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The Mess at The Must Bizarre and Bitter Dispute Leads to The Sudden Closure of a Popular Wine Bar by Ryan VaillancouRt

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bizarre property dispute reverberated through the Historic Core last week, after a popular wine bar was abruptly shuttered and a new tenant began readying the space. On Saturday, July 3, at 2:45 a.m., movers began taking out bar stools, tables, at least three refrigerators, $50,000 worth of wine and beer and other items from popular spot The Must. The locks were also changed on the establishment at Fifth and Spring streets. The situation grew out of a dispute between Must proprietors Coly Den Haan and Rachel Thomas, and Julie Rico, owner of the adjacent hot dog purveyor Weeneez.

Simple Issues Made Complex Seven Standout Stumbles in a Summer of Political Discontent by Jon RegaRdie executiVe editoR

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ocal politics takes a unique turn each summer. Once Flag Day arrives, everyone sort of collectively downshifts, silently agreeing to put off the really big stuff ThE rEgarDiE rEpOrT

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until September. Then, after the 4th of July hits, the City Hall crowd begins its coasting in earnest, figuring that if they can slide through the next six weeks until the August recess, with no more collateral damage than a couple hundred library layoffs, they’ll get time to recharge. While that M.O. is in play right

now, it’s not as if everything is dead. In fact, following the adage that when life hands you lemons, you ask for a $39-a-year parcel tax, there is some intrigue brewing. Interestingly, much of it involves situations where simple things are made unnecessarily complex. Here are the seven most entertaining issues of the summer. Home Alone Alarcon: One law precedes others in electoral politics: You have to reside in the area you represent. There’s really no wiggle room, and it should be a yea/nay thing. That brings us to Richard Alarcon, who represents the Seventh District see Politics, page 10

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Coly Den Haan and Rachel Thomas in 2009 in The Must. The popular wine bar was abruptly shuttered on July 3.

The Incredible Shrinking Crime Rate Downtown Crime Drops 10% In First Half of 2010, Outpacing Goal by Ryan VaillancouRt staff wRiteR

hen LAPD Central Area Capt. Todd Chamberlain assumed the role of commanding officer of Downtown in January, he inherited a division that had just reported milestone lows in crime. Under the previous head, Blake Chow, crime in 2009 fell 10% from the previous year, making Downtown, statistically at least, safer than it had ever been since the

department started keeping records. But Chamberlain was tentative to tout the gains, knowing it would be difficult to maintain those numbers at a time when the department has had to halt its aggressive hiring program, and instead is maintaining the current number of officers. He didn’t want to put too much stock in the numbers in the event that crime rose in 2010. So Chamberlain set a modest target for 2010, to reduce overall crime see Crime, page 12

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Rico, who leased the two adjoining spaces from Denver-based building owner Simpson Property Group, has sold her business. In purchasing Weeneez, the new owner, who has not been identified, has taken control of both spaces. Den Haan and Thomas, who opened The Must in 2008, contend that they have an operating agreement with Weeneez that gives them rights to the spot through January 2012, with an option for a five-year extension. They said they were not notified of the ownership change or the plan to remove The Must’s furniture or inventory, and only found out Saturday morning, after the space had been cleaned out. see The Must, page 11

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One of the best political brouhahas of the summer involves whether Richard Alarcon lives in the Seventh District, which he represents on the City Council. Some of his City Hall employees were recently called to testify on the matter.

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When he took over in January, Central Area Capt. Todd Chamberlain set a goal of reducing crime in Downtown by 5%. Halfway through the year, the community has seen a 10% decline in serious crimes.

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CRA Plans Downtown Employment Study

he Community Redevelopment Agency is laying the groundwork for an extensive study to track employment trends in the Central City. In order to commence the study, the City Council must first authorize an agreement with the California Employment Development Department that would allow the CRA to gain access to confidential employment numbers. The council’s Housing, Community and Economic Development Committee recently passed a motion authorizing the agreement. If approved, the access to the state employment data will allow the CRA to track employment trends within Downtown districts, allowing it to better plan for future projects and support public investment and employment expansion in Downtown, said Lillian Burkenheim, a CRA project manager. “What we wanted to do was analyze what our businesses are, and what the demand is in the area so that as City Planning moves forward with the community plan update, we know what the market is and we plan the land uses for the future,” Burkenheim said.

Hotel General Manager Crosses the Road

he Millennium Biltmore Hotel has hired Kathy Faulk as general manager of the 683-room, historic Downtown property. Faulk isn’t moving far from her former job. In fact, her new hotel is literally across the street on Grand Avenue from her recent post as general manager at the Hilton Checkers, which was sold in May. In her new position, Faulk will oversee day-to-day operations and

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AROUNDTOWN manage growth at the Biltmore, which includes four restaurants and 70,000 square feet of meeting space. “The opportunity to continue my commitment to the Downtown Los Angeles community in such a historically significant and iconic hotel is a true honor and privilege,” Faulk said in a statement.

Best of Downtown Coming… A Little Later

os Angeles Downtown News’ Best of Downtown issue is on the way, but it will arrive a couple weeks later than originally planned. Although the special section was scheduled to come out July 19, it is being pushed back until Aug. 2. The culprit: It’s simply a heck of a lot of work to put together a compilation that touts more than 100 Downtown Bests, and we want it be fully, completely ready. The issue will still feature scores of picks on restaurants, retail, entertainment and other efforts by Downtown News readers and editorial staff.

Signs Posted on Sanchez Street

street that seemed to have no name formally received one last week. On Thursday, July 8, descendants of Vicente Sanchez showed up at El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument for a ceremony where signs were affixed to Sanchez Street. The one-block street runs from Arcadia Street to the El Pueblo plaza. The street opened in 1861 and was named for Sanchez, the owner of the Sanchez Adobe, the first two-story structure at El Pueblo. He was also mayor of Los Angeles

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On Thursday, July 8, signs for Sanchez Street were posted on the one-block stretch at El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument. Ninetyyear-old Jack Sanchez, the great great nephew of street namesake Vicente Sanchez, appeared at the event. See story this page.

in 1831 and his grandson, Thomas Sanchez, served as sheriff from 1860-’67. Although the street has long been officially named for Sanchez, signs disappeared years ago. The new ones were posted after a motion by 14th District Councilman José Huizar. During the Thursday ceremony, Huizar and Councilman Tom LaBonge were joined by Jack Sanchez, the 90-year-old great great nephew of Sanchez.

SCI-Arc Still Looking To Buy Its Campus

he Southern California Institute of Architecture is laying the groundwork to

secure financing to purchase its campus in the Arts District, in case it becomes available. The school has long sought to buy the site from landlord Meruelo Maddux Properties, which is currently working its way through Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The architecture school is requesting that the California Municipal Finance Authority issue bonds to help SCI-Arc raise up to $25 million. Before it can claim eligibility, however, the IRS requires SCI-Arc to get approval from the city, a routine process that began this month. The office of the Chief Administrative Officer hosted what is known as a Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act hearing, inviting the public to comment on the see Around Town, page 8

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EDITORIALS The Plus of Park Planning

overnment makes more than its fair share of goofs, especially when it comes to developing parcels or projects. Downtown Los Angeles has been the site of many of these stumbles. In some cases, land sits empty and becomes a blight on the community (think of the hole at First Street and Broadway that should be a federal courthouse). Other times work halts in the middle of a project (the case with the Hall of Justice, where construction stopped in 2004 due to climbing costs, though the county may finally kick start it later this year). Then there are instances where a project is completed, but only after costs spiral maddeningly due to change orders and other factors (the Parker Center replacement, which was originally budgeted at $303 million and ultimately jumped to $440 million, comes to mind). No one pretends these and numerous other developments are easy, and the for-profit world is also rife with fumbled, squandered, half-built and half-baked projects. But government often seems to lack the urgency and financial acumen more commonly found in the private sector. Then again, maybe the mistakes just feel more galling in the public realm because they involve taxpayer money. Whatever the case, it is nice to note occasions when public entities do things right. Fortunately, one of those seems about to occur, and if all goes as anticipated, Downtown will reap some big rewards. This week, work is scheduled to begin on the Civic Park that is part of the Grand Avenue project. If schedules are

met, in two years the community will have a lavish central gathering point, even as the project that gave birth to the park remains stalled. The 12-acre park is somewhat of a lucky occurrence, given that developer Related Cos. has been unable to secure the $700 million it needs to start the first phase of construction on the $3 billion project. In fact, it all comes about because, as part of the agreement giving Related development rights, the company had to pay the county $50 million up-front (the money was non-refundable) for the park effort. With interest, that has increased to $56 million. While at the time of the agreement the project formally known as The Grand seemed relatively assured, right now the county looks prescient for getting the funds in advance, rather than, say, waiting until construction began. A lot of attention and energy has gone into pre-construction efforts. Officials from the county, the Grand Avenue Authority (the city-county panel overseeing The Grand) and park designer Rios Clementi Hale Studios have held numerous meetings with government bodies and community groups. A golden-shovel groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, July 15. Not everyone is sold on the park’s design. Some have opined that the plan contains too much concrete and not enough green space. The question of amenities has also been raised, and indeed, a few years back officials were discussing the difference between a base design for the current price, and one with bells and whistles that would come in about $30

The Return of History

xposition Park is often overlooked by Downtown workers and residents, and when people do plan a visit, it is often for a game at the Coliseum. Officials have long sought to alter that mindset, and the debut of the California Science Center in the late 1990s had a positive effect. However, the other major museums in Exposition Park remain largely overlooked. The Natural History Museum and the California African American Museum were long principally destinations for field

trips full of school children. A new effort to change that is welcomed. Not only will Exposition Park benefit, but so could Downtown, especially as the Figueroa Corridor continues to see development. On July 11, the Natural History Museum debuted a major renovation. The highlight of the $107 million upgrade, which Los Angeles Downtown News detailed last week, is a large exhibit titled Age of Mammals. Replete with mastodon bones, taxidermized animals and interactive displays, it puts a fresh face on a

million more expensive. Once anticipated state funds to cover that sort of Cadillac option disappeared amid California’s fiscal crisis. Everyone hopes that, even with a lower cost, the result will be significantly better than what currently exists. There is every reason it should, especially on the western side of the park, near Grand Avenue and the Music Center. For decades, the public space between the Hall of Administration and the County Courthouse has been hidden behind two mammoth, spiraling parking garage entrances. Those are expensive and daunting to change, but making the park easily and visually accessible from the street will do wonders. One positive at this stage is that the plan takes into account a growing residential population, people who will visit the site outside traditional work hours. We’re pleased that a 1,800-square-foot dog park has been added to the design on the eastern side of the park, near City Hall. The eastern edge also contains an “events lawn,” and if it is green and as actively programmed as promised, Downtown will have a vital new resource. Whether The Grand will ever get shovels into the ground is unknown — the economy does not seem ripe for a multibillion dollar residential and upscale-retail fueled project, even with Downtown’s upward swing. Yet building this park, and in addition moving forward on Eli Broad’s $100 million Grand Avenue art museum, could lend momentum to that effort. Hopefully there are no last-minute snafus. The park could and should be a highlight of an evolving Downtown. We’re pleased that in setting the stage for it, local government has done the right thing.

facility that had grown stuffy. The renovation of the 1913 edifice and two additional exhibits, which will be unveiled next year and in 2013, will continue the momentum. Making a history museum appeal to a modern audience is no easy task, and in recent years the NHM staff has made some admirable attempts to attract visitors. At a time when many exhibits were closed, the museum trotted out its seasonal outdoor butterfly pavilion; it also programs a music-driven series directed at 20- and 30-somethings. Anything to keep up the profile is worthy. Now the effort should be easier, especially when the museum, as part of its first major new permanent exhibition in 20 years,

can advertise specimens such as the Simi Valley Mastodon. The 2011 exhibit Dinosaur Mysteries will also help. This may be a situation where there is strength in numbers. In March, the Science Center unveiled a $165 million expansion highlighted by a huge exhibit focused on ecology. Suddenly there is more than a quarter of a billion dollars worth of investment in Exposition Park. This should strengthen ties to Downtown proper, which of course has seen its own significant growth. The key becomes keeping the progress going, both in Exposition Park, and on the corridor leading north to the Central City.

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The Readers Respond Website Comments on the Civic Park, Bunker Hill Goats and the Ticket Scandal

os Angeles Downtown News posts comments to stories on our website. Here are some of the most recent responses. Additional comments appear on downtownnews.com. Regarding the article “Park Powers Forward,” about the Grand Avenue Civic Park, by Ryan Vaillancourt, published July 2

he new Civic Park will enhance the government center buildings and will rival Pershing Square to the south. It surely will bring more public space to the Downtown area. This new park will be the heart of Downtown and a meeting place for diverse events in the sprawling Los Angeles basin. —posted by Michael Tagupa, July 1, 7:20 p.m.

mmmm, I still see too much concrete and not enough grass. But at least it looks much better than the sculpted monstrosity in Pershing Square. —posted by Whitman Lam, July 2, 11:59 a.m.

o excited about the dog park! We need it and it will help bring people together. I hope that there will be some consideration to a climbing structure or swings for kids. This will also encourage a neighborhood feel. —posted by Leanna, July 5, 8:29 a.m.

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or me the park would be much more appealing without a lot of concrete and many more trees to offer shady areas during the hot summer months when the park

will be used most — and I don’t mean palm trees, either. Shrubs and trees that bloom at different times throughout the year would also make the park very pretty. And I do hope that not a lot of space is devoted to barking, yapping dogs running around all over the place, as many residential buildings allow only cats as pets, anyway. —posted by Barry, July 5, 9 a.m. Regarding the online news brief “Goats to Munch Again on Bunker Hill,” posted July 1

ope they keep the goats away from the trees this time. The first time they had goats on that hill they ate the bark off and killed several, and severely stunted several more trees. —posted by Jim, July 2, 11:38 a.m.

ay! My son has been looking forward to this. —posted by Anna, July 2, 11:46 a.m.

omebody ought to give the CRA an award for “best” something for thinking of this. Best Way to Clean a Hillside? Maybe it’s Best LEED-Certified Brush Removal? (Just kidding.) Best Attention-Getting Device? Best Charming Addition to Downtown? (With the paper yacht race at “Double Ascension” running neck and neck.) —posted by Fredster, July 2, 2:16 p.m. Regarding the column “Lessons From the Ticket Scandal,” by Jon Regardie, posted online June 25

’d be more impressed if he was taking in the Jonas Brothers. They are young, hard working, have a good value system and are constantly giving back to society with their time and talents. In other words, they are worthy role models for anyone, but especially someone on the public payroll. —posted by Janet, June 26, 8:44 a.m.

because there is so much sign pollution. It brings the neighborhood down, so finally the city is doing something about it and our local newspaper doesn’t even show the 99% garbage that lines the street and can’t possibly be legal. I expect more from you Downtown News. —posted by Morgan M, June 18, 11:51 p.m.

hate to say it, but I don’t think Ticketgate is a big deal. We are not very far from the day when suitcases of money — cold, hard cash — were left in now-deceased councilmen’s office. Yes, Antonio is pushing the privilege associated with his mayorship too far, but not by much. Now there are all these agencies “investigating” what happened — all for the purposes of getting some ink about what a good job they are doing. I think it’s a waste. If he’s not accepting suitcases full of cold, hard cash, I don’t care that he has accepted a few tickets. Or even a bunch of tickets. —posted by Inkless, July 2, 2:39 p.m. Regarding the article “Broadway Battle a Sign of the Times,” by Richard Guzmán, posted online June 18 hy didn’t the newspaper show photos of the stores that have signs and banners covering the whole front and half of them hanging down tattered and old? It’s not like they’re hard to find, it’s so ridiculous block after block. From the photos with the story, you would think there’s no need for any program or that poor little Clifton’s is being picked on, but I live on Broadway and have no idea what’s inside most of the stores

his is all well and good, but the city also needs to address the incredible amount of noise pollution stemming from the businesses, whether it be their horrible blaring music or those annoying people with microphones trying to get people into their stores. The noise issues are easy to fix and don’t cost anything — just get them to stop. —posted by Steven, June 21, 7:48 p.m.

o the issue, mostly, is that the owners are complaining they will no longer be able to keep essentially illegal (non-permitted) gates, signage and other (eyesore) conditions at their properties? Puhleeze. They’ve known the city, in an effort to revitalize Broadway, was eventually going to give them notice they’d have to bring all these things up to compliance. They could have done the changes during fat times, but chose not to. Unless we want Broadway to remain an eyesore, cosmetic and structural improvements are necessary. Perhaps they could consider letting visible gates outside the glass so there isn’t so much of an opportunity for idiots to etch. I can see that as at least a valid concern for those making the changes. —posted by Tobasco Jack Pepper, June 21, 12:30 p.m.

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LEEDing the Way in the Office Market City National Plaza Hits a Milestone With Environmental Certification by Ryan Vaillancourt staff writer

hen Thomas Properties Group purchased Arco Plaza in 2003, the faded landmark needed some serious work before it could really be considered a Class A trophy asset. The office complex at 505-515 S. Flower St. was just 20% leased and its underground mall was rundown. A $125 million renovation was launched, and by 2006 the renamed City National Plaza had numerous new tenants. The following year, it hit a leasing milestone, soaring to 80% occupancy. Seven years after the acquisition, the twin 51-story towers in the Financial District have hit another high point: In May, the project notched LEED Gold status from the U.S. Green Building Council. To get there, air conditioning units were replaced, elevator systems were modernized and windows were sealed. TPG has cut its energy use to the tune of $1.5 million in annual savings since purchasing the 1972 complex. “So many things were wrong with our building,” said Kent Handleman, a senior vice president with the company. “The market saw us as a neglected Class B building. We had to make it a top-end Class A building to get it leased.” In that sense, the status and marketing cachet that comes with LEED, short for Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design, is really just like extra credit. Drew Shula, who helps run TPG’s sustainability efforts, said the certification is, without question, secondary to the savings.

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Thomas Properties Group’s Glen Berryhill at City National Plaza. The office and underground mall complex, acquired in 2003, has been upgraded to make it more energy efficient.

“The main thing that’s driving a real estate developer like us is the money you can save,” Shula said. “It’s all about increasing energy efficiency and water efficiency.” City National Plaza boosted occupancy by 58% over the last six years, but electricity use jumped only 11.8%, TPG chairman and CEO Jim Thomas said in a statement. The company said a slate of upgrades undertaken since 2003 have boosted efficiency by 33%. If LEED has evolved into the leading stan-

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dard for certifying a building’s environmental friendliness, it may no longer be seen as a unique classification that only standout developers decide to pursue. Although only a couple of older Downtown buildings are LEED-certified, the number is poised to grow exponentially in the near future. City National Plaza joins the Aon Center at 707 Wilshire Blvd. and the AT&T Center at 1150 S. Olive St. as the only privately owned Downtown office structures to secure LEEDEB (for existing building) status. The stateowned Junipero Serra and Ronald Reagan buildings were certified in April. The Los Angeles Convention Center is the only other LEED-EB certified project in Downtown. According to the USGBC, another 12 Downtown buildings are pursuing LEEDEB certification. They include Brookfield Properties’ Ernst & Young Plaza and Bank of America Plaza; Hines’ Citigroup Center; Maguire Properties’ Gas Company Tower; the Ratkovich Company’s 800 Wilshire; and the city-owned Figueroa Plaza. “It’s definitely a trend,” said Michele Dennis, president of the Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Los Angeles. Dennis’ organization has a goal for all its member properties to reduce energy consumption by 30% by 2012. It does not specifically endorse or promote LEED certification, but Dennis believes that sooner or later all Downtown Class A structures will need that status. “Once one does it, they have to stay competitive with one another,” she said. “Once Aon and AT&T did it, you’ll see the rest kind of have to raise the bar to that level.”

National Effort Thomas Properties’ renovations at City National Plaza included some of the more obvious sustainability efforts, from the building-wide installation of energy-efficient light bulbs and lamps to the addition of low-flow water fixtures. The bigger capital improvements dealt with upgrades to the heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. The company replaced two of four 30-year-old cooling units with a series of smaller, more efficient machines. It also eliminated one of the older units entirely, and plans to replace it with additional smaller coolers, said Glen Berryhill, the company’s senior vice president for the Western region. Both buildings got new elevator systems that increased their efficiency by 14%. Every piece of infrastructure powered by a motor or pump — such as ventilation fans or water delivery systems — were equipped with variable frequency drives, devices that allow the systems to operate at different levels of intensity according to need instead of just being “on” or “off,” Berryhill said. “When you upgrade all of the HVAC system, and that includes boilers, chillers and cooling towers, that’s a major component, and then there’s the electrical upgrades,” he said. “When you lump those two projects together, those are the biggies.” The greening of City National Plaza is part of a wider TPG goal to be the first major property owner to convert its entire national portfolio to LEED-rated high performance buildings. The company hopes to get there by the end of 2011, even if by that time it is not unique in Downtown. “The fact is, there are a number of our competitors that are in the process of certifying their buildings,” Berryhill said. Contact Ryan Vaillancourt at ryan@downtownnews.com.

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Walgreens and Rite Aid Go Toe to Toe at Seventh and Hope

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Downtown has a new retail war zone. A Walgreens opened in May on the northeast corner of Seventh and Hope streets. A Rite Aid is on the southeast corner of the intersection. by RichaRd Guzmán

of operation are Monday through Friday, 7 a.m.-10 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.-10 p.m. and Sunday 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Rite Aid: The store is 17,000 square feet and has 25 employees. It is open weekdays 7 a.m.-10 p.m. and weekends 8 a.m.-10 p.m.

The Stats: Walgreens: The store is 13,872 square feet with 30 employees. The hours

Looks: Walgreens: It’s a brand new store and it feels like it. The floors are spotless, the aisles neat and orderly and the prices are clearly marked on all items, a big plus if you’re in a hurry and on a budget. One of the best things about the store is the employees. They all sport white “I (heart) L.A.” T-shirts and are very friendly. They often walk the aisles asking people if they need help finding anything. Rite Aid: While the store is clean and orderly, the age shows a little with some dis-

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hey stare directly at each other. They’re after the same customers. They sell many of the same items. The Downtown drugstore rumble is on. Walgreens, the largest drugstore chain in the United States, with more than 7,500 outlets, opened its first Downtown location in May on the northeast corner of Seventh and Hope streets. On the southeast corner is Rite Aid, which claims nearly 5,000 stores in 31 states. Is this intersection big enough for two stores? Only time will tell. Los Angeles Downtown News checked out both on a recent weekday to see how they measure up.

coloration on the floors. But it’s not a deal breaker since the staff is friendly and helpful, although not as outgoing as the Walgreens workers. While the store was well stocked, there were a couple of corner sections that had empty shelves and some items lacked prices, though there was always a store employee nearby with a scanning gun to determine what things costs. Food: Walgreens: If you get a craving for ice cream, Walgreens is stocked. A 56 oz. container of Walgreens Premium New York Cherry Ice Cream will set you back $4.99. A pint of Ben and Jerry’s is $4.79. If you want dinner before dessert, a Digiornio frozen pizza is $6.99. A gallon of Altadena whole milk runs $4.39. Rite Aid: When it comes to ice cream, it’s

Entertainment: Walgreens: The rookie boasts a significant discount DVD section. Recent $3.99 titles included Oceans 13, Saw and Bad Boys. If you want to curl up with a book, Walgreens has a Best Seller section. Eclipse from the Twilight saga was the top seller and priced at $7.99. Rite Aid: Film fans will also find plenty of DVDs at Rite Aid, although prices vary. The 2010 Matt Damon movie Green Zone was $14.99. That’s balanced with options like the B movie classic Attack From Space for $2.99 and Smokey and the Bandit for $3.99. Book wise, they also have Eclipse for $7.99. Pet Supplies: Walgreens: A small bag of Pedigree dry dog food is $6.29 while Puppy Chow goes for $6.99. A box of Purina cat food runs $6.99. Rite Aid: The Pedigree dog food is slightly higher at $6.99, but the Puppy Chow is lower at $6.79. The savings continue with Purina cat food, which is $6.79. What Random Customers Say: Milton Flores at Rite Aid: “I was just on this side of the street and I remembered I needed some shaving stuff so I came in. I don’t prefer either one; it’s whichever I’m closest to.” Samantha Fink at Walgreens: “I needed makeup and they have a better selection here. I tend to like Walgreens better because they seem to have more to choose from, and this one is new so I wanted to check it out. But either one will do.” Contact Richard Guzmán at richard@downtownnews.com

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Around Town Continued from page 2 institution seeking a tax-exempt bond. The results of the hearing will be submitted to the full council. Jamie Bennett, chief operating officer of SCI-Arc, said the process is preliminary and does not indicate that a deal is in place for the site. “We don’t know whether [Meruelo Maddux] is going to be in the position to sell it to us, but if they are in a position to sell it, we want to be in a position to buy it,” Bennett said. SCI-Arc ultimately hopes to be able to purchase its campus, which is in a quarter-mile long, former rail depot at 960 E. Third St., as well as an adjacent parking lot at 350 S. Merrick St.

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he effort to open a $100 million streetcar on Broadway was dealt a setback last week, when Los Angeles lost out on an attempt for a major federal grant. On Thursday, July 8, 14th District City Councilman José Huizar learned that the streetcar will not receive the $25 million it had applied for from the Federal Transit Administration’s Urban Circulators grant program. Only six of 65 Urban Circulators applicants received funds. Grants went to proposals in Dallas, Fort Worth, St. Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati and Charlotte, N.C. “The cities were competing for a $130 million pot of money,” Paul Griffo, a spokesman for the Federal Transit Administration, said in an email to Los Angeles Downtown News. “The process was very competitive.” Restoring the streetcar is one of the most anticipated portions of Huizar’s Bringing Back Broadway initiative. Huizar said the federal decision does not dampen enthusiasm for the project. “We have been assured that we have an excellent project,” said Huizar in a statement to Downtown News. “We have incredible community and political support, and there is a real need for the streetcar.” So far $10.5 million has been secured for the project that Huizar has said he hopes to open in 2014. However, in past interviews he said that timeline could depend on receiving the Urban Circulators grant. He said his office will continue to pursue federal dollars.

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Only Six of 65 Applicants Get Money As Los Angeles Misses $25 Million Proposal

Councilman José Huizar’s $100 million streetcar effort last week lost its bid for $25 million from the Federal Transit Administration’s Urban Circulators grant program.

“Once we get through the environmental review and lock our private-sector funding into place, our chances of drawing federal funding will increase dramatically,” he said in the statement. Jessica Wethington McLean, the executive director of Bringing Back Broadway, said there will likely be another round of Urban Circulators funds up for grabs next year, and the streetcar will apply again. The project will also continue to seek several other funding sources. She said the six cities that received money in the current round were further ahead on transportation plans than Los Angeles is. Huizar is looking for a mix of federal and private sources to pay for the project, including an assessment district in which property owners along the proposed route would be taxed. The amount to be secured from the assessments has not been determined. Contact Richard Guzmán at richard@downtownnews.com.

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he Downtown-based Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority last week received $12.1 million in grants from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. LAHSA, a city-county organization that administers funds for homelessness programs, said that marks an $8.2 million increase from HUD’s allocation to Los Angeles last year. Los Angeles received about 35% of the total new program funding awarded in California. “This award recognizes the strong permanent supportive housing providers in our continuum of care and is confirmation that Los Angeles can successfully compete on a national level,” said LAHSA executive director Michael Arnold in a statement. The grant includes $4.4 million for city and county emergency shelter efforts.

Varnish Bar Earns Design Award

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ext week, Pete Carroll will return to the field of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Once there, he’ll spend several hours with some of the most prominent names in football. Relax, Trojan fans, it’s a one-time thing, and he’s coming for a book signing, not to coach USC. Carroll is one of the newest additions to NFL 101, a summer gathering that is the closest Los Angeles gets to a professional football experience. On Monday, July 19, approximately 500 people are expected for the event that provides the opportunity to get a jump on the coming football season, and to do things like kick a ball through the Coliseum goalposts. Kathryn Schloessman, president of the Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission, which organizes NFL 101, said the event is being tweaked this year. In addition to the traditional panel discussion that anticipates the season — it includes San Diego Chargers quarterback Phillip Rivers, Sports Illustrated reporter Peter King and former coach and current TV analyst Brian Billick, among others — there will be a panel with a group of sports agents to discuss the business side of football. “I wanted to broaden the base of interest,” said Schloessman, who originally founded Football 101 as a Hollywood-based symposium for football widows whose husbands or boyfriends were glued to the games every Sunday. Schloessman said the theme of the eighth annual event is celebrating Super Bowls, which she notes can drive hundreds of millions of dollars to the host city (and which Los Angeles has lacked since the Rams and Raiders both left more than 15 years ago). There will be a “Super Bowl lounge,” and Gary Cypres, who founded the Los Angeles Sports Museum, will organize a display of footballs and helmets dating back to the early 1900s, as well as jerseys worn by Super Bowl quarterbacks. NFL 101, which costs $500 a person, typically attracts a business-heavy crowd. In the effort to bring what Schloessman termed “new blood,” there will also be a celebrity skills competition, as well as other entertainment-angled elements such as a

display built around the movie The Blind Side. Still, the draw for many will be the opportunity to get on the field and catch, kick and throw balls, complete with instruction from current NFL players such as New York Giant (and USC alum) Steve Smith. And, for many, the opportunity to talk to Carroll, even if he traded Los Angeles for Seattle. NFL 101 is July 19, 5-9:30 p.m., at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, 3911 S. Figueroa St. For tickets and additional information contact Aubrey Walton at awalton@lasec.us or (213) 236-2347. Contact Jon Regardie at regardie@downtownnews.com.

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owntown parents looking for childcare have a new option. The Hope Street Friends childcare and early education center held a grand opening last month. The center is licensed for 88 children and currently has about 30 enrolled. They accept children from 6 weeks to 6 years and prices start at $640 a month. The center is managed by Bright Horizons. It is at 330 S. Hope St., in the Wells Fargo atrium., and is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. More information is at (213) 787-2006.

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A Garden Grows in Skid Row

ith the goal of providing an open green space for approximately 600 residents, the Weingart Center Association last week opened the Weingart Center Garden Project. The event on Thursday, July 8, was held at 566 S. San Pedro St. and included appearances by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard. Designed by Eva Knoppel of Garden of Eva Landscape Design Group, the 4,000-square-foot space includes benches in the courtyard, picnic tables, a grill and greenery. The project was lead by AmeriCorps and sponsored by the Weingart Center, the Los Angeles Christian Health Centers, Los Angeles Mission, Midnight Mission, Union Rescue Mission and Volunteers of America.

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Politics Continued from page 1 and may or may not live there. He says he does, but six of his City Hall employees were recently ordered to testify before a county grand jury on whether the boss actually resides in his legal residence. Oops! This story has been wacky from the start, with backfill about two homes his wife owns, one in the Seventh and the other in a neighboring district, and a few years ago Alarcon unsuccessfully tried to suck the latter territory into his turf. Then there was the squatter who moved into the “primary” residence and changed the locks. Now, I may not be Sherlock Holmes, but methinks squatters often squat when a place stands empty for a while, as opposed to when the owner goes out for coffee. Alarcon keeps indicating that there is a simple answer to all this. I’m hoping that he claims that the Seventh District residence counts because it’s where he keeps his emergency back-up mustache. Oy, the Jury: Recently, City Attorney Carmen Trutanich tried to do something no Los Angeles city attorney has ever done: Get the power to create his own criminal grand jury. His reasoning seemed to boil down to Q) Why do I need this? A) Because it’s important! The effort died when state officials quashed it. This is vintage Nuch, who a year after being sworn in has claimed the titles of both the most entertaining and most beguiling elected figure in Southern California. He’s pulled some nice moves — the Skid Row drug dealer crackdown and the billboard and

“medical” marijuana blasts among them — but he’s so outspoken that he makes General Stanley McChrystal look like Emily Post. It’s almost like he’s got a case of political Tourette’s Syndrome and can’t stop himself from spouting off wildly questionable ideas. Prosecute AEG? Sure! Toss Jan Perry in jail? Sure! Make a run for the Trutanich Unified Grand Jury? Absonuchly! Raising Exemptions to Arizona: Many Angelenos seemed ready to cluster bomb Arizona when the Grand Canyon State passed its draconian illegal immigration/ racial profiling law. Last week President Obama’s administration sued to block it. Rather than follow the slogan of what happens in Arizona stays in Arizona, the City Council voted not to do business with the state. The emotional issue may have seemed like a good idea at the time, but already there have been a couple instances where the council had to consider making exemptions to its boycott. In one case, when it came to a Scottsdale company that has a red light camera contract, they did. Here’s the thing about boycotts: They require a lot more work than just making a speech in front of TV cameras and then casting a vote, and every exemption — no matter how important to the bottom line — weakens the original action. The Montgomery, Ala., bus boycott of 1955 was brutal on the people who relied on the bus, but they didn’t make exemptions for red-light camera contracts. Expect this to be the boycott that keeps on giving, with a similar debate every time business with Arizona arises. Book ’Em: The first group of city employees to get pink slipped during the Antonio Villaraigosa era were a batch of library workers. Now, after trimming hours, some folks

are readying a ballot initiative; they want voters to approve a $39-a-year parcel tax to expand library time. This is a nice concept — everyone likes books — but it’ll go down about as easy as food does in a foie-gras goose. No one has any money right now, and when a spare 40 bucks jumps into someone’s wallet, 83% of them would rather spend it on the cable bill so they can see “The Real Housewives of Orange County” than give to the library. I’m not saying this is wrong or right, just that now is a terrible time to float a parcel tax. If the libraries need money this badly, just sell naming rights for individual branches to places like Barnes & Noble or Hooters. Water World: Here’s the thing about the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power. It has “Los Angeles” in its name, which might lead some to think that when the city is in financial trouble, it would maybe, y’know, help out. After all, this is the Federal Reserve of city departments, with enough cash to dole out raises at a time when the general and reserve funds are getting walloped. In fact, when you turn on a faucet in the DWP executive suite, liquid gold pours out. OK, I made that last part up. It’s actually diamonds that spill from the tap. In any case, when the city was flailing financially, the DWP sought to hold off on a $73 million revenue transfer as part of a battle to raise rates. When Controller Wendy Greuel recently determined that the DWP had the money to make the payment, it looked like watery egg on the face of the department. Now the relationship between the city and the DWP seems in danger of freezing

over. The council doesn’t trust the agency, while the agency is under the hand of interim GM Austin Beutner, the run-everything guy who has the Herculean task of trying to turn around a department where profligate spending is a time-honored tradition. Dance to the Music: I never thought I’d have the opportunity to use the phrases “Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky” and “techno act Deadmau5” in the same sentence, but after the Electric Daisy fiasco, I do. A 15-yearold girl died and more than 100 others were taken to the hospital at the two-day Ecstasyfueled rave at the Coliseum in late June. Now the supes are going all Salem Witch Trial on the rave world. You don’t need to be Paul the psychic octopus to know where this will go: A lawsuit, a huge settlement and a ban on Exposition Park raves are in the future. *Yes, there really is a Paul the psychic octopus. He’s German, an actual cephalopod and recently correctly predicted a bunch of World Cup games, including Germany’s loss to Spain. Maybe L.A. should borrow him when deciding whether to exempt businesses from the Arizona boycott. Stub Hub: Villaraigosa’s free tickets fracas is finally waning. Ultimately, the Ethics Commission, the District Attorney and the state Fair Political Practices Commission will conclude their investigations, but really, how serious will the results be? No one will go to jail and the harshest punishment may be a fine that is covered by some sort of political account as opposed to a personal one. The only lasting damage will be to AnVil’s reputation. Contact Jon Regardie at regardie@downtownnews.com.

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The Must Continued from page 1 “No verbal, no written, nothing,” Den Haan said. “They claimed they sent something; it was not received.” Den Haan and Thomas have filed an illegal lockout report with the Los Angeles Police Department, which by late last week had yet to complete an investigation. But LAPD officials say the conflict appears to be civil rather than criminal in nature. The Must property was moved to a storage facility, and the owners were notified of the location via a sign on the venue’s door. Den Haan and Thomas have not visited the facility on advice of their attorney, they said. Complex Contract The Weeneez ownership disputes Den Haan and Thomas’ claim that their agreement rendered them a legal subtenant and entitled The Must to occupy its space through at least January 2012. The agreement that the entities struck in 2008 does not resemble a traditional commercial lease, said Cole Stuart, an attorney who represents Rico and her former Weeneez co-owner Sid Carter. While The Must owners considered themselves a subtenant, Stuart said that neither Den Haan or Thomas, nor their company, were mentioned in the lease with Simpson. Instead, Stuart said, The Must team was a stakeholder and business partner in Weeneez, operating a separate venture in the same space. That came about because, before they moved in, Den Haan and Thomas bought a 10% stake in the hot dog operation as a means to occupy the space. Weeneez was the only business to officially pay rent for the space, Stuart said. Thomas disputed that, saying that on certain occasions,

The Must paid rent checks directly to Simpson. Representatives of Simpson Property Group declined to comment. Although most months Thomas said she submitted checks to Rico and wrote the word “rent” on the memo line, Stuart said that technically the payments were not rent. “They were partnership payments for the joint venture,” said Stuart, who acknowledged that the payments did cover a portion of the rent that Weeneez paid to Simpson. Another unusual arrangement centered on the liquor license. The Must operated under a license owned by Rico and Carter, though Weeneez did not sell alcohol. That set-up may have flouted the law, said Will Salao, district administrator for the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. “If someone else is running the license [owned by Weeneez], they run the risk of their license being revoked,” said Salao. “If Weeneez is not operating that license, whoever is in there now is operating illegally.” The tenant who is building out the space for a new establishment called J.P. Lounge could legally operate with the Weeneez license, but the transfer of ownership requires notice to the ABC. Last week, no notice had been registered, Salao said. Simmering Dispute The sudden closure of The Must sparked an uproar in the community. In the two years since it opened, the wine bar had become popular for its wide array of bottles from around the world, a carefully curated beer selection and a deliberate attempt to make itself feel like a neighborhood bar. The venue regularly hosted game nights and sometimes served 40-oz. bottles of malt liquor in paper bags, or in ice buckets with champagne flutes, as if to flout the wine bar stereotype. Last year, it received an award from the Downtown Breakfast Club for the best new bar.

The overnight shutdown is the cornerstone of The Must owners’ argument. “Weeneez and Simpson probably could terminate the lease prematurely, but their failure to give The Must notice of their intent to do so was, in my view, fraud,” attorney Thomas Moore, who is representing Den Haan and Thomas, said in an email. The July 3 takeover of The Must space, while sudden to patrons, represented the boiling point of a long-simmering feud. The disagreements led Rico to fear for her safety, according to her attorney. Den Haan said the disputes were strictly business related, and that she has video footage of herself and Rico pleasantly discussing art in their shared office less than two weeks ago. In February, Den Haan and Thomas filed for arbitration to resolve a series of conflicts tied to the operating agreement. A hearing was set for July 23, though Weeneez officials have since requested it take place sooner. In filing for the hearing, Moore hoped to resolve a number of disputes, and argue that Weeneez was in violation of its own lease with Simpson by profiting off The Must’s business. “One of the things that caused this dispute was that [Den Haan and Thomas] discovered that The Must was paying over 80% of the rent while occupying 55% of the space,” Moore said. “The idea behind the arbitration was to reform the agreement between Weeneez and The Must to bring it in line with the master lease.” Unsettled Dust Den Haan and Thomas last week applied for an emergency restraining order that would ban all parties, including the new tenant, from the now controversial space. The arbitrator had not ruled on the request by press time. Rico, who would only comment via email, said the new owner is building out both spaces for a “concept” restaurant. “The new team is busy putting together their

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Julie Rico in the former Weeneez. She sub-leased space to The Must proprietors.

restaurant [and] there is a lot to do,” Rico said. Although it is unclear whether The Must will ever re-occupy its former space, the Weeneez attorney indicated that his client anticipates negotiations for damages potentially incurred during the movement of The Must’s mostly liquid inventory, the preservation of which requires temperature control. “[Rico and Carter] know they’ll face these potential claims,” Stuart said. “That’s why they hired professional movers, and had security handy. They made every possible effort to not damage anything.” Stuart said he is reaching out to The Must’s lawyer with an offer to pay them “tens of thousands of dollars, to put money in their pockets immediately,” so that they might open in another space sooner rather than later. “In addition to the humanitarian nature of it, it mitigates the damages they can claim against us,” Stuart said. Weeneez also plans to negotiate a deal to pay Den Haan and Thomas for their stake in the hot dog business, now that it has been sold. Contact Ryan Vaillancourt at ryan@downtownnews.com.

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Crime Continued from page 1 by another 5%. Now, halfway through the year, the department is more than achieving that goal: According to statistics compiled by Central Area, Downtown crime is down about 10% year-to-date compared to last year. Through June 26, there were 1,648 reported Part I crimes, which include all violent acts and property crimes, compared to 1,823 incidents reported by the same point in 2009 (the numbers do not account for crimes that go unreported, or minor crimes such as public drunkenness). Part I crime across the city is down 7%. “In terms of meeting our goal, that’s really good,” Chamberlain said. The overall drop reflects a 15% decrease in violent crime and an 8% decline in property crime. The numbers come as the division has made more arrests for Part I incidents, but fewer arrests overall. As of June 26, the division had recorded 6,013 arrests, 10% fewer than last year. But 602 of the total were for violent or property crimes, compared to 521 in 2009, reflecting a greater focus on serious crimes and less attention on minor offenses. Chamberlain attributes the drop in serious crime largely to a sustained effort by division brass to work closely with community groups and the area’s business improvement districts, which have their own security units. Strategically, the division continues a practice of “putting resources where the dots are,” or assigning officers to patrol areas that have seen upticks in criminal activity. For example, Chinatown recently saw a spate of car thefts, which prompted the division to deploy a series of “bait cars” to nab potential thieves in the act, Chamberlain said. Grand Theft Auto is the only Part I crime that has increased year-todate, with 166 incidents compared to 163 in 2009. Shooting incidents have risen, to 12 reported shots fired compared to six at the same point in 2009, but robberies and

Perception vs. Reality If the division appears poised to meet its numerical goals this year, Central brass say they are also focused on the reality that perception, and not crime statistics, is often what people rely on to judge a neighborhood’s public safety. “I can sit here and say we have a 10% reduction in crime,” said Chamberlain, “but when I go to a community meeting and somebody says I don’t feel comfortable having my family visit me, or I don’t want to walk to the 7-Eleven because I’m afraid I’m going to get jacked up, that means something to me.” Despite the statistics, this year Downtown — and specifically the Historic Core — saw several of the kinds of highprofile incidents that can bolster a perception that the Central City is particularly dangerous. On April 19, Conrad Fitzgerald Phillip was shot and killed at Sixth and Los Angeles streets. On May 8, a man was left in critical condition after he was attacked by a group and stabbed in broad daylight on Los Angeles Street near Fifth Street. Eleven days later there was a bizarre drive-by shooting at the Huntington Hotel, when suspects pulled up and fired rounds into the exterior of the building. The May 18 stabbing of a firefighter at the Hotel Cecil on Main Street added to a sense of unease in the Historic Core, though the nature of that incident has since been called into question as the injured firefighter and his partner were later put on administrative leave. All four incidents have proved to be isolated and unrelated. The April 19 murder was solved, as was the May 8 attack on Los Angeles Street. But collectively, the events put the neighborhood on edge, said Russell Brown, executive director of the Historic Downtown Business Improvement District “Those incidents, I think in combination with the Toy District BID disappearing and the Fashion District BID dropping a few blocks adjacent to Los Angeles Street, made people very nervous,” Brown said.

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besity is defined as when a person is more than 20% overweight and there are increased health risks associated with the condition. Once considered a mere aesthetic situation, doctors are realizing that many serious conditions — such as hypertension, diabetes, increased tendency for blood clots and heart disease — often plague obese patients. Severe obesity is a chronic, frequently progressive, life-threatening disease. When repeated dieting doesn’t work or when a physical condition takes a turn for the worse, a doctor may recommend a more drastic way to lose weight. Weight-loss surgery

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n most cases, mummies are thousands of years old. Yet despite their age, they never seem to go out of style. That’s partially what propelled a massive new exhibit of the intricately wrapped corpses — in most cases of humans, but sometimes of animals — at the California Science Center in Exposition Park. Mummies of the World, which opened this month and runs until Nov. 28, brings visitors face to ancient, scarred face with an extraordinary array of preserved bodies — from pre-Columbian South America to the Ptolomeic period of ancient Egypt. According to exhibit organizers, it is the largest collection of mummies and related artifacts ever assembled. Also remarkable is the amount of collaboration and planning involved in bringing together the show. Fifteen museums from seven countries worked to make the mummies available. The participants include the German Mummy Project, a research organization whose rediscovery of 20 mummies in 2004 sparked the idea for the touring exhibition. The 150 mummies and artifacts come from every continent except Antarctica. Jeff Rudolph, president and CEO of the California Science Center, which in March debuted a $165 million expansion, is excited about the potential of the show. “It is the largest exhibit of mummies ever to tour,” he said. “It’s the first time that mummies both naturally and intentionally mummified by humans from different regions of the world have been brought together to provide us with new insights and knowledge.” Natural preservation techniques are a result of climate and terrain; for instance the cold, dry conditions of the Andes and surrounding deserts were ideal for the Peruvian and Chilean civilizations that preserved their dead in caves. Intentionally preserved mummies of ancient Egypt required a long, involved process of embalmment and organ removal to ensure a satisfying afterlife for their dead, or an adequate offering to their gods. The exhibition spans an astounding range of regions, cultures and time periods: A 6,420-year-old infant from Peru known as the Detmold Child is the oldest mummy in the exhibit, and predates the ancient Egyptian cat mummy and sarcophagus and body of Nes-pa-qa-shuti by several millennia. By comparison, the bodies of Michael, Veronica and Johannes Orlovits, an 18th century family from the town of Vác, Hungary, are practi-

Science Center Show Wraps Up the Research Behind the Fascinating Specimens cally our contemporaries. Window to the Past Mummies of the World begins with two striking displays: a mummified howler monkey from the Gran Chaco plain of Argentina draped in a feather skirt and collar, and a child mummy from Egypt, who, according to radiocarbon dating, died in 20 BC. The rest of the 12,000-square-foot exhibition is arranged geographically and includes regions of South America, Egypt, Asia and Europe. The South American and ancient Egyptian galleries contain some of the oldest and most awe-inspiring mummy specimens and artifacts. A pre-Columbian woman with perfectly preserved, long dark hair is laid out with two children: She rests her head on one and cradles the other. In the Egyptian section, burial objects such as necrotomes, or cutting instruments, amulets and fragments from the Book of the Dead shed light on the mummification process, as well as its cultural significance. Dr. Heather Gill-Frerking, director of Science and Education for Mummies of the World and the scientific research curator for the German Mummy Project in Mannheim, Germany, said that mummies capture the public’s imagination because they provide a window to the past. “They are us, a thousand years ago and 5,000 years ago,” she said. “They had families, they had lives, they had jobs, they had to get up every morning and work just like we do. They had people that they love. I can tell the stories of these mummies and people get the chance to experience things they could never see before.” Mummies are a vital asset to anthropologists who piece together past civilizations, providing insight into how people lived, their rituals and their ceremonies. But even more central to the exhibit at the California Science Center is the role that science plays in the study of mummies, and how deeply it can delve into the mysteries of death and disease, and even shed light on modern medical research. Through radiocarbon dating, DNA analysis, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Computer Tomography (CT scans), researchers can learn the cause and age of death of a specimen thousands of years old. According to a recent CT scan, the Detmold Child died at the age of 10 months of a rare congenital heart malformation, and may have also suffered from tuberculosis or pneumonia. Learning how people died thousands of years ago reveals a wealth of information about cultural and biological evolution.

Microbiologist and ancient DNA expert Dr. Albert Zink, who is also the scientific director of the Institute for Mummies in Italy, said what killed people in the past can help citizens of the present. “One important example is the study of tuberculosis,” he said. “We try to catch the pathogen DNA, and then we try to compare the pathogen DNA of the ancient strain to the modern strain. And from the comparison of the two different strains, we can learn about the evolution of tuberculosis.” He noted that the disease still kills up to 3 million people a year around the world. That, he said, gives a sense of urgency to anything that can be learned from research. “Mummy research is not only historical research. It doesn’t show us only how these people lived, how they died. It also gives us clues to modern clinical research,” he said. Evolving Exhibit Mummies hold an intense fascination for the public. Museum exhibits of mummies are almost always popular, and films about mummies that come back to life draw audiences. The Mummy starring Boris Karloff was a hit in 1932, and so was a same-named Brendan Fraser feature 67 years later. On a different tack, a fascinating feature of Mummies of the World is the degree to which it is a continuous investigation. As the show tours around the world for the next three years, scientists will take advantage of local resources to further their study. Just last month, the mummified remains of Michael Orlovitz were taken to Cedars Sinai Hospital for a CT scan. Dr. Diane Perlov, senior vice president for exhibits at the Science Center, said whatever is gleaned will be integrated into the exhibit. “People not only see these great mummies and learn about the science, but they learn the latest results from the research,” she said. In addition to the displays of humans and animals, the exhibit includes interactive kiosks that provide further insight into the science of mummy research. Visitors can learn about decomposition, imaging tools, DNA comparison and hair analysis. One display provides an opportunity to experience what it feels like to touch embalmed skin, linen wrapping or mummified animal fur. For Rudolph, it’s all an opportunity to provide an entertaining show that also delivers a science lesson. “It helps you understand how the tools of science let us study mummies in new and noninvasive ways and provide a much better understanding of past peoples and civilizations,” he said. Mummies of the World runs until Nov. 28 at the California Science Center, 700 Exposition Park Drive. Open daily from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. More information at (323) 724-3623 or californiasciencecenter.org.

The California Science Center show Mummies of the World features 150 mummies and artifacts. In addition to human mummies, there are specimens of cats and monkeys.

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Fear No Mural Artist Andre Miripolsky Turns a Downtown Lobby Into a Psychedelic Wonderland by Richard Guzmán city editor

he exterior of the 1928 Allied Crafts Building is unspectacular. But step inside the lobby of the edifice at 407 Pico Blvd. and you might feel like Alice in a psychedelic wonderland. A world of color floods your eyes and round, rectangular and wavy shapes gyrate in a nearly completed mural in the heart of the Fashion District. The piece is by Downtown resident Andre Miripolsky, a Paris-born painter and sculptor whose motto is “Fear No Art.” Perhaps best known for his work with Absolut Vodka in the 1990s, when he designed a colorful bottle for an ad campaign, he has also created album covers, costumes for rock stars and even painted a basketball court for an MTV special. The Allied mural covers the entire lobby from wall to wall and even the ceiling. Miripolsky spoke to Los Angeles Downtown News about the project. Los Angeles Downtown News: How does this building work as a canvas? Andre Miripolsky: It was built in 1928 for garment enterprises. It was one of the only buildings in Downtown that was specifically for the garment industry. The lobby where I’m painting my mural is Deco style, which hopefully I have incorporated in my work, which is very colorific. Q: But your art is very modern, very pop, and this building is 82-years old. How did they blend together?

A: That’s called magic. I can’t say exactly verbally how it comes together. I stared at this lobby and it has a beautiful art feeling and that kind of instigated my idea of how to use non-objective art, just forms of color to work with. The long, rectangular ceiling kind of dictated to me long lines, flowing watery lines, and that kind of drove the whole thing. Q: How does it fit with the streets of the Fashion District? A: We’re between Maple and Wall streets, and it’s right at the heart of the garment district and it’s all very colorful. I took a lot of the colors I saw, the turquoise, the red, orange, purple, pink, and put those together to try to mirror what’s going on outside. Q: Is there a specific pattern, idea or theme? A: The feeling just kind of dictated this long flowing line. Then I took that line and mixed it up into shapes that had something to do with the room itself. These long, rectangular, sweeping kind of lines go with the ceiling, which has the rounded lines. Q: So what is this mural about? A: It’s about feeling, you just react to it. You just feel the color and the forms dancing around. Q: What’s the reaction you want to get from people who walk into the lobby? A: Wow. Q: What do you hear from the people who work here?

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A: They think it’s beautiful, they call me the maestro. Pretty much they seem happy and think it’s beautiful Q: When did you start painting? A: I’ve been painting all my life since I was 8. Collaborations and brandings seem to have evolved to be a big part of my career, starting with Elton John in the 1980s. I did his costumes, his piano key outfit. I worked with people like Bette Midler and Quincy Jones. Over the last five years I got very involved with the Central City Association, which actually facilitated this project here at the Allied Crafts Building. Hal Bastian from CCA was the one that recommended me to George [Gould, one of the property owners] who was looking to upgrade the building. Through CCA I was commissioned five years ago to do my version of the Downtown cityscape, which has been become very famous. Q: What’s your next Downtown piece?

A: I’ve been working on a project for the L.A. Convention Center called the “L.A. Historama,” which is a 2,000-square-foot mural illustrating the history of Los Angeles, the past, the present and the future all in stained glass. This has been ongoing, years in the making. We’re getting our architectural drawings together; we met last month with AEG who is helping us realize funding for that project; it’s about a $3 million budget. That will probably take about a year to produce, so I feel this mural here came as kind of an appetizer for the one that’s coming about six blocks down the street. Q: What do you call this mural? A: I call it Wonderland, Allied Crafts Building in Wonderland. Q: Did you just think that up right now? A: Yeah, I just thought of that. Contact Richard Guzmán at richard@downtownnews.com.

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Tuesday, July 13 ALOUD at Central Library 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7025 or aloudla.org.

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to present The Sleeping Beauty. The tale of a princess who is awakened from a long nap — 100 years — by a kiss from a handsome prince is set to Tchaikovsky’s famous score in a new ABT production beginning Thursday, July 15, at 7:30 p.m. It’s

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages: Step right up and see the Flying Caceres do quadruple somersaults on the flying trapeze. See three contortionists fit into a cube the size of a milk crate. See Watusi tigers, Pygmy goats and Asian elephants strut their stuff in the ring. See a motorcycle troupe of seven defy physics in a 16-foot sphere. Yep, the circus is in town once again as Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey presents its FUNundrum spectacle starting July 14. There will be 11 shows through July 18 with all the expected animals, acrobats and, of course, the FUNderful clowns, too. At 1111 S. Figueroa St., ticketmaster.com or staplescenter.com.

hat do architecture and dance have in common? City Ballet of Los Angeles hopes to provide the answer this week in the Financial District. The company recently challenged five choreographers to create dance pieces that are as monumental, functional and sustainable as architecture, and that inspire the human spirit as great buildings do. The resulting works by Mary Tarpley, Gary Franco, Rick Gonzales, Cindy Ricalde and Robyn Gardenhire are presented in Concerto Ballet on Thursday, July 15, at 7 p.m. (with a repeat performance July 22) in the loft space above restaurants Chaya Downtown and Drago Centro in City National Plaza. Your ticket not only benefits the Ballet’s school, but also gets you a 30% discount at either eatery after the show. At 525 S. Flower St., cityballetofla.org. photo by Leon Lee

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Prince Florimund to the rescue in a five-show engagement through July 18. DanceTalks are held one hour before each show with dance historian Elizabeth Kaye. At 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-0711 or musiccenter.org.

Do your kids need to let off a little steam? Here’s a chance to focus that rowdy energy in a fun, learning environment. The Education Division at the Grammy Museum offers a monthly program for families. On Saturday, July 17, at 10 a.m., Rhythm Child will mix rock and roll, reggae and lots of percussion to create a danceable show for kids and engage the whole audience in song and dance. Just the excuse you need to shake your own tail feather. At 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-6800 or grammymuseum.org.

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Monday, July 12 A Voyage of Growth and Discovery REDCAT, 631 W Second St., 213-237-2800 or redcat.org. 8:30 p.m.: Written, directed and produced by Mike Kelley and Michael Smith, A Voyage of Growth and Discovery follows Baby IKKI, a pre-lingual character of ambiguous age that Smith has been performing for over 30 years, through an existential journey over several days at a Carnivalesque festival of “radical self-expression” held in the remote Black Rock Desert of Nevada. The premiere is followed by a Q&A with Kelley and Smith.

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SPONSORED LISTINGS L.A.’s Largest Mixer XII Shrine Auditorium Expo Center, 700 W. 32nd St., (323) 230-5656 or lamixer.com. July 22, 5-9 p.m.: Join Los Angeles area chambers and business organizations for the ultimate business networking event. Mix and mingle with hundreds of exhibitors and thousands of business people representing industries and companies in and around Southern California. L.A.’s Largest Mixer XII is a great opportunity to reach small to large companies, meet new clients and learn how the different chambers of commerce and business organizations can make your business grow. Admission is $20 per person. Winners Choice Fundraiser Midnight Mission, 601 S. San Pedro St., for tickets call (877) 338-2968. Through Sept. 15: A $50 ticket can earn you the chance to win a new 2010 BMW 750 or $65,000 cash while also helping those in need. Tickets for The Midnight Mission 2010 Winner’s Choice fundraiser are now on sale and include 30 prizes worth more than $100,000. The deadline for early bird drawings is July 14 while the final deadline is Sept. 15. For more information go to WinnersChoiceMidnightMission.com. Grand Performances California Plaza, 350 S. Grand Ave., (213) 6872159 or grandperformances.org. July 16, noon: With Tita Lima’s music, samba-jazz, classic MPB (Brazilian Popular Music), bossa nova, hip-hop and dub come together. Her lilting voice adds spice to songs in English and Brazilian Portuguese. July 16, 8 p.m.: Parisian sensation Caravan Palace is one of the few groups that the phrase “unique sound” truly epitomizes: 1920s flapper swing, Django Reinhardt-style Gypsy jazz and generous scoops of electro pop wrapped with wacky, energetic lyrics. It’s all held together with virtuosic performances on guitar, violin, double bass, trombone, clarinet and electronics. It’s festive, frantic music, just perfect for a Bastille Day week celebration. July 17, 8 p.m.: Cyro Baptista & Beat the Donkey is a traveling circus of fun, with music propelled by the thumping heartbeat of two large Brazilian bass drums known as surdos. Master percussionist Baptista conducts the ensemble and roams the stage filled with all manner of instruments, including whistles, timbales, pots and pans, unusual self-made contraptions and long plastic tubes whirled by the entire ensemble. The musical explosion is made even more exciting when the fabulously costumed musicians leave their instruments to break into spontaneous, energetic, dance. This performance replaces Afro Reggae. Target Free Saturday at JANM Japanese American National Museum, 369 E. First St., (213) 625-0414 or janm.org. July 17, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.: In this full day of free activities at the museum, the theme is travel. Join staff from Metro to learn about the recently opened Gold Line; engage with the Japanese National Tourism Organization to learn about the country’s customs and language for families planning to visit Japan; from 2:15-5:45 p.m., join a free family Little Tokyo gastronomy tour (limited number, so RSVP early); and at 3 p.m., Kodo Arts Sphere America presents Yoko Fujimoto and Derek Nakamoto’s “Our Story,” a concert about how traveling has shaped their music.

Human trafficking is another phrase for the modern-day slave trade, and seemingly enlightened Southern California is not immune, particularly in the garment industry, where hopeful immigrants have been tricked into forced labor. The 1995 discovery of 72 Thai workers being held in an apartment complex in El Monte inspired the play Fabric by Henry Ong, which is getting its world premiere at Company of Angels in the Alexandria Hotel. The show runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 4:30 p.m. through Aug. 8. At 501 S. Spring St., (213) 489-3703 or companyofangeles.org.

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Listings Continued from previous page 7 p.m.: Native Angeleno novelists Aimee Bender and Glen David Gold read and discuss fiction, magic spells, cat, MFAs and some other stuff. Wednesday, July 14 Zócalo Public Square At MOCA Grand Avenue, 250 S. Grand Ave., zocalopublicsquare.org. 7:30 p.m.: Zócalo and the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs present “Ego, Destruction, and Facebook” with artist Salomón Huerta. Known for revealing identity by obscuring it, Huerta’s creative process involves destroying each piece several times with a sander, and then repainting on the same canvas. Staples Center 1201 S. Figueroa St., staplescenter.com. 7:30 p.m.: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Through July 18. Thursday, July 15 The Jules Vern Festival Jules Vern Portal, 735 S. Figueroa, Level 1, julesverne.org. Noon: The Pocket Theatre’s free screening of Oil + Water tells the story of two world-class kayakers’ petroleum-free road trip, traveling over 21,000 miles from Alaska to Argentina in a retrofitted Japanese fire truck named Baby. MOCA Grand Avenue 250 S. Grand Ave., moca.org. 6:30 p.m.: In conjunction with “Dennis Hopper Double Standard,” avant-garde cinema expert David E. James discusses the origins and fate of Hopper’s epic Western The Last Movie (1971). ALOUD at Central Library 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7025 or aloudla.org. 7 p.m.: How do the technologies we use every day affect our state(s) of mind? William Powers, one of the country’s leading commentators on the information culture, ponders the conundrum of connectedness in his book Hamlet’s Blackberry: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age. Concerto Project Summer Dance Series City National Plaza, 525 Figueroa St., (323) 292-1932

Friday, July 16 Farmlab Public Salons 1745 N. Spring St. #4, (323) 226-1158 or farmlab.org. Noon: Frances Dinkelspiel; Towers of Gold. Grand Performances California Plaza, 350 S. Grand Ave., grandperformances.org. Noon: Brazilian bossa nova, hip hop and pop sensation Tita Lima. 8 p.m.: Django Reinhardt-style gypsy/jazz French import Caravan Palace. Music Center Plaza In the plaza at 135 N. Grand Ave., musiccenter.org. 6:30 p.m.: Dance Downtown with Argentine Tango. saTurday, July 17 South Park Community Clean Up J Restaurant, 1119 S. Olive St., (213) 612-3612 or mail@southpark.la. 7:30 a.m.-noon: Join Volunteers in Action for a Clean and Safe Community to help clean up South Park. Teams will fan out across assigned areas to sweep sidewalks, pick up litter, clean walls, paint over graffiti and trim low hanging branches on street trees. Tools, food and water will be provided. Surviving Survivor (CBS) with Danger Dave Ball - Brunch Talk 244 1/2 E. First Street, Suite 220, (310) 936 1212 or ladwpower.com. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.: Dave Ball made it 31 days on the island of Samoa before he was eliminated from the reality show “Survivor.” His harrowing tale of being turned into an animal by producers will keep you riveted and enthralled. Hear about the limits of human depravity while noshing on a cream-cheeseslathered bagel. READ: The Writers Group Morono Kiang Gallery, 218 W. Third St., (213) 6288208 or moronokiang.com. 6-8 p.m.: Morono Kiang Gallery presents “READ,” readings of new work by local collective The Writers Group in tandem with the gallery’s current exhibit, “GROW.” Saturdays @ California Plaza 350 S. Grand Ave., (213) 434-7944 or

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downtownmusicproject.com. 10 p.m.: Live, free music on the Plaza features Cyro Baptista & Beat the Donkey. sunday, July 18 Dramastage-Qumran Theater Company The Exchange, 114 W. Fifth St., (323) 850-4436 or dramastage-qumran.org. 4 p.m.: “Sounding off for the Homeless” is the theme of this free theater, open mic and poetry slam event featuring guest speaker Pastor Brian Eklund, the short play “Nail Heads” by Melvin Ishmael Johnson, an open mic, raffle of prizes and refreshments.

FILM Downtown Independent 251 S. Main St., (213) 617-1033 or downtownindependent.com. July 13, 7:30 p.m.: The Experience follows five individuals on a pilgrimage to Ghana in search of the buried history of the transatlantic slave trade. A global story about the human experience of self-realization and living life with purpose, the doc asks whether our identity is merely our DNA make-up, is it our ancestral history, or does it go deeper? July 16, 7, 8:40 and 10:20 p.m.; July 17, 12:30 p.m.; July 18, 5:20, 7, 8:40 and 10:20 p.m.: We Are the Mods is the coming-of-age story of teenage outsider Sadie who, uninspired by the dull, humiliating rituals of sorority initiation, is devoted to her photography. She meets and befriends fellow social outcast Nico who is obsessed with mid ‘60s Mod culture and manages to be a style icon despite having Milroy’s disease and walking with a cane. Through July 23. July 17, 4 p.m.: VISCERA 2010 Women’s Film Festival screens six hours of horror films by women, with Q&A sessions and award ceremonies. The mission of the festival is to give recognition to today’s female horror filmmakers making a difference in the genre. IMAX Theater California Science Center, 700 State Drive, (213) 7442019 or californiasciencecenter.org. Through Sept. 6: Hubble 3D enables movie-goers to journey through distant galaxies to explore the grandeur and mysteries of our celestial surroundings, and accompany space-walking astronauts as they attempt the most difficult and important tasks in NASA’s history. Through Sept. 6: Journey to the royal tombs of Egypt and explore the history of ancient Egyptian society as told through the mummies of the past. Mummies 3D: Secrets of the Pharaohs follows explorers and scientists as they piece together the archeological and genetic clues of Egyptian mummies, providing a window into the fascinating and mysterious world of the pharaohs. Through Sept. 6: Featuring nine-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater, The Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D will immerse audiences in the story of an ocean wave and the lives it impacts and transforms. From astounding surfing action to the chaos of ocean storms, the film leads audiences on a quest to understand one of this planet’s most intriguing and dramatic phenomena. Regal Cinema L.A. Live 1000 W. Olympic Blvd., (877) 835-5734 or lalive.com. Through July 15: Despicable Me (12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40 and 10:10 p.m.); Despicable Me 3D (11:30 a.m. and 2, 4:30, 7 and 9:30 p.m.); Predators (11 and 11:40 a.m. and 1:40, 2:20, 4:20, 5, 7:10, 7:50, 9:50 and 10:30 p.m.); The Last Airbender 3D (11 and 11:50 a.m. and 1:30, 2:20, 4, 4:50, 6:40, 7:30, 9:10 and 10 p.m.); The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (10:50 a.m. and 12:30, 1:10, 1:50, 3:40, 4:20, 5, 6:40, 7:20, 8, 9:40, 10:20 and 11 p.m.); Grown Ups (12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 8 and 10:40 p.m.); Knight and Day (1:20, 4:10, 6:50 and 9:30 p.m.); Toy Story 3 (11:40 a.m. and 2:10, 4:50 and 7:30 p.m.); Toy Story 3 in Disney Digital 3D (10:50 a.m. and 1:30, 4:10, 6:50 and 9:20 p.m.); The Karate Kid (1:20, 4:40, 7:40 and 10:50 p.m.); Get Him to the Greek (10:10 p.m.). July 16 (partial list): Inception (12:20, 3:40, 7 and 10:20 p.m.); The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (11:10 a.m. and 1:50, 4:30, 7:10 and 9:50 p.m.).

ROCK, POP & JAZZ Café Metropol 923 E. Third St., (213) 613-1537 or cafemetropol.com. July 16, 8-10 p.m.: Walter Smith III Quartet. July 17, 8-10 p.m.: Jazz pop singer/songwriter Courtney Fortune. Caña Rum Bar at the Doheny 714 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 745-7090 or canarumbar.com. July 17, 10 p.m.: Alonso Brito. Casey’s Irish Pub 613 S. Grand Ave., (213) 629-2353 or bigcaseys.com. July 16, 9 p.m.: Friday Night Fringe Radio Coalition features Rademacher and their American music. July 17, 10 p.m.: Lost Highway presents Stevenson Ranch Dividians’ folk music with emotion. Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Plaza 555 W. Temple St., (213) 680-5205 or

olacathedral.org. July 18, 7:15 p.m.: The Jacob and Matthew Band, a faith-based, five-piece rock band with cutting-edge style, plays a free outdoor concert in the Plaza. Club Nokia Corner of Olympic Blvd. and Figueroa St., clubnokia.com. July 15, 9 p.m.: English electropop synth duo La Roux. July 16, 9:30 p.m.: Belgian acid house/techno band Lords of Acid and American industrial band My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult. July 18, 6:30 p.m.: Diabetes Benefit Concert with Ludacris, Ray J, Rich Boy, New Boyz & Mike Almighty, Nipsey Hussle, Y.G. & Pushaz Inc., Tomisha Monae, Mann, BlueSkyy, and J. West. Grammy Museum L.A. Live, 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-6800 or grammymuseum.org. These shows take place in the museum’s Sound Stage theater. July 13, 7:30 p.m.: “Wild Women of Song,” the critically acclaimed album and stage show from San Francisco jazz and blues vocalist Pamela Rose, celebrates the lives, times and music of the women songwriters of the Tin Pan Alley days. July 17, 10 a.m.: The Education Division presents local favorite Rhythm Child in a program for children of all ages that will mix rock and roll, reggae, percussion solos and fun. Grand Performances California Plaza, 350 S. Grand Ave., visit grandperformances.org. July 16, noon: Brazilian bossa nova, hip hop and pop sensation Tita Lima. July 16, 8 p.m.: Django Reinhardt-style gypsy/jazz French import Caravan Palace. Nokia Theatre 777 Chick Hearn Court, (213) 763-6000 or nokiatheatrelalive.com. July 18-19, 8 p.m.: The alternative metal, alt rock band Tool. Redwood Bar & Grill 316 W. Second St., (213) 680-2600 or theredwoodbar.com. July 12, 10 p.m.: Phil Alvin. July 13, 10 p.m.: Dirty Ed Tuesdays. July 14, 10 p.m.: Dime Bags. July 16, 10 p.m.: The Guilty Hearts, Death Hymn No. 9, the Neurotics and Bloody Brains. July 17, 10 p.m.: Spindrift & Helios Chrome. July 18, 10 p.m.: Red Roses, Chapel of Thieves and Faraway Boys. Seven Grand 515 W. Seventh St., sevengrand.la. July 12, 10 p.m.: Katissee Buckingham with his original blend of jazz, hip-hop and world music. July 13, 10 p.m.: House band The Makers. July 14, 10 p.m.: Chu Chu and the Lovely Band get down with funky blues.

THEATER, OPERA & DANCE Bob Baker’s Circus Bob Baker’s Marionettes, 1345 W. First St., (213) 2509995 or bobbakermarionettes.com. Opening July 17, 10:30 a.m.; July 18, 10:30 a.m.: Bob Baker’s marionettes continues its special 50th anniversary season with “Bob Baker’s Circus,” a marionette extravaganza and one of the earliest productions at the theater, first introduced in 1961. Tuesdays through Fridays at 10:30 a.m., Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. through Sept. 26. Fabric Alexandria Hotel, 501 S. Spring St., (213) 489-3703 or companyofangels.org. July 16-17, 8 p.m.; July 18, 7 p.m.: Company of Angels, in partnership with the Thai Community Development Center, presents the world premiere of “Fabric” by Henry Ong. In El Monte, California, law enforcement officials discovered 72 Thai nationals confined in an apartment complex ringed with barbed wire. Lured to this country with promises of achieving the American dream, the Thai workers instead found themselves engulfed in the harsh reality of the garment industry. Through Aug. 8. The Lieutenant of Inishmore Mark Taper Forum, 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 6282772 or centertheatregroup.org. July 13-17, 8 p.m.; July 17, 2:30 p.m.; July 18, 1 and 6:30 p.m.: “The Lieutenant of Inishmore” is clever, devilishly rakish and, when he’s not torturing his enemies, a lover of cats. It’s this sliver of humanity — juxtaposed against the cold, cruel circumstances of political terrorism — that drives this play to its wicked depths. Through Aug. 8. Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 135 S. Grand Ave., (213) 972-8000 or musiccenter.org. July 15-17, 7:30 p.m.; July 17-18, 2 p.m.: American Ballet Theatre celebrates its 70th Anniversary by bringing the magic of dance theater and its world-class dancers to Los Angeles in “The Sleeping Beauty.” Featuring some of the most memorable choreography in all of ballet and Tchaikovsky’s famous score, this timeless fairy tale springs to life in a splendid production for the entire family.

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BARS & CLUBS The Association 610 S. Main St., (213) 627-7385. Carved out of the area that used to belong to Cole’s, the bar in front, the Association, is a dimlylit, swank little alcove with some serious mixologists behind the bar. Look for a heavy door, a brass knocker, and a long line. Banquette 400 S. Main St., (213) 626-2768. This petite cafe and wine bar with its red and white striped awning has become a popular hangout for casual evenings of drinking wine and meeting up with friends. They have a small but lovely selection of wines by the glass as well as beers. Barbara’s at the Brewery 620 Moulton Ave., No. 110, (323) 221-9204 or

bwestcatering.com. On the grounds of the Brewery, this bar and restaurant in an unfinished warehouse is where local residents find their artistic sustenance. Beer on tap, wine list and full bar. Bar 107 107 W. Fourth St., (213) 625-7382 or myspace.com/bar107. Inside the keyhole-shaped door, tough-as-nails Derby Dolls vie for elbowroom with crusty old bar guys and a steady stream of Old Bank District inhabitants. Velvet señoritas, deer heads with sunglasses, a wooden Indian and Schlitz paraphernalia plaster the red walls. There’s no shortage of entertainment, with the funky dance room, great DJs and the occasional rock band. In the photo booth, you can capture your mug in old-fashioned black and white. Located just two blocks east of the Pershing Square Metro stop, Bar 107 is open from 3 p.m. to 2 a.m. seven days a week. Big Wang’s 801 S. Grand Ave., (213) 629-2449 or bigwangs.com. Wings, beer and sports: That’s the winning recipe at this sports bar. The Downtown outpost, the third for the Hollywood-based bar, has everything the other locations have, plus a comfortable patio with

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We Got Games The Dodgers and Sparks Are on the Road Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium, 1000 Elysian Park Ave., (213) 224-1400 or dodgers.mlb.com. Andre Ethier represents the Dodgers at the 81st Major League Baseball All-Star game on July 13 in Anaheim (5 p.m.) as the Blue Crew’s only player to crack the National League’s starting lineup. Fireball hurler Jonathan Broxton made the team too. However, the big omission was relief pitcher Hon Chi-Kuo; in 26 innings, the left-hander has given up only 11 hits and has an astounding 1.03 ERA. After the break, the team kicks off the second half of the season with a four-game stint in St. Louis (July 15-18). Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center, 1111 S. Figueroa St., (213) 929-1300 or wnba.com/sparks. There’s little to cheer about in Sparks country these days, because the team doesn’t have very much, um, spark. With a 4-17 record as of press time, the Sparks are still struggling to piece together wins. Missing Candace Parker hurts, but maybe they didn’t have enough winning pieces even with the former league MVP. This

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LEGAL CiVil summons STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT RACINE COUNTY CASE NO. 10-CV-1934 COdE NO. 30404 FOREClOSURE OF MORTgAgE dOllAR AMOUNT gREATER ThAN $5,000.00 plAinTiFF: Wells FARgO BAnk, n.A. as Trustee for Option One Woodbridge loan Trust 2002-1, Asset-Backed Certificates, series 2002-1 by American Home Mortgage servicing inc., its attorney-in-fact 2727 north Harwood dallas TX 75201-1515 deFendAnTs: silViAnO and VAleRiA MARTineZ husband and wife 533 ½ W 51st street los Angeles, CA 90037 OR 1309 Terrace Avenue Racine, Wi 53403 WisCOnsin eleCTRiC pOWeR COMpAnY c/o keith H. ecke 231 West Michigan street Milwaukee, Wi 53203 sTATe OF WisCOnsin, c/o Attorney general Fred Risser Center, 6th Floor, 17 West Main street, Madison, Wisconsin 5370 FORTY dAY sUMMOns THe sTATe OF WisCOnsin,

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O'dESS ANd ASSOCIATES, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff M. ABIgAIl O'dESS Bar Code No. 1017869 POST OFFICE AddRESS: 1414 Underwood Avenue, Suite 403 Wauwatosa, WI 53213 (414) 727-1591 O’dess and Associates, s.C., is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. if you have previously received a Chapter 7 discharge in Bankruptcy, this correspondence should not be construed as an attempt to collect a debt. pub. 7/12, 7/19, 7/26/10 FiCtitious Business name FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO 20100873589 The following person is doing business as: CAseY’s iRisH pUB, 613 s. grand Ave., los Angeles, CA 90014, are hereby registered by the following registrant: Big CAseYs inC., 613 s. grand Ave, lA CA 90014. This business is conducted by a corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 6/1/2004. This statement was filed with deAn lOgAn, los Angeles County Clerk on June 25, 2010. NOTICE—This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see 6/15/10

section 14411 et. seq. Business and professions Code). pub. 7/05, 7/12, 7/19, 7/26/2010 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 20100717853 The following person is doing business as: JespeR kYd pROdUCTiOns, 1210 north Maple street, Burbank, CA 91505, are hereby registered by the following registrant: JespeR kYd JACOBsen, 1210 north Maple street, Burbank, CA 91505. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrants hascommenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on May 1, 2005. This statement was filed with deAn lOgAn, los Angeles County Clerk on May 26, 2010. NOTICE—This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et. seq. Business and professions Code). pub.6/21, 6/28, 7/5, 7/12/2010

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