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What’s on the Menu?
How to Build The Broad Downtown’s Coming $100 Million Art Museum Presents a Striking Design and Some Complex Architectural Challenges
Urban Scrawl on an Olympic twist.
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Art Walk versus Occupy, round two.
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A Cal Plaza booze battle. photo by Gary Leonard
Kevin Rice (left) of Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Gensler’s David Pakchong are overseeing the construction of The Broad. The $100 million Grand Avenue museum presents a series of tricky architectural and structural elements. by Ryan Vaillancourt staff writer
The latest Health news.
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or architect Kevin Rice, the simplest way to explain the central design concept of Eli Broad’s $100 million Grand Avenue art museum involves making a clenched fist with one hand and a claw with the other. Rice, a senior associate at the New York architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the designer
of the under-construction project, would instruct you to clench your fist and place it palm-side down on a flat surface. Then, tilt your knuckles up at a slight angle. Spread the fingers on the other hand to form a claw and let it hover over the fist. The claw represents what DS+R terms “the veil,” an undulating, honeycomb-like exterior that will shroud the three-level structure. The interior mass (that’s your fist), which is dubbed “the
Molina, Taper Have Audiences Seeing ‘Red’ Actor Plays Abstract Artist Mark Rothko in Two-Character Tony-Winning Drama by Richard Guzmán city editor
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hen audiences enter the Mark Taper Forum to see John Logan’s play about Mark Rothko, they’ll immediately be drawn into the world of the Abstract Expressionist painter.
That’s because for approximately 20 minutes before the show starts, actor Alfred Molina sits with his back toward the seats, staring at a painting flooded in red. This not only allows Molina to get into character, but also sets the dramatic tone for a play about an intense see Red, page 21
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vault,” is a concrete anchor that, thanks to some tricky architecture and engineering, will appear to float above much of the ground floor while providing a platform for the third-floor main gallery. While the design lends itself to the simple handover-fist demonstration, the project is in fact quite complex, Rice said. “There are more structural engineers involved in this project than any project I’ve ever been see Museum, page 14
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Alfred Molina portrays Abstract Expressionist painter Mark Rothko in Red. The show, which won six Tony Awards including Best Play, opens at the Mark Taper Forum on Aug. 12.
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AROUNDTOWN Work Starts on Spring Street Park
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ity officials and business leaders gathered on the site of the future Spring Street park last week to mark the start of an estimated one-year construction phase on the .71acre green space. It’s the latest step forward for a project that began in 2009, when the city used $5 million in Quimby funds — fees paid by developers to support parks in areas where they build — to buy the site from Downtown Properties, developer of the adjacent condo buildings the Rowan Lofts and the El Dorado. Ninth District Councilwoman Jan Perry has praised Downtown Properties’ Bill Stevenson for working with the city on the $5 million deal (construction will cost another $3 million). Designed by Lehrer Architects, the park on Spring between Fourth and Fifth streets will feature a lawn, hardscaped plazas with curving benches and a water feature. Fourteenth District City Councilman José Huizar, whose recently expanded district now covers most of Downtown, said the project will go a long way toward making the area more family friendly. “One of the things we want to promote is livability and that means creating neighborhoods and creating assets like parks for people to live here,” Huizar said during the event on Thursday, Aug. 2. “We definitely want families to feel comfortable in Downtown. We’re not there yet. But this goes a long way.”
E3 Staying in Downtown Until 2015
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hen the E3 video game convention took place Downtown in June, there were worries that the popular and lucrative
event would not return next year. Those concerns were put to rest last week when officials with the Entertainment Software Association, which stages E3, announced that it will take place at the Convention Center at least through 2015. The announcement, which came on Monday, July 30, was hailed by local leaders including Councilwoman Jan Perry, whose Ninth District includes the territory. “Los Angeles is a world-class city, making it the ideal location to host the world’s leading computer and video game event,” she said in a prepared statement. This year’s convention attracted more than 45,000 people during the three-day event and generated $40 million in spending, according to an E3 press release. The three-year deal came after concerns that the convention would be difficult to stage if Anschutz Entertainment Group moves forward on the proposed Farmers Field and Convention Center expansion. Those issues seem to have been worked out. “We appreciate AEG’s willingness to work in partnership with our organization to not only create a construction schedule to accommodate the needs of our guests, but also their commitment to incorporate many of our suggestions into the design of the new venues,” said ESA CEO Michael Gallagher in the press release.
The city officially broke ground on the Spring Street park on Thursday, Aug. 2. See item this page.
thousands of people in recent installments, invites Downtown residents and stakeholders to mingle with police officials, business improvement district staffers and neighbors. This year’s event includes music by cover band Fan Halen at 8 p.m. and a police-escorted bike ride around Downtown. There will also be weapons displays, K9 officers and food trucks. Pershing Square is at 532 S. Olive St.
National Night Out Streetcar Going to Voters he City Council last week approved a meaLands in Pershing Square
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very year, people in communities across the country come out of their homes and interact with their neighborhood police officers. It’s no different in Downtown Los Angeles, and on Tuesday, Aug. 7, from 6-10 p.m., the National Night Out takes place in Pershing Square. The event, which has drawn
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sure that will let Downtown residents vote on whether area property owners will have to shell out $62 million over 30 years to help pay for the $125 million Los Angeles Streetcar. The July 31 vote clears the way for a special election on the property tax. The balloting, to be done by mail, will occur in November and passage will require the approval of two-
thirds of the voters. The proposal has generated opposition from property owners who maintain that they deserve the right to vote if they are paying. According to the office of 14th District Councilman José Huizar, who has spearheaded the project, property owners within about three blocks of the streetcar tracks would pay from 16 to 45 cents per square foot, with the highest figure for those closest to the route. “Today’s City Council vote is another step forward for the streetcar as an important transportation and economic development project, representing years of work, planning and collaboration with property owners and Downtown stakeholders to develop this publicprivate partnership,” Huizar said in a statement after the vote. Streetcar officials will seek $52 million from the federal government. About $11 has already been secured. The project would connect South Park to the Civic Center see Around Town, page 13
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EDITORIALS Occupy L.A. And Art Walk
Urban Scrawl by Doug Davis
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ne of the great things about this country is the right of people to dissent. The First Amendment provides, among other guarantees, the right to protest against politics and policies. This is the essence of free speech. It is part of what differentiates the United States from other nations. With the right of free speech and protest, however, comes responsibility. You can say what you want, but actions and words have consequences. In some instances, false statements invite charges of slander and libel. In others, it’s the classic case of not being allowed to yell “fire” in a crowded movie house. This all comes to the fore over what will happen this week when members of Occupy L.A. show up at the Downtown Art Walk. The local members of the nationwide protest movement appear to be preparing for an “action” at the community gathering on Thursday, Aug. 9. If they intend to peacefully voice their qualms and concerns and create a dialogue with interested Art Walk visitors, then we welcome them. If, however, they are arriving primed for conflict and hoping to muck up one of Downtown’s most popular events, then we urge them to rethink their approach and direct their protest at a more appropriate time and target. They won’t do themselves any favors by ruining a fun time for tens of thousands of people on a warm summer night. This should go without saying — we can’t imagine anyone would willingly hope to destroy an event that means a lot more to the 99% than to the 1%. This all comes in the wake of last month’s Art Walk fiasco, when Occupy protesters clashed with police. It started with chalk drawing on the sidewalk and then turned ugly. Some Art Walk officials and event attendees have accused Occupy members of defacing private property and antagonizing the police. Some protesters, in turn, have charged that the cops were heavy handed in their response. Last month’s eruption has put a lot of people on tenterhooks as this week’s Art Walk approaches. During the July 12 event, the clash led to a virtual shutdown of the streets and people were not allowed to leave some local businesses until about 11:30 p.m. Many owners of mom and pop shops and restaurants reported losing a lot of money. Occupy members are urging people to show up this week and, once again, pick up the chalk. According to their website, they want attendees to engage in what they term “public dialogue,” and are warning participants to be familiar with laws regarding public and private property. We assume that, in the coming days, there will be conversations between police, Occupy members and other community stakeholders on ground rules for the evening. We hope that, on Art Walk night, everyone is on the same page, and that there will be an opportunity for free speech that doesn’t deface someone else’s property. We also expect that the right to free speech doesn’t infringe on others’ rights to enjoy one of Downtown’s most important and popular events.
The Changing Faces Behind Downtown Real Estate
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n interesting thing is happening in the Downtown Los Angeles real estate community: Major development firms from across the country, and sometimes out of the country, are swooping into the area and buying up properties, whether empty parcels or nearly completed buildings. The transactions say two things about Downtown: 1) There is a big appetite in the community not only for new housing, but to own the housing complexes, and 2) People with fresh eyes see economic potential in properties that many locals have dismissed. The big question is what this means for the future of Downtown, and how local stakeholders should position themselves. It could be taken as good news that property values are rising and people are looking to build more housing, as that will increase the vitality in the area and lead to more businesses and job creation. However, a swarm of out-of-town buyers comes with the risk that these people will care less about the community and more about profit. As large firms representing pension funds and other institutions snatch up property in Downtown, they will have to generate returns for their investors. It is not hard to foresee a scenario in which entities that own dozens of buildings will seek to fill retail spaces with national chain stores they have worked with previously instead of local independent shops. The variety of the latter has helped give Downtown some of its charm. Los Angeles Downtown News reporter Ryan Vaillancourt last week examined the wave of real estate transactions in roughly the past year, noting approximately a dozen instances in which developers with national portfolios gobbled up Downtown properties. They regularly pay tens of millions of dollars for empty land or parking lots. Some intend to pour hundreds of millions more into creating new housing. This eagle’s eye view of purchasing activity reveals several distinct phases of real estate investment, with entities from beyond Downtown perhaps seeing what people who spend every day in the area don’t recognize. These buyers come armed with financing and no longer seem to fear the r-word: recession. The most recent batch of transactions involves properties on which a developer had planned a project, but then stopped. In these instances, a local player had gone so far as to create designs and secure permits from governmental agencies (never a fast or simple process). Many of these projects were in the advanced
planning stage back around 2007, then were shelved when the economy tumbled and lending markets froze. The activity has been heated. In June, San Francisco’s Carmel Partners paid $63 million for land at Eighth Street and Grand Avenue that Downtown developer Sonny Astani had entitled for 700 units of housing. Last month Atlanta-based Wood Partners announced plans to build a 22-story tower at Eighth and Hope streets that had been entitled before the recession. Vancouver, Canada-based Onni Group last year acquired entitled land at Ninth and Olive streets and intends to build a $100 million, 32-story apartment tower. This activity follows and sometimes overlaps with a period in which out-of-Downtown firms purchased and finished projects that stalled during the recession. South Carolina-based apartment giant Greystar last month held a grand opening event for Seventh Street’s Roosevelt Lofts, which had been launched by a local developer. A couple blocks to the east, Denver’s Simpson Property Group this year bought and opened the Brockman Lofts. Both buildings were nearly completed before falling into foreclosure. There are many other examples of outsiders taking major stakes in Downtown, whether through purchase or development. Essex Property Trust owns Belmont Station and Bunker Hill Towers, and last year acquired the Santee Court complex. The massive Equity Residential, which is headquartered in Chicago, owns six Downtown apartment buildings that rose after the turn of the millennium. Last year it paid $100 million for the Financial District’s Pegasus. Where things go from here is uncertain, and it is where Downtowners could and should exert influence. Local stakeholders, whether on the community or business side, need to be proactive and make sure that these out-of-town entities understand that Downtown is a unique community with a limited appetite for a cookie-cutter retail scene. The initial wave of local developers did a fine job of attracting independent shops and restaurants (though part of that was because the chains were afraid of the emerging market). Now that the area is luring investors with national portfolios, it is important to preserve what makes the community special. There is nothing wrong with owners from beyond city limits. However, they must understand that they need to be committed to the community, not just to profits.
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The Readers Have Their Say Website Comments on the Skid Row Cleanup, the Downtown Streetcar, a Farmers Market and More
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very week Los Angeles Downtown News gets online comments to the stories we publish. These are some of the most interesting responses. Additional comments are welcome at ladowntownnews.com. Regarding the story “Operating Healthy Streets, as Seen From the Streets,” about the Skid Row cleanup effort, published online July 6, by Ryan Vaillancourt, and the editorial “Skid Row Cleanup Can’t Be a Temporary Solution,” published July 9
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rashcans: We need many more in the areas of Skid Row with the most encampments. They should also be in front of all places that serve food. While I sympathize with the city agencies and private businesses about this quandary — how to keep the streets up to a basic level of sanitation given that there are well over 1,000 people living on them, many mentally ill — the fact of the matter is that they are here now, and everyone who lives, works and visits this area deserves to walk on sidewalks not covered in trash, human waste and hundreds of hypodermic needles. That said, Operation Healthy Streets is a great start. I cannot say that I have ever seen such an impressive and seamless collaboration of agencies anywhere else in the city of Los Angeles. —Katherine McNenny, July 6, 6:57 p.m.
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iven the short notice and lack of coordination with service providers, the street cleaning has gone relatively well from most reports, including those directly affected. You hit the key issue going forward — a long-term strategy by the city that must include all stakeholders. The Skid Row service providers are willing to help with on-the-ground knowledge of the issues and the persons. Arresting people is not the answer but strong boundaries and guidelines are needed with housing and service options for all points on the continuum of homelessness. —Herb Smith, July 9, 9:43 p.m.
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ow, your disdain for those who have ended up on Skid Row is barely contained. You label Judge Gutierrez’s decision as “misguided” and in the same sentence state that wanton destruction of personal property should not be condoned. The contradiction belies your underlying prejudice. —Jay Markowitz, July 12, 9:55 a.m. Regarding the article “Downtowners Asked to Pay $62 Million for Streetcar,” published online June 28, by Richard Guzmán
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f the city wants more support from local property owners, it needs to try harder on selling the idea that the increased presence of consumers (not just foot traffic) in the long run will generate the revenues to offset these proposed taxes. A 30-year assessment is a very long time. However, the economic hub that will be generated by this streetcar route will far surpass the one that exists there now. Residential density in Downtown is growing. The impact of this project will project far beyond the boundaries of the assessment zone. It is a force multiplier for further opportunities in this area that doesn’t exist there today. Even if businesses now can’t recapture the proposed tax assessments in the near future, land values will definitely go up. This means rental income per square foot will also go up. It’s up to the property owners. A big issue now for them is to see how they can best benefit in the near and far future. —John Gacis, June 29, 1:12 p.m. Regarding the story “Historic Core Farmers Market to Debut,” published online July 5, by Ryan Vaillancourt
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hat is the deal on parking? Is there some kind of validation for buying at the farmers market? If one has to pay $10 to park, then what’s the incentive to go when there are numerous Sunday markets nearby where one can park for free or very little? —Steven Goldstein, July 5, 3:38 p.m.
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o answer your question, the market does not validate parking. There are a number of area residents who do not even own cars. Many will bike or walk, and the market is one block from the Pershing Square Metro stop. Parking in that area typically tops out at $6 at a lot, and there is street parking. The new market is not necessarily competing with other markets, but more meeting a demand requested by area residents who will hopefully not drive out of their neighborhood now that they have one of their own. —Blair Besten, HDBID, July 7, 6:20 p.m. Regarding the column “Kevin James Is the Man Who Would Be King,” about the mayoral candidate, published June 18, by Jon Regardie
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e seems to have some good ideas, but he also seems oblivious to the fact that most Angelenos are people of color and immigrants. He seems to have no clue as to reaching out to them, unless he’s doing that on purpose. Our next mayor should know how to reach out to all groups, not just the angry neighborhood council NIMBYs who live in the wealthier parts of town. —Militan Tan-Geleno, June 18, 1:57 p.m. Regarding the column “Ranking the Followers of the Downtown Sports Teams,” which put the Lakers fans on top, published June 25, by Dave Denholm
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disagree with the “smarts” rating of the Laker fans. They should be below where Dodger fans are. At Dodger Stadium it was one event caused by two very stupid people that altered the perception. It was horrible but that is not the majority of fans. Laker fans have at least twice destroyed property after the Lakers won the championship. Did you forget when they broke into the shoe shop and robbed the store and the owner had to close for several months, leaving several teens unemployed? Or the bus they wrecked while there were passengers inside? —Lorena Adela Garcia, June 26, 9:13 p.m.
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Businesses Fight Regional Connector by Ryan Vaillancourt staff writer
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homas Properties Group, one of several Financial District players fighting construction plans for Metro’s $1.3 billion Regional Connector, has filed a motion asking a Superior Court judge to halt the project. The July 23 filing follows a lawsuit that TPG initiated in June. The prominent landowner, which has notified Metro that it is also preparing a related federal lawsuit, argues that the agency’s plans for the Regional Connector violate California Environmental Quality Act provisions related to construction impacts. The Westin Bonaventure Hotel is
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Landowner Thomas Properties Group Steps Up Battle and Asks Judge to Halt the $1.3 Billion Project
Jim Thomas of Thomas Properties Group at Fifth and Flower streets. TPG is seeking to prevent construction of the Regional Connector from tearing up large portions of the street in front of City National Plaza.
suing on similar grounds. The companies say Metro’s plan to dig a 70-foot-deep trench down Flower Street between Fourth Street and Wilshire Boulevard will have disastrous effects on property values, traffic and, potentially, the structural safety of their buildings in the event of an earthquake. The groups have been lobbying Metro since February to instead use an underground tunnel-boring machine. “It’s not a NIMBY situation where we’re just trying to oppose the project going down our street,” said Paul Rutter of Gilchrist Rudder, Thomas Properties’ legal representative. “We just think they could do it in a much better way.” Westin Bonaventure Managing Director Mike Czarcinski told the Metro board at its July 26 hearing that the proposed construction process, known as cut and cover, would force the 1,354-room hotel to lay off 500 employees as the result of lost business from cancelled stays. The hotel is a major site for convention-goers who often reserve large blocks of rooms in advance. It also services an array of international airline employees who require daytime quiet. “If the MTA proceeds with this basic plan, we will be in contractual default on more than 250,000 room nights per year,” Czarcinski said, adding that the plan would “force the Bonaventure to board up its windows for four-and-a-half years.” Despite the protests, the Metro board voted to proceed with current construction plans, clearing staffers to continue preliminary engineering and planning work. Metro officials have resisted pleas to extend the use of the tunnel-boring machine on Flower Street, saying it would be too costly and potentially unsafe. Tunneling experts cited by Thomas Properties have refuted the claim. The mole-like machine is slated to dig most of the 1.9mile light-rail route that will result in fewer transfers for regional rail trips, so passengers could get from Pasadena to Long Beach, or from East L.A. to Culver City, in one trip (those trips now require two transfers). The tunnel machine will enter at First and Alameda streets in Little Tokyo, head down Second Street, then emerge at Fourth and Flower streets. The route is designed to link into the Metro Center station at Seventh and Flower streets, a major subway and light-rail hub. In order for trains to safely approach the station via Flower Street, they must ascend gradually from the tunnel near Fourth Street, said Diego Cardoso, an executive officer of countywide planning and development at Metro. Extending the tunnel-boring machine from Fourth to Sixth Street, as TPG and the Bonaventure have requested, would require a sudden, steep grade into the Seventh Street hub that would present safety concerns and long-term operational challenges, Cardoso said. “You have a very steep situation there and that’s not a good thing,” he said. Little Tokyo Battle The Financial District stakeholders are not the first people to clamor for tunnel boring instead of cut and cover. Little Tokyo community members fought in 2010 for a proposed cut and cover segment in their neighborhood to be replaced with an underground tunnel. They feared that a trench would have decimated the small business community. Metro responded by amending the construction plan to nix the cut and cover segment in Little Tokyo. Instead, they will bore under the commercial area. Restaurants Weiland Brewery, the Spice Table and Señor Fish will still be forced to close to make way for a new Little Tokyo station. Some Downtown business interests suggest that Little Tokyo’s victory was a loss for the Financial District — the underground concession in Little Tokyo not only chewed up more of the project’s budget, but it came after Metro had eliminated a proposed station at Fifth and Flower streets to save money. Many Financial District players saw that station as the only major benefit from the connector, see Connector, page 10
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Julie Levine of the Occupy L.A. movement at Pershing Square. The group plans to stage a day of “global solidarity” during the Aug. 9 Art Walk. She said it will involve chalk.
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Connector Continued from page 6 and now it is gone. “Metro has made a determination that one part of downtown is more valuable than another,” Thomas Properties legal reps wrote in a July 26 letter to the agency. “Little Tokyo versus Flower Street, even though Flower Street is the economic engine of Downtown.” Since February, Metro officials have pledged to continue to study potential mitigation measures to lessen the construction impact on Flower Street. For now, the basic plan calls for tearing up the surface of the street to dig a trench as deep as 70 feet before partially covering it with new concrete decking. That will rise up to two feet above street level, which TPG officials say will slow traffic across Flower Street via Fifth and Sixth streets. They point to the construction in
the 1990s of the Red Line — the project was widely considered to be a drain on commerce, especially in Hollywood, and a nightmare for traffic. For the Regional Connector, four lanes of traffic will remain on the covered part of Flower Street, down from the current six lanes on the one-way thoroughfare. The uncovered portion will be used as a construction staging area. The work is estimated to take two to four years and could require temporary pedestrian detours. Portions of Flower Street will be entirely closed to traffic during the initial decking installation. Among the mitigation measures proposed in recent months was an option to extend the tunnel-boring machine to just south of Fifth Street, eliminating one block of cut and cover construction. Cardoso said that property owners did not agree that it would be a better alternative, and it would have increased the project cost by up to $50 million. Currently, the tunnel-boring machine is slated to be re-
moved at Fourth Street, near the rear entrance of the Bonaventure. Under the proposed extension to Fifth Street, it would have to be taken out one block south. Thomas Properties, whose City National Plaza office tower rises on that block, opposed the plan, Cardoso said. “When you sum up all the factors, and that there’s no consensus, then the best option, the safest, the tested, what we know is going to work, is for us to do cut and cover,” Cardoso said. Thomas Properties’ proposed injunction is set for a hearing Sept. 14. It is unknown if a ruling will be issued that day. In the meantime, Metro is proceeding with preliminary engineering work and community planning. The agency has scheduled four public meetings to provide status updates and discuss station designs. The first is set for Aug. 22 from 6:308:30 p.m. at the Los Angeles Times Community Room at 145 S. Spring St. More information and a meeting schedule are at metro.net/projects/connector. Contact Ryan Vaillancourt at ryan@downtownnews.com.
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Grand Performances Gets the Booze Blues After 26 Years, Alcohol Is Outlawed At the Popular Cal Plaza Series by Ryan VaillancouRt staff wRiteR
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or more than a quarter century, summer nights at California Plaza have meant free concerts. The events, staged by the organization now known as Grand Performances, can attract thousands of people from all across the region. The series known for world music acts, local bands, international dance troupes and theater ensembles has long welcomed attendees to bring pre-show picnics. Often, those picnics include wine and other BYOB libations. Not any more: State alcohol regulators recently ordered Grand Performances to sober up. The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control put a stop to the practice after learning about Grand Performances’ laissez-drink approach from an unlikely source: Michael Alexander, the series’ executive director. During a meeting with Will Salao, the Los Angeles district administrator for the ABC, Alexander mentioned that people have made a habit of bringing in their own booze, Salao said. Alexander had gone to the ABC to inquire about getting the proper license. “I basically told him to stop,” Salao said. Since early July, the events have been alcohol free, at least officially. Signs are posted around the Cal Plaza Watercourt indicating the new policy. Alexander also announces the prohibition from the stage during artist introductions. The warnings have prompted some of the few “boos” in Grand Performances’ 26-year history. If all goes as planned, the alcohol ban in this public place will be temporary. Alexander is working with a consultant on a plan to request a license that would allow on-site consumption. Similar instances exist. Other well-known outdoor cultural providers that allow BYOB and are state licensed include programming at the Hollywood Forever cemetery and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Salao said. Before the ABC signs off on a permit for Grand Performances, however, concert officials will have to win the blessing of the Los Angeles Police Department. It is common for the LAPD to recommend a slate of conditions for approval of special event alcohol licenses, Salao said. “Any time you have an event with large attendance like that, we want to get LAPD on board, and a lot of times they may mandate conditions,” he said. “As long as I get that application and LAPD is OK with it, I don’t have a problem putting my name and signature on it.” 21 and Up So far, the LAPD has yet to offer a list of proposed conditions, but at least one is likely. Central Area Capt. Horace Frank said he would push for a caveat that would require Grand Performances to set up a designated area where alcohol could be consumed. Like a beer garden, that section would be secured, and access would have to be controlled so that only people 21 and up would be allowed in, he said. “You can’t have kids mixing in the same area where there’s all kinds of alcohol,” Frank said. But that’s exactly how it has worked at the series, officially and unofficially, for years. Alexander said that there have been no major alcohol-related public safety mishaps. “I think our audiences have acted with great responsibility,” he said. “We have not had people come to the plaza, get wasted and then act in a way that makes me concerned for the safety of audiences or the good reputation of the program.” Alexander said he is committed to getting the proper licenses to keep the concerts operating within the letter of the law. Still, he hopes to work out an arrangement to allow onsite consumption without creating designated areas. It is uncertain when Grand Performances will submit its license application and how long it would take to get approved. Alexander said he is shooting to secure approvals so that on-site consumption would be allowed for at least the final few weekends of this year’s season, which ends this month. On Aug. 24, Ozomatli’s Wil-Dog Abers will perform with his act, El Gavachillo y Banda Viento de Oro and Brownout. The series closes on Aug. 25 with Ana Tijoux and Nomadic Massive. Contact Ryan Vaillancourt at ryan@downtownnews.com.
People have been bringing wine and other alcoholic beverages to Grand Performances concerts for more than a quarter century. Last month, the state department of Alcoholic Beverage Control put a stop to the practice.
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Pigeons Against Veterans How Firefighters, a War Memorial, a Spike Strip and One Nasty Seagull Came Together in Little Tokyo by RichaRd Guzmán city editoR
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t took years to get the Go For Broke Monument in Little Tokyo built. But when it comes to the memorial honoring the thousands of Japanese Americans who served as United States soldiers in World War II, the hard part didn’t end there. In recent years, a group of Little Tokyo pigeons and one very nasty seagull made a habit of, well, desecrating the monument with their droppings. After their meals, often scavenged outside Little Tokyo restaurants, the foul flyers would head to a flagpole in front of the black granite monument. They’d perch atop the pole and do their business, not caring about the marker below. This meant that proud veterans like Tokuji Yoshihashi had to come to the monument and wipe the birds’ mess off the face of the 40-foot-wide structure. Yoshihashi, who is 89, and other veterans in their 80s would take to the task about twice a week. “The seagull was the messiest,” Yoshihashi said last week. “He would land on that ball [atop the pole] and let it go. It just splattered.” Finally, the veterans had had enough. They decided that the best strategy to defeat the birds would be to put a spike strip on top of the pole. The problem was, they didn’t have the means to place it there. That’s when Robilyn Shibao-Martin, of the Go For Broke National Education Center, which oversaw the creation of the monument in 1999, reached out to the members of Los Angeles Fire Department Station 3, which is
in Downtown at Fremont and First streets (a few blocks west of the Music Center). Although it wasn’t quite the same as putting out a blaze or even rescuing a kitten stuck in a tree, Capt. Ted Kalnas and his men jumped into action. “We hear all kinds of crazy stuff and crazy requests, but it made sense to try and help out,” Kalnas said. “Once we got here and saw what was going on, we were honored to do it.” On a weekend day in June, the firefighters drove their ladder truck to the monument near the front of the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. They raised a ladder and, after cleaning the droppings that covered the top, installed several plastic spikes on top of the pole. The seagull flew around the pole for a while as the firemen were installing the spikes, but along with its pigeon pals, it hasn’t been seen since, the veterans said. That victory brought the firefighters and the veterans together again last week. On the morning of Wednesday, Aug. 1, Yoshihashi and several fellow veterans whose names are on the monument returned to the memorial for a brief thank you ceremony. They presented the firefighters of Station 3 with a box of donuts and a $450 donation to the Widows, Orphans & Disabled Firemen’s Fund. “We like to keep it clean and make it presentable for all the visitors that come,” Yoshihashi said. “How else could we have done it? Luckily the Fire Department came and helped us out.” Contact Richard Guzmán at richard@downtownnews.com.
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the coming election.” In June Krekorian told a Downtown crowd at a Los Angeles Current Affairs Forum luncheon that he was mulling entering the race for the seat currently held by Carmen Trutanich. Trutanich, who finished third in the June 5 district attorney election, has said he will run but has yet to file paperwork for the race. Already running are state Assemblyman Mike Feuer, attorney Greg Smith and senior assistant city attorney Eduardo Angeles. The primary is in March 2013.
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he economy may be tough for nonprofits, but Skid Row’s Los Angeles Mission last week revealed a major grant. Mission officials announced that Kirk and Anne Douglas, longtime benefactors of the facility at 303 E. Fifth St., have pledged another $5 million. The funds will go toward the Anne Douglas Center, the women’s wing of the mission. The Douglas family paid for the development of the women’s center in 1992. It provides rehabilitative services for homeless women, and participants in the center’s program get educational and work-related training. The program has seen more than 250 graduates, according to the mission. “Through the initial vision and passion for women in need, the Anne Douglas Center was created by Kirk and Anne
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Since breaking ground in March, crews have completed about two-thirds of the work on the main building. The web-like “veil” will come in November. The museum is slated to open in late 2013.
they will be winched tight. “The cables are needed to minimize the weight of concrete,” said David Pakshong, project director for Gensler, the executive architect on The Broad. “If you didn’t have them, then you would have to make the slab even thicker, but that would be essentially impossible to build.” At some points, the overhang stretches 60 feet from the building’s center, and measures about 12 inches thick at the edge. At the center, it is five feet thick, Rice said. Making the Veil When it opens in late 2013, The Broad will house and exhibit portions of the businessman-turned-philanthropist’s 2,000-piece
private collection of works by the likes of Jeff Koons, Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns. In addition to creating a striking design, the porous veil will limit the amount of natural light in the gallery, helping to preserve the artwork. It will also allow museum patrons to see outside, and passersby on the street to peer in. The structure is intended in part to contrast with the smooth, shiny surfaces of neighboring Disney Hall, Rice said. Instead of a building that invites and reflects light, The Broad’s veil will seem almost to contain light, he said. “The challenge was how do you build a box next to Disney and hold your own
with something that has a conversation with Disney but isn’t secondary to it or just background to it,” he said. Aesthetically, the veil may seem simple. It is, after all, basically a box that will be fabricated elsewhere and lowered in pieces over the museum structure. Again, what sounds simple has proven to be anything but. Since the design was first presented, the engineering plans for the veil have completely changed. Initially, DS+R planned to make the veil from precast concrete. It was also expected to serve an important structural role, helping to support the rest of the museum. Precast concrete, however, proved too heavy, Rice said. It would also have been prohibitively expensive considering that the veil will be comprised of 4,000 panels that feature 400 different shapes, each a slight variation on a narrow oval. Instead, the veil is now slated to be fabricated by German company Seele from glass fiber reinforced concrete, a lighter material with the finished consistency of fiberglass. “From a technical standpoint, it completely changed,” Rice said. “From a conceptual standpoint, it is completely the same. From an aesthetic standpoint, it’s evolved.” Engineering and other architectural modifications have also resulted in a fine-tuned design that no longer calls on the veil to provide a major support role. The 75-foottall honeycombed walls’ chief structural obligation is simply to hold themselves up, Rice said. They must also be connected to the building and ground in ways that will lend flexibility during earthquakes. Along Grand Avenue, the veil will stretch to the ground and dig beneath street level, where it will sit on a type of earthquake-safe rocker, Pakshong said. Beyond the various teams of construction sub-contractors, the job bears the finger-
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prints of some 40 consultants — specialists in lighting, security, art storage, audio/visual infrastructure and mechanics. Like many big jobs, it is also a joint effort between a design architect, DS+R, and an executive architect. If DS+R is the creative brain trust behind The Broad, then Downtown-based Gensler, which has worked on projects including the Convention Center hotel and the FIGat7th shopping center, is the expert in developing complicated buildings in Los Angeles, Pakshon said. “The veil has a design intent that very few people engineering it would understand,” Pakshong said. “There is a design component, a fabrication component, an engineering component and a materials component. Everyone brings their expertise to the table.” Contact Ryan Vaillancourt at ryan@downtownnews.com.
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tain you can walk in. There’s another bonus too: It can help kick your butt into shape. Becerra suggests going to the lawn just west of Hill Street. In the section of the lawn where there is a short incline, get in a plank position, which is like a push-up position, but rest on your forearms instead of your hands. Then, crawl up the hill, bringing your knees to your chest, walking on your forearms. Then, put it in reverse and crawl backwards. “That’s a total body workout,” Becerra said. “It’s excellent for your core, arms, legs and glutes.” While in the park, try sprinting up the stairs near Grand Avenue. Do it several times. Even if it hurts. Speaking of Stairs: Running up stairs can be done anywhere in Downtown, and it offers both a cardiovascular effort and a serious leg workout. Whether in your own building, or in the office, skip the elevator. Some imposing outdoor staircases include the one next to Angels Flight; the Bunker Hill steps on Fifth Street between Flower Street and Grand Avenue; and the steps at Walt Disney Concert Hall at Grand Avenue.
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Go to the Rack: Find a bike rack. Stand in front of it, about an arm’s length away, do a squat and rest your fingers on the top horizontal bar. Your knees should make a 90-degree angle. Now hold it. Keep holding it. For 60 seconds. Is your heart jumping out of your throat? Good. Rest 15 seconds, then do it again. Do it five times, Becerra said. Run, and Stuff: Becerra said the best way to get in shape and build strength quickly is to constantly confuse your body. “Even if you’re just starting out and all you’re doing is getting on the treadmill every day for 30 minutes at the same pace, you’ll see some results, but to get ultimate results, you have to change it up every day,” she said.
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ne in five short-stay nursing home patients sustains a fall after admission, and certified nursing assistant (CNA) staffing is associated with decreased fall risk, according to a study led by USC researcher Natalie Leland recently published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Though falls are unintentional, they are hardly insignificant: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reports fall rates as a quality indicator, and falls of nursing home residents have been associated with greater morbidity, mortality and health care costs.
Leland, who is co-appointed to the USC Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy and the USC Davis School of Gerontology, and colleagues from Brown University analyzed the 2006 Minimum Data Set assessments of all Medicare/Medicaid patients admitted to a nursing home for the first time. Among more than 230,000 patients in nearly 10,000 nursing homes across the country, the researchers found that 21% of newly admitted nursing home residents sustained at least one fall during their first 30 days in the facility. To identify potential factors contributing to falls, the study also examined vari-
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So, you can go for a run, but don’t just run, she said. Every few blocks, do some squats or push-ups as you wait for a traffic light to cross an intersection. Hill of Pain: Extreme Boot Camp moves around Downtown, but Becerra said her clients have come to fear the hill that rises from Hill Street to Grand Avenue, just north of the Second Street tunnel. If the grade of that two-block stretch isn’t too imposing, consider that Becerra has her clients sprint up it, then backpedal up it, then do a variety of squat-type lunges up it. “It’s worth the pain,” she said. Additional information about Extreme Boot Camp is at (213) 610-3233 or extremebootcamp.com.
staff, identification and management of fall risk poses a particular challenge. Leland, a research gerontologist and licensed occupational therapist, explains the significance of this research. “This study highlights the different health care goals of a population striving to get back to the community, who were mostly admitted for rehabilitation after a hospital stay, relative to long-term patients who reside in the nursing home,” she said. “A fall can delay or permanently prevent the patient from returning to the community, and identifying risk of falling is essential for implementing fall prevention strategies and facilitating successful discharge back to the community.” Article courtesy USC HSC Weekly.
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olorful kazari flags, people gorging on gyoza, and traditional Japanese dances and songs will be visible at the Nisei Week festival beginning this weekend. Although the festival may appear much as it has for 71 previous installments, there’s something new: The theme of the 2012 happening is global unity, celebrating the outpouring of worldwide support following last year’s devastating 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The 72-year-old festival runs Aug. 11-19 at various locations in Little Tokyo. Nisei Week president Rev. Mark Nakagawa attributes its decades of success to the Japanese American community’s support of the neighborhood. He also points to a growing interest in Japanese culture. “A lot of people have some kind of tie to Little Tokyo,” said Nakagawa. “Many grew up here. Or they just like it because of the culture that is here in Little Tokyo, and they want to see that perpetuated.” Nisei Week began with a few small exhibits and events highlighting Japanese culture in 1934. It has been held in Little Tokyo every year since, except for a break during World War II, when thousands of people of Japanese descent were held in internment camps by the U.S. government. The celebration starts with a sort of festival-within-a-festival. From Aug. 10-12, the fourth annual Tanabata Festival will color Central Avenue and the plaza in front of the Japanese American National Museum with large handmade streamers called kazari. There will also be food and activity booths, along with exhibits about bonsai, calligraphy and other Japanese traditions. The highlight of Nisei Week takes place Sunday, Aug. 12, when the Grand Parade passes through the streets of Little Tokyo. The 5 p.m. event has drawn upwards of 10,000 people in the past, according to Nakagawa. The parade’s grand marshal is San Gabriel Valley Congressman Adam Schiff, who last year co-authored legislation that granted the Congressional Medal of Honor to some Japanese American WWII veterans. The parade marshal is Mary Nomura, a singer known as the “Songbird of Manzanar.” Manzanar was one of the internment camps. Another highlight, the gyoza-eating competition, arrives Aug. 18. Last year Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti devoured 264 gyoza in 10 minutes, shattering Joey Chestnut’s record
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of 231 dumplings. Bertoletti is expected to return, Nakagawa said. Another high-profile event is the crowning of the Nisei Week queen and court. It takes place at the JACCC Aratani Theater at 7 p.m. on Aug. 11. These and other events have become engrained parts of Nisei Week. Erich Nakano, deputy director of the Little Tokyo Service Center, a community development and social service agency in the neighborhood, noted that the annual festival was nurtured by local inhabitants. “Japanese Americans celebrate a lot of holidays and festivals from Japan. But Nisei Week was actually developed by Japanese Americans here in Little Tokyo,” Nakano said. “When people from outside come here for Nisei Week it’s a way for them to be reintroduced to the shops and institutions that sustain the neighborhood.” Big Thank You Other things differentiate this year’s Nisei Week from previous versions. Nakagawa said that, for the first time in the festival’s history, two groups will come over from Japan to perform specifically for Nisei Week. One is the Koriyama Children’s Choir from the Fukushima prefecture, an area ravaged by the earthquake and resulting tsunami that hit Japan in March 2011. The children all come from families who, in the aftermath of the tsunami, received help from the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s search and rescue team that traveled to Japan for two weeks after the earthquake. The fact that the children have traveled here hits home for battalion chief Larry Collins, who led the team dispatched by the United States Agency for International Development when the Japanese government requested help. “It’s a fantastic display of humanity that the kids have the willingness and the desire to come and say thank you this close to the disaster,” said Collins. “It shows a lot about the Japanese spirit and the humanity we saw when we were there — people helping total strangers and everybody pitching in.” Members of that search and rescue team will be at Centenary United Methodist Church on Aug. 11 at 2 p.m. for a concert
by the choir. The group will also perform Aug. 10 at the Tanabata Festival and in the parade Aug. 12. Headlining the parade will the Japanese dance group Hiragishi Tenjin. Hailing from the city of Hokkaido, they perform to the upbeat tempo of traditional fishing folk songs. The group has won awards at prominent festivals in Japan, making them the equivalent of national champions in their style of dance, Nakagawa said. With the crowds about to swarm the community, Nakagawa feels that the changing population of Little Tokyo lends itself to this year’s global unity theme. In the past decade increasing numbers of non-Japanese have been moving to new apartment complexes in the area. The culinary scene has expanded as well beyond the old fare of noodle and sushi shops. “Little Tokyo itself has basically become a global village,” Nakagawa said. “One of the reasons we chose the theme ‘global unity’ is that it reflects what has been happening here over the last five to 10 years.” Nakagawa also sees the diversification of Little Tokyo and the festival via its sponsors. He said Nisei Week is beginning to attract support from entities outside of the traditional Japanese and Japanese American community. This year the sponsor lineup includes Malaysian Airlines and Whole Foods. “I do think that there is increasing openness to and interest in various cultures, especially in the L.A. area,” Nakano said. “Whether it’s Korean food or Japanese culture, I think it’s a good thing and it makes events like Nisei Week more popular.” The festival will close with a Japanese street dancing ritual called “ondo” on First Street at 4 p.m. on Aug. 21. No experience necessary. Nisei Week runs Aug. 11-19 at various sites in Little Tokyo. Additional information and a full schedule are at (213) 6877193 or niseiweek.org.
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Red Continued from page 1 artist struggling to stay relevant in a fast changing world. Red, a two-character bio-drama, opens Sunday, Aug. 12 (previews are now underway) and continues through Sept. 9. The 90-minute production premiered at the Donmar Warehouse in London in 2009 and moved to the Golden Theatre on Broadway in 2010, where it won six Tony Awards including Best Play. Directed by Michael Lange, it is set in the
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1950s in Rothko’s New York studio. The artist, known for his bold abstract paintings, is working on a series of commissioned pieces for a new Four Seasons restaurant. Jonathan Groff, from the TV show “Glee,” portrays Ken, Rothko’s recently hired assistant and a painter himself. He quickly learns more than he ever anticipated about his often angry but brilliant boss. Rothko is feeling his grasp of the art world slipping away and is threatened by a new generation of artists. He’s both teacher and adversary to his young assistant, who represents the new wave of Pop Art that looms on the horizon. It’s a bit of a return for Center Theatre Group, which programs the Taper. CTG Artistic Director Michael Ritchie had Molina in a lead role in a 2006 Taper production of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard (in which he was also onstage when the audience entered). When Ritchie first saw Red, he knew he had
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Rothko’s artistic style varied in his early years, but he is best known for his large paintings depicting rectangles and bold, vibrant colors. In May his 1961 oil painting titled “Orange, Red, Yellow,” sold at a Christie’s auction in New York for $86.9 million. Molina didn’t know much about the painter before originating the role in London. Still, he said that by page 11 of his first read of Logan’s script, he was hooked. “There was something about it that just kind of grabbed me,” he said. The British-born actor’s extensive Hollywood credits include roles in the films Boogie Nights, Spider Man 2, The Da Vinci Code and a short but memorable appearance in Raiders of the Los Ark. He portrayed Mexican muralist Diego Rivera in the 2002 film Frida. Dressed in cargo shorts and a short-sleeved buttoned shirt left un-tucked, with his head cleanly shaved for the role, the see Red, page 22
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Red Continued from page 21 59-year-old said the part jumped out at him. “The more I read it I realized, and I’m not being hyperbolic, this is the part of a lifetime,” he said. “It’s a wonderful role with all the difficulties associated with a good role, all the inherit contradictions and conflicts.” Molina prepared for the role by reading as much about Rothko as he could. He also studied the artist’s paintings. Molina said he enjoys the extremes that are explored in Red. There is Rothko’s impatience, driven by his passion, and the evolution of the characters from the master and student relationship to the moment when that dynamic changes. Groff, who saw Molina in the play in New York, said he knew he wanted to play Ken right away. “It’s beautifully written. It’s an incredible play about art and the relationship with these two guys,” he said. The 27-year-old actor will be familiar to TV audiences for his role as Jesse St. James in Fox’s musical comedy series “Glee.” He has also appeared on shows such as “The Good Wife.”
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As the dog days of summer swoop in like an overbearing Santa Ana, there’s no better refuge than the cool depths of the ahmanson Theatre and its reproduction of clammy London and its nannies and sundry chimney tradesman. Yes, Mary Poppins returns to the stage on Thursday, Aug. 9, for a run that lasts until Sept. 2. Mary was a hit when it played here in 2009, and though the show is darker than the 1964 Disney film, there are plenty of family-friendly songs, among them “Step in Time” and “Practically Perfect.” During the former, the actor who plays Bert actually walks on the ceiling. At 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 628-2772 or centertheatregroup.org.
The best way to end a workweek in Los Angeles is to relax on a beach in Kona sipping a mai tai. If you can’t make it to Hawaii this week, Grand Performances brings the islands to you. On FridaySaturday, Aug. 10-11, the hula company na lei hulu i Ka wekiu (pronounce each of the vowels) promises to put on a dazzling show at the cal Plaza watercourt. Admission to the 8 p.m. event is free. Remember folks: bared midriffs may be an acceptable standard for those who dance for a living, but are generally abhorrent garment choices when worn by the critically inactive. At 350 S. Grand Ave., (213) 687-2159 or grandperformances.org.
With Mexican Independence Day next month, it is time again to reflect on the bold culture of our neighboring nation to the south. There is fine cuisine, vivid dancing and… masked wrestling! On Thursday, Aug. 9, the disguised luchadores, bawdy burlesque dancers and sharp comedians of lucha vavoom return to the mayan Theatre.. While those who have never experienced the subversive wonder of Lucha VaVoom will be quick to write it off as a popular gimmick, fans initiated into its cult of sexo y violencia know it is as vital as the air we breathe. This, by the way, is Lucha’s 10th anniversary show. Please, no gifts. At 1038 S. Hill St., (213) 746-4674 or luchavavoom.com.
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The red hot chili Peppers may have given away the hard partying, hard playing image that made them so magnetic in the ’90s, but don’t write them off just yet. These now respectable old sages of Los Angeles music are still in the business of putting on a captivating show. On Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 11-12, the quartet will fill Staples center with the infectious, slap-you-in-theface funk rock of their early years and the widely accessible, high-selling mainstream tunes that have kept them in the spotlight ever since. Be a Pepper too and dream of Californication when doors open at 7:30 p.m. at 1111 S. Figueroa St., (213) 742-7326 or staplescenter.com.
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Blue Whale 123 Astronaut E. S. Onizuka St., (213) 620-0908 or bluewhalemusic.com. Aug. 7: The Yesberger Band. Aug. 8: Latin Jazz Residency. Aug. 9: Etienne Charles Quintet. Aug. 10: A Night with Three Basses. Aug. 11: Joe La Barbera Group. Bootleg Bar 2220 Beverly Blvd., (213) 389-3856 or bootlegtheater.org. Aug. 6, 8 p.m.: Rock made resurgent with accessible heartache kings Tribes. Aug. 7, 7 p.m.: Black Hi-Lighter: counter-intuitive name, straightforward rock quartet sound. Aug. 8, 8 p.m.: Solo indie sounds and psychedelic irreverence from Mike Andrews and gilded electro maestro Daedelus. Aug. 9, 8 p.m.: Gritty, whisky-soaked vibes from Thomas Wynn and the Believers and Dustbowl Revival. Aug. 10, 8 p.m.: Eyes Lips Eyes self-labeled “disco punk” begs the question, are we to pogo or hustle? The answer is somewhere in between. Aug. 11, 8:30 p.m.: In the nebulous world of blues, soul and folk fusion comes be-afro’d Doran Danoff. Aug. 12, 7 p.m.: This isn’t your grandpappy’s banjo band. The roots-inspired plucking of Midtown Dickens reaches new heights of contemporary adaptation. Broadway Bar 830 S. Broadway, (213) 614-9909 or broadwaybar.la. Aug. 9, 10 p.m.: Broader Than Broadway returns. Casey’s Irish Pub 613 S. Grand Ave., (213) 629-2353 or bigcaseys.com. Aug. 10, 10 p.m.: The Janks’ big sonic indie folk sounds as if they were born of the mixed parentage of Bob Seger and Bob Dylan, and rather than pressing a paternity suit, their mother just allowed them to decide which sound they identified with more. Aug. 11, 10 p.m.: Something wicked this way comes as slabs of hard rocking indie pour forth from War Widow. Exchange LA 618 S. Spring St., (213) 627-8070 or exchangela.com. Aug. 10, 10 p.m.: Awakening with Glenn Morrison. Aug. 11, 10 p.m.: More ambiguously titled electronica when Inception hosts ARTY. Grammy Museum 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-6800 or grammymuseum.org. Aug. 6, 7:30 p.m.: Daniel Bedingfield takes his British pop songwriting chops to market with a Q&A at the Grammy Museum. Aug. 9, 8 p.m.: Americana influences and pensive press photos as Iris DeMent stops by for a talk and performance.
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tario) by SALLY PEREZ, Deputy (Adjunto) NOTICE TO THE PERSON BEING SERVED (AVISO A LA PERSONA SERVIDA):You are served as an individual defendant (Usted está siendo servido como demandado individual). Pub. 7/30, 8/6, 8/13, 8/20/12 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES NO. 10K15186 PLAINTIFF: JIN REE vS DEFENDANT: JUNG A KIm AKA JULIA JUNG KIm; DOES 1-10 NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form, if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar as-
sociation. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbritation award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. The name and address of the court is: Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles 111 N. Hill Street Los Angeles, CA 90012-3014 Case Number: 10K15186 Dated: August 30, 2010 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without attorney is Jin Ree, 401 N. Bixel St. Los Angeles, CA 90026 Telephone: (213)482-1805 NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served as an individual defendant. Pub. 8/6, 8/13,8/20, 8/27/12 Fictitious Business name FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAmE STATEmENT FILE NO. 2012146223 The following person is doing business as: HALLER2ME SERVICES, 8209 Foothill Blvd., #214, Sunland, CA 91040, are hereby registered by the following registrant: ROBERT HALL, 8209 Foothill Blvd., #214, Sunland, CA 91040. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrants has not begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. This statement was filed with DEAN LOGAN, Los Angeles County Clerk on July 20, 2012. NOTICE—This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et. seq. Business and Professions Code). Pub. 7/30, 8/6, 8/13, 8/20/12
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