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No scalping, a stadium master planner, and other happenings Around Town. How several generations of Clarks influenced the evolution of Downtown L.A.

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Tips From the Cool Hunters Fountains, Swimming Pools, Cool Drinks and Other Respites From the Downtown Heat. See Story P.8.

Urban Scrawl on summer heat.

The campaign money flows.

Meet City Engineer Gary Lee Moore.

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The just-opened Grand Park has one of Downtown’s best options to cool off on a searing summer day: a “membrane pool” is part of the restored Arthur J. Will Memorial Fountain. People are invited to walk through it.

Budget Analyst Calls for Privatizing Convention Center Official Says Outsourcing Operations Could Maximize Value; AEG Expresses Interest by Ryan VaillancouRt staff wRiteR

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ial the Los Angeles Convention Center and a soothing, automated female voice welcomes you to the “world class facility” with “world-class service.” It’s a claim that would likely make the city’s top budget analyst roll his eyes.

City Administrative Officer Miguel Santana and his staff have been analyzing the publicly owned and operated South Park facility for the past two years to pinpoint exactly why it is not world-class. Part of the problem, Santana believes, is that it costs the city far more to operate the 867,000-square-foot attraction than it would a private firm.

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That’s why Santana is calling on the city to turn control of the Convention Center over to a private entity. On Monday, Aug. 3, he released an 18-page report detailing the problems and calling for the change. He asked the City Council to authorize a public bidding process to secure a new operator by July 1, 2013. Currently, the Convention Center fills its halls primarily with local trade shows, or “gate events.” Citywide conventions, the term for the mega events like E3 that draw thousands of visitors from outside the region and fuel local tax bases through hotel stays, restaurant business and shopping, are the minority. The smaller events, which don’t come with the hotel and tourism business, accounted for 89% of attendees last year, according to a city-commissioned study by KPMG, KNN Public Finance and Crossroads Consulting Services. By contrast, see Convention, page 10

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he Los Angeles Dodgers last week announced the hiring of Janet Marie Smith, a prominent planner who will oversee upgrades and enhancements to 50-year-old Dodger Stadium. Smith, who spent time in Downtown Los Angeles in the 1980s helping head up the renovation of Pershing Square, was a leading force on the design and construction of Camden Yards, the Baltimore baseball stadium praised as one of the most beautiful and best functioning in the sport. She also spent seven years with the Boston Red Sox, overseeing improvements and preservation matters at Fenway Park. “It’s important to all of us that we restore and enhance the park in a way that honors its heritage and highlights its distinctive appeals, while still capturing what fans want and franchises need in a modern venue,” Smith said in a prepared statement. The future of Dodger Stadium has been the subject of intense speculation over the years, with many observers predicting that the land around the venue could be turned into a mix of housing and retail. As part of the $2.2 billion sales agreement to Guggenheim Baseball Management, former team owner Frank McCourt retains half ownership of the surrounding land.

s Downtown-based office building giant MPG Office Trust has strived to reduce a mountain of debt in recent years, the company has largely held on to its Central City skyscrapers. That was partly business strategy — the firm had indicated that it was inclined to keep its Central City holdings while it sold non-core assets in other markets. It was also financial imperative: After the ouster of CEO Robert F. Maguire in 2008, Maguire nevertheless retained 50% ownership of several buildings, including Downtown’s US Bank Tower, KPMG Tower and Wells Fargo Tower. The company was handcuffed from selling those properties before 2016 because Maguire’s share entitled him to special tax protections — if MPG sold one of the properties, it would have had to pay the taxes on the former executive’s personal gains. On Aug. 3, however, MPG announced that Maguire has swapped his so-called partnership units for common shares. The move essentially accelerates the 2016 deadline to June 27, 2013, and frees MPG to sell core assets without having to pay Maguire. The company has not indicated plans to sell the

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Trutanich Seeks Court Crackdown on Scalpers

ity Attorney Carmen Trutanich is looking to make it harder for scalpers to sell black market tickets outside

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Downtown area events. On Thursday, Aug. 9, Trutanich’s office filed a request for an injunction that would make it a misdemeanor for 17 “habitual scalpers” — who have been arrested, cited or contacted by authorities about 95 times, collectively, since 2008 — to engage in the sales. “These scalpers also rip off unsuspecting fans, hurt legitimate businesses, and fail to pay taxes owed to the City, which ultimately harms see Around Town, page 11

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EDITORIALS A Summer Booze Bummer

Urban Scrawl by Doug Davis

lcohol is a curious thing. It can be a complement to a meal or a devastating societal problem. It can lead to good times or bad judgment. It can help a business survive or can have tremendous and unpredictable costs. The latest booze-related twist in Downtown is unexpected. After a quarter century of a more or less blind eye to open containers at the California Plaza concerts, beer, wine and other fermented beverages this summer are forbidden. The situation is understandable from a legal perspective, but questionable from a common sense point of view. We can’t fault the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for doing what it is required to do, but at the same time, the no-booze stricture seems like a solution in search of a problem. These are the pleasant, breezy confines of Cal Plaza, after all. We’re not talking about an outdoor kegger or the beer stands at Dodger Stadium. For the few Downtowners who are unfamiliar, Grand Performances is the cultural programmer which, for 26 years, has staged free summer outdoor concerts and events at the Cal Plaza Watercourt. The dozens of annual shows attract a wide variety of Angelenos. It is not uncommon to see thousands of people enjoying a gratis performance of an artist who, in other places, would command prices of $25 a ticket or more. People return again and again for the al fresco events, and many of them pack a meal and a bottle of wine and share the night with friends and family. Earlier this year, however, Michael Alexander, the head of Grand Performances, met with an ABC official in the effort to formalize the open-bottle process. As Los Angeles Downtown News reported, the official immediately quashed the outdoor drinking. Now it is no longer OK to uncork a bottle of chardonnay when taking in a performance by, say, the Jazz Mafia (they played July 7) or the Hawaiian hula troupe Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu (Aug. 10-11). Even if a celebration of, say George Gershwin (July 1) won’t likely lead to copious drunks who trash the joint, Alexander voices some no-alcohol lines when he introduces the artists. Ultimately this should get settled. Alexander is working with the ABC and the police department, and Grand Performances will probably secure the same kind of license that allows other outdoor events to let people bring their own booze. There could, however, be limitations, such as only allowing alcohol consumption in a specific area where the under-21 set can’t enter. The ABC did what it must — ignoring the situation, once informed, would have meant shirking duties. Still, this is a situation that should be resolved quickly. We don’t see great societal risks in letting people have a glass of wine while watching the theatrical monologue The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs (Aug. 19).

Next Up in the Ninth

n July 1, 2013, Jan Perry will be termed out of office, ending her 12 years representing the Ninth District on the Los Angeles City Council. Perry, who is running for mayor, will give way to a successor whose challenges are vastly different from what she has faced: Due to redistricting, the Ninth has been gutted. Already a dozen people have filed papers to raise money for the March 2013 primary. It seems that even though the district’s economic engine has been decimated, plenty of individuals want to serve on the council. In the coming months, we’re going to want to hear clearly detailed ideas as to what the candidates have in mind for all parts of the district. While the Ninth isn’t what it was, it still includes some important neighborhoods and corridors. Anyone seeking to gain the seat needs to demonstrate a forward-thinking ability and communicate realistic goals and visions for an area that stretches from L.A. Live to south of Manchester Avenue. It won’t be easy to come up with a comprehensive strategy to improve life in the district that, thanks to some foolhardy moves, is now severely economically challenged. Still, that is precisely what anyone who wants the job must do. For decades, a majority of Downtown Los Angeles was in the Ninth District. The results were mixed depending on who was in office, with some more able than others to recognize and utilize the economic potential of the large business population in the Central City. As this page stated last month, Perry was the best representative the district had seen in half a century, with an ability to facilitate worthy projects, address challenges in Skid Row and utilize the economic momentum on Bunker Hill and in the Financial District to improve portions of South Los Angeles. The next Ninth District officeholder will have fewer tools. The redistricting resulted in much of Downtown being pried from the Ninth and put instead in the 14th, which is represented by José Huizar. Still, the next Ninth District rep will oversee the portion of Downtown that includes L.A. Live, Staples Center and the Convention Center. It is also the neighborhood that would hold Farmers Field. These few busy blocks have been catalytic for Downtown, and the football proposal, valued at approximately $1.4 billion, is

perhaps the most important piece of business in the city’s pipeline. We’ll want to hear the candidates’ ideas on what issues and elements are important to push for in the project, and how they intend to use the development to create benefits throughout Downtown and for the rest of Los Angeles. We’ll want more than blanket boosterism. We already know that the project would be “good” for Downtown. What we want from an elected leader fortunate enough to have a billion dollar development in his or her district is vision. Where does the project take the community? How can it be maximized so it is more than a place for football and business meetings? That ties to another geographic area in which we’ll want candidates to present a clearly defined strategy: the Figueroa Corridor down to USC. This neighborhood has been bubbling for about a decade, and it stands to blossom significantly in the next 10 years. The university is in growth mode and in the past few years thousands of units of housing have been created not far from campus. Many more are being built. Other projects have opened on the stretch, among them the U.S. headquarters for Chinese car manufacturer BYD and a dealership that holds five automotive brands. This should only be a start, and an effective Ninth District representative would have a concept on what direction the corridor should take and how to get it there. How do those who would hold the seat plan to fill in the dead zones along the stretch and create community amenities? What should be in? What should be out? We’ll want to know as well about plans for job creation in the Ninth District. What sectors and industries do the council aspirants see as good fits for different portions of the neighborhood, and how do they intend to facilitate those positions? Again, we need more than a generic intent to create jobs — just stating that is parroting the problem, not demonstrating leadership. This is just a start, and there are other issues on which candidates should be well versed. We’ll want to know, for example, thoughts on local transportation, public safety and opportunities for education in the neighborhood. The next seven months will prove revealing. The people who have filed papers for the Ninth District seat have a variety of backgrounds. We look forward to hearing their ideas.

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They’re in the Money Fascinating Financial Findings From Some Expensive City Elections by Jon RegaRdie executive editoR

or those who follow city elections, the most interesting thing outside of actual vote counting is money raising. The cash game is even more intriguing when the actual balloting is months away. the regardie report

That is the situation right now. Although Angelenos won’t head to the polls to pick a mayor, city attorney, controller, eight council reps, most valuable princess and three school board members (I made at least one of those up) until March 2013, money is speeding faster than Usain Bolt in the 100 meter finals. The latest financial figures, which campaigns are required to file with the City Ethics Commission, went up at the end of last month (they cover the period through June 30). Parsing the numbers, one finds a boatload of things that make the 2013 election cycle interesting. It’s not just the mayoral contest either, as the money revelations spill all down the ticket. Here are some of the most fascinating financial findings. Eric Leads! So Does Wendy!: Councilman Eric Garcetti reported raising $2,209,453.65. City Controller Wendy Greuel finished with $2,209,131.34. That’s a difference of just $322 (and 31 cents!), which pretty much makes them twinsies. How you can have this much money raised and be so close in the count is bewildering. Really, the only way to explain it is dumb luck or witchcraft. I’m hoping that one day we learn it was the latter.

Don’t Count Out Jan: Some will tsk tsk Councilwoman Jan Perry for having only $1.16 million to date. That would be foolish, because the mayor is the one who gets the most votes, not the person who piles up the most pennies. Greuel and Garcetti will have more money to spend on mailers, TV ads and donkeys carrying banners (one can dream), but Perry is likely to have enough cash to wage an effective campaign. Remember, the goal in March is not to get a majority of the votes but to cobble together enough to make the May runoff. Perry’s target audience in the primary is different than that of Garcetti and Greuel, who are pursuing many of the same constituents. She’s got enough money to be a factor. Hey Big Spenders: The most expensive mayor’s race of the millennium occurred in 2001, when 13 candidates raised a cumulative $20.8 million and spent $26 million (the excess comes from fun things like matching funds and debt). About 88% of the money raised went to four people: Antonio Villaraigosa, Jim Hahn (who won), businessman Steve Soboroff and Councilman Joel Wachs. Of that, about $15.6 million poured in for the primary. Already, the 2013 posse has raised a total of $7.7 million. To get a sense of how the leaders are faring, consider 2005: In the primary, Villaraigosa, who would go on to win, pulled in $2.23 million. In other words, Greuel and Garcetti had almost reached the Villaraigosa level with more than 240 fundraising days to go.

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Mayoral candidates Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti managed the amazing feat of raising a combined $4.2 million and being only $322 apart. This can best be explained by either luck or witchcraft.

The financial figures will skyrocket if Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky ever gets off his cloud and enters the race. The same holds true for mall master Rick Caruso. In the 2005 two-month runoff period, AnVil and Hahn spent a staggering $7.94 million combined, up from $6.75 million four years earlier (after the primary, runoff finalists get to reload and hit up their past campaign donors). There’s no reason to expect less money this year. That $26 million? That’s so 2001. Can Kobe Cover It?: Kobe Bryant earned

about $25 million playing basketball last year, and he’ll make $27.8 million in the upcoming season. Yep, one NBA player’s salary could cover more than two years of political campaigning for the most important elected office in the city. No, I didn’t include this section just for the Google hits that come with writing “Kobe Bryant.” If that was my goal, I’d have typed “sex with Kim Kardashian.” Question of Control: Three things I know about Dennis Zine: 1) He likes the letter Z, see Election Money, page 20

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Getting Down With the City Engineer Gary Lee Moore Talks Big Projects and Olympics Streaming in City Hall by Ryan Vaillancourt staff writer

s City Engineer, Gary Lee Moore pulls the levers on public construction projects from street widenings to the development of the $440 million LAPD headquarters. Since taking over the job as general manager of the Bureau of Engineering in 2003, Moore, a Lynwood native, has overseen some $3.8 billion in public infrastructure efforts. On Tuesday, Aug. 14, Moore will grab the reins of the city’s Information Technology Agency as interim general manager. The stint is expected to last about three months. During that time, his post as the city’s top engineer will be waiting for him.

Los Angeles Downtown News: What, exactly, does the City Engineer do? Gary Lee Moore: I oversee 800 dedicated professionals that are involved in a couple different areas. One is delivering capital projects: designing them, project managing them and finally managing the construction of them. We do bridges, new parks and buildings like community centers, libraries, fire stations, police stations. We do projects at the Los Angeles Zoo. Then of course, we do the sewer system, wastewater treatment projects and then streets. The other major function that we have is we regulate the public right of way, so if you want to put in a new driveway you need to come to the BOE. Gary Lee Moore at the recent groundbreaking of the Spring Street Park. He has served as the City Engineer since 2003. This week he is taking an interim position as general manager of the Information Technology Agency.

Q: Does that make you more of a manager and less of a practicing engineer? A: I definitely am not on a CAD machine designing every day. But on the larger projects and even on the smaller ones it’s always fun to get a little involved. Spring Street Park is an example. That is a very unique park and a unique opportunity to shine and I enjoyed having some initial input on the park. Q: Much of the actual design and construction of public projects, from the LAPD headquarters to the Spring Street Park, is done by outside firms. Where do city engineers come into play? A: We always first look in-house to available staff to design projects. Then you factor in the complexity. For instance, the 10-story 500,000-square-foot Police Administration Building is very unique. There, we went to outside architects to design that facility. Spring Street Park was a 50/50 design with an outside consultant [Lehrer Architects] and inside staff. Sometimes we do very unique projects in-house. Q: When it comes to major projects like the Sixth Street Viaduct, do engineering and design priorities tend to clash? A: No. The reason being is that one thing I like is the public. It’s their project. You always learn something by listening to the public that’s going to use those projects. I’m not an accountant, but I can understand basic accounting principles. When you’re out there with the public, they’re not necessarily engineers or architects, but they can understand if you explain it to them. You have to find a way to explain it and do it with a deep sincerity. I try to empower our staff to always make the public understand the complexities and the challenges. Q: You’ve been involved with some marquee projects. Which has had the most profound impact on the city? A: When you open a pocket park in a neighborhood and the residents walk over to you — I’ve had them cry because they’re so excited to have this open space. Or when the community center opens and they have a place to go play and once again, the stories you hear from the residents, it overwhelms you and it makes you want to go back and work even harder. Q: When it comes to building a major public project, what aspect of the process is the city good at, and where is it weak? A: We’re very proud of all aspects of our project delivery. My motto is, today is going to be better than yesterday. Every project we do, we hope we’re better at the community outreach, at listening to the community. We’re looking for areas to enhance our sustainability. Q: The Bureau of Engineering and the Information Technology Agency seem like different worlds. What has prepared you to take over at ITA? A: In the BOE, you have professionals where I don’t necessarily have the training in that area, but you’re pulling the best out of these professionals to deliver great projects. My job here is to question, to have them think through alternatives, to focus on schedules and budgets and delivering projects. ITA maintains the servers where all the information is transferred, the payroll servers, financial management system. They manage the telephones, the Internet system, the email system. Q: So what inspired the faith that you were the man to get city workers to stop streaming Olympics coverage? A: There were very few employees doing that; that was last week. Today is this week and I have all the faith in the city employees that they’re doing their job. But that’s up to the various department managers to make sure their workers are following city policy. Contact Ryan Vaillancourt at ryan@downtownnews.com.

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All Quiet on the Art Walk Front Monthly Event Is a Peaceful Relief to Downtown Stakeholders by Phoebe Unterman and Richard Guzmán

ensions were high Thursday, as business owners, LAPD officials and various Downtown stakeholders waited to see what would happen once the monthly Art Walk began. The chief concern was whether Occupy L.A. protesters would be confrontational, leading to a repeat of the debacle of the previous month’s event. It turns out, there was nothing to worry about. The event

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Police officers quietly watched as some Occupy protesters walked through Downtown during latter portions of the Art Walk.

reverted to form, remaining primarily about art and barhopping. Meanwhile, most protesters, including a group of Occupy Oakland members who came down by bus, stuck to Pershing Square, where they chalked up a storm. “It’s been a great night,” LAPD Commander Andy Smith said at the end of the evening. “There have been no problems at all. People have respected public and private property.” Although the Occupy L.A. website had called for a global day of action with plans to “chalkupy” Art Walk, the loosely banded group of protesters mostly stayed within Pershing Square for the majority of the night. Ultimately about 200 people gathered at the park. Police officers largely stayed on the sidelines as many in the crowd covered the park’s ground, benches and walls in chalk. No mass migration from Pershing Square to Spring Street, Art Walk’s main corridor, was planned, several Occupy members said. Instead, some small groups of protesters walked over to Art Walk around 9 p.m. Groups that walked down Spring Street carrying signs and handing out stickers shared the sentiment that chalking is legal because it is washable and that last month’s incident was caused by police aggression. “I’m out here in solidarity with the people who were brutalized last month,” said Joel Greenfield, who has been with the Occupy L.A. movement since October. “I feel bad for the businesses that lost money last time, but that’s entirely LAPD’s fault.” Back and Forth Concerns were high considering what happened at the July 12 Art Walk. At that event, Occupy protesters near Fifth and Spring streets were chalking on sidewalks and walls. Police responded and the crowd ignored orders to disperse. A bottle was thrown, striking an officer, and police formed a skirmish line. Over about 90 minutes the protesters were forced north and ultimately dispersed. During the fracas four officers were injured, according to LAPD officials, and 17 people were arrested. Rhetoric was high in the aftermath. Art Walk officials and many Downtown stakeholders accused the protesters of hijacking the popular event, claiming they were using the community gathering as a political forum and, in the process, ruining the fun of thousands of people. They also asserted that the only ones hurt were the 99% that Occupy protesters claim to represent — numerous independent business owners reported losing money. Occupy participants and their supporters claimed the opposite. They charged that the LAPD was heavy handed and unnecessarily aggressive in its response to what they claimed was a peaceful gathering. There were heady efforts in recent days to ensure that the event went smoothly. Art Walk officials visited Historic Core shops, handing out signs urging a peaceful happening. Occupy protesters also called for non-confrontational proceedings. By the mid-point of Art Walk, it appeared that everyone had gotten their wish. “We were very nervous that we would have the same

experience, but it’s busy with customers and it’s quiet in terms of protesters,” said Emma Chavez, the owner of Ensenada Restaurant and Bar on Spring Street, which was crowded with customers at 9 p.m. “It’s looking like a normal Art Walk.” Instead, the usually crowded Art Walk unfolded in the Historic Core, with young people thronging sidewalks and heading to bars, restaurants and galleries. “We’re very lucky that the momentum behind the Occupy movement didn’t reach critical mass,” said Joe Moller, director of Art Walk. One group of protesters led by Daniel Lee said that they

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wanted to show Art Walk that the Occupy movement can act peacefully. They exchanged greetings with many of the police officers who patrolled Spring Street. When Pershing Square was cleared at 10:30 p.m., some called for a march, but it did not materialize. Instead, a large group headed to spend the night in front of the headquarters of business group the Central City Association. Several potential firestorm moments during the evening failed to ignite. At around 8:30 p.m., a man began to write on the sidewalk on Main Street near Fourth Street. He was tackled by a private security guard but managed to escape. Police later caught up with him, but he was not arrested. Later, a group of approximately 10 protesters walked through the Historic Core holding signs. They settled at Main Street just south of Fifth Street. One man began writing in chalk on the street. He was ignored by police. Contact Richard Guzman at richard@downtownnews.com.

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Dispatches From The Cool Zone Yeah It’s a Cliché, But Here’s How to Beat the Heat in Downtown by RichaRd Guzmán city editoR

he heat is on. It’s getting hot in herre. Hot child in the city. Pick your cliché or your favorite pop music allusion, and it’s all the same thing: It’s darn hot in Downtown Los Angeles. Temperatures hit the 90s last week, and the high heat generally continues on and off through at least late September. Although Downtowners don’t have the option to head to the beach during a busy workweek, there are a variety of places to cool off in the Central City. Whether a place to splash or sip something cold, here are a few options. Waterworks Splish Splash: In addition to green lawns, pink benches and a dog area, the newly opened Grand Park has renovated and updated the Arthur J. Will Memorial Fountain.

Unlike most look-but-don’t-touch waterworks, this includes a new “membrane pool” in which people are invited to take off their shoes and take a stroll. While popular with kids, there’s no rule against adults wandering through on a hot day. Down the steps opposite the Music Center on Grand Avenue, grandpark.lacounty.gov. Flower Falls: The thousands of flowers in the Rose Garden in Exposition Park are nice to look at, but pretty doesn’t bring down the heat. What does is the garden’s central fountain. It continuously shoots water in the air, and kids frequently jump in for a quick dip. The occasional adult pops a foot or two in as well. There are also a few shaded gazebos throughout the grassy park. If things are still too hot, head over to the free California Science Center and walk upstairs to the Ecosystems show. The

The sounds of gurgling water and mist from a waterfall help make the heat more bearable at the Kyoto Gardens in Little Tokyo.

Extreme Zone exhibit includes an ice wall. You can touch the ice and even lean on it. If that doesn’t cool you down, call a doctor. The Rose Garden is at 701 State Dr., (213) 765-5397 or expositionpark.org. The California Science Center is at 700 Exposition Dr., (323) 724-3623 or californiasciencecenter.org Cool Runnings: The relaxing sound of flowing water always seems to make the heat more bearable. That’s the case at the Kyoto Gardens at the Doubletree hotel in Little Tokyo. The water is the focus of the Japaneseinspired garden that’s open to the public. Stand at the edge of the main waterfall near the bridge and a slight breeze will propel a bit

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At 250 S. Grand Ave., (213) 628-0200 or lemonadela.com. Go Slushie: It’s not a good idea to fight heat with alcohol. Then again, it’s not a terrible idea to add a stiff drink to your otherwise responsible hydration schedule every so often. One fine choice for those pursuing this route is the mescal slushie at Umamicatessen on Broadway. It’s not on the menu, so don’t bother looking for it. Instead, ask the bartender. It tastes like a spiked lemonade slushie. Another boozy way to beat the heat comes at Silo Vodka Bar. The Seventh Street joint offers beverage tastings in a 28-degree walk-in freezer. Entrance to the room comes with a winter coat so you’ll be all bundled up while everyone else is roasting outside. The Big Boy Iced Tea is served in a mason jar and mixes iced tea, vodka and honey. Umamicatessen is at 852 S. Broadway, (213) 4138626 or umami.com. Silo Vodka Bar is at 227 W.

Seventh St., (213) 221-7956 or silodtla.com. Frozen Delight: Downtown is curiously lacking in ice cream shops. That said, there is an abundance of frozen yogurt outlets. One of the most popular is Yogurtland in Little Tokyo. It’s a do-it-yourself spot where you grab a container, pull your chosen flavor lever and then add toppings. Price is by weight. At 130 S. Central Ave., (213) 687-0733 or yogurt-land.com. Jump In Standard Dives: It takes a long lunch break to dive into one of Downtown’s rooftop pools, but heck, it’s August. The ultra-hip Downtown Standard’s rooftop pool opens to the public at noon. The deck is much less crowded than it is later in the evening. There’s also a bar, lounge chairs and pods. At 550 S. Flower St., (213) 892-8080 or standardhotels.com. see Cool, page 14

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that the new model could save the city $14 million to $37 million over five years. AEG Interest Councilwoman Jan Perry, whose Ninth District includes the Convention Center, supports the proposed outsourcing of operations. She said that the impact of the plan on the city’s workforce would be minimal. Currently, the city employs 113 people at the Convention Center. Under Santana’s plan, 101 of them would be transferred to now vacant posts in other city departments. A new operator would be required to employ the remaining 12 for at least 90 days. “If we work through this and see if we can obtain a more productive revenue generating situation, it goes to everyone’s benefit,” Perry said. “We can lay fewer people off in the future.” The union that represents city employees, SEIU Local 721, opposes the proposal in part because it would replace public workers with cheaper labor. “Privatization is not the panacea that it’s often said to be by proponents like Miguel Santana,” said union spokesman Lowell Goodman. “I think the city needs to ask another question: Does it want to hand control of its public assets to a private company?” The proposal to privatize operations is not new. Officials first suggested the idea in 2010 as one way to reduce the city’s spending amid tough budget times. It was part of a package of ideas along with outsourcing operations of some city parking garages and the Los Angeles Zoo. The Convention Center has long been hamstrung by a series of challenges. The limited hotel stock within walking distance of the building made it difficult to compete for citywide conventions with places like

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If Santana’s plan moves forward, it would start with a public bidding competition. AEG, which developed and owns Staples Center and L.A. Live, has indicated it would compete for the building. “Should the City of Los Angeles decide to seek an outside organization to operate the Los Angeles Convention Center, AEG would be interested in bidding on the management contract for the venue,” the company said in a statement released after Santana’s proposal. Some skeptics of the Santana plan, including City Controller candidate Cary Brazeman, say it may be putting the cart before the horse, given the uncertainty over the Farmers Field plan. “It’s premature to be making the recommendation until we have a business plan and we know what exactly the facilities are we’re talking about that need to be managed,” said Brazeman, who is urging the city to consider alternative proposals for the Convention Center site, including one that would put more hotel rooms on the property. Santana’s proposal is due for preliminary consideration by the council’s Budget and Finance and Trade, Commerce and Tourism committees. No hearings have yet been scheduled. Contact Ryan Vaillancourt at ryan@downtownnews.com.

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Around Town Continued from page 2 all City residents,” Trutanich said. The injunction would impose stay-away orders for the defendants from Staples Center, L.A. Live, Dodger Stadium, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Galen Center. The defendants would also be prohibited from associating with other illegal ticket sellers. Trutanich’s office said scalpers create a public nuisance by obstructing traffic and selling counterfeit tickets. Trutanich has used the injunction strategy, which treats illicit trades as business entities regulated by state law, to combat drug dealing in Skid Row.

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hings are a lot greener at Seventh and Figueroa streets. Brookfield Office Properties recently announced that Ernst & Young Plaza has received LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum status, the highest certification for an existing building. The designation for the office tower at 725 S. Figueroa St. came from the U.S. Green Building Council. “This achievement reinforces Brookfield’s commitment to sustainability and its customers,” said Paul Schulman, Brookfield’s U.S. chief operating officer, in a statement. “This certification shows the tremendous work and dedication of our Los Angeles team to obtain top distinction for its properties.” Some of the upgrades

undertaken to achieve the LEED status include lighting retrofits, moves to reduce water consumption and improvements to the roof deck to lower building heat. The 41-story 1.2 million-square-foot property earned 90 points on a 100-point scale used for certification.

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kerfuffle over a parking garage in Little Tokyo has come to an end. In February, the Aiso Parking Garage opened at First and San Pedro streets. Although the garage that stayed open until midnight was lauded by local merchants, the Department of Transportation recently and unexpectedly shortened the hours to close the facility at 10 p.m. That angered some area stakeholders. Brian Kito, a board member with the Little

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The Long Arm of the Clarks One Family Has Had a Multi-Generational Impact on Downtown by Greg Fischer contributing writer

here are many individuals who have had a major impact on Downtown Los Angeles. There are far fewer families who, over the course of several generations, have continued to help shape the look and character of the community. One of those that has long exerted an effect is the Clark clan, though their influence extends far beyond the Central City. Mary Andrews Clark was the mother of eight children. Born in Pennsylvania in 1814, she and her husband, John Clark, moved to Iowa and farmed until his death in the 1870s. The widow moved to Los Angeles in 1882 and occupied a handsome home at 933 S. Olive St. She died in 1904.

Her son, William Andrews Clark, was a copper king whose fame and wealth were known far and wide. He became a United States senator in the state of Montana. He was a shrewd man who amassed a fortune by being at the right place at the right time, and always seemed able to barter or trade needs for wants at high prices. When eggs were scarce, he knew how to squeeze the last penny out of their value. If mining equipment was going to be dumped on the market, he knew that the price would weaken and he avoided those items. When the Western United States was still raw land being mined for ores, Clark knew what would and would not sell and under what circumstances to move or hold merchandise and/or positions.

Mary Andrews Clark moved into this home at 933 S. Olive St. in 1882. Several of her children would play prominent roles in Downtown.

Clark was once among the most affluent men in the United States. He was a part of the group that built the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad that, in time, would become part of the Union Pacific rail system. Clark County, Nevada was named for him. He took the desert area of Las Vegas and turned it into a prominent rail stop for his railroad as it wound from California to the Mormon colony at Salt Lake City. Clark died in 1925 in New York City, a very wealthy man. As a tribute to his mother, he built the elegant Mary Andrews Clark YWCA at Loma Drive and Third Street on Crown Hill, west of Figueroa Street. The building still stands at 316 Loma Drive, though today it is an apartment building. His last surviving daughter, Hughette Clark, died last year at the age of 104. She left behind an enormous fortune that is shrouded in controversy. It includes Bellosguardo, a magnificent estate of more than 20 acres on the coast in Santa Barbara. The heiress had not visited the property in decades. Another son of Mary Andrews Clark who was prominent in Los Angeles was J. Ross Clark, who lived at 730 W. Adams Blvd. He was a force in the sugar beet industry at Los Alamitos and was a founder of the Citizens National Bank at the northwest corner of Fifth and Spring streets. It later merged with Crocker Bank to form Crocker-Citizens National Bank, and now is part of Wells Fargo. Ross Clark was also involved in the building of railroads in Nevada. His only son, Walter M. Clark, did not survive the sinking of the Titanic in April 1912. William Andrews Clark, Jr., the son of the senator, made quite a mark on Los Angeles. He was the founder of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 1919. He left his Adams Boulevard home to UCLA. The property is now the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library. The home is gone, but the site is beautifully anchored by a custom designed building which houses the collections of the library. Los Angeles is fortunate to have been the beneficiary of the many gifts that the Clark family bestowed. Their generosity enabled Angelenos to enjoy a range of benefits including improved transportation, classical music and higher education. It all stemmed from a 19th century widow who lost her husband too soon and migrated to Los Angeles. Her family grew with the burgeoning town and helped to make Los Angeles the great city that it is today. Greg Fischer is an amateur historian and a Downtown Los Angeles resident.

Cool Continued from page 9 I-On the Water: There are a few ways to get cool at the ION Rooftop Bar in the J.W. Marriott Hotel at L.A. Live. The deck on the fourth floor of the hotel often gets a cool breeze that helps lower the temperature. The design of the building also means that the shadow of the Ritz-Carlton sometimes blocks the sun, which can be a good or bad thing depending on how hot it is. Then, of course, there’s the pool itself. At 900 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 743-8800 or lalivemarriott.com. Deep and Fresh: The Echo Deep Pool in City West is a popular summer oasis. It’s open to the public through Sept. 3. Kids under 18 and seniors over 65 swim for free, while everyone else pays $2.50. The pool is 45 yards by 25 yards and has depths up to 12 feet. It boasts a spring diving board and a shallow end suitable for children, plus lap swimming. At 1419 Colton St., (213) 481-2640 or tinyurl.com/n9lmmw. Contact Richard Guzmán at richard@downtownnews.com.

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EVENTS SPONSORED LISTINGS Under the Sheet Music Film Series Pershing Square, 562 S. Olive St., (213) 4851645 or laparks.org/pershingsuare. Aug. 17, 8 p.m.: The greatest puzzle about Metallica’s in-the-studio documentary Some Kind of Monster is that they allowed it to be released at all. It is a ‘warts-and-all,’ winceinducing insight into the band’s ego-driven petty rivalries. What happens when the songs dry up, and what used to come so easily, is suddenly agonizingly difficult?

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Thursday, augusT 16 Fallen Superheroes Last Bookstore, 453 S. Spring St., (213) 488-0599 or lastbookstorela.com. 8 p.m.: The sordid world of heroic supermen is chronicled in a satirical book by Ed Curtis, Adam Mock and Scott Allen Perry. Readings and photographs will be shared with all in attendance. Framework at MOCA 250 S. Grand Ave., (213) 626-6222 or moca.org. 7 p.m.: L.A. Dance Project founder Benjamin Millepied and Los Angeles artist Mark Bradford team for the second presentation of Framework, a series of site-specific dance performances in the galleries at MOCA.

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Take one part flamenco roots music, add a dash of rock and roll, steep heavily in the traditions of European Romani people, and you get Catalan rumba. For those uninitiated into the ways of this vital Spanish sound, the genre’s undisputed royalty, the Gypsy Kings, will be gracing our presence on Saturday, Aug. 18, at Nokia Theatre. The Kings are passing through with enough guitars to illuminate your lust for love and strong dance. Tickets are still available for the one-night stand at 777 Chick Hearn Court, (213) 763-6030 or nokiatheatrelalive.com. photo courtesy AEG Live

In the trite world of profound singer-songwriters dead set on ripping through the musical mainstream with their polished, serene lyrical effusions, Kimya Dawson is a welcome paragon of the possibilities of the genre. The musical figure behind the Juno soundtrack and the recent LP Thunder Thighs, Dawson is a screwball, hair-dyed, irreverent breath of fresh air. She’s taking her mutated dog and pony show to The Smell on Wednesday, Aug. 15. The set might not be your cup of tea, so trust Kimya when she says, “If you’re in, you’re in/he’s a man child, we don’t need him.” At 247 S. Main St., via the alley between Spring and Main or thesmell.org.

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If you’ve been pining for an authentic psychobilly freakout — and who hasn’t? — the good people at Pershing Square have you covered. On Saturday, Aug. 18, Dallas, Texas’ own punk-infused rockabilly icon Reverend Horton Heat drops by for a bit of sloshy summertime fun. Big bodied guitars, greasy hair and fast moving, irreverent music will punch through your eardrums in an ecstatic panoply of sights and sounds previously unparalleled in Pershing Square’s summer music series. The whole get-up kicks off at 8 p.m. sharp, so arrive early to claim a prime spot for this mid-summer revival. At 532 S. Olive St., (213) 847-4970 or laparks.org/pershingsquare.

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Blue Whale 123 Astronaut E. S. Onizuka St., (213) 620-0908 or bluewhalemusic.com. Aug. 14: Jam Session with Dan Schnelle, Perry Smith and Dave Robaire. Aug. 15: Latin Jazz Residency. Aug. 16: Connor McElwain, Frank Silva, Mike Ragonese, Dave Robaire and Brijesh Pandya. Aug. 17: Dontae Winslow Group. Aug. 18: Joshua White, Jeff Denson, Walter Smith III and Dan Schnelle. Aug. 19: Peter Erskine, Vardan Ovsepian, Ryan McGillicuddy and Artyom Manukyan. Bootleg Bar 2220 Beverly Blvd., (213) 389-3856 or bootlegtheater.org. Aug. 13, 8 p.m.: Rock made resurgent with accessible heartache kings Tribes. Aug. 14, 8 p.m.: The lady named Kelly Paige is back. Aug. 14, 8 p.m.: Parts of Wolf Parade, Spoon and the great Ohio punks New Bomb Turks coalesce in Divine Fits. Aug. 15, 8 p.m.: Spacy acoustic vibes from August

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On Friday, Aug. 17, the Music Center’s Active Arts programs delivers to Downtown fans of musical theater an alternative to sitting indoors reading sheet music from West Side Story. This week’s Friday Night Sing-Along features selections from seminal musicals, so head on up to the W.M. Keck Amphitheatre at the Walt Disney Concert Hall from 6:30-8 p.m. and join hundreds of voices all belting out your favorites from Rodgers and Hammerstein and beyond. Tickets are required, but fret not, for they are free to all who wait in line patiently. At 111 S. Grand Ave., (213) 9727211 or musiccenter.org.

Friday, augusT 17 Friday Night Sing-Along W.M. Keck Amphitheatre, Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand, (213) 972-0777 or musiccenter.org. 6:30 p.m.: Join your neighbors in a musical theater sing-along in the upper folds of Disney Hall. Tickets are distributed 30 minutes before show time to those waiting in line outside. Play MOCA Geffen Contemporary, 152 N. Central Ave., (213) 626-6222 or moca.org. 6 p.m.: In case you miss Framework on Thursday, MOCA is hosting a night of live music and visuals by the L.A. Dance Project at its Geffen Contemporary location. Zola Jesus will be performing and Ariel Pink will stop by for a DJ set.

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Tuesday, augusT 14 DLANC Meeting Los Angeles Theatre, 615 S. Broadway, dlanc.com 6:15 p.m.: The Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council addresses a variety of matters important to those who live and work in the Central City. The session is open to the public.

sunday, augusT 19 Los Angeles Symphony’s Gala Concert Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., (213) 741-0050 or musiccenter.org. 7:30 p.m.: Youngok Shin, one of the most decorated lyric coloratura sopranos of the modern era, and baritone Richard Paul Fink perform music from Lohengrin, Rigoletto and Othello. Maestro Hyun Sang Joo conducts. WWE Summer Slam Staples Center, 1111 S. Figueroa, (213) 742-7326 or staplescenter.com. 4:30 p.m.: Your favorite muscular men and busty female colleagues compete for wrestling status and TV ratings.

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LEGAL Civil Summons CIVIL SUMMONS LOS ANGELES COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT Case No.: BC470865 Plaintiff:(LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): ANGEL RAMOS, an individual; JUAN PABLO FRANCO, an individual vs. Defendants: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): BECHARA KFOURI, an individual; and NICHOLAS KFOURI, an individual; and DOES 1-10, inclusive NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): Bechara Kfouri, Nicholas Kfouri, and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive. YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFFS (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMAN-

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MARK J. SALADINO TREASURER AND TAX COLLECTOR COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES STATE OF CALIFORNIA Assessees/taxpayers, who have disposed of real property since January 1, 2009, may find their names listed for the reason that a change in ownership has not been reflected on the assessment roll. ASSESSOR’S IDENTIFICATION NUMBERING SYSTEM EXPLANATION

ed on July 1, 2010, for the taxes, assessments, and other charges for the fiscal year 2009-10: LISTED BELOW ARE PROPERTIES THAT DEFAULTED IN 2010 FOR TAXES, ASSESSMENTS AND 0THER CHARGES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2009-2010. AMOUNT OF DELINQUENCY AS OF THIS PUBLICATION IS LISTED BELOW. ARMENIAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION SITUS 4709 LEXINGTON AVE LOS ANGELES CA 90029-1657 5540-017-009/S2009-010 $14,071.16 5540-017-011 $21,474.75 ATIENZA,JANUARIO T CO TR ATIENZA FAMILY TRUST SITUS 4109 MELROSE AVE LOS ANGELES CA 90029-3506 5539-021-010 $15,452.39 BOLOURI,EBRAHIM A AND MORTEZAVI,SETAREH J SITUS 1187 N ARDMORE AVE LOS ANGELES CA 90029-1409 5537-014-016 $31,765.62 CRUZ,LUIS E SITUS 515 N COMMONWEALTH AVE LOS ANGELES CA 90004-2302 5539-029-012/S2009-010 $20,128.06 DE ONG,ROSARIO A AND GEORGE TRS R AND G U DE ONG TRUST SITUS 950 N OXFORD AVE LOS ANGELES CA 90029-3218 5535-022010/S2007-010/S2008-010 $29,354.71 DEL GIZZI,DANA M 5535-025002 $293.76 DERDERIAN,HAGOP AND EMMA SITUS 743 N EDGEMONT ST LOS ANGELES CA 90029-2505 5538-015-020 $9,408.84 FARNSWORTH,SHAWN SITUS 654 N NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE LOS ANGELES CA 900042113 5538-027-002 $11,067.94 SITUS 4216 MELROSE AVE LOS ANGELES CA 90029-3509 5538-027-004 $8,085.79 GOLDEN STATE HEALTH CENTERS INC SITUS 4340 LOCKWOOD AVE LOS ANGELES CA 90029-2810 5539-008-032 $21,994.88 HERNANDEZ,JOSEPH SITUS 970 N WILTON PL LOS ANGELES CA 90038-3214 5535-005-005 $3,259.76 LUNA,DENNIS SITUS 800 W 1ST ST APT 2904 LOS ANGELES CA 90012-2437 5151-027-233 $4,833.35 MILOSEVSKI,BARBARA TR BARBARAMILOSEVSKI TRUST AND PAZIEWSKA,IZABELIA SITUS 5352 LEXINGTON AVE LOS ANGELES CA 90029-1112 5537-007-002 $5,362.17 MO AND SO LLC SITUS 612 N VERMONT AVE LOS ANGELES CA 90004-2117 5539-022-013/ S2008-010 $45,823.05 5539-022-014/S2008-010 $19,186.26 SANCHEZ,CARLOS SITUS 865 N HOOVER ST LOS ANGELES CA 90029-3058 5539-012-015 $29,342.76 SCHLAFF,JOHN SITUS 1216 N KENMORE AVE LOS ANGELES CA 90029-1589 5 5 4 0 - 0 11 - 0 0 3 / S 2 0 0 8 - 0 1 0 $64,452.50 TECSON,MARIA SITUS 1018 N KENMORE AVE LOS ANGELES CA 90029-2536 5538-012-005 $3,429.92

The Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN), when used to describe property in this list, refers to the Assessor’s map book, the map page, the block on the map (if applicable), and the individual parcel on the map page or in the block. The Assessor’s maps and further explanation of the parcel numbering system are available in the Assessor’s Office. The following property tax default-

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Election Money Continued from page 5 2) He sometimes dresses as a woman, and 3) His competitors in the City Controller’s race have enough money to make things sticky. Zine’s a quirky character, a motorcycleriding-cop-turned-councilman who raises funds for charity by becoming his alter-ego, Denise. His dating habits could become fodder in a muddy campaign — a few years back he had to recuse himself from an airport contract vote because he was romantically linked to a lobbyist for one of the bidders. One (and by one I mean me) wonders if his official campaign song will be LMFAO’s “Sexy and I Know It.” Zine’s $540,000 raised gives him an advantage in the race for the seat being vacated by Greuel, but the $232,000 picked up by Ron Galperin and Cary Brazeman’s $143,000 put both of them in the game. Zine has to be

considered the frontrunner, but frontrunners don’t always finish first. Or second. Just ask third-place D.A. finisher Carmen Trutanich. Money Well Spent?: Joe Buscaino assumed the 15th District Council seat in January, after winning a special election to fill the post vacated by Janice Hahn. He’s on the ballot again in March, and so far has raised $119,000. He has shelled out $62,000. The best part? He has spent all that money even though he is running unopposed. I hope the cash helps him beat the imaginary candidates. Maybe afterwards he can use whatever is left over for an imaginary party. The Farmacy Makes an Appearance: Another shoo-in is incumbent 11th District Councilman Bill Rosendahl. By June 30

he had raised $136,000 and spent $49,000, including $466 that went to Bill Leahy, who is identified on expense documents as the owner of The Farmacy. The Farmacy happens to be a Venice medical marijuana clinic, and Rosendahl recently drew attention for revealing that he uses medical marijuana and is battling cancer. So, is this where he gets his kush? Also interesting on the Rosendahl front: His one competitor, who has yet to report raising any money, is the brilliantly named Odysseus Bostick. This is the only person who has ever reminded me, simultaneously, of Homer and Rocky Horror Picture Show actor Barry Bostwick. First in the First: One of the most heated City Council races will be for the First District seat, where current officeholder Ed Reyes’ chief of staff Jose Gardea is battling state Assemblyman Gil Cedillo. Though the latter has more name recognition and plenty of Sacramento ties, Gardea is smashing

him in money raised. By June 30 Cedillo had $113,000. Gardea, meanwhile, claimed $193,000, and his cash on hand was $178,000, compared to his counterpart’s $91,000. Still, this one ain’t close to over. Plead the Ninth: The race to fill Perry’s Ninth District council seat could turn into a smash-up derby, with at least five people capable of raising real money. The surprising leader to date is LAPD Deputy Chief Terry Hara, who has sucked up $118,000, with ample support from the JapaneseAmerican community. He’s got a big lead over José Huizar’s former chief of staff, Ana Cubas, who has $51,353, and Assemblyman Mike Davis, whose $50,005 includes, according to Ethics documents, a $15,000 loan from… Mike Davis! Which goes to prove, the only thing better than having wealthy friends is being your own wealthy friend. Contact Jon Regardie at regardie@downtownnews.com.

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