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Bringing Bars and Restaurants to Broadway Theaters Delijani Family Moves Forward With Ambitious Plans for Four Historic Venues

Urban Outfitters and the Retail Tipping Point Arrival of Icon of Hip Threads Draws Cheers, But Stakeholders Say It Will Take More To Turn Around the Street

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plan to reactivate four historic Broadway theaters is set to take a major step forward next week. If successful, it will be the starting point to the most important effort in years to bring nightlife to the corridor on a regular basis.

On June 6, representatives of the Delijani family will go before a city zoning administrator to ask for liquor and other permits for nearly a dozen proposed bars, restaurants and lounges at four Broadway theaters.

Shahram Delijani last year announced an initial effort to activate the Palace, Los Angeles, State and Tower theaters on a regu-

lar basis; currently, they are used sporadically for events such as concerts and movies. The proposal is tied in to City Councilman José Huizar’s Bringing Back Broadway initiative, and would follow additions to the street such as the Broadway Bar and the Los Angeles Brewing Company, as well as coming businesses including the Ace Hotel and Urban Outfitters.

The Delijanis are essentially trying to consolidate permits for all four venues into a single “theater complex,” even though they are blocks apart. If successful, it would make it easier to develop and market the properties to restaurant and bar owners. see Theaters, page 10

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ne of these things is not like the other: the Santa Monica Promenade, the Americana at Brand, Old Town Pasadena and Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles.

Of course Broadway, while long a destination for those seeking cheap clothes and knickknacks, does not belong among some of the city’s best-known shopping destinations. Soon, however, it will share at least one commonality: Urban Outfitters.

The recently announced deal to bring the Philadelphia-based chain and icon of youthful, hipster style is a potential turning point for the street, which remains home

primarily to jewelers and low-end clothing shops selling everything from socks to plastic toys to luggage.

Many of those businesses, landlords say, are struggling, in part because the growing Downtown residential population is seeking higher-end goods.

Now, some real estate brokers and property owners are hoping that other national and well-known retail brands will be drawn to Broadway like moths to the new light of Urban Outfitters. The store in the Rialto Theatre at 812 S. Broadway is slated to open in early 2014.

“That’s what we’re looking for,” said Shahram Afshani, who owns the Broadway Trade Center, where the ground floor is see Retail, page 11

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owntown’s revitalization is in full swing, and Los Angeles Downtown News needs an enthusiastic salesperson to grow with us.

We are looking for someone who understands that the future of local media is bright, both in print and online. Now, the successful, 40-year-old independent newspaper and website (downtownnews.com) has the perfect slot for a self-starter who is well organized and has the ability to sell advertising over the phone and in person. The ideal candidate will have exceptional communication skills, a strong work ethic and a great attitude. Compensation includes a base salary plus commission. This is a full-time position with benefits. Candidates should email a cover letter and resume to jobs@downtownnews.com. Use the subject line: Advertising Executive 2013.

Gilmore Planning to Sell Lot at Vibiana as Restaurant Advances

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Main Street parking lot that is entitled for a 41-story residential tower could soon change hands, but not before the city weighs a proposed change to its approvals. Tom Gilmore, the Old Bank District developer who also owns the cathedral-turned-private events venue Vibiana, said he is in advanced talks with a buyer for the lot next to the building.

In the meantime, he is seeking city approval to make the side-by-side parcels near Second and Main streets what is known as a “unified development.” That would essentially require that any future project works in harmony — architecturally and design-wise — with the historic

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edifice, Gilmore said. “It’s a formality to reiterate the original entitlements that we’ve got,” Gilmore said. “It just means that we’ll have input [on the design of a future project] and that’s really all we want. It’s protecting us from anybody who would do something inexcusably stupid.” The change to the entitlements will be considered at a Zoning Administrator hearing on June 5. The move comes as the partnership of Neal Fraser, Amy Knoll and Bill Chait is set to begin construction on a new restaurant dubbed Red Bird at Vibiana, Gilmore said.

The timeline is uncertain.

Arts District’s Bloomfest Canceled

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fter five years of paying homage to an Arts District pioneer, this year’s BloomfestLA has been cancelled. Melissa Richardson Banks and Edgar Varela, who produced the music, art and food festival for the past two years, said in a statement that they could not put on the free event this year due to their busy work schedules, the lack of parking and the costs of staging it. They said the Los Angeles River Artists & Business Association may reschedule the event for the fall, but in a much different form. “For the past two years, we were in a position to donate our expertise and services that resulted in BloomfestLA becoming such a resounding success,” the pair said in a statement.

“Unfortunately, with heavy hearts, we came to realize that it was not the case for 2013.”

The festival took place around the corner of Third Street and Traction Avenue where Joel Bloom long ran his Bloom’s General Store.

Bloom died on July 13, 2007, at the age of 59, after a seven-year battle with cancer. Last year the one-day festival attracted more than 20,000

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ot game? Prove it. Starting on Saturday, June 1, the Skid Row 3 on 3 Streetball League is set to start a new season at its home in Gladys Park, and registration is now open.

Anyone interested in forming a team can find an application on the league’s Facebook page.

Or, teams can sign up starting at 10 a.m. on June 1 at Gladys Park, at Sixth and Gladys streets. The league organization, which is also involved in an array of Skid Row service projects like street cleaning, started in 2007. Most of the teams are comprised of Skid Row community members, but all are welcome, organizer Manuel Compito said. Games are played

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on Saturdays starting at 11 a.m. While the league started with a 3-on-3 format, this year it will grow to full-court 5-on-5 games. Teams can have up to eight people. Applications and other inquiries should be sent to ognservicela3@yahoo.com.

Downtown News a Finalist for 11 Press Club Prizes

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EDITORIALS Urban Scrawl by Doug Davis

Life After the Death of a BID

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any property owners and business people in and beyond Downtown were shocked this month

by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Robert H. O’Brien’s order to shut down the Arts District Business Improvement District. The shock is an appropriate response.

There are more than a thousand BIDs in the United States following the formation of the first one in Canada in 1970.

BIDs operate in dozens of countries. Marketing an underserved area has long been a key function of a BID and laws related to them. We have to wonder if O’Brien did his homework about BIDs. That said, he might have had good reason to be annoyed, whether or not his decision was well considered. The strongarm tactics the Arts District BID leaders used to add new properties to the organization’s tax rolls raised eyebrows at the time of its expansion. If that was the problem, we wish O’Brien had addressed it rather than shutting down the BID. In addition to shock there are other, even greater reactions in the wake of the decision: dread of the filth and potential chaos that will manifest, and worry over what it could mean for existing BIDs. The latter is crucial, because for more than a decade these self-taxing mechanisms have been some of the most important tools in the growth and revitalization of Downtown Los Angeles.

The fallout from O’Brien’s May 10 ruling could be massive.

Now, every BID from the biggest to the smallest has been put on notice, and officials need to examine closely what services they provide and how they spend the money collected from property owners. Although no other BIDs are facing an imminent threat, O’Brien’s ruling appears to provide a precedent for legal challenges.

This is a time in which BID leaders need to band together and be proactive. It is also a good moment to retain attorneys with deep expertise and to prepare for a long and difficult fight in court. Additionally, BID operatives must be flexible in their thinking and willing to make changes that, even if unwanted, could be necessary to ensure their long-term survival.

They also need heavy participation and aid from city leaders, including the office of the City Attorney and 14th District City Councilman José Huizar. The mayor’s office (as well as

representatives of Mayor-Elect Eric Garcetti) should take a leadership role, given what’s at risk in neighborhoods across the city and the nation.

The Arts District BID had been under attack since 2011 by a group of property owners. The fight stems from an issue that, in retrospect, seems as if it could have been avoided. The BID formed in 2006, and when it came up for renewal five years later, organization officials opted to expand the area it served. This occurred even though a coalition of landholders with a significant amount of property in the expanded territory did not want to be included.

For those unfamiliar, BIDs are a sort of community partnership wherein property owners elect to “tax” themselves to pay for services beyond what the city provides (those who control a majority of the land in the BID area must approve the annual assessments). For example, although the city already does street sweeping and has a police force, BIDs hire private cleaning crews and security officers. They are the noticeable individuals who, depending on the district, have brightly colored shirts — purple in the Financial District, red in Chinatown and, until recently, blue in the Arts District.

Some property owners oppose BIDs, arguing that they already pay city taxes for those services; they don’t see a need to dip into their pockets a second time. Still, in Downtown, BIDs have been responsible for significant improvements in numerous districts. Few question the benefits that the cleaning and safety crews provide to area residents, workers and visitors. Even though the BID security patrols are not sworn law enforcement personnel, they often work closely with the LAPD. Additionally, the visual presence of BID workers sends a positive sign about the district. Simply seeing security officers can deter crimes of convenience such as bike theft.

BIDs provide another service, as they market and promote their district and pursue economic development activities. Think, for example, of the community outreach and business recruitment efforts undertaken by the Downtown Center BID, the biggest of the local organizations. Or ponder the light pole banners identifying BIDs in neighborhoods across the city.

This is where the challenge to the Arts District BID oc-

curred. To make a complicated matter simple, O’Brien ruled that the Arts District BID spent tax dollars on something that did not provide a special benefit to area property owners.

The Arts District BID has been ordered to dissolve, and operations must cease by July 24. Still, the effects were felt immediately. Last week the BID laid off 19 people, including 14 security guards. The collection of assessments has been halted.

This situation should never have gotten this far. Some will complain that a few property owners have acted selfishly, that their desire to save money in assessments that their neighbors are paying have imperiled an entire district. One has to wonder why an agreement was not reached out of court or why they had to sue. Now, without the cleaning and safety teams, one can expect swaths of the Arts District to see, as we say, more trash and a rise in minor crime. The broken windows theory of policing points out that, if not addressed immediately, this could lead to more serious crime.

A persuasive counter argument to the legality of the BID comes in the suggestion that the Arts District BID officials overreached and didn’t know when to back down. Had they stuck to their existing boundaries and not tried to expand in spite of clear and vocal opposition, they would not have sparked a legal challenge. If you don’t stick your hand in a hornets’ nest, you don’t get stung.

What happens next is uncertain. City officials are mulling an appeal. In any case, it seems that something must be done to replace the lost services. Maybe it means forming a new BID that offers only cleaning and public safety in a smaller portion of the Arts District. If marketing and economic development activities are deemed necessary, perhaps they could come via a new or existing organization, one unaffiliated with the BID. Again, the important thing is to jump into action immediately. The benefits Downtown has enjoyed through the Downtown Center BID, the Historic Core BID and other organizations are immense. Downtown cannot afford to wait and see if other powerful landowners will be emboldened by the Arts District challenge and make a similar move. It’s a scary thought, but one that is also very real.

Start the work now.

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What’s Good for the Environment Can Be Good for Business Creative Sustainable Building Practices Sprout in Los Angeles

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41-story Ernst & Young office tower. Even the low-income New Genesis apartments received LEED certification.

Amidst this construction and revitalization, I’m proud to say that one project I’m involved with, the Wilshire Grand Hotel, is leading the GUEST OPINION pack in sustainable building mental leaders are teaming up to develop creative and sus- practices with something we Chris Martin tainable building practices. From demolition to construction call “green deconstruction.” to maintenance, the new projects in Downtown are incorpoWhen considering demolirating green construction. It’s not only for environmental or tion options, we immediately ruled out a wrecking ball or photo by Gary Leonard PR reasons — done right, the moves can also save money. implosion. The 1951 building contained considerable levels During the Wilshire Grand Hotel’s “green deconstruction” phase, California has always prided itself on being an environmen- of asbestos, and we would have lost a majority of recyclable concrete and steel are being salvaged from the 1951 building. The tal leader. Many new buildings in the state strive to achieve materials such as steel, glass, copper, aluminum and concrete. recycling effort will save developer Korean Air $4 million. the coveted LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Instead, the Wilshire Grand is undergoing a comprehensive Design) certification. Still, some people view sustainable demolition program that will maximize the amount of mate- tices is both the environmentally and financially smart choice. building practices as costly and prohibitive. rials recovered and recycled.

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Celebrating 40 Years

Extraordinary Triumphs and Amazing Downfalls How Garcetti Soared, Nuch Imploded and Huizar Got Everything Wrong on Election Day

by Jon RegaRdie executive editoR

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he 2013 Los Angeles elections will be remembered for several things: The utterly ridiculous spending. The utterly abysmal voter turnout. The utterly shocking smackdown of Carmen Trutanich.

THE REGARDIE REPORT

It all reached a climax on Tuesday, May 21, when approximately 24% of the eligible voters showed up to determine the future of the city of 4 million people. Here are some of the election’s winners and losers — there were far more of the latter than the former — as well as some curiosities and takeaways.

Slow and Steady and Then Super Fast at the End Wins the Race: Much has been made about money and the mayor’s race, but the results proved that it isn’t the size of the war chest that matters, but how you use it. That’s where Garcetti, with ace strategist Bill Carrick (you get the ace strategist tag when you win), kawhumpathumped Wendy Greuel.

Gruel and Garcetti both spent about $9 million during the two-year campaign (Greuel had an additional $7.3 million spent on her behalf in independent expenditures, while Garcetti had just $2.5 million). Team Greuel made the decision to go big when the absentee ballots were mailed. Documents filed with the City Ethics commission show she spent more than $2.6 million between April 7 and May 4, with the majority of it going to TV commercials slashing Garcetti.

Then Garcetti took off like a rocket. He

spent nearly $2.7 million from May 5-15, while a nearly broke Greuel dropped just $425,000. His ads dominated the airwaves.

Did it work? Consider: After the 132,000 mail-in ballots had been tabulated, Greuel claimed 67,278 votes, about 2,400 more than Garcetti’s 64,886. When I saw that I told my computer, “Greuel is cooked. She needed to be way more ahead.” The computer didn’t respond.

Garcetti then went on to scorch Greuel. He pulled about 117,000 votes from people who physically showed up at the polls. Greuel got just 88,000. Garcetti won 54%-46%.

Too Big Not to Fail: Garcetti didn’t win only because he spent his money wisely, but also because of a flurry of mistakes perpetrated by Greuel and her campaign chief John Shallman. If I had a quarter for every highprofile Angeleno who during the race questioned why a good person (Greuel) was running such a bad campaign, then I’d have at least $2.50.

As I wrote last week, the independent spending from the union representing DWP workers was effectively turned against Greuel.

She also had missteps like an announcement to expand the LAPD to 12,000 cops, which is financially bananas.

Another problem was her bandwagon — it grew so big that some of her core voters grew skeptical.

Along with the DWP, Greuel received huge financial support from the unions representing police and firefighters, as well as the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor AFL-CIO

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Eric Garcetti ran the superior campaign, which played a big role in his beating Wendy Greuel in the mayor’s race.

— all of this sparked plenty of consternation from conservatives. Then the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce threw money her way.

This was augmented with endorsements from the likes of Magic Johnson, Barbara Boxer, Bill Clinton, the Central City Association and Richard Riordan.

This was the political equivalent of the Lakers loading up with Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Steve Nash and Dwight Howard. On paper it sounds unbeatable, but in practice it was clumsy and made many leery, especially when Garcetti was a reasonable alternative.

Greuel and Shallman never recognized that, at a certain point, having more meant less.

They didn’t shift their game. Now they get to watch Garcetti’s swearing in.

L.A. Spent $61 Million and All We Got Was This Stinking Low Turnout: During the election cycle, the candidates for mayor, city attorney, city controller, eight council seats and three school board posts spent an astounding $40.5 million. Another $20.5 million came via independent expenditure. This means that the election chewed through $61 million, with more than $34 million going to decide between Greuel and Garcetti, two progressive Democrats.

One Out of Four Ain’t Bad. No. Wait. It Is.: The County Federation of Labor is often viewed as the biggest outside player in local see Elections, page 28

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A Decade Later, Blossom Plaza Breaks Ground $95 Million Chinatown Project to Be Completed in 2015

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fter the typical groundbreaking photos were taken of smiling politicians and developers, First District City Councilman Ed Reyes gleefully speared his goldpainted shovel hard into a rectangular patch of dirt last week during the ceremony for Blossom Plaza.

“Congratulations!” he yelled to anyone within earshot as he lifted the shovel high above his head.

Reyes’ excitement was earned — the Monday, May 20, event took place after more than a decade of trying to make the Chinatown mega-deal happen.

Monday’s event was merely ceremonial — Reyes is termed out of office on July 1. Actual construction will start in August on the $95 million development. Completion is scheduled for 2015.

The five-story project at 900 N. Broadway will replace the shuttered Little Joe’s restaurant. It will create 240 housing units — 53 of them for low-income individuals — along with 20,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, a

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First District City Councilman Ed Reyes and Forest City Residential West president Kevin Ratner (in center) celebrated the May 20 groundbreaking of Blossom Plaza.

17,000-square-foot plaza and 392 parking spaces.

The project will also add a walkway connecting the Metro Gold Line Station to Broadway, making it easier to get from the light rail line to the heart of the community.

Renderings of the project, revealed by developer Forest City Residential West, depict a colorful, modern structure with buildings painted in yellow, red and light blue. An open courtyard above a parking garage connects with the Gold Line station.

“I think it’ll fit in very well with the neighborhood,” said Kevin Ratner, president of Forest City Residential West. “It takes a very modern approach to Chinese architecture.”

Ratner said the project, which is rising on a 1.9-acre site, is fully funded, with money coming from sources such as low income tax credits, Prop 1C and federal funds.

Slow to Blossom The project has been in the works in one form or another for more than a decade.

Things seemed to pick up in 2007 when the Community Redevelopment Agency and the City Council gave developer Larry Bond entitlements for a $165 million project on the site of the restaurant that closed in 1998.

It turned out to be a case of terrible timing. The deal was reached just as the national economy tanked. Amidst the recession Bond never came up with financing, and in June 2009 the property fell into foreclosure.

Lender Prime Property Fund took control of the site, and in 2010 the city purchased the land for $9.9 million. The now defunct Community Redevelopment Agency initiated a public bidding process to find a new developer. The agency ultimately recommended Forest City.

The company has undertaken previous Downtown projects including the Met Lofts in South Park and Metro 417 near Pershing Square. However, their experience could not speed up the process, as it took more than a year for the city and the firm to sign a development agreement.

“We’ve only waited 10 years for this,” joked Reyes as he stood under a warm sun during the groundbreaking.

The payoff of a project after years of waiting and an untold number of meetings was a common theme during the ceremony. Multiple speakers referenced the sometimes combative negotiations as area stakeholders called for different elements in the project, everything from parking to a public gathering area to low-income housing.

“So many wonderful people never gave up, especially the community who kept focus on this site, who wanted the best for Chinatown, and in meeting after meeting continued to build this consensus,” Reyes said. “Yes [10 years] sounds painful, but it was all worth it.”

Forest City’s project is essentially the same development

planned by Bond, since the company had to follow the entitlements that were already in place. Ratner said their structure is one floor shorter than originally planned.

“It’s going to happen,” he assured.

Reyes had made it a goal to break ground on Blossom Plaza before he left office. He said the project is one of the most difficult he has worked on during his dozen years on the council.

“To have it not come through would have been a real heartbreaker,” he said. “I’m so glad we stuck it out.” rendering courtesy Forest City Residential West Contact Richard Guzmán at The five-story, $95 million development will have 240 housing units and a richard@downtownnews.com. walkway connecting the Metro Gold Line station to the heart of Chinatown.

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City Eyes Planning, Building and Safety Merger by 2014 Consolidation, Delayed by Six Months, Will Happen Under Garcetti’s Watch

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arlier this year, when it was first revealed that city officials wanted to merge the Planning and Building and Safety departments, some feared the plan was moving too quickly. Both business leaders, who back the proposal, and representatives of public employee unions, who are wary of potential staff consolidation and job losses, expressed concerns that the merger was too complex to fast track or execute all at once.

Now, city officials have eased off the gas pedal in part to permit more community input and to allow more time to tackle a laundry list of logistical challenges.

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa had been pushing to implement the proposal, which is intended to streamline the city’s notoriously cumbersome development approvals process, before his term expires on July 1. That has now been pushed back until January 2014.

While the plan has strong general support from business groups including the Central City Association, the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and the Valley Industry and Commerce Association, stakeholders in the merger have been repeating a key mantra: “The devil is in the details,” said 12th District City Councilman Mitch Englander, whose February motion launched the consolidation effort.

The city plans to hire a consultant to coordinate the transfer of personnel from the various departments with a role in planning, permitting and inspecting to a new Department of Planning and Development.

The consultant, however, will not be hired until after July 1, when Eric Garcetti takes over for Villaraigosa.

In April, the council’s Planning and Land Use Management and Budget and Finance committees approved a slate of recommendations, including a mandate that the Planning and Building and Safety departments meet with business and community groups to seek input on the merger.

Once a management consultant is hired, the work needed to execute the merger will take place, leading up to January 2014.

Englander refuted the idea that the new timeline reflects a slowdown.

“Going into this we didn’t have a date certain,” he said. “It’s not slowed down. It’s just better thought out. This is an aggressive timeline.”

Indeed, if the merger happens, it will seem to move at light speed compared to the decades of failed attempts by various city officials to implement meaningful development reform. Past efforts, including the plan known as “12 to 2,” all failed to spark major change to the system.

Johnny Yutronich, a 26-year Building and Safety staffer who heads the Municipal Construction Inspectors Association, the union that represents building inspectors, said that even with the pledge to seek input from stakeholders, he is concerned that safety concerns will be overshadowed by planningrelated priorities. The proposed Planning and Development Department would absorb Building and Safety and parts of other city departments into the existing Planning Department. While Garcetti has the power

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to appoint the department head, the new office is tentatively slated to be run by current Planning Director Michael LoGrande.

“They seem to be putting an emphasis on planning and development, but is that your mission?” Yutronich asked. “They’re all talking about development and making it easier. I just want to make sure we don’t lose the emphasis of what we are — a department dedicated to the safety and building in the city.”

The consolidation plan is one of several pending city efforts aimed at facilitating economic development. When Garcetti takes over, he will have a strong say over the direction of the merger, as well as the formation of a new Economic Development Department, and the selection of a private operator for the city-owned Los Angeles Convention Center.

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Celebrating 40 Years

by Jon RegaRdie executive editoR

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he mayor’s race won by Eric Garcetti dominated last week’s election coverage. However, the results of two City Council races will likely have far more impact on the lives of Downtown Los Angeles residents, workers and business owners.

Two legislators with extensive experience in Sacramento, Gil Cedillo and Curren Price, captured races to fill the seats being vacated by termed-out council members. Cedillo won the First District post and will succeed Ed Reyes. Price will fill the Ninth District slot held by Jan Perry.

Both will be sworn in July 1.

Cedillo, who has spent much of the past 15 years serving in the State Senate and Assembly, defeated Jose Gardea, who has worked the last 12 years as chief of staff to Reyes. Cedillo received 8,543 votes, or 52.4% of the ballots cast. Gardea earned 7,747 votes, giving him 47.6% of the tally (some absentee and provisional votes still must be counted).

The campaign was frequently bitter, with both sides sending out harsh and sometimes personal attack mailers. Cedillo regularly accused Gardea of being a failure during his time in Reyes’ office. Gardea charged that Cedillo was a Sacramento politician being bankrolled by businesses such as Chevron and Wal-Mart.

The First District runs from MacArthur Park over to City West and curves up through Chinatown. It then extends into communities in Northeast L.A. such as Glassell Park and Mt. Washington.

In the Ninth, Price received 52.75% of the ballots cast. He won with 5,184 votes, while Cubas claimed 4,643 votes.

Turnout in the district of approximately 250,000 people was shockingly low. The 9,827 votes cast was less than half of the nearly 21,800 ballots tallied in the 13th District, where a runoff was also held.

Price, currently a state senator, and Cubas, the former chief of staff to 14th District City Councilman José Huizar, were the top two finishers in a seven-candidate field in the March primary.

Both moved into the district a few months before the election.

The Ninth District once covered a large portion of Downtown. However, the territory was carved up in the bitter redistricting process, and nearly all of the Central City was moved into Huizar’s 14th. Today the Ninth holds the L.A. Live and Convention Center campus. It then extends down the Figueroa Corridor to USC before encompassing a large, heavily impoverished section of South Los Angeles.

Money Matters Cedillo and Price had two other notable similarities in addition to their Sacramento experience: Both received the lion’s share of endorsements in their respective races, and each had significant financial backing from labor and business groups.

Cedillo and Gardea were comparable in fundraising, with Cedillo pulling in $191,000 between March 5 (when the primary was held) and May, and Gardea receiving $180,000.

Cedillo, however, enjoyed a huge advantage in “independent expenditures.” Although the maximum contribution allowed to a candidate is $1,300, individuals, businesses and organizations can spend an unlimited amount as long as they do not coordinate with the campaign.

In the last two months, billboard companies and groups including the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor AFLCIO and the Service Employees International Union spent more than $425,000 for Cedillo. By contrast, $53,000 was spent supporting Gardea’s campaign.

Through the entire cycle, Cedillo had about $840,000 spent

Around Town Continued from page 2 and weekly publications with circulation under 50,000.

Vaillancourt is also a finalist for News Feature in both the 1,000-Word plus and below 1,000-word category, as well as in Personality Profile and Business writing. City Editor Richard Guzmán is up for awards in the Hard News and News Feature Under 1,000-Word categories. Regardie and Editor and Publisher Sue Laris are finalists in the Commentary category for a joint editorial. Additionally, Doug Davis is up for the Editorial Cartoon prize, and the art department team of Brian Allison, Yumi Kanegawa and Alexis Rawlins are nominated in the Design category. The awards take place on June 23 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Downtown. Tickets and information are at lapressclub.org.

on his behalf.

The gap was even greater in the Ninth, where Price benefitted from more than $1.1 million spent on his run by organizations including the County Fed, the SEIU, the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and the union representing Los Angeles police officers.

Cubas, by contrast, saw just $38,000 in independent spending directed her way.

Although she fell only 500 votes short, Cubas was also far outdistanced in direct fundraising. She pulled in $120,000 during the March-May period. During that timeframe, Price raised $263,000.

Contact Jon Regardie at regardie@downtownnews.com.

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Cedillo to Fill Reyes’ Post, While Price Takes Perry’s Spot

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Gil Cedillo (left) won the First District City Council seat being vacated

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Theaters Continued from page 1 “Now that the economy is coming back, the timing is right and they are really ready to proceed,” said Kate Bartolo, a land-use consultant working on the theaters with the Delijani family.

Shahram Delijani, who is spearheading the proposal, was not available for comment.

Big Plans Plans for the theaters include creating a nightclub, several restaurants, bars and lounges. Bartolo said each venue would maintain its stage and main auditorium for live shows, films and other productions.

Some would have DJs and live music. There would also be street level as well as rooftop patios.

“We want to make sure that each of these theaters has the flexibility to reflect modern theater and special events space usage,” she said.

At the 171,080-square-foot State Theater, plans call for opening two bars and a restaurant/lounge. The businesses would all operate separately in the basement, as a church has three years left on its lease for the ground floor. All of the spaces in the building at 703 S. Broadway would include a DJ booth and small dance floor.

In the 68,800-square-foot Palace Theatre, the Delijanis envision a ground-floor bar and a street-level and basement restaurant. The businesses in the building at 630 S. Broadway, which underwent a $1 million renovation in 2011, would both have outdoor patios.

Plans are more limited at the Tower Theatre at 802 S. Broadway. The 22,000-square-foot building, which is regularly used for filming, would get a 1,349-square-foot bar fronting Eighth Street. It would have an outdoor patio

covered by a glass façade.

The most extensive plans are at the 103,884-square-foot Los Angeles Theatre, which is occasionally used for concerts and movie screenings as part of the annual Last Remaining Seats series. The venue at 615 S. Broadway would get two bars and two restaurants, all with outdoor patios.

The building would have a fifth space, a 3,100-square-foot second floor nightclub with bottle service. The ground floor entrance would be via the alley in St. Vincent Court.

That could prove troubling, as Delijani has been feuding with Peklar Pilavjian, owner of the St. Vincent Jewelry Center, over the restaurants and cafes in the alley. Delijani complained to the city this year about the tables and chairs that had long been set up outdoors — though against city code, they were tolerated for more than a decade. Delijani’s formal complaint sparked a crackdown and the removal of the seating.

Pilavjian said he has no plan to challenge the theater project during the June 6 hearing.

“It’s a free country and they can do whatever they want as long as they don’t park trucks there all day long,” said Pilavjian.

Community Concerns A transformation of the four theaters has long been seen as a key component in the effort to revive Broadway.

The family’s plan comes more than a quarter century after they took their first stake on the street. In 1987, the late Ezat Delijani bought the Los Angeles Theatre, at the request of then-Mayor Tom Bradley, to save it from demolition.

Even though he has been successful in propelling creation of a streetcar and drawing new businesses, Huizar continues to think of the theaters as vital to the future of Broadway.

“I’m really excited about this project,”

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The Tower Theatre would get a 1,349-square-foot bar fronting Eighth Street with a patio covered by a glass façade.

said Huizar, who credits the Bringing Back Broadway initiative in part to a conversation he had with Ezat Delijani about the potential of the street.

“I’ve always seen the theaters as the anchor for the revitalization of Broadway, as the places that can bring that critical mass of people that can walk the street and create more activity.”

While most people involved with the revitalization of the street applaud the Delijanis’ long-awaited efforts, some have doubts about the feasibility of their ambitious plans.

Steve Needleman, who reopened Broadway’s Orpheum Theatre in 2001 and fills it with shows, concerts and filming, cautioned that the theater and nightlife business in

Downtown is tough. While he supports any effort to activate the venues, he said renovating one theater is hard enough, let alone taking on multiple buildings and attracting operators to each.

“I’m in the concert business. I’m in the venue business. I know what’s down here,” he said.

There could be other local competition. Mitchell Frank of concert promoter Spaceland Productions is in the midst of a renovation of the Regent Theatre at 448 S. Main St. He expects to book rock bands and other music when it opens by early next year.

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Retail Continued from page 1 occupied primarily by a swap meet. “We’ve been lacking the higher-end retailers to come to Broadway and bring others with them.”

Afshani has long envisioned repositioning the Trade Center, which occupies a half block bounded by Broadway, Eighth and Hill streets, as a mixed use development with residential units, a hotel and street-level retail. The Urban Outfitters deal, he said, is a selling point for his property, which is across the street from the coming store.

Broker Dan Daneshrad, who represented the Rialto owners in the long, drawn-out negotiations with Urban Outfitters, said the follow-the-leader game is already occurring. Ross Dress for Less, which opened in March at 719 S. Broadway, may be aimed at more budget-conscious shoppers, but as a national chain it helped convince Urban to pull the trigger on Downtown, Daneshrad said.

“Urban is really the second deal, after Ross,” he said. “These two are causing other people to follow their steps.”

They’re also not the only big names in fashion to take a stake on the street. In 2007 jewelry designer Tarina Tarantino bought a seven-story building at 908 S. Broadway. She launched a renovation early in 2012 and recently moved her offices into the structure. She is also turning the first floor into a boutique for her brightly colored hair clips and other accessories.

Then there’s the Swedish high-end fashion designer Acne Studios, which recently inked a deal to open its first Los Angeles store in a long vacant 5,000-square-foot space in the Eastern Colombia Building at 849 S. Broadway.

“It wasn’t our original intention to open in this part of Los Angeles, but we fell in love with the Eastern Columbia Building as well as the opportunity to do something beyond a flagship store,” said Jonny Johansson, Acne Studios’ creative director, in a statement. “We feel that there is something vibrant and interesting going on in Downtown L.A., and we are excited to become a part of this transformation.”

Not So Simple While the leases are generating excitement, they belie a grittier reality: Broadway remains mostly a dead zone once the sun goes down, especially compared to nearby Spring and

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Celebrating 40 Years Main streets where a steady stream of people hit the bars, restaurants and cafes at night.

In fact, the street is still a long ways from emerging as a new retail hub, said broker Derrick Moore, a principal at the firm Avison Young “We have to remember that two great retailers do not make for a strong retail corridor when after 6 p.m. everyone else is closed up and dark,” he said. “You’ve got to have vibrant storefronts so one can window shop 24-7.”

Moore said the new deals put pressure on Broadway property owners, as signing a lease with a chain store is vastly different from the type of shops that have traditionally dominated the street. Broadway has long commanded higher rents than surrounding streets in the Historic Core because of the foot traffic it still generates, primarily on weekends.

In the 1990s, Broadway rents were as high as $8 per square foot per month for small spaces and swap meet stalls. While that has fallen to $3-$4 per square foot, it is still higher than

rates on busier Spring and Main streets, brokers say. Larger spaces on Broadway are leased for relatively low rates, about $2 per square foot or less, Daneshrad said.

That means landlords, many of whom bought their buildings 20 to 30 years ago and have little to no debt on the properties, are making good money renting out space in small chunks. Hooking a larger retailer usually requires expensive building renovations and landlord concessions such as a period of free rent, Moore said.

The details of the Urban Outfitters deal have not been made public, but property owner Michael Azizi said he was looking for a company to come in and help upgrade the Rialto.

“In order to fix and renovate it, it would really cost us a lot of money,” said Azizi. “That is one of the reasons we weren’t able to bring in any tenants to this extreme. So yes, it’s not an easy process. There is give and take, but we’re very happy.”

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Continued from page 10 bars and restaurants would open in the theaters. Nor has a budget been revealed. Bartolo said the effort would be largely self-financed by the family.

There could be other hurdles, including protests from some neighbors.

“For some of the theaters there are residential issues,” said Needleman. “I’m building an apartment building directly next door to the Tower Theater.”

He was referring to the Singer Sewing Machine Building, an eight-story structure at 806 S. Broadway.

Needleman is turning it into a housing complex with one large unit planned per floor.

Needleman said he is also concerned that the application going before the city states that all the venues would operate 24 hours a day.

“That’s just not reasonable,” he said. “It means you want to have a rave. What else is still going at 5 o’clock in the morning in L.A.?”

Bartolo said the 24-hour proposal is so that filming could take place when the theaters are not being used for other things. Additionally, she said meetings about the plans have been held with community groups such as the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council, and that safety issues are being discussed with the LAPD. The transformation of the theaters would require that renovation work be approved by the city’s Cultural Heritage Commission, since all of the theaters are registered Historic Cultural Monuments.

While much remains to be done, Huizar is hopeful.

He said the plan would help Broadway catch up to other nearby, increasingly vibrant after-dark corridors.

“A lot of the nighttime activity that you see right now in the Historic Core is on Spring Street,” Huizar said. “Eventually that type of entertainment use was bound to spill over on Broadway. So this is fulfilling that vision.”

Contact Richard Guzmán at richard@downtownnews.com.

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Since opening there, 29 other stores have signed leases for space within about two blocks, said Crissy Cassetty, retail recruiter for the Nashville Downtown Partnership, the area’s business improvement district.

“It definitely helped us,” she said. “The area was already branded as kind of the new hot spot, but it helped bring more really good retail and now we have really diverse retail operations.”

Steve Needleman, who owns the Orpheum and several other Broadway buildings, including the two properties adjacent to the Rialto, said the Urban Outfitters deal simply continues the steady flow of investment and excitement to the street.

“Is it a life-changing retail moment? No,” Needleman said. “It is a life-changing moment for the continued improvement of Broadway by taking an old dilapidated theater and making it another showcase, albeit not for theater.”

Huizar was also hesitant to declare Urban Outfitters a tipping point for Broadway.

“I see it as being close to a tipping point,” Huizar said. “The tipping point will be when

Retail Continued from page 11 Bringing Back Broadway initiative was closely involved with the Urban Outfitters and other deals on the street, said he thinks landlords are warming to the reality that they need to invest more in their buildings.

“They have to go out of their way a little bit, and we needed to convince them of that up front in this initiative, saying we’re going to invest public money on streetscapes, on the streetcar, on your signage, but you have to buy into this vision,” Huizar said.

Nashville Precedent Urban Outfitters, whose parent company Urban Outfitters, Inc., also owns the brands Anthropologie, Free People, Terrain and BHLDN, usually locates in established shopping destinations, but this isn’t the first time it has been a neighborhood pioneer.

In 2009, the company, which did not respond to multiple requests for comment, opened a store in downtown Nashville, in a primarily industrial neighborhood known as

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esearchers continue to work on finding exactly what causes cancer, but we know that genetics and lifestyle are major factors. We can’t control the genes that our parents pass down to us, but we can control how we live.

The choices we make regarding smoking, what we eat and our commitment to exercise can make a difference. Talking to your doctor about scheduling regular cancer screenings is another vital step to stay cancer-free.

“Even though we can’t get away from the hereditary ones, we can control our risk for cancer about 65-70% of the time just by making proper lifestyle choices, and that includes proper screening,” says Dr. William Hicks, a cancer specialist at the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital, located on the campus of Ohio State University.

Cancer screening consists of three categories: self-examinations, which individuals can perform on themselves; examinations by primary physicians, which take family history into account; and diagnostic tests, which are performed at certain ages.

Breast and testicular cancers can be detected by self-examinations, which are done by exploring with your hands, looking for

lumps or anything else that wasn’t there before. If something is found during a selfexamination, a visit to the doctor should be scheduled right away to have it checked out.

Skin cancer also can be detected at home.

Any skin lesions that change size, color or shape are cause for concern and should be checked, according to Hicks. Enlarged lymph nodes that won’t go away also may indicate cancer. They are located throughout the body, including the neck, underarm and groin areas.

Just because something unusual is found during a self-examination doesn’t mean that cancer is the culprit. A primary care physician should be consulted to determine the next step.

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers, and it is also one of the easiest to detect. Women of all ages are encouraged to check their breasts periodically and take notice of any changes, and mammograms should be done each year for women 40 or older. If a family’s history includes relatives that have developed breast cancer before they turned 40, earlier mammograms should be considered, Hicks says. Most high-end radiology centers have digital mammograms that have higher resolution, providing clearer pictures of breast tissue.

Debate continues on what age a woman should consider a mammogram. Last year, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended that women put off mammograms until they are 50 and wait two years between screenings. However, the American Cancer Society still advises that women older than 40 get annual mammograms.

Once a person turns 50, a colonoscopy is recommended. The experience is far from pleasant, but it gives a doctor a clear view of

a colon’s condition and whether any polyps are present.

“There is certainly a relationship between polyps and cancer,” Hicks says. “We’re blessed, in a way, in that we get this period of being able to diagnose a precursor, a polyp, and if you can remove the polyp, then you can remove the risk of the polyp developing into a cancer.”

A Hemoccult test checks stool samples for traces of blood, which could indicate colon cancer. But Hicks warns that it is no substitute for a colonoscopy, because a blood-positive reading can be attributed to several things besides cancer.

Hicks says that one of the biggest mistakes people make is not seeing a doctor as soon as they notice symptoms. Men who notice any problems urinating should bring it up with their doctors as soon as possible.

“Many patients with prostate cancer will have symptoms, but some will not. But if you do have a lot of urgency and frequency and a lot of urinating at night, that needs to be evaluated,” Hicks says. “Many times, it will not be prostate cancer, but it’s one of those things that require evaluation.”

People with a high risk for lung cancer, mainly smokers and those with family histories of it, should talk with their medical providers to determine whether they should undergo CT scans, which are effective in detecting lung cancer but carry a high price tag.

“For those [high-risk] groups, there may be some benefit of doing regular CT scans of the chest,” Hicks says. “But for the whole population, there is no effective way of screening, because the cost-effectiveness would be just terrible. It would just be too much.”

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breast cancer or cervical cancer and just as dangerous; three times as many women die from oral cancer as from cervical cancer.

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A study conducted by Johns Hopkins researchers found the rate of HPV-related oral cancers doubled between 1973 and 2004. HPV is only transmitted by direct contact; it does not travel through the circulatory system. Cleveland Clinic’s Dr. Ellen Rome stated that there is an absolute link between oral cancer and oral sex. Both women and men are susceptible, but men are 35% more likely to develop oral cancer related to HPV. Scientists are unsure how sexual orientation affects the equation; however, they know that the more partners, the higher the risk, whether patients are straight or gay.

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The increase in cancer over the last century is dramatic. It is estimated that one in three people will develop cancer, according to the British Journal of Cancer. There may be many factors contributing to this trend, ranging from genetics to environmental toxins. Along with the increase in cancer, there has also been a significant increase in obesity and diabetes. Could there be a common thread that is contributing to these increases?

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Farmers like Thaddeus Barsotti, co-owner of Farm Fresh To You, a California-based CSA, sees the CSA model as a means of change to the entire food system.

“Consumers today want to be more educated about where their food comes from,” Barsotti said. “When was it picked? Is it truly organic?

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Function continues to improve as the discs and cartilage joints of the spine (facets) continue to heal, allowing pain to progressively diminish. The surrounding muscles can now relax and secondary muscular pain improves as well. As pain is alleviated, function is allowed to improve.

During each brief treatment, the body’s healing response is guided by custom-formulated treatment protocols that are individually designed for patients’ unique and specific problems.

Conditions that Sibley Spine Center treats include: sports injuries, degenerative discs, disc protrusions and herniations, scoliosis, stenosis and facet joint pain. They have a highly successful “alternative to surgery” program and also offer a Corporate Spine Program to medium and large companies to significantly lower costs and provide better results.

The highly trained expert staff works closely with Sibley, a board certified, double fellowshipped orthopedic surgeon who specializes in disorders of the spine, and sub-specializes in advanced non-surgical orthopedic treatment approaches and spinal diagnostics.

The Sibley Spine Center is in the ProActive Building at 132 S. Beaudry Ave. For more information visit SibleySpine.com or call (213) 482-4080, (310) 246-4900, or (310) 470-4343. Email Appointment@SibleySpine.com.

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supports members. “Our members credit us with changing their lives,” says Executive Director and Group Vice President Laurie Goganzer. “Nothing ensures that people will stay with a workout program like community and support, and people find both here at Ketchum.”

The Y is the heart of the Downtown community, where the many groups that make up Los Angeles come together to build a healthy lifestyle and a healthy community. Aside from the outstanding facilities and support that it provides, YMCA benefits include free community events such as concerts by Colburn School musicians, discounts to Downtown establishments such as the Grammy Museum and Tossed, in-

house massage services, and frequent volunteer opportunities in various community programs.

The Y also offers overnight summer camp in the San Bernardino Mountains (July 27-August 3, 2013), and nine youth and teen programs at various locations. For groups of Downtown employees, the Y offers a competitive Corporate Membership Package with reduced rates, waived joining fees and fantastic amenities. For a full listing of rates and amenities, please visit ymcala. org/kd, where you can also print out a free seven-day guest pass.

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Their saga, detailed in the musical The Scottsboro Boys, started on March 25, 1931, when nine black teens who had hopped a freight train were pulled from the railcars after being accused of raping two white women on board. Their conviction in Scottsboro, Alabama, lead to protests and eventually helped spark the Civil Rights movement. The infamous case also paved the way for important legal proceedings and 8* inspired and VIE to 5567 Odocumentaries.

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“Yet they turn it on its head, so instead of white guys sitting around in blackface doing clichéd black humor, you have a black cast playing white parts.”

The musical humanizes the story by exploring the lives of each of the nine teens, Linden said, rather then treating their proceedings as that of one entity.

Starts May 17 & 24 “They were always referred to as the Scottsboro Boys. Not many people knew their individual names or stories, and in the show you learn about nine different boys,” Linden said.

In addition to playing the host, Linden takes on other roles, among them the governor and the judges.

Also playing multiple roles is JC Montgomery, who was part of the original Broadway cast. The veteran stage actor’s characters include Mr. Tambo, a Southern white sheriff, a white prison guard and Samuel Leibowitz, a Jewish attorney from New York City hired to defend the accused.

Check Our Website for Full Movie Listings LADowntownNews.com There’s a particular challenge for some of the roles beyond altering his voice and body movements: Montgomery is African American, and is one of the actors who plays white characters. He said it gives him unexpected opportunities.

“I would never play a white Northern Jewish lawyer or a white Southern police officer,” Montgomery said. “There is such a range of emotion and that was a challenge.”

Starts May 24 Boys were eventually released from prison, The Scottsboro but only after many of them spent years behind bars. The last member of the group died in 1989. In April of this year, Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley pardoned the men.

Linden is best known for his title role in the 1970s sitcom Linden, who was born five days before the teens were ar“Barney Miller.” But the 82-year-old is also an accomplished rested, said the musical can provide a lesson on an ugly mostage actor and singer who has earned a Tony for his role in ment in American history. the musical The Rothschilds. He has appeared in Broadway “It’s important we remember what started this,” he said. productions of Cabaret and The Gathering.

“I’m an old guy, but that wasn’t that long ago.”

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The Family, the Land and the Past Tracking Down Some Downtown Property Leads to an Unlikely Story

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A photo of the Aliso Street house owned by the Zobelein family. The patriarch, George Zobelein, was a prominent brewer before Prohibition.

Zobelein felt the need for better living conditions. He built a grand home on Figueroa Street near 38th Street on a part of the property bought by John Graff back in the 1850s.

The land was a local showplace, a sort of residential park, with expansive grounds and an impressive three-story Victorian home complete with a turret, a wrought-iron railing running across the ridge of the roof and an enormous porch facing Figueroa. He lived here until his death in 1938, raising his family of seven children.

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Company until after World War II. The company was then sold to Pabst Blue Ribbon and the name was discontinued. Today’s Los Angeles Brewing Company on Broadway is not related to the old business.

Paquita Machris was most interested in the story of her grandmother and the property. The land that Graff purchased served the family well by allowing George Zobelein, Machris’ grandfather, to become an independent brewer and expand his very lucrative business.

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Still, when Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus elephant walks into Staples Center July 11-17 there will be all the cotton candy-colored spectacle, as well as all the cotton candy, that one expects from the world’s most famous circus. This summer’s three-ring extravaganza is titled “Dragons,” in case that matters, and in addition to the acrobats and strong men there will be martial arts masters and the Panfilov Troupe, which has a dozen trained kitty cats. Yes, you can train cats.

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n April 9, 1861, just as the Civil War was breaking out, John Graff married Brigida Alvarez. He was a 38-year-old German immigrant and she was a young teenage Mexican immigrant. They married at the Church of Our Lady, Queen of the Angels, the Plaza Church on Main Street near Olvera Street. The record is entered in the matrimonial book of the church and is scrawled in longhand Spanish.

In the late 1990s, I was hired by Brigida’s granddaughter, Paquita Machris, to find out why the family had owned about 100 acres east of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

It was clear to Machris that the property had been out of the family’s hands for a long time. Tracing the story was quite a task.

The trail led to Graff. In 1852, the Ayuntamiento, the forerunner of today’s City Council, offered to sell some of the land that the City owned. Graff gained title to three one-size-fits-all, 35-acre parcels that were located way out of town. To get the land, buyers had to pay $10 in municipal fees, conduct $200 worth of onsite improvements in a one-year period, then publish a notice of intent to purchase naming boundaries. If no challenges were raised, then the city issued a title. This was a popular program.

At the time, “city” limits ended north of Seventh Street. The parcels Graff purchased were south and east of Jefferson Boulevard and Figueroa Street. This was considered out past the suburbs in the 1850s.

Graff died in 1870, leaving the young

Brigida a widow. One of Graff’s close friends, George Zobelein, was a German immigrant close to Brigida’s age. The two married shortly after Graff’s death.

George Zobelein operated a grocery store at Sixth and Spring streets after the Civil War, but he moved to Lone Pine in the Owens Valley, and then returned to Los Angeles. In the 1880s, the Zobeleins lived at 147 Spring St., which is now a part of the City Hall property. In those days Spring ran at a diagonal so both sides of the street, not just the even numbers, were on today’s City Hall plot. Later the Zobeleins had a home on Aliso Street.

George Zobelein entered the brewing business while still a newlywed. He and Joseph Maier were the proprietors of the Philadelphia Brewery on Aliso Street, near today’s Union Station. Zobelein and Maier stayed in business until Maier died in 1904. The business association between the Maier heirs and Zobelein continued for several years.

In 1907, Zobelein struck out on his own, separating from the Maier heirs. He purchased the Los Angeles Brewing Company.

In order to finance the acquisition, Zobelein began to sell off part of the Graff property south of Downtown, which his wife had inherited from her deceased first husband.

Zobelein’s work in the brewing business was very successful. Los Angeles Brewing Company became a high-selling brewery, one of the top 10 nationally before the onset of Prohibition.

However, his life was not without tragedy.

Brigida died at home in 1912.

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Wednesday, May 29 Can Popular Music Still Change Culture?

Downtown Independent, 251 S. Main St., (213) 6171033 or zocalopublicsquare.org.

7:30 p.m.: If you’ve seen any of the millions of American youths infected with the vicious disorder known as “Bieber Fever,” you’ve likely already formed a strong opinion on the issue. For those still wrestling with the idea of social agency via culture, Zocalo brings together leading academics to talk it out.

Friday, May 31 Dance Downtown: Argentine Tango Music Center, 135 N. Grand, (213) 972-7211 or musiccenter.org.

6:30 p.m.: The sounds of the Rio de la Plata and its hypnotic gyrating dance are the subject of tonight’s free dance lessons and group rave.

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saTurday, June 1 REDCAT Summer Studio REDCAT, 631 W. Second St., (213) 237-2800 or redcat.org.

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at the Nokia Theatre offers a timely The arrival this week of Sesame Street Live we completely made that up. Instead, if unintended message of radicalism. OK, the world’s most famous kids’ thorget ready for the cuddly characters from respect in the show titled Can’t Stop oughfare as they give a lesson in mutual from Friday, May 31-Sunday, June 2 Singing. There are seven performances Saturday), and beginning an hour (including 10:30 a.m. shows on Friday and are welcome to sit in Big Bird’s nest or before each show, ticket-bearing families ffleupagus! At 777 Chick Hearn Court, check out Elmo’s world. Holla for Mr. Snu (213) 763-6030 or nokiatheatrelalive.com.

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While we’re discussing inspiri ng art in a tragic, ugly world, why not bring up Beautiful, a new on e-woman show at the Los Angeles Theatre Center. Writer and per former Jozanna Marie tells a partially autobiographical story of vibran t triumph as a young girl with an inner mystery (not a Scooby-Doo typ e mystery) leaves her native Jam aica to sojourn through the frighte ning dimensions of the Bronx.

Beautiful runs each Thursday-Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m . through June 16. At 514 S. Spring St., (213) 489-0994 or thelatc.org.

Thursday, May 30 Anne Carson at Aloud Mark Taper Auditorium, 630 W. Fifth ST., (213) 228-7500 or lfla.org.

7:15 p.m.: Poet Anne Carson shares her latest work. Expect someone to ask the question, “Does poetry matter?”

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

May 28: A vocal improvisation titled “Fish to Birds.” The producers guarantee that neither fish nor birds will be harmed.

May 29: Larry Golding’s residency continues.

May 30: Jason Harnell Group.

May 31: Nick Mancini with John Daversa, Vardan Ovsepian, Hamilton Price and Dan Schnelle.

June 1: Bob Reynolds Group.

June 2: Tigran Martikyan Group.

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

May 27, 8 p.m.: Your last chance to absorb the harmonic wonder of May residents Criminal Hygiene.

May 30, 8 p.m.: The Bunny Gang is the musical refuge of former Flogging Molly bassist Nathan Maxwell.

May 31, 8 p.m.: You may remember the Peach Kings’ “gypsydelic” rock from your year-long bender at Casey’s.

June 1, 8 p.m.: A Hawk and a Hacksaw: people haven’t cared about the sounds of Eastern Europe this much since Liam Neeson’s fictional film daughter got nabbed by Marko from Tropoja. He was a bad dude.

June 2, 8 p.m.: New Orleans gothic Americana outfit My Jerusalem’s sophomore effort was produced by Eno, so they’ve got that going for them.

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One school of thought says that after five years of living here, you’re officially an Angeleno. A deeper exploration of the city’s residents can be found at the Chinese American Museum, which has the ongoing exhibition Origins: The Birth and Rise of Chinese American Communities in Los Angeles. A historical testament to an incredibly influential and resilient group, Origins traces how the community has grown from legal exclusion to essential civic cornerstone. Come by the Olvera Street-adjacent facility and pay your respects any day each week except Monday. At 425 N. Los Angeles St., (213) 485-8567 or camla.org.

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Argentina, the South American country known for its stylish guachos, exceptional barbecue and dominant football forwards, is taking over the Music Center courtyard on Friday, May 31, to show off its contribution to the dance world: the tango. From 6:30-10 p.m., the Music Center’s Active Arts program provides live music and complimentary lessons for all skill levels as they showcase the dance that’s been shaking the world and putting roses in teeth since the 1890s. The event is free and picnics are welcome (but please, no parking on the dance floor). So barring a family emergency or soaking rain showers (yeah, right) you don’t have a valid excuse to miss it. At 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-7211 or musiccenter.org.

Send information and possible Don’t Miss List submissions to calendar@downtownnews.com.

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Monday, May 27 Why Does the World Exist at Aloud Mark Taper Auditorium, 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 2287500 or lfla.org.

7:15 p.m.: For those seeking a full-blown existential crisis, author Jim Holt talks with Cal Tech cosmologist Sean Carroll about the quizzical nature of the universe and our microscopic lives within it.

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Broadway Bar 830 S. Broadway, (213) 614-9909 or broadwaybar.la.

May 30, 10 p.m.: Broader Than Broadway are celebrating a birthday this week. Gather up your unwanted USB cables and bring them as a token of your appreciation.

Casey’s Irish Pub 613 S. Grand Ave., (213) 629-2353 or bigcaseys.com.

June 1, 10 p.m.: Ace of Base meets Urban Outfitters with Draemings.

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

May 30, 8 p.m.: The Grammy Foundation’s MAP Fund hosts yet another benefit to celebrate sobriety in rock and roll. This year features members of STP, Slash, Duff McKagan (basically everyone Scott Weiland has alienated in the past decade), Chester Bennington, Anthony Kiedis and, ironically, Andy Dick.

June 1, 8 p.m.: Grease up your funny bone. Bo Burnham’s coming to town.

Conga Room 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 745-0162 or congaroom.com.

May 30, 9 p.m.: Jking Y Maximan will be live on stage and presumably off stage as well.

June 2, 8 p.m.: We’re not sure what they stand for besides hip press photos and rollicking good times, but Delux is apparently “Mexico’s best pop punk band.”

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

May 27, 10 p.m.: The improvisational jazz will flow like high alcohol content craft beer with Yonatan and Friends.

May 28, 10 p.m.: Boom Boom Boom and Bunny West do it for your soul.

May 29, 10 p.m.: Trip Rezac and Drew Dixon will tag team your musical sensibility.

May 30, 10 p.m.: Blue like the giant arrow sign outside, Little Dove and Downtown Train will be on hand.

May 31, 9 p.m.: Fridays with Trevor Menear and Johnny Moezzi. Not just for the critically lonely

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28 Downtown News

May 27, 2013

Celebrating 40 Years about 11 p.m. that meaningful results began rolling in.

Elections Continued from page 6 politics. But when it comes to mayoral votes, the group has a terrible record. They backed Greuel this time and lost. In 2001 they endorsed Antonio Villaraigosa and he lost to Jim Hahn.

Four years later they picked Hahn, but he lost to Villaraigosa.

The only race they got right this millennium was 2009 when Villaraigosa ran against a bunch of no-namers. Is this really the group everyone fears?

That’s Onnnnnnnnne, Twooooooooooo, Threeeeeeee: Like every other political nerd with a computer or iPhone, I spent hours on the City Clerk’s website Tuesday night waiting for the vote tally to be updated. The polls closed at 8 p.m., and 51 minutes later they posted the absentee results with 132,000 ballots. Then I waited for more and nothing happened. I hit refresh 30 times and nothing happened. I went out and ran a 5K and still nothing happened. At 10:28 p.m. only 9,400 additional votes had been counted. I began to wonder, were they doing the tally by abacus? The Count on “Sesame Street” counts faster. Count Chocula counts faster. It wasn’t until

Tru-ly Devastating: I thought the flameout of Carmen Trutanich in last June’s District Attorney race, where the prohibitive favorite came in third, was astounding. But his garnering only 38% of Tuesday’s City Attorney vote puts that result to shame. Nuch had the power of incumbency and, at the start of the race, a huge name ID advantage over eventual winner Mike Feuer. Someday they’ll write a book titled What Not to Do as a Politician and it will have one page and a picture of Nuch.

Even with his missteps, he could have made this a race.

However, Trutanich never did the mea culpa tour. He never sufficiently apologized for trying to jump to higher office. He didn’t try to make people like him, which actually matters.

The result brings to mind Trutanich’s oft-discussed “porcupine defense,” which held that you might beat the city in a lawsuit, but that it would be so difficult and painful that others would be warned away. This election was like that, as Team Nuch threw every nasty, spiky quill possible at Feuer.

But the thing about the porcupine defense is, even if it’s tough, the porcupine gets eaten.

Z Didn’t Mark the Spot: Speaking of spectacular failures, have you met former City Controller candidate Dennis Zine?

He had seemingly every advantage possible: 12 years on the City Council; decades in the LAPD before that; nearly twice the money raised as his competitor, political rookie Ron Galperin. Yet, Zine only managed to grab 44% of the vote.

That’s hard to do, but he did it.

The Pain of the Sub-10,000: In the race for the Ninth Council District seat, Curren Price beat Ana Cubas. However, fewer than 10,000 people voted. The district has approximately 250,000 residents. This is so depressing that I can’t begin to make a joke.

He Also Picked Friendster Over Facebook and Tang Over Lemonade: The biggest loser Tuesday night may be not any of the candidates, but Downtown City Councilman José Huizar. That’s because the 14th District rep managed to go 0 for 5 with his endorsements. He picked Greuel (big loss), Zine (bigger loss), Trutanich (biggest loss), and council aspirants Cubas and Jose Gardea (both small losses).

You’ve heard of King Midas, who turns everything to gold?

Well, Huizar is the opposite of that, as his endorsement may just turn everything to — uh, never mind. I want to know who he’s picking to win the NBA Finals, so I can bet on the opponent.

Contact Jon Regardie at regardie@downtownnews.com.

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