” Not sure if the applause comes because he’ll only be mayor for 15 more months.
5:03 p.m.: Villaraigosa enters to “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.” He comes in from the side and, on the way to the
5:09 p.m.: Hits the thrust of his address, calling for an extension of Measure R, the half-cent county sales tax that
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funds rail efforts. He tells national leaders in Washington, D.C., what to do. “We need Congress to act on jobs. We need Congress to pass a transportation bill,” he says. Then he notes that the House of Representatives just delayed, for the 10th time, taking action on his America Fast Forward plan, which would allow for 30 years of transit money to be spent in the next decade. Perhaps he should rethink the orders to Congress.
5:34 p.m.: Talks about hope and references writer Anne Lamott, who I’ve never heard of. By later going on Ask Jeeves (joking! It’s Google. We all use Google) I learn that she wrote books including Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, which contains the hope quote Villaraigosa used. 5:35 p.m.: Approaching the end, he says, “Los Angeles is a city where people make miracles happen every day, and this is why Los Angeles has always been the destination of so many dreamers around the world.” It’s kind of like “The Rainbow Connection” from 1979’s The Muppet Movie, which was sung by Kermit the Frog and contained the line “the lovers, the dreamers and me.”
5:26 p.m.: Flits briefly to the budget, but doesn’t mention Los Angeles’ $222 million shortfall. States, “I will propose that city employees share in the increased costs of their health benefits.” No round of applause from city employees in the room.
5:17 p.m.: Gets repeated applause for reciting a flurry of mass transit advances and goals. It’s clear: This year he’s the Transportation Mayor, just like during last year’s address at Jefferson High School he was the Education Mayor.
5:29 p.m.: References the 1992 riots and says, “The Los Angeles of 2012 is a different city. The Los Angeles of 2012 is a better city.”
5:20 p.m.: Shifts to business advances and mentions Downtown’s new Lucky Brand headquarters. Touts architecture firm Gensler moving its headquarters to Downtown. Doesn’t mention that we swiped Gensler from Santa Monica.
5:36 p.m.: Speech ends. “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” plays again. Contact Jon Regardie at regardie@downtownnews.com.
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n an era of crippling public sector budget cuts, diminishing government services, struggling schools and high unemployment, some say the solution to the nation’s societal woes lies not in reform in Washington, D.C., but in the pockets of philanthropists. Count Melanie Lundquist among them. Los Angeles-based Lundquist is among those who say well-endowed foundations need to do more — to spend more, and spend now, instead of preserving their assets for future giving — to fill the funding gaps where public resources have disappeared. She walks the talk: In 2008, Lundquist donated $50 million to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s Partnership for L.A. Schools, an effort to improve 22 of the city’s lowest performing public schools. She has given $30 million to various healthcare initiatives in the region. But to listen to Lundquist opine on the state of American philanthropy — as she did on Wednesday, April 18, at a lunch at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel organized by Town Hall-Los Angeles — is to hear of an industry as broken as government. The tax code that regulates charitable giving requires foundations to spend at least 5% of their endowment every year. The rule, Lundquist said, was intended as a floor on annual giving for the entities raising millions of tax-exempt dollars to support social causes. Instead, most foundations have come to treat the 5% metric as a ceiling.
Advocates for giving now say the conservative spending of foundations ignores the current high need for charitable dollars. With income inequality on the rise, American schools now measure up unimpressively with other developed nations, ranking 14th in reading, 17th in science and 25th in math among 34 countries that participated in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Program for International Assessment. “Asset preservation is not pulling this country back from the precipice of economic and social disaster,” Lundquist said. Lundquist’s plea for donors and foundations to “spend down” their resources is not a new one. Nor is she alone in her advocacy. Billionaire Warren Buffet has pledged to give 99% of his wealth during his lifetime, or at death, instead of funneling it to an endowment. Still, the spend-down community is outnumbered by the more legacy-minded giving institutions that can’t afford to donate much more than 5% every year if they’re going to exist in perpetuity. Foundations invest their assets in a range of ways, but to exist forever, spending conservatively is a must, said John Korbara, chief operating officer of the 97-year-old California Community Foundation, which manages some 1,700 foundations and private individual funds. “Five percent is a rule of thumb, but it’s been true that you can preserve assets over a long period of time by spending that amount,” said Korbara, who added that the
Downtown-based organization works both with clients that spend down their wealth, and those who want their gifts to last forever. While some spend-down supporters have suggested changing the tax code to increase the 5% spending floor, Korbara said a more effective rule could be regulating how much foundations must actually spend on charity. The 5% stricture includes administrative costs and overhead, so an endowment that gives 5% sends only a portion of that to charity. Legacy Buildings In her address, Lundquist also suggested that philanthropists consider giving more to organizations and social service groups that work with the poor. Rather than donate to the neediest, she noted that wealthy individuals often give to mainstream institutions, where their charitable effort both benefits the recipient and, via name recognition, the giver. She pointed to the University of Southern California’s ongoing campaign to raise an unprecedented $6 billion as one that she, despite being a USC alumna, won’t soon give to because “they don’t need it.” “There aren’t a lot of buildings in Watts bearing the name of some wealthy benefactor,” Lundquist said. Few know that better than Mark Loranger, executive director of Chrysalis, the Main
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Brockman Continued from page 1 has performed “very, very well,” said Adrienne Hill, vice president of marketing and planning at the company. “Simpson is actively looking for acquisitions throughout the country,” Hill said. “The economics of this project paid off. And if you’re going to be in Downtown L.A., this is the location you want to be.” At the southeast corner of Seventh Street and Grand Avenue, the Brockman sits on the emerging “Restaurant Row” touted by local boosters. It’s also at a unique juncture of the Financial District, South Park and the Historic Core. Simpson, which owns 54 rental properties across the country, sees the Brockman as a new competitor to luxury apartment complexes such as the Watermarke Tower, 717 Olympic and the Roosevelt Lofts. The latter is also on Seventh Street, two blocks west of the Brockman. “We’re going for the same customer,” Hill said. Rents at the Brockman will start at $2,200 and rise to $10,000. Units range from 802-2,279 square feet. Original developer West Millennium left the project incomplete when it filed for bankruptcy protection in 2009. Now, said Hill, Simpson is completing the building, adding wood floors and high-end appliances, stocking a fitness room and designing rooftop lounge areas for the property’s four penthouse apartments. Bidding Frenzy The project has languished in a sort of financial purgatory since West Millennium, unable to pay back its $35.4 million construction loan, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection. It was taken over in 2010 by a subsidiary of lender Bank of America. The sale of the Brockman came after a highly competitive bidding process that yielded 27 offers within a “tight range,” said broker Kitty Wallace, senior vice president at Colliers, who represented the seller. Wallace said the suitors ranged from investors such as Real Estate Investment Trusts to “movie stars.” The bidding came as multi-family housing has emerged as a desirable asset type for institutional investors. The Brockman also attracted an array of real estate players drawn specifically to distressed prop-
Twitter/DowntownNews erties, Wallace said. If multifamily housing is a trend, the Downtown market is especially favorable right now for landlords. This month, the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate reported in its 2012 Multifamily Market Forecast that Downtown apartment buildings are 96.8% occupied. As supply has tightened, rents in the area, the report said, have surged 18.2% over the past two years. In the fourth quarter of 2011, rents averaged $1,938, according to the report. Only the West Los Angeles submarket posted higher rents, at $2,334. “In my opinion, every institution in town in two to three years is going to look at their balance sheet and say, why don’t we have something in Downtown?” Wallace said. The trend of rising rents may be riding a wave of interest in Downtown living — and speculation that the area will eventually house an NFL stadium — but it’s also tied to basic supply and demand. According to the USC study, only four rental projects with a total of 469 units were added to the market last year. Three of those were in City West. The Bottega Effect The Brockman is named for mining tycoon John Brockman. The ground floor now occupied by Bottega Louie has been home to several upscale clothiers, including Brooks Brothers, which occupied the space from 1965 to 1989. Units in the Brockman feature high-end finishes and appliances and wood floors. In typical loft fashion, the ceilings are raised and original brick walls are exposed. Windows are nearly floor-to-ceiling. Unlike new complexes such as the Watermarke, where modern luxuries were incorporated into the designs, Simpson will have to get creative with its 100-year-old structure to compete with the amenities of its upscale competitors. The Brockman has a sixth floor, outdoor sundeck with two small kidney shaped pools — one will be hot, one cold — that are fit for dipping, but too small for swimming. An adjoining structure will house a fitness center and small lounge area. The garage has room for only 35 cars, so Simpson plans to rent spaces at an as yet unselected offsite lot and provide 24-hour valet service. There will also be a 24-hour concierge, which in a relatively small building will allow for “personalized” services that are not possible in larger complexes, Hill said. Additionally, the company is in talks with Bottega Louie to provide culinary benefits for Brockman residents. “For a property that is small and has an exclusive amenity
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package — you know, a small amenity package — the restaurant provides the biggest amenity,” Hill said. “It also is going to be a huge driver, I think, of our traffic.” Whether the Brockman will find a rush of tenants willing to pay top-market rates remains uncertain. But rents don’t appear to be going anywhere but up, chiefly because there’s not enough supply in the pipeline, said broker Mark Tarczynski, a Downtown market expert with Colliers (he was not involved in the Brockman deal). Starwood Properties’ nearby Apex, a tower with 271 apartments, is slated to open this year. In the Historic Core, the Chester Williams and Winston buildings will add 88 and 43 units respectively. Even with Geoff Palmer’s 333-unit Piero II, which opened in late 2011, new units are not keeping pace with rising demand, Tarczynski said. Contact Ryan Vaillancourt at ryan@downtownnews.com.
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BARGAIN LUNCHES Around the World, Without Leaving Downtown Inexpensive and International Food Options Are Found All Over the Central City by RichaRd Guzmán city editoR
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Si Señor: Little Tokyo is not the first place that comes to mind for Mexican food. However, plenty of Mexican food fans come to the community to eat at Señor Fish. The cantina serves up a nice lunch special, with plenty of taco plates that are served with rice, beans and a soft drink. Choices such as the carnitas, pastor, beef and fish tacos are $7.95. A dollar more will get you grilled fish. At 422 E. First St., (213) 625-0566 or senorfish.net. A Day in the Mediterranean Royal Meal: Eating like royalty with a common man’s wages is possible thanks to the big portions and little prices at Sultan Chicken. The Sixth Street establishment specializes in Mediterranean dishes. Choices include the combo kebab plate for $10. It delivers chicken, steak and lule (ground beef and spices) kebab with hummus, rice, pita bread and a salad. There’s also a lamb plate for $8 and a half chicken plate for $7.50 with hummus, salad, rice and a pita. Or, pony up $1.50 more to get the whole chicken. You don’t need to feel bad if you can’t eat everything in a single sitting. That’s why there are refrigerators. At 311 W. Sixth St., (213) 236-0604. Street Eats: Spitz, the Downtown home of the döner kebab, gets street cred for serving the traditional Turkish street food. The Little Tokyo spot also gets Med props (for Mediterranean! Get it?) for doing it for just over $10. The
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A 2009 study published in Nature by Kai Wang, now an assistant professor of psychiatry and preventive medicine at the Keck School, found a significant association of genetic risk factors underlying ASD with genetic markers on chromosome 5. The nearest genes (CDH9 and CDH10), however, were more than 1 million base pairs from the marker — too far to explain the link to autism. Campbell and his team at the Keck School’s Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute hypothesized that a previously undetected genetic component might lie closer to the markers. Using bioinformatics techniques, they discovered that a new gene, MSNP1AS, was located directly at the autism-associated
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genetic markers. They also found that expression levels of the gene were higher in brain samples from autism patients than in samples from healthy individuals. Finally, they showed that over-expression of MSNP1AS caused a decrease in moesin protein. “The autism genetic signal gave us a treasure map with a big X over the Mojave Desert,” Campbell said. “Instead of searching in the bright lights of Las Vegas or Los Angeles, the nearest big cities, we decided to search right under the big X on the map. We discovered the treasure (MSNP1AS) in the desert, just where the map said it was.” Previous studies had shown that moesin RNA was central to a network of genes with altered expression in post-mortem brain samples from people with autism. Like the previous studies, Campbell and his colleagues found that moesin RNA levels were increased in those brain samples, while actual moesin protein levels were not. Article courtesy USC HSC Weekly.
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From the silver screen to South Park, the FIDM Museum and Galleries’ Art of Motion Picture Costume Design exhibit has been a 20-year stalwart of film fashion. Some of the finest examples of movie outfits appear in an show that incorporates garments ranging from the simple to the extravagant. This year’s exhibit is in its final week, so if you’ve got a hankering to check out outfits from The Artist, Jane Eyre, The Help, A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas (yes, seriously) and more than a dozen other films, get thee to the museum Tuesday-Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. At 919 S. Grand Ave., (213) 623-5821 or fidmmuseum.org.
saTurday, april 28 Art as a Weapon: 99 Poets The Last Bookstore, 453 S. Spring St., (213) 488-0599 or thelastbookstore.com. 2-10 p.m.: Jesse Bliss and Josefina Lopes host a gathering of 99 of Los Angeles’ most prolific and evocative poets. Blazing the Trail Through Literature California African American Museum, 600 S. Drive, (213) 744-7432 or caamuseum.org. 10 a.m.: The museum hosts an educational symposium on Zora Neale Hurston’s classic Their Eyes Were Watching God. Those who harbor feelings of hydrophobia are advised to steer clear. sunday, april 29 L.A. Heritage Day At El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, 200 N. Main St., (213) 485-6855 or laheritagealliance.com. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.: Embark on a celebration of Los Angeles history as more than 200 organizations offer tours, presentations and displays on the city’s past.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS notices NOTICE Notification is hereby given that State bank of India (California), 707 Wilshire boulevard, Suite # 1995, Los Angeles, California 90017-3587 will be filing an application with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation by Friday, May 4, 2012 as specified in 12 C.F.r SECTION 303, 7(a), for permission to relocate the Main Office from its existing location at 707 Wilshire blvd, Suite 1995, Los Angeles, CA 90017 to a new location at 707 Wilshire blvd., Suite 2900, Los Angeles, CA 90017. Any person wishing to comment on this application may file his or her comments in writing with the regional Director of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation at its Regional office, 25 Jessie Street, Suite 2300, San Francisco, CA 94105, before processing of the application has been completed no earlier than 15th day following either the last required publication or the date of receipt of application by the FDIC, which ever is later. The period may be extended by the regional Director for good cause. The non confidential portion of the application file is available for inspection within one day following the request for such file. It may be inspected in the Corporation’s regional Office during regular business hours. Photocopies of information in the non confidential portion of the application file will be made available upon request. A schedule of charges for such copies can be obtained from Regional Office. State Bank of India (California) Pub. 4/23, 4/30/12 WANTED - UNEXPIrED diabetic test strips. Up to $26/ box. Prepaid Shipping Labels. Hablamos Espanol! 1-800-2660702. www.SellDiabeticStrips. com. (Cal-SCAN) auction ADVErTISE YOUr AUCTION in 240 California newspapers for one low cost of $600. Your 25 word classified ad reaches over 6 million+ Californians. Free brochure call Elizabeth (916)2886019. (Cal-SCAN)
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This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant has not begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. This statement was filed with DEAN LOGAN, Los Angeles County Clerk on March 14, 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 does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et. seq. Business and Professions Code). Pub. 4/02, 4/09, 4/16, 4/23/12 Fictitious Business name statement FiLE NO. 2012050625 The following person is doing business as: 1) DOWNTOWN BUSINESS JOURNAL, 2) L.A. DOWNTOWN BUSINESS JOURNAL, 3) LOS ANGELES DOWNTOWN BUSINESS JOURNAL, 1264 W. First Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026, are hereby registered by the following registrant: CIVIC CENTER NEWS, INC., 1264 W. First Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant began to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on May 22, 2001. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 26, 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 does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et. seq. Business and Professions Code). Pub. 4/02, 4/09, 4/16, 4/23/12 Fictitious Business name statement FiLE NO. 2012056568 The following person is doing business as: (1) GLOBAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC (2)
GC MANAGEMENT, 3470 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1030, Los Angeles CA 90010, are hereby registered by the following registrant: GLOBAL HOUSiNG DEVELOPMENT, iNC., 3470 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1030, Los Angeles, CA 90010. This business is conducted by a limited liability corporation. Registrant began to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on March 15, 2012. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on April 3, 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 does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et. seq. Business and Professions Code). Pub. 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30/2012. Fictitious Business name statement FiLE NO. 2012056569 The following person is doing business as: (1) ARLINGTON RODEO PROPERTiES, LP, (2) ARLINGTON RODEO APARTMENTS, 3470 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1030, CA 90010, are hereby registered by the following registrant: GLOBAL HOUSiNG DEVELOPMENT, INC., 3470 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1030, Los Angeles, CA 90010. This business is conducted by a limited partnership. Registrant began to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed
herein on March 15, 2012. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on April 3, 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 does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et. seq. Business and Professions Code). Pub. 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30/2012. Police Permit
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2005 Porsche 911 Carrera Cab .........
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notice oF aPPLication FoR PoLice PeRmit Notice is hereby given that application has been made to the Board of Police Commissioners for a permit to conduct a MASSAGE BUSiNESS NAME OF APPLiCANT: FOOT JOY, iNC. DOiNG BUSiNESS AS: FACT JOY MASSAGE LOCATED AT: 3419 W. 6TH STREET LOS ANGELES, CA 90020 Any person desiring to protest the issuance of this permit shall make a written protest before APRiL 23, 2012 to the: LOS ANGELES POLiCE COMMiSSiON 100 West First Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 Upon receipt of written protests, protesting persons will be notified of date, time and place for hearing. BOARD OF POLiCE COMMiSSiONERS Pub. 4/23, 5/7/12.
2008 MERCEdES C300 SEdAN Certified, Low miles, 24 Valve, 3.0 L . 121464-1 / R025041
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Mercedes-Benz
$28,991 2009 Mercedes E350W ...................... $31,991 Certified, Blk/Blk, 44k Miles. 111852-1 / B396329 2010 Mercedes ML350 ...................... Certified, White/Cashmere, Low miles. 111695-1 / A565942 $37,991 2006 Mercedes CLK 500 .................... Certified, Convertible, Only 38k Miles, 5751-1 / 6T065362
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$26,980 $38,968 Certified, 2.0T, Only 6032 miles! ZA10227 / BA075727 2009 Audi A4 Quattro ........................ $27,478 Certified, AWD, Black/Gray, ZA10273 / 9N010337 2009 Audi A4 Cab ............................... Certified, Auto Low Miles. ZA10101 / 9K001417
$41,780
2011 Audi A5 Quattro .......................
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$8,999 $8,999 Great Mileage, Must see. N121093-1 / 6L544600 2005 Nissan Titan XE ......................... $10,999 A Real Beauty. Great Truck. N111432-1 / 5N513889 2005 Nissan Altima 2.5S ...................
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Application for Income Restricted Apartments
Certified, 29k miles, Auto, AC. 9M509151
Within the guidelines of Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code Beginning April 23, 2012 and ending April 27, 2012, the application selection will continue for to MacArthur Park Apartments, developed by McCormack Baron Salazar. Maximum Income limitsMedian and monthly rental rates There will be a maximum income restriction set at 60% of the Area Income. Total Income at 60% are subject to change annually by the The table is Household listed below. Occupancy Limits of Area Median U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Members Maximum Income LimitsDevelopment and the State of California. Income
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Maximum $40,500 Income at 60% of Area Median $45,540 Income $50,580 $40,500 $54,660
3-BR Unit type
3 Minimum Occupancy
Maximum Income limits and monthly rental rates Monthly Rents Occupancy are subject to change annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban 4 2-BR-$1,083 Development and the State of California. 6 3-BR-$1,250 Maximum Monthly Rents Occupancy
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$58,680 $45,540
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$50,580
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3-BR-$1,250
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$54,660
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$58,680
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$13,980 2008 VW Rabbit .................................. $14,980 Certified, 21k miles, Blk/Blk, Auto. 9W139340 2008 VW CC Sport .............................. $20,739 Certified, One owner, Turbo, White/Beige. 9E545528 Certified, California Edition, 9M078739
$14,707
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FELIX CHEVROLET
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$11,995 $14,995 3.5L V6, Grey, AC, CD, Low Miles. UC38 / F231246 2007 Chevy Tahoe LTZ ...................... $29,995 5.3L V8, Black, Leather, , ABS, CD. UC20 / R169056 2010 Chevy Aveo ...............................
Application forms can be picked up from our temporary leasing office located at 1930 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 506, Los Angeles, CA 90057 , beginning at 8:30am on April 23, 2012 through Friday, April 27, 2012.
35 MPG, 4 Dr, 16 valve, spoiler. UC994R / B108496
The application period will close at 5 p.m., Friday, April 27, 2012. Requests for special consideration for the handicapped or disabled will be taken by phone at (213)-413-4258, office hours are 8:30am – 4:30pm. The Waiting List Method Placement on the waiting list will be based on date-and-time of application. This means that:
$12,995
2008 Chevy Malibu LS ......................
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• Everyone who wants to submit an application form before the deadline may do so; and at this time (due to unit availability), • WE ARE ONLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS THAT MEET THE MINIMUM INCOME REQUIREMENT OF $25,992 for a two bedroom apartment and $30,000 for a three bedroom.
5.7L, V8, Auto, ABS, AC, 35 gal tank. CU0633P / G170779
• MacArthur Park Apartments will be open to anyone who wishes to apply, but there will only be 2 and 3 bedroom apartments available.
CARSON NISSAN
888-845-2267 1505 E. 223rd St., Carson • carsonnissan.com
$9,995 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix ..................... $8,995 3.8L, V6, Auto, AC. CU0603P / 217429 2010 Nissan Versa ............................. $12,995 Certified, Auto, Blk/Gray. CO0667R / 404412 2006 Ford F-150 Reg. Cab ...................
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MacArthur Park Apartments does not discriminate in admission or access to its housing programs. Any eligible individual with handicap will be served. Those who have a visual or hearing impairment will be provided with the necessary information to understand and participate in the program. McCormack Baron Ragan Management Services, Inc., Agent for MacArthur Park Apartments, will coordinate efforts to comply with the nondiscrimination requirements of Section 504 and is committed to the letter and spirit of U.S. policy for the achievement of equal housing opportunity throughout the nation. McCormack Baron Ragan Management Services, Inc. , Agent for the Owner, encourages and supports an affirmative advertising and marketing program in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of age, race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.
EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY
888-781-8102 1900 S. Figueroa St. • vwdowntownla.com
2009 VW Jetta .....................................
The resident screening criteria will be available for review to all applicants at time of formal application. Section 8 vouchers are accepted. MacArthur Park Apartments is a “SmokeFree” community.
EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY
VOLKSWAGEN OF DOWNTOWN L.A.
4.6L, V8, ABS, Loaded. CU0666P / B10929
$9,995
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Eyes of the Riots Gary and David Leonard Reflect on the 1992 Uprising
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hen the verdict came down exonerating the LAPD officers who beat Rodney King, one father and son team were ready with their cameras. Los Angeles Downtown News photographer Gary Leonard and his son David, a media artist, rode around the city in an old Volvo taking pictures from the sunroof. Those images, along with a documentary short, will be on display at Leonard’s Take My Picture gallery from noon-5 p.m. on Sunday, April 29, the 20th anniversary of the riots. “I come from a place where I remember the ’65 riots,” Gary Leonard said in a statement. “At the time, I was 14, the same age David was in 1992. But my family left for vacation that day, and I’ve always felt like I missed a very
important experience. There was no way I wasn’t going to get David the day the verdict came down in the Rodney King trial.” The images chronicle demonstrations at Parker Center, the former LAPD headquarters, and the subsequent chaos that exploded all around them. One of the most compelling photos shows a trio of gun-toting National Guardsmen at First and Alameda streets. Behind them is a work by artist Barbara Kruger, then emblazoned on a wall of the MOCA Geffen Contemporary in Little Tokyo. “When you see that photo, what was really going on during the riots becomes clear,” David Leonard said. “It wasn’t about people rioting and the chaos, it was most about our
photo by Gary Leonard
The scene at First and Alameda streets during the 1992 L.A. Riots.
relationship with authority and order. When you see that picture, it so poetically questions what was happening all around us.”
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