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A big shake-up for Meruelo Maddux, and other happenings Around Town.

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A route for the $125 million Downtown streetcar slowly comes into focus.

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Keeping the Tall Towers Safe As the 10-Year Anniversary of 9/11 Approaches, Officials Rely on Inter-Agency Cooperation to Make Downtown High-Rises Secure

Urban Scrawl on red light cameras.

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Money grab in the mayor’s race.

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A big BID battle in the Arts District.

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LAPD Cmdr. Blake Chow and Brady Metcalfe of Universal Protection Service, which employs 1,400 security officials in about 30 Downtown buildings. The private company works closely with the LAPD and other agencies to keep Downtown high-rises safe.

by Ryan Vaillancourt

Get out and party with the police.

destroyed in New York, a plane slammed into the Pentagon and a fourth plane crashed in a hen prompted to consider the impact of Pennsylvania field after passengers rushed the ter9/11, counterterrorism officials and pri- rorists in the cockpits. Still, security officials say vate security consultants, like just about the event looms large and continues to influence everyone else, start by expressing a somber awe. the evolution of public and private safety. The Then they describe that day as a turning point. principal impact, they say, has been an ongoing Next month will mark the 10-year anniversary cultural shift in the security industry that prizes see xxxxxxxxxxxx, page 9 and intelligence sharing. of the day the World Trade Center towers were inter-agency cooperation

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The Dogs Have Their Day

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Social Event at Cathedral Draws More Than 2,000 Living Creatures

by Jon Regardie executive editor

The 3 on 3 ballers storm L.A. Live.

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“One of the silver linings of, and I hate to say it like that, but before 9/11 there really wasn’t a lot of talk between state, local and federal agencies,” said LAPD Cmdr. Blake Chow, who oversees an array of city counterterrorism operations. “There wasn’t a formal mechanism for it. Since then, so much emphasis has been put on intelligence sharing.”

Although most people who work in Downtown see Security, page 9

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The 748 canines and 1,282 humans who showed up last week at Dog Day Afternoon at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.

On Tuesday, July 26, more than 2,000 living creatures thronged the cathedral for the fifth annual event. It marked a 30% increase over the 2010 gathering.

The plaza was filled with Chihuahuas that could fit in a hand, a Great Pyrenees named Bernie that was the size of a Shetland Pony, and every breed in between.

They barked, jumped, licked, sniffed and snacked on the treats given away by a scattering of Downtown pet boutiques.

The action was just as lively among the people who live and work in Downtown.

Folks in suits and families pushing strollers, many with canine companions, came out to mingle, converse, grab a drink or snack and meet their neighbors.

The event was organized by the cathedral and the Downtown Center Business Improvement District. Those who arrived without an animal had the chance to bring a dog home courtesy of Downtown’s Bark Avenue, which had puppies up for adoption. For the rebel types, at least at this event, there were also cat adoptions.

For more pictures of the festivities, see page 8.

Contact Jon Regardie at regardie@downtownnews.com.

photo by Gary Leonard

The fifth annual Dog Day Afternoon drew dogs of all shapes and sizes, and the people who love them.

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AROUNDTOWN New Leadership for Meruelo Maddux

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he future began last week for troubled real estate firm Meruelo Maddux Properties. On Monday, July 25, a reorganization plan approved in May by U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Victoria Kaufman went into effect. It wrests control of the company from its namesake and founder Richard Meruelo and former COO, John Maddux.

The plan put forth by shareholders Charlestown Capital Advisors and Hartland Management will infuse the struggling real estate firm with $23.6 million in equity from outside investors. Martin Caverly, who most recently ran the acquisitions department at the L.A.-based real estate investment firm Hackman Capital, has been appointed CEO. “I am pleased to take the reins at this pivotal time,” Caverly said in a statement. A name change for the firm could come soon and the takeover could lead to the sale of several Downtown properties. Ted McGonagle, a former MMPI employee now working with Charlestown, told the court in December that the company would aim to sell holdings including the building that houses J Restaurant & Lounge, the Union Lofts and a 32,000-square-foot produce facility at 788 S. Alameda St. Nothing in the Charlestown plan binds the company to sell any properties. A spokesman for Richard Meruelo did not respond to a request for comment.

Brockman Building Hits the Market

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ore than two years after renovation work was halted and developers filed for bankruptcy, the Brockman Building is clear of legal woes and is up for sale. The 12-story Beaux Arts structure at 530 W. Seventh St. had been tangled in bankruptcy court since April 2009; lender Bank of America was allowed to foreclose in December 2010. A BofA subsidiary, Wickliffe A. Corporation, owns the building, but perhaps not for long. The company has put the 80-unit structure on the market. “There has been great anticipation for the

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Brockman Lofts to hit the market,” said listing agent Kitty Wallace, executive vice president of Colliers International, in a statement. “This deal couldn’t have come at a better time since Downtown is once again gaining momentum, especially in the class-A market sector.” The Brockman is widely recognized as the brick edifice at Seventh Street and Grand Avenue that includes the restaurant Bottega Louie on the ground floor.

Woman Attacks Infant in Stroller

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36-year-old, apparently mentally ill woman was arrested for allegedly attacking a 4-month-old baby in the Toy District on Tuesday, July 26. Natasha Hubbard was charged with aggravated assault for allegedly un-strapping the child from his stroller and slamming him into a metal bar. The child suffered some bruises and swelling, but is otherwise healthy, LAPD Lt. Paul Vernon said. The incident occurred around 1 p.m. when Adriana Miranda, 29, was pushing her son, Alexander, in a stroller on Boyd Street. Without warning, Hubbard unbelted the child and grabbed him by the leg. Police said witnesses described her as swinging the child over her head and slamming him into a metal rail of a nearby truck. “The mother and aunt fought off the woman and mom grabbed the baby,” said Vernon. Hubbard was on two separate probation terms, one for narcotics and one for battery, at the time of the arrest, police said. Her prior arrests include aggravated assault and carrying dangerous weapons. Hubbard was being held the day after the attack at the L.A. County Central Regional Detention Facility for women in Lynwood.

A Perch Over Pershing Square

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oly Den Haan and Rachel Thomas, owners of the soon-to-reopen The Must wine bar, are staying busy with other projects. Last week Perch, a three-level restaurant and bar in the Pershing Square Building, held its grand opening. The restaurant, at 448 S. Hill St., will be open Monday-Wednesday from 4 p.m.-midnight; Thursday and Friday from 4 p.m.-2 a.m.; and Saturday from 6 p.m.-2 a.m.

An event space will open in the near future, said Jennifer Mitzkus, a spokeswoman for the venue. The new Must is expected to open on the ground floor of the same building in early 2012, said Mitzkus. Den Haan and Thomas recently opened Coly’s Stromboli at 456 S. Hill St.

Another Case of ‘Smash and Grab’

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little more than a week ago, LAPD detectives released information about a string of “smash and grab” jewelry heists along Broadway. It didn’t prevent the next one from occurring. On Friday, July 22, three men in hooded sweatshirts dashed into the 21st Century Jewelry store at 749 S. Broadway at about 1 p.m. One suspect sprayed the shopkeeper with pepper spray and all three smashed the glass cases with a hammer and their fists before getting away with $7,000 worth of jewelry, police said. It was caught on video (see it at downtownnews.com), and police are asking the public to help identify the suspects. Seven similar robberies have occurred along Broadway since late June. Detectives believe the high price of gold is a prime motivator for the crimes. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call Central detectives at (213) 972-1251.

Art Walk Safety Talks Continue

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ollowing the July 14 Art Walk accident that took the life of 7-week old Marcello Vasquez, city leaders are forming a task force to look into what, if any, changes need to be made to ensure the safety of the popular monthly event.

Rick Coca, a spokesman for 14th District City Councilman José Huizar, said the task force will bring together city leaders and safety officials. City Councilwoman Jan Perry, whose Ninth District encompasses most of the area where Art Walk takes place, recently organized a meeting with city and Art Walk officials on next steps. In the wake of the accident, some Downtown residents have called for streets to be closed during Art Walk to help protect the approximately 20,000 people who attend the event. LAPD officials as well as Art Walk leaders, however, say that is not a viable option. see Around Town, page 6

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EDITORIALS Urban Scrawl by Doug Davis

City Should Approve Football Stadium Deal

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ver the last nine months, city officials have listened to, debated and negotiated the proposed $1.3 billion football stadium and expanded convention center in South Park. On Friday, July 29, the City Council spent its entire session discussing the deal for the project. A vote on whether to approve a memorandum of understanding with developer Anschutz Entertainment Group is expected to take place in a week or two (the council session finished after Los Angeles Downtown News went to press).

The city should tie up any loose ends and approve a deal with AEG. The project would benefit not just Downtown, but all of Los Angeles. It would create jobs, spur additional development in the community, generate money for tax coffers and enhance the reputation of the neighborhood.

There is another reason to approve the deal (which is only a framework of a full contract; a final sign-off likely would not take place until next year): That is because, in the months of back and forth, government negotiators and AEG have worked out points that protect the city and its taxpayers and are fair to the developer. While there is an element of risk in every transaction, in this case Los Angeles is well protected.

This is a solid deal, one where the potential rewards for Los Angeles far outweigh the risks. The agreement, which has been made better for the city in the past six weeks, deserves the expedient OK of the council and the signature of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

Numerous elements make this appealing to the city. The most important has nothing to do with football. Instead, it concerns the development’s potential to boost Los Angeles as a convention destination. The project would raze the current West Hall of the Convention Center and put the 64,000-seat Farmers Field in its place. The new Pico Hall would then rise contiguous to the main convention building. The ability to lay a floor over the stadium field would create a total of about 1.2 million square feet of exhibition and meeting space. It would also likely spur the creation of new hotels (up to 2,400 rooms, according to a study commissioned by AEG). Ample contiguous space and hotels within walking distance are the big factors when it comes to wooing the largest, most lucrative conventions.

Without the upgrades, Los Angeles sticks with 770,000 square feet of convention space and a nearly 40-year-old West Hall. That’s not a disaster — it’s actually more space than New York and West Coast rivals San Francisco or San Diego boast (though the California cities have far more nearby hotel rooms). Still, it means the city cannot significantly grow its

convention business.

An AEG-city deal doesn’t guarantee Farmers Field will happen. The developer still needs to find a team and reach agreement with the NFL, things that have proved impossible since the Rams and Raiders both fled after the 1994 season.

However, football is the lynchpin of the project.

The benefits of football will be different than those delivered by an expanded convention facility. In some regards, it’s not huge — eight home games a year, or 16 if L.A. lands two teams, is a nice boost, though not gigantic. Some of the spending that happens in the area might just have gone to other forms of entertainment in the region.

The big plus is Super Bowls. In addition to international attention, many estimates say that the host city sees about $300 million from the big game in February. At the recent NFL 101 event at the Coliseum, an Arizona Cardinals official said the 2008 Super Bowl in Phoenix sparked $500 million in local spending. Even if those numbers prove rosy, one can see the economic potential of a Downtown game and thousands of fans and business people filling hotel rooms, renting cars, going to restaurants, attending parties, taking taxis, etc.

Without a football stadium, none of that happens. Los Angeles maintains the status quo — again, not a terrible thing — but it misses out on future potential. Local officials hope L.A. would get three Super Bowls in a decade with a new stadium.

Some issues that have been raised about the project are red herrings. Although parking and traffic are always concerns in Los Angeles, most football games take place on Sunday afternoon. Downtown, which sees about 400,000 workers each weekday, can handle the 64,000 fans who would fill the stadium. There already is a lot of parking within a 15-minute walk of L.A. Live (though AEG would build two new garages with a total of 4,000 spaces). The biggest challenge may be educating people to take mass transit or park and go on foot a few blocks.

One or two evening games a year (with a 5 or 6 p.m. kickoff to accommodate East Coast TV audiences) may prove a disaster for rush hour commuters, but if a battalion of advance warnings can make Carmageddon a non-event, then people can plan ahead for Monday Night Football.

Of course, the big part of the deal is exactly that — the deal.

Here, city officials have done a fine job, which in one way is surprising: When the Farmers Field naming rights agreement was trumpeted by AEG in February, some local elected officials acted more like cheerleaders than representatives of the

taxpayers. Fortunately, the rhetoric has cooled.

AEG’s proposal was never onerous — the firm previously worked out agreements with the city on Staples and L.A. Live.

Its executives know the key points about not touching the general fund, getting backing from organized labor and creating agreements that ensure local hiring, etc.

Still, as occurred in particular with Staples, some back and forth and some questioning of the details has improved the terms for the city. The $350 million in bonds AEG initially wanted the city to float for the convention hall replacement has been pushed back to $275 million (73% of which would be covered by AEG payments. New tax revenue from the project would take care of the remainder). AEG will pay a fair market value to lease the ground upon which the stadium sits, rather than a token amount. A large portion of the tax revenues generated by Farmers Field will go to the city’s general fund.

As the deal has come together, some opponents have raised concerns over the profits that AEG expects to earn, questioning if the city is leaving money on the table. They have worried that AEG will make a mint, that Farmers Field will boost the value of the condominiums on the upper levels of the convention hotel and bring more people to the restaurants at L.A. Live.

We hope that is exactly what happens. AEG intends to spend $1 billion on the stadium and will take the lion’s share of the risk. We hope the company is rewarded, that conventioneers fill hotel rooms and clog restaurants at L.A. Live and beyond. We hope the project creates so much desire for RitzCarlton condos that they sell out at astronomical prices (the higher the cost, the more property tax revenue). We hope all that and more happens because, again, the increase in activity will be good for Downtown.

While AEG is a very big business, it’s a very big business that has done right by L.A. Its two major Downtown projects have benefited both the company and the community.

Just consider South Park in the mid-1990s, before Staples began rising: It was filled with ugly lots, blight and motels that charged by the hour. Now it’s jammed with restaurants, nightlife and residents.

Of course, this past-present comparison means nothing when it comes to the stadium/convention center deal the city is considering. That needs to be examined on its own merits.

Fortunately, this is an agreement that works on a bottom line level for the city and that provides exciting growth potential.

It’s been well negotiated by the city. It’s worth approving.

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The Final Route Metro Holds Meeting to Discuss Streetcar Path

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he $125 million streetcar won’t open until 2015 at the soonest, but this week, Downtown stakeholders can have a say on where it will go.

On Tuesday, Aug. 2, Metro will host the final public meeting to discuss the latest route options for the streetcar.

The meeting is one of the steps that Metro, as the lead agency for the project’s environmental analysis, must take in order to qualify the streetcar for federal funding, which organizers hope will pay for nearly half of the project.

The public will hear about the route alternatives, which have been narrowed down from 12 options to seven.

“We’re at the conclusion of the initial screening phase and we’ve identified two to three alternatives within each of these three segments that we think are the most promising and we want to further evaluate them,” said Laura Cornejo, transportation planning manager for Metro.

She said Metro will look for additional community input before a final route decision is made by December.

One key portion of the meeting will concern route options north of Fifth Street. Three proposals have been

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broached: One reaches Union Station but skips Bunker Hill. The other two include Bunker Hill but omit Union Station.

In an email to Los Angeles Downtown News, 14th District City Councilman José Huizar, whose Bringing Back Broadway initiative largely hinges on the creation of the streetcar, said a Bunker Hill route should be a priority.

“I think a Union Station streetcar connector is a possibility, but given we already have Red Line rail service between Downtown and Union Station, I think we should prioritize a streetcar circulator service from our existing rail lines to Downtown destinations like L.A. Live and the Convention Center, Grand Avenue, Broadway and Bunker Hill,” he said.

A rendering by the nonprofit LA Streetcar Inc., which Huizar established to helm the project, depicts the streetcar making a right turn onto First Street from Grand Avenue.

Other points of discussion will concern whether Hill or Olive streets are the primary northbound track, and whether Pico Boulevard or 11th Street are the westbound options in South Park.

The meeting is Tuesday, Aug. 2, at 5:30 p.m. in the Caltrans first floor conference room, 100 S. Main St., Contact Richard Guzmán at richard@downtownnews.com.

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from the right, from the north and the south, and that’s a good thing,” he said.

Political observers have estimated that candidates will need to spend $2 million to $3 million to be competitive in the primary, which takes place in March 2013. Beutner said it is still too early to decide if he will use personal funds in his campaign.

Contributors, according to Ethics Commission documents, include philanthropist Eli Broad and his wife Edythe, who both gave the maximum allowable amount of $1,000. Internet entrepreneur Sky Dayton donated $1,000, as did former Mayor Richard Riordan, who on April 20 endorsed Beutner.

He also had success in raising money from Hollywood. Actor Josh Brolin gave $1,000, as did actress Debra Messing. Walt Disney President Alan Bergman also contributed $1,000.

Two other prominent declared candidates for the race, City Controller Wendy Greuel and Ninth District Councilwoman Jan Perry, have not yet filed their initial financial statements, though both previously notified the commission when they surpassed $200,000 raised. Last week a third declared candidate, radio host Kevin James, released a statement saying he had raised $100,000 from more than 400 donors, though documents were not on the Ethics Commission website by Friday morning.

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hen Austin Beutner filed papers in April for a mayoral run, he said one of the things he had to do was determine if he can raise money in a likely competitive field. Now, he has his answer.

Beutner last week filed documents with the City Ethics Commission showing he has raised $405,000 in the first 11 weeks. He has more than $332,000 in cash on hand.

“We’re proud,” he told Los Angeles Downtown News on Wednesday, July 27, shortly after filing.

Noting that this marks his first run for public office, he added, “I think others will show they’ve raised money, but we’re starting from ground zero.”

Beutner, a former venture capitalist who in January 2010 began a 15-month stint as a top aide to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, held a string of fundraisers in the past several months. The figures announced last week were raised by June 30, the first deadline period for the Ethics Commission.

Beutner received money from 579 contributors, according to a statement from his campaign. The statement also said that $249,520 was raised online.

Beutner said he did not have a “concrete set of expectations” in terms of the amount he hoped to raise by this stage. Still, he sounded pleased with the results.

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Judge Blocks Arts District BID Vote Battle Rages Over Renewal and Expansion of Assessment District

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group of property owners fighting a proposed five-year renewal and expansion of the Arts District Business Improvement District has secured a temporary restraining order blocking the city from considering a vote on the plan. The vote was slated to take place July 26.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Ann I. Jones issued the order on July 22, four days before the City Council had been scheduled to consider the BID plan. Jones ordered the city to appear in court on Aug. 10 to show why the BID vote should proceed.

The move comes after the homeowners associations for the Biscuit Company and Toy Factory lofts, along with the owner of the Seventh Place-based furniture company Modernica, filed a legal challenge to the plan last week. The suit alleges that the BID violated state laws in preparing its plan for city certification and district-wide vote.

The Arts District BID is due to expire in December, but the organization is seeking a five-year renewal with slightly expanded boundaries. The larger area would encompass the residential buildings for the first time. Modernica is within the original borders.

Current operations for the BID, where the $1.2 million annual budget covers street cleaning, security and other services to the community, will continue as normal, said Estela Lopez, executive director of the Central City East Association, which manages the Arts District BID. “BID operations are not affected and our services continue uninterrupted,” Lopez said in an emailed statement. She declined to comment further on the situation because of the litigation.

The suit claims that, in order to qualify the plan for a vote, the BID relied on “rubber-stamped” support from public property owners in the area who do not benefit from the BID services. In particular, it questions property owned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

For a BID to be established or renewed, property owners representing a majority of the land must vote in favor of the self-assessments. In May, the Arts District BID secured signatures accounting for 50.66% of the land in the area. According to the lawsuit, 17.5% of it is government owned.

To Yuval Bar-Zemer, whose firm Linear City developed the Biscuit Co. and Toy Factory lofts, that split means the BID is supported by private property owners who con-

trol only about 33% of the land.

According to the suit, Metro, whose various sites in the district account for 8% of the 50.66% of property owner support in the BID’s May petition, did not actually authorize its support of the plan. The legal challenge maintains that the BID’s petition was signed by Velma Marshall, the agency’s deputy director for real estate, rather than Metro’s board of directors. Marshall is also

The lawsuit argues that the BID provides no real benefit to the government sites in the area.

a BID board member. It is not clear whether she was authorized to sign the petition on behalf of the agency.

Deputy City Attorney Christy NumanoHirua, who is handling the case for the city and is still investigating claims in the lawsuit, said it is unclear whether public agencies must act through their legislative bodies to formally support the formation of a special assessment district.

“That’s the million dollar question,” she said. “That’s what we’re researching.”

Metro’s board of directors voted in favor of the Arts District BID when it was forming in 2005, and did so based on a staff report and recommendation prepared by Marshall, according to Metro documents. Marshall, through a Metro spokesman, declined to comment because of the ongoing litigation.

Public Private Problem In May, Lopez told Los Angeles Downtown News that BID staff stopped collecting signatures in support of a renewal once they hit the 50.66% mark.

“We could have collected more petitions to get a higher percentage, but after you reach that point it becomes moot,” Lopez said at the time. “It’s a matter of resources.”

The BID’s proposed new map, which seeks to add the west side of Mateo Street and additional portions of East Seventh Street, was created by an engineer who verified that the

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Estela Lopez, who runs the business improvement district that operates in the Arts District. Her attempt to renew and expand the BID has been stymied by a lawsuit.

“benefit provided to each parcel equals the assessment amount the parcel pays,” Lopez said in a May email.

While public property is not exempt from BID assessments under state law, agencies can oppose assessment districts if their sites do not benefit from the corresponding special services. The city of Los Angeles and the Department of Water and Power also own properties in the district, among them a city truck maintenance facility and a DWP transformer yard. Both entities supported the BID’s petition for a new five-year term.

The lawsuit argues that the BID provides no real benefit to the government sites in the area.

“The City has done nothing to evaluate

whether the proposed BID provides any special benefits to the taxpayer-owned properties,” the suit argues.

Lopez said in her statement this week that CCEA lawyers and the City Attorney are reviewing the complaint, and that she expects the matter to be resolved “in the next two or three weeks.”

If the vote proceeds and property owners ultimately approve the BID, condo owners in the Toy Factory and Biscuit Co. buildings would pay approximately $100-$300 per year, depending on the size of their units.

According to the lawsuit, Modernica would owe about $11,000 per year.

Contact Ryan Vaillancourt at ryan@downtownnews.com.

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ittle Tokyo theater company East West Players is known for the plays and musicals it brings to the David Henry Hwang Theatre. What receives far less attention are the classes the Asian American company offers. EWP hopes to change that this week. On Thursday, Aug. 4, from 7-9 p.m., the company will host its “Arts Education Orientation Night.” The event will give an overview of EWP classes in subjects such as commercial auditions, scene study and voice and speech. “This is a great way for prospective students to learn about our classes and meet our instructors,” said Marilyn Tokuda, EWP’s arts education director, in a prepared statement. EWP is at 120 Judge John Aiso St. Information at (213) 725-7000 ext. 15 or mtokuda@eastwestplayers.org.

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He fired more than a half dozen rounds from a semi-automatic handgun as the two men were smoking outside the lounge.

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Party With the Police Thousands Expected for National Night Out Event in Pershing Square

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n times of trouble and concern, every­ thing from purse snatching to seeing suspicious activity, the first thing many Angelenos do is call the LAPD. This week in Pershing Square, Down­ towners will have the opportunity not just to find a cop, but to party with them. Within reason, of course.

As part of the 28th annual National Night Out, a crime and drug prevention event that promotes police and community part­ nerships in cities across the United States, Downtown officers and local stakeholders will come together in the park in the heart of the Financial District. It takes place Tuesday, Aug. 2, from 6-10 p.m.

“The event gives people the opportunity to meet with police officers in a different envi­ ronment,” said LAPD Officer Jack Richter, the main organizer of the event and the se­ nior lead officer for the Arts District, Little Tokyo and part of Skid Row. “Beyond that, it also allows people to meet their neighbors.

Downtown’s decrease in crime in the last few years is a direct result of the community coming together to work with the police.”

That collaboration is what encouraged Ken Nakano, director of operations at the Downtown Center Business Improvement District and a member of the Community Police Advisory Board, to help organize the event this year. He helped secure the location and was in charge of fundraising.

The Downtown installment of National Night Out is part community interaction, part cultural celebration. In addition to the meet

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and greet with law enforcement, there will be a K9 demonstration of search-and-rescue drills and live music courtesy of The Spazmatics, an ’80s cover band. The gathering is free.

A highlight of the event is the neighbor­ hood bicycle ride. During the four-mile trek, which goes from 8-9 p.m., police will es­ cort cyclists through L.A. Live, the Jewelry District, Chinatown, Olvera Street and Little Tokyo. The ride is for all ages and partici­ pants must wear helmets.

For Richter, the ride, which attracted more than 300 people in Chinatown last year, serves a dual purpose.

“It’s one of the most fun ways to build good relationships with people and it allows us to talk about bike road safety too,” he said.

Those who prefer to stay in the park can take in the live music starting at 8 p.m. In ad­ dition, several food vendors and artists from the weekly Farmer’s Market will be present.

Additionally, police cadets will be on hand to offer free fingerprinting services for kids, whether for fun or for school enrollment purposes.

For Louise Capone, senior recreation di­ rector at Pershing Square, the event is a natu­ ral fit. The park has emerged as a summer community hub in recent years, with a regu­ lar al fresco lineup of free concerts and films.

“We wanted to bring the event here be­ cause we have a high attendance rate for our summer program,” Capone said. “We’re hoping that the flow of energy will move to the National Night Out event too.”

Big Crowds National Night Out takes place on the

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The 2007 National Night Out in the Arts District. This year’s event is Aug. 2 from 6-10 p.m.

first Tuesday in August. It was founded by the nonprofit National Association of Town Watch in 1984. Police stations nationwide organize everything from block parties and cookouts to parades and flashlight commu­ nity walks.

In the Central City, the event’s growth has run parallel to Downtown’s population boost. In 2006 and years prior, it took place at the Central Division station in Skid Row. People were invited to a hot dog cookout, though less than 100 showed up, said Richter.

In 2007, Richter oversaw a move to the Arts District, and close to 1,200 people attended.

Since then, he has placed the Downtown National Night Out in a different commu­ nity each year. In 2008 the event landed in Little Tokyo and drew a record 4,500 people.

Olvera Street hosted the gathering in 2009 and Chinatown drew approximately 3,500 people last year.

“We expect from 3,500 to 4,000 people this

year,” said Richter.

Richter said he expects about 25 LAPD officials to be on hand, given no major inci­ dents call them to duty. He noted that sev­ eral deputy chiefs have signed up and that Police Chief Charlie Beck (a former captain of Central Division) may stop by.

While the police brass is a nice touch, Nakano noted that the true value lies in the interaction between local stakeholders and the officers who are already a regular pres­ ence in the community.

“With events like this you put a face to a badge and allow the citizen to speak oneon-one with the officers, allowing them to voice their concerns about their areas,” said Nakano. “I think that alone helps in prevent­ ing and reducing crime.”

National Night Out is Tuesday, Aug. 2, at Pershing Square, 532 S. Olive St., (213) 8474970 or laparks.org/pershingsquare. For more information call Richter at (951) 532-5766.

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While it’s a private company, it works closely with public agencies including the Dept. of Homeland Security. The company sends its security directors to regular training sesU.S. Bank sions with DHS, the FBI and the LAPD. Continued from page 1 Tower, the don’t see it on a daily basis, there is constant security vigilance Several times a year, DHS and the LAPD Major Crimes tallest building in the West, and sharing of information centered on the skyline. Central Division participate in “red teaming” of high-rises, when was identified City skyscrapers have long been considered potential targets, counterterrorism workers pose as visitors to the property and as a previous even before the Bush Administration detailed an alleged plot try to breach security systems. The building’s security director potential target OWNTO by organizers of the World Trade Center attacks to fly aDplane is aware of the exercise, but the guards working the property WN Rocking of Al Qaeda NEWS RocketWteiths 2 into U.S. Bank Tower in 2002. are not clued in. After the exercise, Universal sits down with terrorists.

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DHS and the LAPD to see where it can improve its protocols, A Bigger U.S. Dept. of and Bette r Cornfie of Homeland Security doing more to get high-level informasaid Brady Metcalfe, Universal’s general manager for the Homeland ld Park Security tion to local officials, said DHS spokesman Matt Chandler.

Downtown region. officials have “DHS has focused on getting resources and information Metcalfe said the company also employs strategies like described the out of Washington, D.C., and into the hands of state and loregularly altering the times and paths used by guards patroloffice towers of cal law enforcement,” Chandler said. ling buildings so people can’t nail down the security team’s the Downtown It’s a shift that not only has resulted in local law enforceroutine. That’s not necessarily a new practice, but before 9/11 skyline as ment gaining faster and increased access to intelligence culled it wasn’t always in place. Now, basic strategies such as fluctu“critical by federal agencies. The information sharing also applies to ating patrols are industry standard, he said. infrastructure.”

C private security companies that represent the first line of deThe effort doesn’t stop there. The LAPD also seeks to reach fense and crime prevention in Downtown office towers.For Homeless Wtime a secure online messaging system that functions like a out to local workers and residents, knowing the power that omen, aon New om e line, or an internal blog to share information on “We all have relationships with high-ranking LAPD offi- real-timeHtip hundreds of thousands of eyeballs have to catch something D cials that any one of us can call if we sense something’s going suspicious activities. Dubbed RPICCS (Regional Public Private out of the ordinary. The department last year launched the on, something’s not right,” said Scott Naso, senior regional Infrastructure Collaboration System), it allows a security guard iWatch program, which seeks to get workers and residents to vice president of Universal Protection Service, the largest pro- to message all the buildings in the area about, say, a “building quickly report suspicious behaviors and activities. A team of vider of private security in Downtown office towers. “Before creeper” — someone without ID who attempts to gain access LAPD analysts goes through every report from the public.

9/11, trying to get someone on the phone over there, it was to a property without proper clearance. The department’s The various protection efforts have combined, perhaps like, not happening.”

Major Crimes Division launched RPICCS in 2006. with a bit of luck, to keep the Downtown skyline unscathed The Downtown office towers are iconic, some packed with On a recent afternoon, Chow sat in front of the desktop and largely unaffected by acts of terrorism. In 20 years, Chow high-profile corporate institutions, others with hotel guests computer in his 10th floor office at the LAPD headquarters said there has been only one instance of a shooting in a or residents. Much like international airports and even theme building to monitor the latest intelligence. A high-rise security Downtown high-rise. In May 1992, a man looking for his parks such as Disneyland, the city’s skyline is part of Southern guard had alerted other property managers that three young estranged wife walked into the building now known as the California’s “critical infrastructure,” according to the Dept. men wearing backpacks had just tried to gain entry, claiming Pacific Financial Center at 800 W. Sixth St. carrying a garof Homeland Security. When it comes to ideologically driven they wanted to see their parents upstairs. But they couldn’t ment bag that held a shotgun, a hunting knife and two conterrorism, Chow said, a high-rise has the makings of a high- name their parents or the companies where they worked. tainers of lighter fluid. He shot and injured a woman before impact target.

The men ultimately left, according to the message, and even responding LAPD officers shot and killed him.

“Terrorists are looking to disrupt,” Chow said. “The first admitted that they had been lying.

Chow said he could not envision the incident happening 1264 W. 1st St., LA, CA 90026 thing is to harm the economy, and you have these imporIt may not have been a terrorist plot foiled (the building today. Current building security protocols and infrastructure (213) all 481-1448 • FAX (213) 250-4617 tant financial institutions up there. It’s almost like the people security officials chalked it up to juvenile troublemakers), but make it very difficult to enter an elevator without proper LADowntownNews.com Look for this symbol in the upper right hand corner at who get killed are just collateral damage to them.” it’s an example of agencies or companies sharing information identification, he said. downtownnews.com or ladowntownnews.com/forms/maillist Red Team in a way that did not happen 10 years ago.

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city EditoR t first glance, Casa Jalapeño looks like the countless throwaway little eateries in the Fashion District. You know, the places that are tiny and filled with pictures of the food they serve. There’s usually a disinterested person behind the counter who barely looks up when you order. When the food arrives, it’s little more than a plate of bland, warmed-up calories.

Casa Jalapeño shares some of these traits. It’s small, with only four tables. There are also pictures of the food covering the door and windows.

Fortunately, that’s where the similarities end. Unlike the throwaways, Casa Jalapeño has an actual chef in the kitchen, one with a uniform, an impressive resume and an undeniable enthusiasm for his food.

“We just barely got started. I haven’t even started doing most of the stuff I want to do,”Kyle Moore, the tattooed chef and owner of Casa Jalapeño, told me last week while I sipped on the house specialty, a delicious horchata milkshake.

Moore opened Casa Jalapeño in May. His resume includes time at Vert Brassiere, a now-closed Hollywood restaurant owned by Wolfgang Puck. Most recently, he worked at the popular Historic Core eatery Pete’s Café.

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A bigger kick comes from Moore’s jalapeño aioli, which is spread generously on the burger. It includes lime and Tapatio and delivers a spicy aftertaste without overwhelming the other flavors. But one piece of advice: Eat slow, or the heat will build up in your mouth and you won’t enjoy the burger as much.

The burger comes with skinny fries, but another piece of advice: Ask for the seasoned fries instead. You won’t regret it.

Another interesting creation is the Thai-spiced turkey burger ($7.99 with fries and drink). It includes a pineapple cilantro chutney and ginger lemon aioli. The house pretzel ($3.50), with pepperoni and sliced jalapeños, is a meal in itself, albeit not one for those who fear the spice.

The chatty Moore also serves some off-the-menu items that he will gladly tell you about.

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The true house specialty, however, is the horchata milkshake ($2.99). Moore takes a blend of horchata ice cream he has made for the restaurant, adds cinnamon, milk powder and whipped cream. The drink is very filling and more reminiscent of a Central American horchata, which is richer and denser, than the milky Mexican rice-milk version, although it’s made from the latter.

Moore plans on opening a food truck soon, so you may see him closer to the heart of Downtown. Then again, the grub is definitely worth the trip to the southern portion of the Fashion District. Just make sure you’re walking into the right place. It’s the one with the real chef behind the counter.

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Monday: “Mustache Mondays” at La Cita Bar The popular gay and drag queen-friendly club has been running since 2007, and it’s back at its longtime home of La Cita after a short stint at the Belasco Theater. The crowd, mostly comprised of gay men, also includes lesbians, transgender people and a scattering of straight men and women.

From feather boas and fishnet veils to T-shirts and shorts, fashion here varies as much as the tunes blaring from the turntables of resident DJs Total Freedom and Josh Peace. Expect electro, techno and ’80s hits like Prince’s “I Wanna Be Your Lover” and “Into the Groove” by Madonna.

Guest drag-queen performances are always in store at this motley and lively club.

Open 9 p.m.-2 a.m., cover $5 before 11 p.m., $8 after. At 336 S. Hill St., (213) 687-7111, lacitabar.com or mustachemondays.info.

Tuesday: “Rudy Tuesdays” at Bar 107 It’s all about roller-skating jams at this Old Bank District destination that booms several nights a week. Expect to hear ’70s funk classics like “Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll” by Vaughan Mason & Crew and the Zapp Band’s catchy “More Bounce to the Ounce.” The dance floor, which is about the size of an IKEA bedroom display room, always gets packed pretty fast.

Dancing starts at 10 p.m. and there is no cover. At 107 W. Fourth St., (213) 625-7382 or myspace.com/bar107.

Wednesday: “Club Magic” at Vertigos Bar & Grill Electronic music lovers mix at this Civic Center spot’s weekly techno, house and dubstep night. Synthesizers and drum machines reverberate as revelers, many of them young and trendy, show off “liquid dancing” moves that set off bodies in wave-like motion. Tunes by British band The Prodigy, French duo Daft Punk and others of that ilk emanate from the speakers. The two dance floors get filled.

Open 10 p.m.-2 a.m., $10 cover. At 801 W. Temple St., (213) 977-0888 or vertigos.com.

Thursday: “Metropoli” at Mountain Bar A night of rock en Español has DJs La Muy Muy and Fancy Guey spinning indie and alternative tunes from the ’80s; they are especially fond of glam rock, post punk and electro pop. Promoter and DJ Carlos Metropoli regularly brings in guests to this Chinatown party. Past attendees include singer Gil Cerezo of Mexican rock band Kinky and local garage pop group

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Doors open 9 p.m., no cover. At 475 Gin Ling Way, (213) 6257500 or mountainbar.com.

Friday: “Friday Sound Machine” at the Mayan “Dance Downtown” at the Music Center Expect to hear everything from salsa and reggaeton to house and hip-hop at this longtime dance destination.

Fridays at the pre-Colombian styled venue offers house, top 40 and rock en Español on the main floor, courtesy of DJ Pepper and DJ Saturn. DJ Pedro el Sabroso plays Latin rhythms, including salsa, merengue and cumbia in the mezzanine.

DJ Oggy spins hip-hop in the basement. The heavily Latino crowd packs the space each and every week.

Also worth trying during the summer is Dance Downtown, the free series held every other Friday night on a small stage on the Music Center Plaza.

Organized by the Music Center’s Active Arts Initiative, it offers lessons starting at 6:30 p.m., then DJs spin until after dark.

It’s a different style of music every night — check out zydeco Aug. 26 and samba Sept. 9 — and the crowd is a multiethnic, multigenerational reflection of Downtown.

Friday Night Sound Machine open 9 p.m.-2:30 a.m., cover $10 before 10:30 p.m., $17 after. Formal attire strictly enforced. At 1038 S. Hill St., (213) 746-4287 or clubmayan.com.

Dance Downtown runs 6:30-10 p.m. Free at 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-3660 or musiccenter.org.

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Dancing is huge in Downtown Los Angeles, though it’s different than most other places in the city. The diversity of the local community means no single style dominates. That’s a good thing, and on any given night you can find a place to shimmy and shake to indie, electro, hip-hop, salsa, swing and more. To help out, Los Angeles Downtown News has assembled this guide to the best places to get your groove on, no matter what night it is.

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The popular gay and drag queen friendly club Mustache Mondays fills La Cita.

Saturday: Elevate Lounge The crowds come to this 21st floor club for both the top 40 hits and the spectacular views. The young and hip dancers, mostly in their 20s and see Dancing, page 20

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Nike 3 on 3 Tourney, By the Numbers Huge Hoops Fest Bounces Back to South Park

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all it a three-peat, or make that a three-on-three-peat.

The Nike 3 on 3 basketball tournament returns to L.A. Live Aug. 6-7.

Back in 2009, the weekend hoops bonanza was somewhat of an experiment, inspired largely by Anschutz Entertainment Group’s desire to fill an early August hole in its L.A. Live programming schedule. The effort worked, bringing in 500 teams of all ages and levels. It’s grown since then.

Los Angeles Downtown News breaks down the 2011 event, by the numbers.

4,400: The approximate number of people expected to play in the weekend tourney. That’s based on the more than 1,000 teams (each four-person squad includes three players and a substitute) that have already signed up and AEG’s expectation that the total team tally will end up around 1,100. That would be 100 more teams than registered last year, which doubled the 500 from the inaugural campaign.

1,200: The number of miles, approximately, between Downtown Los Angeles and Spokane, Wash., home of the Spokane Hoop Fest. The annual 3-on-3 tournament in the Pacific Northwest is the blueprint for the Nike event in Los

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Up to 1,100 teams are expected to play in the third annual Nike 3 on 3 basketball tournament at L.A. Live on Aug. 6-7.

Angeles. Organizers from the 21-year-old Spokane tournament fly down every year to administer the Nike event, sharing its bracket-making formula and its rulebook.

160: Cost, in dollars, for a team to register. The fee also gets participants a ticket to a Clippers game (keep your fingers crossed that the 2011/2012 season isn’t scuttled by a labor dispute), a T-shirt and other goodies.

60: The approximate number of half-courts that will be set up all around the L.A. Live campus. The half-courts — teams take turns shooting on the same rim — will line Chick Hearn Court and will take over two parking lots on the east side of Figueroa Street on Saturday and Sunday. Eleventh Street will be closed to traffic too, in order to accommodate the court sprawl. Another pair of courts will be set up in Nokia Plaza to host celebrity games, a dunk contest and the tournament championship.

20: The number of points it takes to win. If neither team notches 20 points after 25 minutes, the squad leading by 2 or more is declared the winner.

13: The number of different competition divisions. The baker’s dozen of brackets accommodate an array of age and skill levels, starting with the elite division for men and women, multiple youth categories, the wheelchair division and, for the first time, a Special Olympics division.

8: The height, in feet, of the baskets for a division for third and fourth graders. Sorry, height-challenged office grunts — all adults will play on regulation 10-foot hoops.

4: Maximum time, in seconds, a player in the wheelchair division is allowed to camp out in the painted area of the court.

3: Minimum number of games each participant is guaranteed to play.

2: The number of points a team gets when a player makes a shot from beyond 19 feet. All other baskets are worth one point.

1.5: The number of legs on the bodies of the men from Amp 1, a group of amputees who play basketball standing up, and who wear jerseys with numbers ending in “.5”. The Amp 1 league will bring three teams for an exhibition tourney within the tournament. The players have lost a part of their leg in accidents or due to medical conditions. But they’ve got serious game. They’ll prove it in at least one exhibition on Saturday, June 6, against a set of celebrities.

1: The number of Red Hot Chili Peppers who have competed in the tourney before. It was Peppers bassist and known Laker fanatic Flea. The little man with the big bass skipped the tournament’s fan favorite celebrity game and played instead among the regular participants. His basketball affinity makes sense — fleas have mad hops. .33 repeating: The proportional membership of Darryl McDaniels in the seminal hip-hop group Run-DMC McDaniels will perform on Saturday as part of the fan-friendly entertainment options meant to cater to participants and non-participants alike. McDaniels will also sit in as a guest judge in Saturday’s dunk contest at 2:30 p.m.

0: Cost, in dollars and cents, to watch. All events on both days are free.

The Nike 3 on 3 Tournament is 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat.-Sun., Aug. 6-7, at 1000 W. Olympic Blvd. More information, including schedule details, at nike3on3.com.

Contact Ryan Vaillancourt at ryan@downtownnews.com.

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Wednesday, augusT 3 Brasil Brazil at Lunchtime Concerts Pershing Square, 532 S. Olive St., (213) 847-4970 or laparks.org/pershingsquare.

12-1:30 p.m.: The weekly farmer’s market and midday serenade features upbeat music from our esteemed colleagues in Portuguese-speaking South America. Brasil Brazil offers a soundtrack to those eating food and buying produce.

Thursday, augusT 4 Container Gardening Seminar Los Angeles Central Library, 630 W. Fifth St., or lapl.org 12:15 p.m.: High-octane horticultural expert Jorge Ochoa, a professor at Long Beach Community College, will demonstrate how to create a miniature container garden and garden scene.

Funny but True: An Evening with Shelley Berman, Prince Gomolvilas and MPW Storytellers USC University Club, 645 W. Exposition Blvd. or (213) 740-3252.

7-9 p.m.: A night of funny but true stories told/ performed by comedian/actor Shelley Berman, playwright/performer Prince Gomolvilas and students from USC’s Master of Professional Writing Program.

MOCA Engagement Party Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, 152 N. Central Ave., (213) 626-6222 or moca.org 7-10 p.m.: Hone your river-scouting skills during the latest installment of MOCA’s Engagement Party series. Resident arts collective the L.A. Urban Rangers present the River Ramble. Participants will journey through the riparian corridor of art, industry and infrastructure to explore the past and future of the L.A. River in Downtown and its place in the megalopolis’ watershed. Those not interested in the walk to the river are encouraged to bring a bicycle. saTurday, augusT 6 Nike 3 on 3 Tournament LA Live, 1111 S. Figueroa St. or nike3on3.com.

8 a.m.-6 p.m.: From the elite division to wheelchair brackets, the Nike 3 on 3 basketball tournament pits the city’s best roundball amateurs against one another at this weekend event. There are celebrity games and a dunk contest too. Continues Aug. 7.

Black Los Angeles: American Dreams and Racial Realities California African-American Museum, 600 State Dr., Exposition Park or caamuseum.org.

2 p.m.: A presentation and lecture on the book, Black Los Angeles: American Dreams and Realities.

It’s an in-depth analysis of the historical and contemporary contours of black life in Los Angeles from a research project from the Ralph H. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA. sunday, augusT 7 BYOiPod at Golden Gopher 417 W. Eighth St., (213) 614-8001 or

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re you a loser? Are you interested in commiserating with other losers? If you answered yes to either of these questions, then The Belle Brigade, whose song “Losers” earned a following, is the acoustic duo for you. Siblings Ethan and Barbara Gruska bring their special brand of noncompetitive, halcyon folk to the Grammy Museum on Monday, Aug. 1. The band’s low-key sound and cornerstone harmonies have drawn comparisons to Fleetwood Mac and Paul Simon. Heartfelt melodies from the Gruska kids have an authentic appeal, so their show at the intimate venue should catch the duo in stride. At 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-6800, ticketmaster.com or grammymuseum.org.

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three The Fantastic Four is not only a label for superheroes. On Friday, Aug. 5, the Quartetto Fantastico, helmed by Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, takes the stage twice at Grand Performances.

The classical ensemble breaks the mold of chamber composition with their unique string adaptations of modern favorites. The group’s hip grooves and covers will fill the Cal Plaza Watercourt at noon in a show pitched to the thousands of folks laboring in nearby office towers. Then, at 8 p.m., the Quartetto comes back, and brings Geoff “Double D” Gallegos, from the daKAH Hip Hop Orchestra, along for the rousing ride. At 350 S. Grand Ave., (213) 687-2190 or grandperformances.org.

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Jason Payne leads the Hirsuta architectural firm and works as a professor at UCLA, but what has he done for Downtown? Thanks for asking. Payne is the featured artist at the Southern California Institute of Architecture’s Rawhide: The New Shingle Style exhibit. The recently opened show, which runs through Sept. 11, offers a glimpse of Payne’s renewal of the “Raspberry Fields” structure in Utah and the unorthodox curled shingles that form its revamped exterior. The centerpieces of the exhibit are the sharp grains and curled textures of the shingled roof, reproduced for visitors to gaze upon. Cedar shingles evoke the wild side of nature and present building materials as the rough skin of a structure in this surprising glimpse at modern architectural aesthetics. At 960 E. Third St., (213) 613-2200 or sciarc.edu.

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Lovers of glossy pop songs such as “Firework,” “Teenage Dream” and “California Girls” will be delighted to hear that songstress Katy Perry is appearing at the Nokia Theatre this week. In fact, it’s triple the fun as the preacher’s daughter takes her glamorous pop anthems and ostentatious costumes to Downtown for a three-night stint Aug. 5-7. Entitled “California Dreams,” the singer’s highly anticipated tour is less Mamas and Papas’ West Coast phantasmagoria and more pink, plastic extravagance. Perry, who is appearing in movie theaters now as the voice of Smurfette in The Smurfs, is riding the crest of her platinum album Teenage Dream and her widely publicized marriage to British bad boy Russell Brand. At 777 Chick Hearn Court, (213) 763-6020, nokiatheatrelalive.com or katyperry.com.

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Tuesday, augusT 2 National Night Out Pershing Square, 532 S. Olive St., (213) 847-4970 or lacity.org 6-10 p.m.: In the name of community building and crime prevention, National Night Out offers a chance for area stakeholders and the LAPD to interact in a fun, festive environment. The event features community booths, food vendors, a bike ride, a K9 demonstration and live music from the Spazmatics, who play at 8 p.m. See more on p. 7.

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SPONSORED LISTINGS Friday Night Flicks Pershing Square, 532 S. Olive St., laparks.org/ pershingsquare Friday nights: Every Friday night from July 15 through October 28, Pershing Square will present a variety of movies. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets to place on the lawn. Picnic baskets and snacks are welcome. No alcohol allowed. Film begins sometime after 8 p.m. when the sun is down over the venue. On Aug. 5, the film is Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. Free Downtown Audio Walking Tours Various Locations, crala.org/art.

Free audio walking tours and maps are available for download at crala.org/art. Explore Downtown’s Bunker Hill, Financial District, Historic Core and Little Tokyo neighborhoods by discovering public art and places developed through the CRA/LA Art Program.

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8 p.m.-2 a.m.: Decide the soundtrack at Bring Your Own iPod night. The Golden Gopher hooks you up (literally), so bring your own music and blast it through the bar. If you’ve ever wanted to fill the Gopher with “The Crying Game” or Rick Astley, this is your chance.

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

Aug. 5, 9:30 p.m.: Elliott Smith’s intensely intimate songs helped popularize lo-fi indie-rock, a traditionally underground genre until his song “Miss Misery” took Hollywood by surprise. After his mysterious death in 2003, Smith’s peers avoided the media. Until Searching for Elliot Smith, which traces his past from a high school National Merit Scholar to his work in the Portland rock band Heatmiser to critical acclaim to his untimely death at the age of 34.

Downtown Independent 251 S. Main St., (213) 617-1033 or downtownindependent.com.

If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front (Aug. 5, 5 and 9 p.m.; Aug. 6, noon and 9:30 p.m.; Aug. 7, 5 and 7 p.m.).

Flagship Theatres University Village 3323 S. Hoover St., (213) 748-6321 or flagshipmovies. com.

Through August 1: Cowboys & Aliens (10:15 a.m. and 1, 3:45, 6:30 and 9:15 p.m., Late Shows Fri and Sat: Midnight); Captain America: The First Avenger: 3D (10:20 a.m. and 1:10, 4, 7 and 9:50 p.m., Late Shows Fri and Sat: 12:30 a.m.); Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 2: 3D (10:30 a.m. and 1:30, 4:30, 7:30 and 10:30 p.m.)

August 5 (Partial List): Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Midnight).

Friday Night Flicks Pershing Square 532 S. Olive, or laparks.org/ pershingsquare.

Aug. 5, 8 p.m.: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. Watch Indy swap a bag of sand for a golden idol in this classic adventure film so filled with awesomeness that it melts Nazi faces right off.

IMAX Theater California Science Center, 700 State Drive, (213) 7442019 or californiasciencecenter.org.

Through September 5: A sweeping portrait of the history, culture and religion of the Arabian Peninsula, Arabia 3D is a mix of contemporary scenes of modern-day Arabian life, epic historical recreations of ancient civilizations and stunning digital visual effects, shot at more than twenty locations across Saudi Arabia.

Also through September 5: Born to be Wild 3D is an inspiring story of love, dedication and the remarkable bond between humans and animals.

This film documents orphaned orangutans and elephants and the people who rescue and raise them.

Outdoor Cinema Food Fest Exposition Park, 700 Exposition Park Dr. or outdoorcinemafoodfest.com.

Aug. 6, 5:30 p.m.: Fargo. Thickly accented police work and gruesome dead of winter action forms the backbone of this Coen Brothers’ classic playing in Exposition Park. Gourmet food trucks including PattyWagon, Mandoline Grill, Papas Tapas and Lakestreet Creamery are there too. So is the band New Kingdom. Gates at 5:30 p.m.; film at 8:30 p.m.

REDCAT Theatre 631 West Second St., (213) 237-2800 or redcat.org Through Aug. 28: For her first solo exhibition in the U.S., Dublin-based artist Jesse Jones, whose work focuses on the political and social history of cinema, presents a newly commissioned 16mm film titled The Struggle Against Ourselves.

Regal Cinema L.A. Live 1000 W. Olympic Blvd., (877) 835-5734 or lalive.com.

Through August 4: Cowboys & Aliens (11 a.m. and 1, 1:30, 2, 4, 5, 7, 7:30, 8, 10 and 11 p.m.); Crazy, Stupid, Love (11:10 a.m. and 1:20, 2:10, 4:10, 5:10, 7:10, 7:50 and 10:40 p.m.); Life in a Day (12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:20 and 9:40 p.m.); The Smurfs 3D (1:50 and 7 p.m.); The Smurfs 2D (11:20 a.m. and 4:20 and 9:30 p.m.); Captain America: The First Avenger (12:40, 3:30, 4:10, 6:40, 9:40 and 10:20 p.m.); Captain America: The First Avenger: 3D (11 a.m. and 1:50, 4:50, 7:50 and 10:50 p.m.); Friends With Benefits (1:30, 4:30, 7:30 and 10:30 p.m.); Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (1, 4, 7:20 and 10:20 p.m.); Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 3D (9:50 p.m.); Horrible Bosses (1:40, 4:30, 6:50 and 9:30 p.m.); Zookeeper (11:10 a.m. and 1:40, 4:20, 6:50 and 9:20 p.m.); Transformers: Dark of the Moon 3D (12:30 and 3:50 p.m.).

On Dec. 7, 2005, federal agents conducted a nationwide sweep of radical environmentalists involved with the Earth Liberation Front, which the FBI has called America’s “number one domestic terrorism threat.” Starting on Friday, Aug. 5, the Downtown Independent screens If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front, which recounts the group’s rise and fall through the transformation and radicalization of one of its members, Daniel McGowan. It’s part coming-of-age tale, part cops-and-robbers thriller about a man now facing life in prison. The film screens through Aug. 11, show times vary. The Downtown Independent is at 251 S. Main St., (213) 617-1033 or downtownindependent.com.

Aug. 5 (Partial List): The Change-Up (11:40 a.m. and 2:10, 4:40, 7:10 and 10 p.m.); Rise of the Planet of the Apes (1:20, 4:20, 7:20 and 10:20 p.m.).

ROCK, POP & JAZZ Blue Whale 123 Astronaut E.S. Onizuka St., (213) 620-0908 or bluewhalemusic.com. All shows 8 p.m.

Aug. 2: A jam session (as in music, not jelly) hosted by Los Angeles Jazz Collective.

Aug. 3: Adam Benjamin and Storm Nilson perform together as the Red Oak Duo. Aug. 4: Straight from New York, the Leni Stern Trio.

Aug. 5: Ben Wendel, John Escreet, Dave Robaire and Mark Ferber.

Aug. 6: Tim Lefevbre Quartet.

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

Aug. 1, 10 p.m.: Robert Francis and, they of the high voltage shoes, Boots Electric.

Aug. 6, 9 p.m.: Sun Araw and Matthew David join Brooklyn twosome High Places.

Cicada Cicada Restaurant, 617 S. Olive St., (213) 488-9488 or cicadarestaurant.com.

Aug.7, 6-11 p.m.: The restaurant is transformed into a vintage, old Hollywood-style dance club every Sunday. This week the musical stylings of the Johnny Crawford Dance Orchestra grace the grand stage. Come out to appreciate the big band, swank costumes, dinner and cocktails.

Club Nokia Corner of Olympic Blvd. and Figueroa St., clubnokia. com.

Aug. 3, 8 p.m.: Rappin’ reggae style for YHWH, it’s Matisyahu. If you bring a better beard than the guy on stage, you win! With Tea Leaf Green.

Aug. 6, 9 p.m.: Tropicali at the Conga Room features salsa lessons, DJs and live band; at 11 p.m., Vive features Spanish pop, DJs and live band.

Exchange 618 S. Spring St., (213) 627-8070 or exchangela.com.

Aug. 4, 9 p.m.: Paper Ships presents Manimal Vinyl with Sister Crayon, Papercranes and Blackbird Blackbird.

Grammy Museum 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-6800 or grammymuseum.org.

Aug. 1, 7:30 p.m.: The museum’s “Homegrown” series welcomes local siblings and acoustic duo the Belle Brigade for an intimate performance of their harmonious musical musings. See Don’t Miss List.

Aug. 2, 8 p.m.: Six string slinging, heartland hero John Hiatt joins the Grammy foundation’s Scott Goldman in a conversation on the day Hiatt’s new album Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns hits stores.

Grand Performances California Plaza, 350 S. Grand Ave., visit grandperformances.org.

Aug. 4, 8 p.m.: From the 1930s to the 1980s, The Phillips Music Co. of Boyle Heights was more than a music store or a record shop; it was a space for democracy. USC professor Josh Kun leads a multimedia lecture that explores this rich musical and cultural history.

Aug. 5, noon: Miguel Atwood-Ferguson returns with his string quartet, Quartetto Fantastico, to perform unexpected covers and new compositions in genre-fusing styles that challenge musical boundaries.

Aug. 5, 8 p.m.: Miguel Atwood Ferguson and Geoff “Double G” Gallegos (of the daKAH Hip Hop Orchestra) team up to present an evening of new works and surprising interpretations of covers.

Aug. 6, 8 p.m.: Israel-born singer Ravid Kahalani, who grew up in a traditional Yemenite family, brings his nine-piece group Yemen Blues to perform a program that mixes jazz, funk and a healthy dose of Middle Eastern music. Also playing is Watcha Clan; the French act melds the spiritual eclecticism of Gnawa music, trance, drum-n-bass, Balkan brass and Sephardic folk.

Las Perlas 107 E. Sixth Street, (213) 988-8355 or lasperlas.la Aug. 3, 9 p.m.: Becky Stark’s Bunny Love.

Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park, 2230 W. Sixth St., (213) 384-5701 or levittla.org.

Aug. 4, 7 p.m.: Contemporary Mexican rock from Torreblanca.

Aug. 5, 7 p.m.: The Debo Band with opening act Fendika.

Aug. 6, 7 p.m.: Get a dose of dub with reggae/soul devotees The Lions.

Pershing Square Summer Concerts 532 S. Olive St., (213) 485-1645 or laparks.org/ pershingsquare. All concerts at 8 p.m.

Aug. 4: Named after the Long Beach neighborhood, killer indie outfit Bixby Knolls play Pershing Square with low-key, hard luck trio Marcus Very Ordinary. It’s part of Spaceland night at the park.

Aug. 6: Why did the ska fan drop a roll of toilet paper? So he could pick it up, pick it up, pick it up!

If you get this riddle, then you’ll want to be on hand for old school ska act The Untouchables. Bring your own porkpie hat.

Redwood Bar & Grill 316 W. Second St., (213) 680-2600 or theredwoodbar. com.

Aug. 2, 8 p.m.: Adam Bones, Shotty and the Telephone Lovers.

Aug. 4, 8 p.m.: Crawl Space and Warm Climate.

Aug. 6, 8 p.m.: SIR Showcase.

Aug. 7, 8 p.m.: Poppy psychedelic rock from the Preservation.

Senor Fish 422 E. First St. or senorfish.net.

Aug. 1, 7:30 p.m.: An evening of jazz from Mexico City born saxophonist Javier Vergara.

Seven Grand 515 W. Seventh St., sevengrand.la.

Aug. 1, 10 p.m.: Ron King Quartet.

Aug. 2, 10 p.m.: House band The Makers.

The Smell 247 S. Main St., alley between Spring and Main streets, thesmell.org. All shows at 8 p.m.

Aug. 2: Captain Ahab, Bubblegum Octopus, Screamin’ Cyn Cyn and The Pons and Essay.

Aug. 4: NASA Space Universe, Low Places HueMan Air/Or. Aug. 5: Orca Team, Footwork, Sweater Girls and Summer Twins.

Aug. 6: Disasteradio, Captain Ahab, Kevin Blechdom and I.E. The Varnish 118 E. Sixth St., (213) 622-9999 or thevarnishbar.com.

Aug. 1, 9 p.m.: Jamie Elman tinkles the house ivories.

Aug. 2, 8 p.m.: Jazzman pianist Mark Bosserman entertains.

THEATER, OPERA & DANCE Magic Strings The Bob Baker Marionette Theater, 1345 W. First St., (213) 250-9995 or bobbakermarionettes.com.

Open-ended run: In Magic Strings, more than 100 of Bob Baker’s fantastical marionettes appear in an hour-long variety revue. After the performance, guests are invited to have refreshments in the Party Room.

LoveSick LOFT ensemble, 929 E. Second St., (213) 680-0392 or loftensemble.com.

Aug. 6, 8 p.m.; Aug. 7, 7 p.m.: A dark, comic Wonderland-like journey into the poetic story of two lovers caught in the same dream. Hate when that happens.

Sun Sisters Alexandria Hotel, 501 S. Spring St., (213) 489-3703 or companyofangels.org.

July 29-August 28: The Company of Angels presents a new play by Vasanti Saxena. The play explores the clash between unspoken desires and cultural traditions as one woman’s illness forces her to examine her life’s choices.

MUSEUMS Museum of Contemporary Art, Geffen Contemporary 152 N. Central Ave., (213) 621-1741 or moca.org.

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We Got Games Dodgers on the Road, Hoopsters Look for a Matinee Spark Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium, 1000 Elysian Park Ave., (213) 224-1400 or dodgers.mlb.com.

The Dodgers won four in a row last week. That bears repeating. The Dodgers, during the four game stretch July 23-26, went undefeated. Hey, it’s the small victories that count these days. The Blue Crew hits the road in search of itty-bitty victories this week, their quest starting down the 405 Freeway in San Diego (Aug. 1-3). Then it’s off to Arizona to tangle with the Diamondbacks again (Aug. 5-7). The big question is whether the Dodgers can make a run at the wildcard without more power in the lineup. It doesn’t look good.

Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center, 1111 S. Figueroa St., (213) 929-1300 or wnba.com/sparks.

Aug. 3, noon; Aug. 7, 5:30 p.m.: Looking for a way to put some spark in your Wednesday afternoon? How about

some matinee hoops at Staples Center? The Sparks hope to put a shade on the Connecticut Sun. Still sans Candace Parker, the Sparks could use some help. They had lost three in a row as of press time, so Sparks fans can’t pick a better moment to go and help mascot Sparky cheer on their team. Later in the week, the Sparks look for revenge against Maya Moore and the Minnesota Lynx.

Nike 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament L.A. Live, 1000 W. Olympic Blvd., nike3on3.com.

Aug. 6-7, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.: The Nike 3 on 3 tourney returns for its third installment. Approximately 1,100 teams are expected to play on 60 half courts set up all around the L.A. Live campus. The 13 competitive brackets accommodate an array of age and skill levels, from elites to youth categories to a Special Olympics division. There is also a dunk competition and a celebrity game. The tournament is free and open to the public. See more on p. 12.

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troversial art form and cultural phenomenon. FeaPermanent: Nancy Rubins’ cheekily and compreturing installations by 50 of the most dynamic artists hensively titled “Chas’ Stainless Steel, Mark Thompfrom the graffiti and street art community, includ- son’s Airplane Parts, About 1000 Pounds of Stainless ing Fab 5 Freddy (New York), Lee Quiñones (New Steel Wire, Gagosian’s Beverly Hills Space, at MOCA York), Futura (New York), Margaret Kilgallen (San (2001-2002)” is a monumental sculpture made out Francisco), Swoon (New York), Shepard Fairey (Los of parts of an airplane.

Angeles), Os Gemeos (São Paulo), and JR (Paris). Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Mondays are free.

Natural History Museum, 900 Exposition Blvd., (213) Museum of Contemporary Art, Grand Avenue 763–3466 or nhm.org.

250 S. Grand Ave., (213) 621-2766 or moca.org.

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$13,999 2006 Nissan Xterra S ........................................................ $15,999 Carfax 1 Owner, Silver, RWD, 37k miles, 4.0 6 Cyl. N110810-1/6C548329 2007 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SL ............................................ $20,499 Certified, V6 3.5L Auto ABS, A/C, only 27k miles. N111041-1/7C823560 2005 Nissan Altima 3.5 SE ..............................................

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NAme chANge Change of name

described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 9/16/2011 Time: 9:00am Dept.: 1A Room: 548 The address of the court is STANLEY MOSK COURTHOUSE, 111 N Hill Street, Los Angeles CA 90012 Date Filed: 7/07/2011 Hon. Matthew C. St. George, Commissioner Judge of the Superior Court Pub. 7/11, 7/18, 7/25, 8/01/11

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Dancing Continued from page 11 early 30s, take advantage of the sliding glass doors and an outdoor patio at this chic lounge in the Financial District. On the dance floor, hits ring out from the likes of Beyoncé and the Black Eyed Peas.

Open 10 p.m.-2:30 a.m., cover $20. Dressy attire enforced. At 811 Wilshire Blvd., (213) 623-7100 or elevatelounge.com.

Sunday: “Cicada Club” at Cicada Restaurant Party like it’s 1929 in the historic Art Deco Oviatt Building. The club presented by Maxwell DeMille lures gentlemen in suits and ladies in vintage cocktail dresses.

Everyone, from people in their 20s to folks in their 50s, takes the opportunity to dance to big-band orchestras that bring swing, fox trot, tango and lindy hop moves to the dance floor.

Prix-fixe dinner and show $49; $10 for entry to 8 p.m. show. Vintage or evening attire only. At 617 S. Olive St., (213) 488-9488 or clubcicada.com.

photo by Gary Leonard photo by Dave Welch, photoswithclass.com

It’s an eight-decade flashback at the Cicada Club on Sunday nights, when big bands recall the flapper era.

The free Dance Downtown events, held every other Friday during the summer on the Music Center Plaza, always draw a multigenerational, multiethnic crowd.

Downtown, it’s not just big business anymore!

Grand Tower 255 south Grand avenue Leasing Information 213 229 9777

Promenade Towers 123 south Figueroa street Leasing Information 213 617 3777

Community Amenities: ~ 24 Hr. Manned Lobby ~ Concierge ~ Pool / Spa / Saunas ~ Fitness Center ~ Gas BBQ Grills ~ Recreation Room

Community Amenities: ~ 24 Hr. Manned Lobby ~ Pool / Saunas ~ Fitness Center ~ Covered Parking

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museum Tower 225 south olive street Leasing Information 213 626 1500

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On Site: ~ Convenience Store / Coffee House / Yogurt Shop / Beauty Salon

Community Amenities: ~ 24 Hr. Manned Lobby ~ Concierge ~ Pool / Spa / Saunas ~ Fitness Center ~ Gas BBQ Grills ~ Recreation Room

Apartment Amenities: ~ Refrigerator, Stove, Microwave & Dish washer (most units) ~ Central Air & Heating ~ Balconies (most units)

It’s our business to make you comfortable... at home, downtown. Corporate and long term residency is accommodated in high style at the Towers Apartments. Contemporary singles, studio, one bedroom and two bedroom apartment homes provide fortunate residents with a courteous full service lobby attendant, heated pool, spa, complete fitness center, sauna and recreation room with kitchen. Beautiful views extend from the Towers’ lofty homes in the sky. Mountain vistas and slender skyscrapers provide an incredible back drop to complement your decor. Far below are a host of businesses ready to support your pampered downtown lifestyle. With spectacular cultural events nearby, even the most demanding tastes are satisfied. Downtown, it’s not just big business anymore. Visit the Towers Apartments today.

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