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May 23, 2011

Volume 40, Number 21

A Little Tokyo gym, Downtown Shakespeare, and other happenings Around Town.

Downtowners weigh in on the cost and route of the $125 million streetcar.

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Rick Caruso’s next big speech.

Vintage cars roll into Downtown.

Scenes from a bike blessing.

A street artist takes on MOCA.

photo by Gary Leonard

Downtown celebrated Bike to Work Week with a group ride on Wednesday, May 18, that started at Union Station and passed various landmarks. For more images of another cycling event that brought out a crowd, see page 9.

Putting Together the Downtown Puzzle

How a hip bar helps the homeless.

Get Ready for Power Grabs and Horse-Trading as the City Takes Up Redistricting

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very 10 years, as population shifts dictate a change in the borders that define City Council districts, a game of political puzzle making begins. Sometimes it’s polite, with well-mannered horse trading. On other occasions it’s fractious, marked by conflict and naked power grabs. Get ready to play again. The redistricting process does not begin in earnest until August, but preliminary census data indicates that the three districts that include parts of Downtown Los Angeles are going to shift. The questions right now are, how much will things change, and who will try to take over

neighboring territory? The First, Ninth and 14th districts all cover portions of Downtown. They are among the 15 oddly shaped municipal pieces that will have to shrink, grow or otherwise mutate in order to achieve the basic goal of redistricting — ensuring that each area has an equal number of inhabitants. The 2010 census put the city’s population at about 3.8 million residents. Apportioning it equally would mean approximately 253,000 people per district. According to an analysis of the early census data by Blogdowntown’s Eric Richardson, who has worked for mapmaking company Cartifact, Councilwoman Jan Perry’s Ninth District, which covers most of Downtown and stretches to South Los Angeles, now counts 261,470 people. Thus, it

will need to shed about 8,500 residents. Conversely, Councilman José Huizar’s 14th District, which includes Broadway, half of Skid Row, Boyle Heights and a swath of Northeast L.A., needs to add approximately 20,000 residents. So does Ed Reyes’ First District, which includes City West and Chinatown, in addition to the Pico Union/MacArhur Park area and Cypress Park. Nobody knows yet where the lines will be redrawn, but essentially, the too-populous Ninth District, which includes the Civic Center, Financial District, part of Skid Row and most of the Historic Core and South Park, is sandwiched between two districts that need to expand. That could mean the 14th District enveloping, say, more of the see Redistricting, page 18

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AROUNDTOWN Gym Plans Move Forward

he Budokan of Los Angeles, a recreation center being developed by the Little Tokyo Service Center, took a big step forward last week when the City Council voted to grant a long-term ground lease to build the $22 million project in Little Tokyo. On Tuesday, May 17, the council approved a 25year lease, with an option to renew for another 25 years, on city-owned land at 237-249 S. Los Angeles St. With the lease in hand, the LTSC now has to raise $22 million to design and build the project. The Budokan will consist of a 38,000-square-foot facility that will include a four-court gymnasium (for basketball and volleyball), community space and a rooftop garden with a jogging track. It will be used by community members and officials anticipate it will also host martial arts tournaments. According to city documents, the monthly rental value for the land is about $34,000. While the LTSC will fund the entire project and pay for utilities and maintenance, instead of paying rent it will provide an array of services for the public at the center. The facility is scheduled to open within five years.

Downtown News a Finalist For 10 Press Club Prizes

he Los Angeles Press Club recently announced the finalists for the 53rd annual Southern California Journalism Awards, and Los Angeles Downtown News recorded its strongest showing ever. Downtown News is a finalist in 10 categories for the prizes that will be handed out June 26 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel. Staff writer

Ryan Vaillancourt is a finalist in the category of Print Journalist of the Year for publications with a circulation under 50,000. He is also up for awards in Personality Profile, for “The Survivor,” about developer Joseph Hellen, and Investigative Reporting, for the work “The Curious Case of Brian Alexik.” City Editor Richard Guzman is a finalist in News Feature for “Aftershocks of a Fire,” about Georges Laguerre, the proprietor of TiGeorges Chicken, and Executive Editor Jon Regardie is up for awards in Columnist and Headline Writing, for “Bloodbath and Beyond,” a review of a gory theater production. Other finalists are art director Brian Allison in Design; Doug Davis for Editorial Cartoon; contributing writer Jay Berman in Sports for “Keeping His Lens on the Dodgers,” about longtime team photographer Jon Soohoo, and former staff writer Anna Scott, in Business, for the piece “To Have and to Hold, and to Hold and Hold,” about absentee landlords the Chetrit Group. Information and tickets to the awards are at lapressclub.org.

Downtown Business On Video

he rapid growth of Downtown Los Angeles is due in no small part to the small businesses that have sprung up in recent years. Los Angeles Downtown News believes that the risk-taking entrepreneurs who choose to locate their shops here make up the economic backbone of the community. Some arrived with visionary ideas, others with more basic plans. But they all share a common trait: They’ve invested not just money, but their lives, into the neighborhood. In recognition of the small business class, Downtown News is regularly spotlighting

photo by Gary Leonard

Crowds thronged the Original Tommy’s World Famous Hamburgers stand just west of Downtown on Sunday, May 15. The shop at Beverly and Alvarado boulevards celebrated the chain’s 65th anniversary by selling a chiliburger and soft drink combo for 65 cents.

these shops, cafes and other enterprises in a new video series viewable at downtownnews. com, or on our YouTube page at youtube. com/ladowntownnews1. Some are already up, so prepare to meet, among many others, the Historic Core baristas who can tell you about the farm where their coffee beans were harvested; the confection wizard who dropped out of medical school to open a cupcake joint; and the veteran rare book collector who stocks the oldest tomes about Los Angeles ever published.

To Like or Not to Like? The $500,000 Question

f you like Shakespeare and Facebook, you can help a Downtown organization win

$500,000. City West’s Shakespeare Center Los Angeles was one of 100 national charities to win $25,000 in the Chase Community Giving Contest on Facebook, and is now eligible for the top $500,000 prize. To vote for the center, log on to Facebook, “like” Chase Community Giving, then search for Shakespeare Center Los Angeles and vote for them; ballots can be cast through Wednesday, May 25. If the center wins, officials said the money would go toward a series of programs for youth and veterans, and would help provide paid job training for impoverished high school students, among other endeavors. “These programs will help youth and veterans become better collaborators and communicators,” said Chris Anthony, SCLA’s associate artistic director. Although the money will see Around Town, page 6

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EDITORIALS Budokan’s Big Steps

Urban Scrawl by Doug Davis

n Tuesday, May 17, the City Council approved a ground lease giving the Little Tokyo Service Center rights to a 40,000-squarefoot property on Los Angeles between Second and Third streets. This marks the most important step in a literally decades-long dream to build a Downtown recreation facility for the city’s JapaneseAmerican community. Officials who have worked on the project deserve praise for reaching this point. Yet, as so often occurs on dream projects, this is only the beginning, and the LTSC now faces its stiffest challenge yet: It needs to raise $22 million, then design, get permits for and build the project. The development, long known as the Little Tokyo Recreation Center but now called Budokan of Los Angeles (“budokan” roughly translates to “martial arts center”) is moving forward at an interesting time. When first broached in the 1970s, officials wanted a facility with a single basketball court that would mainly serve area inhabitants. That plan soon fell by the wayside. The project picked up again in the mid-1990s as a four-court center that would also house martial arts tournaments. However, it required years of work with city officials, and LTSC staffers had to find the right location for the development. They looked at more than two dozen properties before settling on a former garment warehouse and some parking lots at 237-249 S. Los Angeles St. As officials searched for the site, Downtown underwent a vast change. Now, with the deal approved, LTSC staffers must think of the entire community. Thousands of area residents will likely want to use the top-notch basketball and volleyball courts. Considering that the LTSC will not be paying rent during the 50-year lease (25 years with a 25-year option), they should work to make the Budokan something all of Downtown can access. The center should be a beacon for Japanese-American players and teams throughout Los Angeles, but the size of the facility should give local inhabitants and members of a Skid Row basketball league the opportunity to play here too. There is also an element that could generate crowds and business. Officials hope that the Budokan will host frequent martial tournaments, and claim that certain weekend events could pump as much as $1 million into the local economy. That’s a great start, but LTSC officials will find that there are Downtown entities experienced in bringing major sports events to the city. They should begin the outreach and partnerships right away — who knows what else a new venue like this could attract? This is an exciting time and LTSC officials should be proud of what they have achieved. That said, they can’t rest on their laurels. The hard work begins now.

A Community Ready to Grow

ssessing the state of a community’s economy, particularly on the development front, can be tricky. Sure, a surfeit of cranes indicates a boom period and a batch of derelict, half-completed buildings signifies a downturn, but what of the middle? How can one know for sure when the bottom has been reached and the market is ready to turn, or is even in the nascent stage of a rebound? That is the situation playing out in Downtown Los Angeles right now, where a sudden burst of revivals of long-stalled developments hints that a recovery is underway. However, some market observers, and even people involved with the projects, think this is just a blip, a coincidence created by opportunity. They expect the area will, in general, continue to drag along the bottom for a while. We may be going against the experts here, armed as they are with data, surveys, and demographic and market reports, but we think the supposedly moribund Downtown development sector — which, by the way, was never slammed as hard as Las Vegas or some other locales — is in the early stage of an ultimately strong recovery. There is, simply, a lot happening here, along with key ingredients for future additions. Last week Los Angeles Downtown News published the article “Back From the Dead,” detailing seven projects that are moving forward after being stalled for years. These run the gamut from small developments with a few dozen condominiums in the Arts District to a 280-apartment complex, complete with a nearly 600-car underground garage and 20,000 square feet of retail, on the edge of Chinatown. The issue also included our Development

section, a thrice-yearly report in which we detail the work underway in Downtown. Although the 69 efforts we profiled pale in comparison to the 125-plus projects back around 2007 — the height of the boom — progress on some key developments, and a batch of new ones, also leads us to believe that the uptick has begun. In the past couple months, Downtown has seen construction activity on Eli Broad’s $100 million Grand Avenue art museum and the approvals granted for the $1 billion replacement of the Wilshire Grand hotel. These projects, along with the $40 million renovation of the 7+Fig mall that will bring a Target to Downtown in fall 2012, are market leaders. The fact that they are moving forward communicates to others that this is a neighborhood ready for additional investment. The developers and the lenders are paying attention. Progress on these big deals dovetails with several new projects. As this page previously stated, the return of Portland’s Homer Williams to the area sends a strong signal to people wondering whether they should jump in now. Williams previously beat an entire industry when he bought numerous parcels for relatively low prices in South Park and started building the Elleven, Luma and Evo buildings. He was ahead of the curve on high-rise housing development in the neighborhood, and his current involvement in a $120 million hotel project adjacent to L.A. Live could turn out to be a moment of change. Don’t be surprised if more area hotel deals follow. Then there are the revivals, and while they could be seen as minor on an individual basis, we think the activity as a whole indicates a confidence that Downtown is

ready for more residents, which in turn would lead to even more restaurants, more bars, etc. Of particular note are three Arts District projects — the 438 housing units in One Santa Fe will likely hold many students of the Southern California Institute of Architecture, which recently bought the building it had rented, ensuring a long-term commitment to the neighborhood. The 38 condos at the Barn Lofts and the 33 for-sale residences in the Gallery Lofts on Hewitt Street will give others in the neighborhood an ownership stake. Not everyone believes the area is ready for the next upswing. Indeed, some market experts said that the seven revivals simply reflect a spate of entrepreneurs seeking to time the market. They noted that the progress comes even as other major projects are stuck in a holding pattern. It’s true, not all boats are yet rising in this tide. In fact, we think some of the big ones are lead-bottomed boats that never will. Part of properly assessing the market involves understanding that a few developments people dream about likely won’t happen. Certain projects planned in the boom years aren’t right now and probably weren’t feasible even then. That doesn’t mean, however, that the current activity should be dismissed. We think that, five or 10 years from now, observers will see 2011 as the year Downtown started to climb back. The pluses are undeniable — an affluent residential base that has boomed in the past decade will draw even more people to the area, and the recent slowdown allowed some of the glut of available housing to be filled. Even if everyone does not yet get it, we think this is a good time to be active in Downtown.

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Rick Caruso’s Next Speech Imagining the Presumed Mayoral Candidate’s Follow-Up to His City Hall Broadside by Jon Regardie executive editor

ood afternoon rich people. Last week I appeared at a Downtown luncheon to talk about what the next mayor of Los Angeles needs to do. Even though I described many things I already do and the regardie report

the qualifications I possess, I refused to say whether I’ll run for mayor in 2013. Today, I’d like to do the exact same thing. I began my last address by recounting what my daughter and wife suggested I should say in that speech. This morning, I sought my gardener’s advice on addressing you. After careful consideration, he said, “Mr. Caruso, just tell them how smart, witty, wise, charming, charitable and handsome you are, and how your shopping centers have given the gift of H&M to millions.” This is the part where you laugh at my joke. I’ll wait a moment before continuing. Then I asked my driver, my butler, my personal assistant and my 24-hour on-call tailor what I should say. In unison, they all responded, “Mr. Caruso, just tell them how smart, witty, wise, charming, charitable and handsome you are, and how your expansion of the Americana at Brand will give the gift of a larger Apple store to millions.” This proves that an effective leader can achieve consensus in Los Angeles. I’ll wait another moment for your giggles to subside. Rich people, this city is in crisis. Frankly, what’s happening here pains me. Not in a financial sense, because I run nine local malls and can afford to fly by private jet, but rather in my heart. I feel the pain of Los Angeles deep inside my spleen. For too long we have been led by career politicians who know more about cozying up to lobbyists than they do running trolleys at outdoor shopping centers. For too long our elected officials, these political lifers and accommodationists, have concentrated on the next fundraiser and getting free tickets to concerts and sporting events. That is painful to my

liver and it is time for these absurd practices to come to a halt. The next mayor of Los Angeles must have enough money to be able to self-fund his campaign, and must have enough cash to buy his own front-row tickets to concerts and sporting events. The next mayor of Los Angeles should have enough financial resources and be decisive enough to buy an entire team, if that is what he decides is best for the city. I’m not saying that I am running for mayor. I’m still considering it. Last week, I mentioned my 30 years in public service. When I was 25, Mayor Tom Bradley named me the youngest ever commissioner for the DWP. The youngest ever. That means I’m the best. Later I chaired the Los Angeles Police Commission and brought in Bill Bratton. Without me, Los Angeles would still be more dangerous than Gotham City pre-Batman. However, my career in public service goes back even further. In fact, I’ve enjoyed public service for nearly 50 years. In pre-school, I was appointed to the prestigious position of napkin monitor by my teacher, Mrs. Hubbell, while only 3. Previously, this crucial task, which involves passing out napkins to all students and teachers at lunchtime, had been assigned to 4-year-olds. I was not content to be an accommodationist napkin monitor. I found new and innovative ways to dispense napkins, and later hired Steve the door monitor and Jenny the light monitor to run the pretend shopping mall I set up at recess, Ricky’s Coconut Grove. Soon, however, we were faced with a difficult decision: When Mrs. Hubbell would not live up to her duties and give us a second cookie during snack time, resulting in low student morale, I brought the light and door monitors together. We worked and had Mrs. Hubbell fired. Los Angeles needs a disruptive leader not afraid to take bold steps and fire the Mrs. Hubbells of city government. It’s painful to me, right here in my gall bladder, that such a system is not in place now. Despite this pain, I see Los Angeles as a place of opportunity. Although I’ve donated money to their campaigns in the past, I believe that 94% of Los Angeles’ elected officials are liv-

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Rick Caruso, the mall owner who is not officially running for mayor.

ing, breathing flesh-and-blood roadblocks to progress. Most of them can’t even spell “Caruso for mayor, governor and then president.” I strongly believe that if they would do one simple thing, just listen always to someone like me and never raise a peep of opposition, that Los Angeles could turn itself around and create jobs. I’m still not saying that I am running for mayor. I’m considering it. We need a new kind of leadership. We need someone who is a dreamer and a doer. We need a sharp-suited man willing to point out that landing at LAX is just like landing in any third-world airport around the globe. Frankly, it pains me in the esophagus to say that LAX is no better than Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. I am not overstating anysee Speech, page 6

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Speech Continued from page 5 thing even in the slightest when I compare our airport to Burundi’s Bujumbura International Airport. Los Angeles needs to look to the future. All of the current and likely mayoral candidates, whom I will allude to rather than mention by name so that I can maintain plausible deniability, would take the city to a dark, scary place. Voting for any of them will be like booking the city on a journey that starts on the Hindenburg before transferring to the Titanic. Notice how I can say all these things but, if I just keep out the line “and that’s why

I’m running for mayor,” I can pretend it means something completely different. The next mayor of Los Angeles needs to have the leadership qualities and personal magnetism of Jesus, Moses, Buddha, Sarah Palin and the Dalai Lama all rolled into one. The next mayor of Los Angeles must possess matinee-idol looks and be the type of person unafraid to develop outdoor shopping centers with trolleys that are packed even though they go nowhere. The next mayor needs to have a name that rhymes with Blick Targloosho. Rich people, thank you for coming out today. Remember, I’m not saying I’m running for mayor. Contact Jon Regardie at regardie@downtownnews.com.

Around Town Continued from page 2 help the organization, the Shakespeare summer festival, which the center staged for 24 years in Downtown before its cancellation in 2010 due to budget issues, will still not happen this year, Anthony said. The festival costs $350,000 to produce, but the Chase grant is allocated specifically for youth and veteran programs, she said.

Good Dogs Get Vaccines

t may be time for your dog to go to church, no matter what Fido’s religious affiliation.

Don’t wait

On Saturday, May 28, the Downtown-based New City Church of L.A. is sponsoring a lowcost vaccination clinic from 10 a.m.-noon and again from 2-4 p.m. at 211 W. Fifth St. Vaccines will cost $10-$12, which is the price of the medicine. “In this economically difficult time, we simply want to serve the residents in Downtown through this low-cost vaccine clinic,” said Kevin Haah, lead pastor of the church, in an email to Downtown News. All of the veterinarians are volunteering their time for the event. The vaccines that will be administered are distemper-hepatitis-parvovirus, brodetalla and rabies. Dogs need to be on a leash or in a carrier and payment is in cash only. More information is at (213) 471-2415 or newcitychurchla.com.

Vaccinate

Vaccines are the safest, most effective way to protect children, teens, adults and seniors against serious disease. They also help stop the spread of highly contagious disease in our schools and community, like whooping cough and the flu. It’s easy to find out which vaccines are right for you or your loved ones by calling your doctor or clinic. But for everyone’s health and well-being, please don’t wait.

Visit www.vaccinateLA.com or call 211.

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This publication was supported by Grant/Cooperative Agreement Number 1H75Tp000350-01 from CDC. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of CDC.

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Speaking Out on the Streetcar Metro Hears Ideas and Concerns About Project at Downtown Meeting by RichaRd Guzmán city editoR

hile Downtown denizens won’t ride a $125 million streetcar for at least four years, plenty of people already have an opinion about where it should go and who should pay for it. Not surprisingly, they are ready to share their thoughts. On Tuesday, May 17, about 150 people showed up for a public meeting to discuss possible routes, the price tag and other aspects of the project proposed by 14th District City Councilman José Huizar. The event, organized by Metro, took place at Broadway’s Los Angeles Theatre. “The big thing is that there was a lot of positive support for this project,” said Metro Planning Director Robin Blair after the evening event. “For the most part people raised pretty legitimate issues.”

coordinate with the Regional Connector, a $1.4 billion Metro project that will link several light rail lines. In Segment B, between Fifth and Ninth streets, Broadway is the assumed southbound track, while Hill and Olive streets are primary options for going north. In Segment C, which covers the area south of Ninth Street, a main question is whether to extend the route to 11th Street or all the way to Pico Boulevard. Those who would use the project had plenty to say. “The main thing I’m concerned about is the A segment,” said Nathan Griffin, a Boyle Heights resident. “It needs to go all the way to Union Station and Olvera Street.”

Downtown resident Joe Barber, an economist, said that while he is concerned about the cost, he is satisfied with many of the route options. However, he believes including Union Station is crucial in getting people from outside of Downtown to use the streetcar. “I think that Union Station is important if you’re going to get people coming in from the suburbs,” he said. “I think it shouldn’t be ignored and I think the Convention Center should be included as well.” Hollywood resident Alexander Friedman said that the costs of the streetcar are worth it, and noted how similar projects have spurred development in other cities. “Streetcars bring people together,” he said. “You can go to Portland or Seattle and you’ll see how these downtown areas have been revitalized thanks to the streetcar service.” The date and location of the next meeting will be announced shortly. Contact Richard Guzmán at richard@downtownnews.com.

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Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard checks out a map of a possible route for the Downtown streetcar. She attended a meeting on the project last week at the Los Angeles Theatre.

Metro officials did not answer questions during the public comment portion of the meeting, which followed a one-hour open house. Instead, they heard the opinions from about 10 people who filled out speaker cards. Metro representatives were scattered throughout the theater during the open house segment, answering questions from those who attended (Congresswoman Lucille RoybalAllard, a crucial ally for federal funding, was in the crowd). Blair said that after another meeting in June, Metro staffers will consider the public input as they bring a suggested final route to the Metro Board. That is expected to occur in July. Tracey Chavira, director of government and member relations for the Central City Association, which represents hundreds of Downtown businesses, spoke during the public comment period. She said that while the CCA supports the concept of a streetcar, they have concerns about the route and costs. Officials with Los Angeles Streetcar Inc., the nonprofit Huizar established to oversee the project, are currently exploring a proposal to have Downtown residential and commercial property owners along the route pay for more than half of the project via a special tax. “Our concern is the assessment,” Chavira said. “Given the economic climate, more attention should be given to a balanced assessment formula that does not place most of the financial burden on property owners.” Map Check The streetcar was first announced about three years ago as the lynchpin of Huizar’s Bringing Back Broadway initiative. Current plans call for the project to open in 2015. The Los Angeles Theatre meeting is one of several steps that Metro, which is leading the project’s environmental analysis, is taking in order to qualify the streetcar for federal funding. LASI officials hope the federal government will cover about half of the cost. LASI staff initially anticipated the project connecting the Music Center on Grand Avenue with the Convention Center and L.A. Live, and having Broadway as the principal southbound spine. Recently, Metro has indicated that the route may have to be expanded so that the project can include a maintenance facility. Blair has said the streetcar would likely have to extend north through Chinatown or south toward Washington Boulevard. On Tuesday, the various route options were placed on large maps throughout the lobby. They were broken down into three segments with several alignment possibilities in each. Segment A consists of routes north of Fifth Street. Concerns identified with the path include the steep grade on Grand Avenue and First Street and how the streetcar would

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f you go hunting for a new car this Sunday at Felix Chevrolet, you’ll likely come across some unexpected sights. Instead of Volts and Tahoes, the showroom and lot will feature vehicles such as a shiny 1939 Master Deluxe sedan and a 1937 halfton pickup truck. These and about 200 other cars will be on display as part of the All Chevrolet Show, an old-school automotive extravaganza organized by the Vintage Chevrolet Club of

America and Felix Chevrolet. It takes place May 29 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The show marks a couple of anniversaries. The dealership on the Figueroa Corridor is celebrating 90 years in business, while the club, which claims about 8,000 members around the globe, is heralding 50 years of people showing off their rides. “We want to celebrate the Chevy, the presentation and restoration of vintage Chevrolets,” said Alonso Guerrero, director of the Foothill region of the Chevrolet Club. The show will include old photographs

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of the lot, provided by 81-year-old Bill Gonzales, the grandson of dealership founder Winslow B. Felix. Only Chevys will be on display. They will include a 1918 D5, one of the first V8 cars on the road, and a 1933 Eagle Coupe, a car that was originally sold new at Felix Chevrolet. “It was rescued from a junkyard in 1960 for $60 with 37,000 original miles,” Guerrero said. “We were able to trace the purchase back to Felix.” Most of the cars on display will be from the ’30s and ’40s, which explains why zoot suiters are slated to appear at the event. There will

Alonso Guerrero’s 1939 Master Deluxe sedan will be one of about 200 vintage Chevys on display at Felix Chevrolet on May 29.

also be a few hot rods and some trucks. Preparing for the show will be no small commitment for Felix. Dealership staff will have to empty out the lot where about 150 new cars are usually on display, said Robert Mansfield, general manager of Felix Chevrolet. “It’s going to be an all-night affair clearing out the cars,” he said. “We’re going to stack them deep anywhere we can put them.” The All Chevrolet Show is Sunday, May 29, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Felix Chevrolet, 3330 S. Figueroa St. (888) 311-8937 or felixchevrolet.com. Contact Richard Guzmán at richard@downtownnew.com.

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Flashback Midwood’s images of girls began appearing in Downtown in the 1990s, and soon spread to other portions of the city. In the most storied instance, she placed an image of a sleeping woman on a fence blocking off construction of the Japanese American National Museum at First and Alameda streets. Her signature, “becca,” was scrawled across the bottom. The work irritated a construction manager who ordered it removed. Later that night, Midwood slapped up another image of a sleeping woman, this time with the plea: “Let me sleep.” The second work was covered with a sign, which Midwood and a friend promptly stole. The scuffle eventually resulted in the crew chief giving Midwood a wall to work on and the tiff generated attention for Midwood, who continued to place her girlish characters — fans took to calling them “Beccas” — around town. Some people even took the works off the street, presumably to keep for themselves. Then, in the early 2000s, “Beccas” stopped showing up in L.A. Midwood moved to Virginia, then to Austin, Texas, where she lives now, to help her mother with some medical issues. She briefly returned in 2009 when she was featured in a show at Edgar Varela Fine Arts. It marked her first Downtown gallery show. Varela said Midwood had become a locally adored artist, and sales were brisk. Despite that, her wider reputation and impact on street art was limited by her disappearance from the Downtown streets for nearly a decade, Fairey said. “She was fairly prolific for how time-consuming I think her work is, and she made an impression on a lot of people, but I wouldn’t even say she was hugely up all over L.A.,” Fairey said. “In street art or graffiti you’ve got to go all city and a lot of people don’t just go all city, they go all country, they go international.” Varela agreed. Excluding her from a show about Los Angeles street art, he said, would be questionable, but MOCA’s exhibition is on a wider scale. Midwood doesn’t buy it. She contends that she’s been putting up street art since the 1980s, and that while she left L.A., she didn’t stop creating. Her paintings have gone up in Virginia, San Francisco, Tokyo and Paris, she said. “To say that I haven’t been getting up is ridiculous,” she said. As for Becca’s protest painting, because museum officials declined to comment, it’s unclear whether MOCA considers the work to be a violation of its property. Midwood hopes the preservation of the painting is a tacit acceptance of her subversive contribution. Then again, it’s possible that the MOCA

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A Bar and a Man on a Mission The Unlikely Partnership Between Hip Nightspot the Edison and a Skid Row Homeless Shelter by Ryan VaillancouRt staff wRiteR

ndrew Meieran, the real estate and nightlife entrepreneur who opened the Edison in 2008, considers himself a preservationist. It’s no coincidence that when he decided to open a bar in Downtown Los Angeles, he chose to renovate an abandoned power plant boiler room in the basement of the Higgins Building. As a developer in San Francisco, he had worked on theater restoration projects and brought back some faded history to a derelict apartment complex in the Tenderloin district. Three years later, Meieran and his business partner Barbara Jacobs are receiving praise for a different kind of restoration the pair has orchestrated through the Edison. They have helped to turn around the lives of numerous people in Skid Row. Since opening the Edison, Meieran and Jacobs have quietly used the bar as a vehicle for supporting the Midnight Mission, one of Skid Row’s oldest homeless shelters and social service institutions. It is also known for its drug and alcohol treatment programs. In the past three years, the bar has given an unspecified amount of money to the mission, organized a massive holiday season toy drive and set up a recurring “soup kitchen” happy hour, with a portion of the proceeds from $13 Aperol Spritzes and other boozy libations going to the mission. This month, the Edison was honored by the mission with a Golden Heart Award at the organization’s annual Beverly Hills fundraising dinner. “They get that homelessness isn’t neces-

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sarily a Midnight Mission problem,” said Orlando Ward, the mission’s vice president of operations. “It’s a community problem and they’re more than willing to do their share to address one of Downtown’s most pressing problems.” The irony that the mission is getting so much support from a business whose profits are tied to alcohol sales is not lost on Ward. But at a time when the economy provides few funding promises, that wrinkle is nothing but a surface level bit of humor. “We develop donor relationships all the time — that’s our job,” he said. “But Barbara and Andrew, they use the same creative initiative they used to establish a good business down here with establishing programs and ideas and concepts to help us. That soup kitchen idea? We didn’t create that. That was all them.” Real Training One of those directly aided by Meieran and Jacobs’ interest in the mission is José Romero. The 59-year-old was battling depression and anxiety — aggravated by the passing of his father — and living on the streets near Leimert Park. He was frequenting a shelter at 38th Street and Broadway when a chess partner told him about the Midnight Mission and its job training programs. He decided to give it a shot. Like many of the Midnight’s clients, Romero had been using drugs. “I was doing a lot of marijuana research,” he said, laughing. Soon, he enrolled in the mission’s five-step program that combines addiction counseling with job training. He started a restau-

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José Romero and William Hill are among the 14 Midnight Mission residents working at Clifton’s Cafeteria. Restaurant owner Andrew Meieran made hiring people from the Skid Row center a priority in his turnaround of the venerable establishment.

rant training regimen, beginning at the dishwasher’s station, and eventually serving food. Around lunchtime on a recent Tuesday, Romero was serving hot cafeteria-style food, but in a different venue. Wearing a uniform of a pressed white collared shirt and black bowtie, Romero was in the middle of his shift at Clifton’s Cafeteria. Meieran bought the Downtown landmark

in September and announced a major upgrade of the destination at 648 S. Broadway. While most of the initial attention focused on physical improvements to the space and a plan to eventually keep Clifton’s open 24 hours a day, Meieran also promised that the eatery would hire staff from the mission’s job program. Eight months later, Romero is see Mission, page 18

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Mission Continued from page 17 one of 14 people working at Clifton’s while they continue to participate in the mission’s yearlong, five-step program. The best part about the job, Romero said, is working among “regular people.” “Here I talk to people about their families, their goals, their values,” he said. “People on the street, it’s nothing but a hustle. The mindset here is totally different.” Romero was all smiles on the job last week, talking to customers and joking with his colleague at Clifton’s and fellow Midnight resident William Hill, 58. Hill works the carvery station four days a week and also takes classes at Los Angeles Trade Tech’s culinary arts program. He rides his bike to school and work from the mission. Meieran said the partnership with the mission is rooted in a belief in rebuilding people and helping them become self-sufficient. “You can’t rebuild a historic neighborhood without rebuilding the lives of the people who live there,” he said. “Pushing them out of the neighborhood, getting rid of them, it’s kind of like, why don’t we just demolish the buildings?” Mark Loranger, president and CEO of Downtown-based Chrysalis, knows a thing or two about jobs for the homeless. Chrysalis works largely to train people to re-enter the workforce and looks for employers willing to give their clients a shot. “Often times the preconceived notions that we have of people who have made mistakes prevent us from really considering them for opportunities that they otherwise will have been well-suited for,”

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Andrew Meieran in the Edison, a bar he opened three years ago. He and the bar were recognized this month for money they have raised and work they have done for the Midnight Mission.

Loranger said. When one of those people, such as Romero or Hill, does get an opportunity, the effect often spills beyond that person, Loranger said. “That individual that is working is going to tell their friends about it and say, ‘Hey, it’s possible,’” he said. “These things really do happen.” The Midnight Mission presented Meieran and Jacobs with a Golden Heart Award at the Beverly Hilton on May 9. The other recipients were Sony Pictures Entertainment and musician Tom Petty and his wife Dana. Contact Ryan Vaillancourt at ryan@downtownnews.com.

Continued from page 1 Historic Core, to grow Huizar’s territory around Broadway. It is also possible that Downtown’s boundaries won’t be touched, if the First, Ninth and 14th adjust their borders in other parts of their current territories. Some local stakeholders, including the Central City Association, which represents hundreds of Downtown businesses, see this pressure as a risk to Downtown’s unified voice and influence at City Hall. Carol Schatz, president and CEO of the CCA, thinks the area would be better served if it were covered by a single representative. “We have no formal position because it’s very early but we have grown Downtown, we have created a real community here and it makes sense for Downtown all to be in one district,” said Schatz. “Period.” The city charter dictates that districts be drawn in part to preserve so-called communities of interest, which are defined in part by common demographic and cultural characteristics. Splitting communities that are otherwise united is generally believed to weaken that neighborhood or that group’s political influence. “If you have a community with a particular issue before the city, and that community ends up divided into three council districts, then no council member will feel a particular accountability to that concern,” said Arturo Vargas, executive director of the National Association of Latino Elected Officials, and a member of the city’s 2001 redistricting commission. While preserving communities of interest is mandated by the charter and federal law, incumbent council members usually have other interests in mind, said Bob Stern, president of the L.A.-based Center for

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Governmental Studies. “There’s mainly one motivation,” Stern said. “Getting re-elected. [Historically] it wasn’t even talk of communities of interest. It’s basically raw political power.” The Finger Every council district has its own stories of territorial chess matches and power grabs. In recent Downtown history, perhaps the most notable is the tale of the “Alatorre Finger,” the nine-block stretch of Broadway that former 14th District Councilman Richard Alatorre usurped from the Ninth District in 1991. Alatorre and others who backed the transfer of Broadway into the 14th District said it would give a louder political voice to otherwise overlooked Latino merchants who worked on the street — the plan united them with a district anchored by Latino communities in Boyle Heights and Northeast Los Angeles. Ten years later, then-Councilman Nick Pacheco wanted to expand the 14th District farther and take everything east of Hill Street. Reflecting on his attempt in an interview last week, Pacheco said he had hoped to cement two perceived communities that he saw as split essentially between blue-collar and white-collar interests. Pacheco also sought to take Little Tokyo and City Hall, but Perry, who was elected in 2001 with support from Downtown business interests, including the CCA, beat back what they perceived not as a proper realignment of communities of interest, but as a power grab. Another decade down the line, the Historic Core could be under the redistricting microscope again. The area is now a burgeoning commercial neighborhood anchored by an array of bars, restaurants and other small businesses, along with thousands more voters than there were in 2001. Politically, however, redistricting has left it oddly fragmented. Thanks to Alatorre, Huizar has Broadway and the west side of

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Spring Street, but the east side of the same street falls in Perry’s district. On Hill Street, Huizar controls the east side and Perry has the west. The disjointed map makes it difficult to initiate certain policy initiatives in the Historic Core, said Russell Brown, executive director of the Historic Downtown Business Improvement District. “I think it’s stupid, because Historic Downtown is one district, or at least Spring Street is not two different districts,” Brown said. “I wish it was in one district.” Huizar said it is too early to say where his district should expand, but indicated he will look to keep Downtown communities “whole.” He agreed that the Historic Core’s fragmentation is politically pragmatic, and considers it a natural candidate for inclusion in the 14th District. “It’s been problematic to do long-term planning in the Historic Core,” said Huizar, who is in the third year of what he considers a 10-year plan to revitalize Broadway. “I would love to have a 10-year plan for the Historic Core.” Perry said she would resist any effort to shrink her district’s portion of the Historic Core, even though she will be termed out in 2013 and is running for mayor. If the 14th District needs to capture new residents, she said, a more logical expansion would be one that encompasses all of Skid Row, which has added more than 1,000 new permanent housing units in the past 10 years. “I’ve always wanted to represent Skid Row in its entirety but I didn’t want to do it and trade other parts of the district,” she said. Huizar agreed that Skid Row should fall in one district, be it the Ninth or 14th. Reyes, who in 2001 made a move to grab the area around the Convention Center, said he doesn’t have it in his sights this time. More likely, he said, the First District will expand west and northwest to strengthen a predominantly working class and immigrant community anchored by MacArthur Park. “The [convention center] discussion came up but in retrospect it really wasn’t worth the heartache to me,” Reyes said. “It was natural because of the impacts on Pico Union. But I don’t see it that way anymore.” How It Works In 2001, the city altered its redistricting process, putting an appointed commission in charge of redrawing the maps. Every councilmember appoints one commissioner, except

Downtown is currently divided amongst the First, Ninth and 14th council districts. Over the next year, elected officials will look at gaining, shrinking and swapping parts of the community.

for the council president, who has two. The mayor has three appointees, and the City Attorney and Controller each have one. The appointments are due Aug. 17, around the time more detailed census data is scheduled to be released. The commission will also hire an executive director and a small staff, and will consider testimony from the public to create a draft map. In 2001, community hearings took place across the city. While the public weighs in, the power ultimately rests with elected officials. The City Council must approve the new boundaries by July 1, 2012. The process is not linked with the state redistricting effort that is already underway. By passing Prop. 11 in 2008, voters created an independent commission to oversee the state’s redistricting effort, instead of leaving it to a legisla-

ture with a historically partisan itch for gerrymandering districts so they stay reliably Republican or Democrat. Stern, of the Center for Governmental Studies, said the city’s process remains problematic because the appointment system gives council members significant influence. Still, it is not insurmountable. He noted that communities that share common interests and that mobilize during the redistricting process have generally found success. “The powers will pay attention to communities that stay together,” he said. Public hearings to consider redistricting have not yet been scheduled. That will likely happen in early fall, after the commission is chosen, according to the office of the city’s Chief Legislative Analyst. Contact Ryan Vaillancourt at ryan@downtownnews.com.

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a smoky flavor. It’s a bit dry, but that is easily remedied by dipping it in the spicy peanut sauce, which is made with charred chiles. While traditional peanut sauce is more aggressive and sweeter, Ng’s mild version complements the grilled meat without taking over the flavor. Another dinner dish, the koh loh mee (dried mixed noodles, $12), has a surprising kick. While fish sauce is a common ingredient in many Vietnamese recipes, most people may not guess exactly what makes this dish stand out. The plate is prepared with egg noodles that are tossed in a broth of anchovies and chiles and garnished with ground pork that is cooked slow, almost like a Bolognese. Ng uses pork belly for its fatty flavor. “We take a ton of tiny anchovies and we take this broth and we mix it with oyster sauce and it’s a very flavorful component,” Ng said. The anchovy broth adds an appealing heaviness to the dish. “It’s a very multi-layered dish,” Kim said. “It’s deceptive so when people look at it they think it’s very familiar, but when they try it they’re often surprised at the layers of flavor.” The anchovies are also the unexpected star of Ng’s beef rendang ($16), essentially a dried beef curry. Ng uses a beef short rib served over jasmine rise with a peanut and anchovy mix that’s wok fried with a ginger and garlic paste. The anchovies are slightly salty and add a bit of fishy flavor and texture when mixed with the meat. The peanut and anchovy mix alone could easily be served as a bar food snack. Since Ng is now preparing dishes that are closer to his heritage than the Italian meals he was making at Pizzeria Mozza, he and Kim have been inundated in the flavors of Southeast Asia. But every once in a while, the couple admits, they do still crave a simple pasta. The Spice Table is at 114 S. Central Ave., (213) 620-1840 or thespicetable.com. Contact Richard Guzmán at richard@downtownnews.com.

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Krunk in the Trunk East West Players Brings the Noise and Dancing in a Hip-Hop Musical by Jeff favre contributing writer

ttracting younger audiences to live theater remains a tricky proposition. Little Tokyo’s East West Players knew it was taking a risk when it scheduled a season with a couple of edgy offerings, among them Mysterious Skin (which featured onstage nudity) and Wrinkles (about an elderly male porn star). The company brings the season to a close with a show that aims directly for the youth market. Krunk Fu Battle Battle, directed by EWP Producing Artistic Director Tim Dang, is a world premiere hip-hop musical that fits nicely in the same Downtown block as the MOCA graffiti exhibition Art in the Streets. It opened last week and runs through June 26. Krunk Fu is an energetic, funny and upbeat work in progress. There’s plenty of old school dancing from way back in the 1980s, and the show’s pair of veteran actors bridge the generational divide. The familiar story isn’t as much of an issue as the uneven pacing and a few stilted performances. Still, the show’s spirit and positive message — mixed with some jawdropping dancing — overshadow the flaws of the 90-minute piece, which with some minor tweaks seems ready-made to tour schools nationwide. While a lack of graphic violence and other urban life traumas mean Krunk Fu’s book by Qui Nguyen feels like a fairytale, the lyrics — an explosion of sound tapestries by beat poet

Beau Sia — and Jason Tyler Chong’s choreography pass the authenticity test. The same goes for the music, a team effort by Marc Macalintal, Rynan Paguio, Chong and a live DJ (Marjorie Light). Nguyen overtly covets the fable from The Karate Kid. In this case, the boy is Norman Lee (Lawrence Kao), who has moved from Connecticut to Brooklyn, back to the childhood neighborhood of his mother, Jean (Joan Almedilla). Almost immediately, he crosses paths with the local top hip-hop dancer, ThreePoint (Len Phe), and he must get help from his mom’s old pal, Sir Master Cert (Blas Lorenzo), if he wants to survive the battle. Norman’s new dance crew friends are the aptly named Wingnut (Matt Tayao) and his little, nerdy brother Junior (Evan Moua). Of course, there’s a love interest, a poet named Cindy (Liza B. Domingo), who Three-Point considers his girl. There is no “crane kick” like in The Karate Kid, but Sir Master Cert comes off like a hiphop Mr. Miyagi, showing Norman plenty of popping and locking moves, and even a bit of moonwalking. The songs vary in genre, from the funkinfused “We Will Get There,” belted by Almedilla, to the gentle Norman-Cindy duet “It’s Gotta Begin Somewhere.” There are also a few straightforward rap songs, most notably the title number delivered slickly by Lorenzo as Sir Master Cert, the show’s narrator. Adam Flemming’s set design, which has

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East West Players channels The Karate Kid in the hip-hop musical Krunk Fu Battle Battle. Lawrence Kao (right) plays Norman Lee, a boy who moves from Connecticut to Brooklyn. He learns some moves from his new friend Wingnut (Matt Tayao).

a club feel, complete with a second story platform for the DJ, serves as an ideal locale for the dancing. Fortunately, the entire cast exhibits the athleticism and skill to handle Chong’s series of complex body gyrations and intricate hand movements, which culminate in a crowd-pleasing final battle. The problems arise when the music stops and Nguyen’s script loses steam toward the obvious conclusion. Additionally, there are a couple of swear words in the lyrics that add nothing, while making the fare a bit less allages friendly. Also, flubbed and halting dialogue slows the pace, as do some poorly timed entrances and exits. Several cast members are new to the theater, and Dang, for the most part, is camouflaging the weaker performers with professional actors such as Almedilla, who is best known as one of the actresses to play

Kim on Broadway in Miss Saigon. The standout is Lorenzo, whose easygoing and irreverent manner is as amusing as his dancing is eye-popping. His rap style is easy to understand, which should ease the older audience members into the genre. Humor is a major plus for Krunk Fu, and a re-creation of Madonna’s video for “Vogue” (something the TV show “Glee” also employed) is fall-on-the-floor funny. Theater that is accessible and attractive to teens, while presenting positive messages without talking down to them, is rare. Krunk Fu Battle Battle may feel foreign to some of the usual EWP crowd, but the company deserves kudos for its efforts. Krunk Fu Battle Battle runs through June 26 at the David Henry Hwang Theater at the Union Center for the Arts, 120 Judge John Aiso St., (213) 625-7000 or eastwestplayers.org.

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Monday, May 23 A Financial Literacy Workshop for Downtown Residents The Exchange, 114 W. Fifth St., leslie.colwell@gmail.com. 5:30-7:30 p.m.: A discussion of month-to-month budgeting, direct deposit vs. check cashing and more. A ProjectFresh Discussion: Foreign Intervention and Moral Obligation. Downtown Independent, 251 S. Main St., (213) 6171033 or downtownindependent.com. 7-11 p.m.: Does the U.S. have a moral obligation to intervene in foreign affairs, and to what extent? A panel of foreign affairs experts explores the issue and takes questions. Zócalo Public Square MOCA Grand Avenue, 250 S. Grand Ave., zocalopublicsquare.org. 7:30 p.m.: James B. Stewart, author of Tangled Webs: How False Statements Are Undermining America, visits Zócalo to explore what happened to the honor code in America and how we can bring it back. Assuming we want to bring it back.

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sunday, May 29 LAVA Sunday Salons Clifton’s Cafeteria, 648 S. Broadway, lavatransforms.org. Noon-2 p.m.: The Los Angeles Visionary Association hosts a loosely structured conversational salon the last Sunday of each month featuring short presentations.

FILM Devil’s Night Drive In 240 W. Fourth St., (310) 584-1086 or devilsnight.com. May 28, 7 p.m.: Lolita screens at 8:30 p.m. on a rooftop parking lot in the great outdoors. No car necessary.

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immy Stewart is a lookyloo with a morbid imagination in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 classic Rear Window. Angeleno lookyloos with historic imaginations will come to watch said film on Wednesday, May 25, when the Los Angeles Conservancy kicks off the 25th season of the Last Remaining Seats, which shows classic films in historic theaters. The preservationist organization begins this year’s run at the Orpheum Theatre. As always, the 8 p.m. event has a pre-show, with film critic Leonard Maltin hosting and Robert York performing on the old vaudeville venue’s Mighty Wurlitzer organ. The screening is sold out, but sometimes you can snag tickets at the door. Never fear, there are six more fantastic films during the series at various Downtown movie palaces. At 842 S. Broadway, laconservancy.org.

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Thursday, May 26 ALOUD at the Central Library 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7025 or aloudla.org. 7 p.m.: Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gary Snyder and friends celebrate the work of Beat poet Lew Welch on the 40th anniversary of his disappearance. Did someone check under the giant mushroom? saTurday, May 28 California African American Museum 600 State Dr., (213) 744-7432 or caamuseum.org. 2 p.m.: Free screenings of the documentaries Conversations With Roy Decarva, highlighting the life and works of the photographer, and Uncommon Images: James Van Der Zee, on the photographer who spent six decades in Harlem shooting the African-American lifestyle. Japanese American National Museum 369 E. First St., (213) 625-0414 or janm.org. 2 p.m.: A screening of Black & White, a short film about a German American family’s experience during World War II. After, filmmaker Sigrid B. Toye will discuss her family’s experiences post-Pearl Harbor. Bark in the Park Dodger Stadium, (dog check in Parking Lot G), spcaLA.com. 5:10 p.m.: Bring your dog to Dodger Stadium (but not in a Giants jersey) and cheer on the Dodgers as they take on the Florida Marlins at 7:10 p.m. Pre-game activities include the Pup Rally, Pup Parade, pet contests and a gift bag for each dog.

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he Tony Award-winning, biting comedy God of Carnage takes no prisoners at the Ahmanson Theatre. That’s the good news. The bad news is that this week marks your last opportunity to catch the original Broadway cast — Jeff Bridges, James Gandolfini, Hope Davis and Marcia Gay Harden — in the show. They tear up the scenery as two married couples in Brooklyn battling it out over a playground fight between their sons. The juicy fun and vicarious thrills of adults behaving badly end on May 29. Performances this week are May 24-27, 8 p.m.; May 28, 2 and 8 p.m.; May 29, 1 and 6:30 p.m. At 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 628-2772 or centertheatregroup.org.

emorial Day is coming up, which means those who don’t go out of town need a batch of weekend activities to do with the kids. A good place to start is in Exposition Park, where the Ecosystems exhibit at the California Science Center continues to thrill the young’uns (and their parents). The show’s eight zones are full of wow moments, but the highlight may be the 188,000-gallon tank, full of fish and kelp, that you actually walk under. There’s also slick, icky fun in the Rot Room, with displays on how roaches and other critters break down gunk and keep the cycle of life going. Yep, it’s one of those places where in addition to having fun, watch out — you may learn something too. In Exposition Park at Figueroa and 39th streets, (213) 724-3623 or californiasciencecenter.org. photo by Gary Leonard

SPONSORED LISTINGS Free Downtown Audio Walking Tours Various Locations, crala.org/art. Free audio walking tours and maps are available for download at www.crala.org/art. Explore Downtown’s Bunker Hill, Financial District, Historic Core, and Little Tokyo neighborhoods by discovering public art and places developed through the CRA/LA Art Program. Where’s the Money? Access to Capital Business Expo Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown, 711 S. Hope St., vedc.org. June 25, 8 a.m.: The Valley Economic Development Center hosts this business expo and workshop with a panel of experts and lenders. $10 registration includes breakfast, lunch, workshops and one-on-one loan consultation. More info and registration at vedc.org.

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ibs, falsehood, mendacity. A lie by any other name is still untrue. When it’s under oath, it gets another name — perjury. The Zócalo Public Square series invites Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist James B. Stewart, author of Tangled Webs: How False Statements Are Undermining America, to M O C A G r a n d Avenue on Monday, May 23, at 7:30 p.m., to discuss the state of ethics in our country and how famous perjurers like Martha Stewart and Bernie Madoff impact us and the judicial system. How did lying become so rampant in our culture? Is the only sin in getting caught? At 250 S. Grand Ave., zocalopublicsquare.org. photo courtesy Evan Kafka

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May 24, 8 p.m.: Marc Bosserman tinkles the aaffmuseum.org. Kevin Kanner quintet. house keys. Ongoing: An array of firefighting relics dating to Casey’s Irish Pub 1924, including a 1940 Pirsch ladder truck, an 1890 613 S. Grand Ave., (213) 629-2353 or bigcaseys.com. hose wagon, uniforms from New York, L.A. County May 28, 10 p.m.: The Stevenson Ranch Davidand City of L.A. firefighters, badges, helmets, photoians. Continued from previous page Monday, May 23 graphs and other artifacts. Club Nokia Downtown Independent Daniel Catán Commemoration Annette Green Perfume Museum 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-7000 or 251 S. Main St., (213) 617-1033 or Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave., FIDM, second floor, 919 S. Grand Ave., (213) 624clubnokia.com. downtownindependent.com. laopera.com. 1200 or fidmmuseum.org. May 27, 8 p.m.: The Script with Andrew Allen. May 30, 7-11 p.m.: Film Courage Interactive pres6 p.m.: LA Opera commemorates the life and Ongoing: One of a kind, the museum is dediMay 28, 9 p.m.: The Dan Band, they of a zillion ents Juan Diego Ramirez’s drama South Loop. Direc- movies. legacy of composer Daniel Catán (Florencia en el cated to enhancing our understanding the art, cultor/cast Q&A and after party to follow screening. Amazonas, Il Postino) who died on April 8. Open to ture and science of the olfactory. Originally opened Conga Room Flagship Theatres University Village the public. in New York City in 1999, the collection—2,000 L.A. Live, 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 749-0445 or 3323 S. Hoover St., (213) 748-6321 or f bottles, perfume presentations and documentary congaroom.com. Tuesday, May 24 lagshipmovies.com. ephemera dating from the late 1800s to the presMay 23, 8 p.m.: The Foxxhole Live, hosted by Through May 25: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Mark Curry, has live stand-up comedy and R&B Los Angeles Philharmonic ent — was donated to FIDM in 2005. Also, “High 111 S. Grand Ave., musiccenter.org. Stranger Tides (12, 3, 6,and 9 p.m.); Thor 3D (11 music. Style: Perfume and the Haute Couture” features a 8 p.m.: In a Green Umbrella concert, the L.A. Phil selection of fragrance bottles and packaging that a.m and 1:40, 4:20, 7 and 9:40 p.m.); Priest (11:15 May 26, 8 p.m.: Oro Solido. a.m. and 1:30, 3:45, 6, 8:15 and 10:30 p.m.). May 27, 9 p.m.: Karsh Kale album release party New Music Group, with John Adams at the podi- reflect the many ways that fame inspires design. um, plays new works by Mackey, Norman, Kahane May 26: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger with DJ Cheb and Sabbah in the mix. Images of Men: A Look Through Fragrance is a and Mazzoli. Tides (12, 3, 6, and 9 p.m.); Kung Fu Panda 2 (11 Downtown Independent new installation in the Annette Green Fragrance ArThursday, May 26 a.m. and 1:15, 3:30, 5:45, 8 and 10:15 p.m. and 12:30 251 S. Main St., (213) 617-1033 or chive. The bottles and accessories showcased explore Los Angeles Philharmonic a.m.); The Hangover 2 (11:30 a.m. and 2, 4:30, 7 downtownindependent.com. how men’s diverse identities and roles are conveyed and 9:30 p.m. and 12 a.m.). through the changing designs of the bottles themMay 27, 7-11 p.m.: Singer/songwriter/electric 111 S. Grand Ave., musiccenter.org. 8 p.m.; May 27, 8 p.m.; March 28-29, 2 p.m.: selves. IMAX Theater autoharpist Cory McAbee and drummer/producer Dudamel conducts Brahms’ Symphony No. 3 and California African American Museum California Science Center, 700 State Drive, (213) 744Bobby Lurie mount The Billy Nayer Show. Górecki’s Symphony No. 3. Word to your Brahms! 2019 or californiasciencecenter.org. 600 State Drive, (213) 744-7432 or caamuseum.org. Grammy Museum Opening May 27: A sweeping portrait of the 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-6800 or Through June 5: Camera and Community feahistory, culture and religion of the Arabian Penin- grammymuseum.org. tures the work of 20 California photographers from sula, Arabia 3D is a mix of contemporary scenes of the collection of The Institute of Arts and Media May 23, 7:30 p.m.: To commemorate Bob Dymodern-day Arabian life and epic historical recre- lan’s 70th birthday, the museum screens Murray Above the Call: Beyond the Duty that merge artistic vision and social consciousness. ations of ancient civilizations, shot at more than 20 Lerner’s documentary, The Other Side of the Mirror: Mark Taper Forum, 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 628Daufuskie Island features the black and white photolocations across Saudi Arabia. graphs of Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe of the people Bob Dylan Live at The Newport Folk Festival 1963- 2772 or centertheatregroup.org. May 28, 7 p.m.: May 29, 3 p.m.: In a rare-for- and culture of the last of the Seas Islands off the Last Remaining Seats 1965. After the screening, writer Michael Gilmore Orpheum Theatre, 842 S. Broadway, and Princeton professor and historian Sean Wilentz the-Taper short-run show, James McEachin plays coast of S. Carolina and Georgia. the Old Soldier on a journey into the afterlife. He laconservancy.org. Ongoing: The multi-functional Gallery of Discovwill discuss the film and Dylan’s career. May 28, 8 p.m.: Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller Rear May 31, 7:30 p.m.: The inaugural installment confronts his grandfather and goes on to face some ery offers visitors the opportunity to connect with Window (1954) starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly of Homegrown, a new series with local musicians, haunting questions. Through May 30. the lineage of their own family, engage in artistic and Thelma Ritter includes pre-show talk hosted features Andy Grammer, who blends classic and God of Carnage workshops, educational tours and other programs Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 628by Leonard Maltin with a performance by organ- modern styles into a catchy pop sound. of historical discoveries. Hear recordings of actual 2772 or centertheatregroup.org. ist Robert York on the Orpheum’s original Mighty Nokia Theatre living slaves from the Library of Congress archives May 24-27, 8 p.m.; May 28, 2 and 8 p.m.; May and discover stories from the past. 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LEGAL Alcohol Permit NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE Date of Filing Application: March 8, 2011 To Whom it May Concern: The Name(s) of the Applicant(s) is/are: IZAMAXALI LLC The applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell alcoholic beverages at: 2220 BEVERLY BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 900572208. Type of license(s) applied for: 42 - ON-SALE BEER AND WINE - PUBLIC PREMISES Pub. 5/23/2011 NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Date of Filing Application: April 28, 2011 To Whom it May Concern: The Name(s) of the Applicant(s) is/are: 5M GROUP LLC The applicants listed above are applying to the department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell

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NOTICE OF DIVIDED PUBLICATION Made pursuant to Section 3381, Revenue and Taxation Code Pursuant to Sections 3381 through 3385, Revenue and Taxation Code, the Notice of Power to Sell Tax-Defaulted Property in and for Los Angeles County, State of California, has been divided and distributed to various newspapers of general circulation published in the County. A portion of the list appears in each of such newspapers. NOTICE OF IMPENDING POWER TO SELL TAXDEFAULTED PROPERTY Made pursuant to Section 3361, Revenue and Taxation Code Notice is hereby given that real property taxes and assessments on the parcels described below will have been defaulted five or more years, or, in the case of nonresidential commercial property, property on which a nuisance abatement lien has been recorded or that can serve the public benefit by providing housing or services directly related to

low-income persons when three or more years have elapsed and a request has been made by a city, county, city and county, or nonprofit organization that property will become subject to the Tax Collector’s power to sell. The parcels listed will become subject to the Tax Collector’s power to sell on July 1, 2011, at 12:01 a.m., by operation of law. The Tax Collector’s power to sell will arise unless the property is either redeemed or made subject to an installment plan of redemption initiated as provided by law prior to 5:00 p.m., on June 30, 2011. The right to an installment plan terminates on June 30, 2011, and after that date the entire balance due must be paid in full to prevent sale of the property at public auction. The right of redemption survives the property becoming subject to the power to sell, but it terminates at 5:00 p.m. on the last business day before actual sale of the property by the Tax Collector. All information concerning redemption or the initiation of an installment plan of redemption will be furnished, upon request, by Mark J. Saladino, Los Angeles County Treasurer

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MARK J. SALADINO TREASURER AND TAX COLLECTOR COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES STATE OF CALIFORNIA PARCEL NUMBERING SYSTEM EXPLANATION The Assessor’s Identification Number (AIN), when used to describe property in this list, refers to the Assessor’s map book, the map page, the block

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