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Downtown Gets a New Batch of Businesses Making Fresh Desserts and Breads Another chance for a cleantech project.
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Sean Brennan in front of the Arts District’s The Pie Hole. The bakery and cafe that opened last month has been an instant hit. by RichaRd Guzmán city editoR
“Demand has increased every day,” said Brennan last week during a visit to his Traction Avenue bakery and cafe. “We can’t make enough of anything right now.” Brennan isn’t the only one learning about Downtown’s appetite for fresh-baked sweets and breads. At least seven baked-goods purveyors have opened since the summer of 2009, with four of them firing up their ovens in the last two months. Shops like The Pie Hole, MF Gourmet at Grand Central Market, the Historic Core’s Semi Sweet
Bakery and a revamped Clifton’s bakery aren’t breaking any new ground. Downtown’s stalwarts include Chinatown’s Queens Bakery, which has been selling its rice puffs since 1961, Phoenix Bakery, in business since 1938, and Gourmet L.A. Bakery, a 22-year-old Broadway business that caters to a mostly Latino clientele. Those involved with the current group of bakeries say the new sweet fixation is just part of Downtown’s emergence as a restaurant destination. see Bakeries, page 10
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hen Sean Brennan opened the doors to The Pie Hole in the Arts District on Oct. 18, he knew he was on to a good thing. Still, he was unprepared for the response. By noon on opening day, Brennan and his business partners, Matt Heffner and Rebecca Grasley, had sold out of their first batch of pecan, peanut butter pretzel and other pies. The second batch was depleted by 4:30 p.m.
Officials Fear That ‘Realignment’ Could Cause Spike in Felons and Addicts by Ryan VaillancouRt staff wRiteR
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n September 2006, city officials launched the Safer Cities Initiative, a plan to crack down on petty crime in Skid Row. The bolstered police presence led to a plunge in criminal activity and steep reductions in the number of people sleeping and dying on the streets. Five years later, the progress has eroded. There are more parolees on the street. Crime is edging back up. Homelessness is again on the rise. Some local officials fear the situation may soon get worse, as a new prison reform law is poised to send more felons to the area. The reason for the fear is Assembly Bill 109, the plan to reduce overcrowding in California prisons largely by shifting how the state deals with drug offenders, who comprise 41% of the inmate
population. The measure that went into effect Oct. 1 sends certain non-violent felons to county jail, where early release guidelines dictate that they’ll do less time behind bars than they would have in state prison. It also shifts post-release supervision duties from the state parole system to the County Probation Department. Upon release, those offenders will be steered toward substance abuse programs and other rehabilitative services — the kind found in Skid Row. Last year, 47,000 inmates served 90 days or less in state prison, most of them on a parole violation. The education, addiction and other supportive services provided in state prison don’t start until after 90 days, so those inmates had little chance at meaningful rehabilitation. “The fact is, prison does not do well with these short-term offenders,” said Matthew Cate, secre-
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tary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. “We have to change the way we do business.” If the so-called realignment plan works, officials say, more people will access rehab services, break their habits and ultimately reduce the state’s 67.5% recidivism rate. State lawmakers, who were ordered by the U.S. Supreme Court to reduce overcrowding, say the plan will translate to 33,000 fewer prisoners by 2013. The question on the mind of stakeholders in Downtown is, what if it doesn’t work? Service providers and police officials expect that released offenders will flock to Skid Row, and although some will seek treatment, others will look for drugs. Non-Violent, Asterisk Officials point out that AB 109 applies only to see Skid Row, page 8
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AROUNDTOWN Reburial of LA Plaza Bones Won’t Happen Before Spring
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he human remains excavated during the construction of the LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes are now being stored at Exposition Park’s Museum of Natural History, and will not see their final resting place until, at the soonest, the spring of 2012. That means the bones uncovered as officials rushed to complete the project near Olvera Street will be out of the earth for more than a year. In an Oct. 26 status update letter, County CEO William Fujioka laid out the reasons for the delay and described the plan for re-interment of the remains at the cemetery next to Plaza Church. In the letter, Fujioka explained that in order to comply with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, the county is trying to identify a federally recognized tribe that will consent to the reburial of the remains. To do that, the county needs the green light from U.S. Secretary of the Interior, which requires a lengthy approval process. Ultimately, plans call for the remains to be reburied in soil that was excavated from the site. The uproar began in January when Native American
The Art Program of the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles (CRA/LA) developed these tours to introduce residents and visitors to their collection of public art created by a broad range of artists, in a variety of forms and neighborhood contexts. The tours available include:
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bones and artifacts were uncovered during construction of the $27 million project. While work on the courtyard where the bones were found stopped, the overall project continued.
Blossom Plaza Plans Move Forward
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he long awaited Blossom Plaza project took a small step forward last week, and a big one could happen this month. On Wednesday, Nov. 3, the City Council’s Housing, Community and Economic Development Committee approved the opening of negotiations for the Chinatown site with Forest City Residential West. The full council is expected to hear the proposal on Nov. 15, and if approved, it would be a major step in drafting a development agreement with the company whose Downtown projects include the Met Lofts in South Park and Metro 417. Forest City was one of six firms that bid on the project that could ultimately connect the Chinatown Gold Line station and Broadway, and would include 200 housing units, a public plaza and other elements. The project on the prime 1.9acre plot on Broadway between College and
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EDITORIALS Rethink the Green Bike Lane
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welcome decision about a new bike lane on Spring Street could be undone by painting the lane green. The new bike lane, which will likely run from First to Ninth streets, should not be painted green — or any other color. Even though the idea of a fully green lane would make a powerful and visceral graphic statement that could remind cars to stay out, it could also create a safety hazard: In the rain, painted asphalt gets uncontrollably slippery. While we don’t get much rain here in Downtown Los Angeles, it’s still asking for trouble to paint the lane green. During and after storms, people have trouble keeping their balance just on the white paint of the crosswalk on the asphalt. A full lane of green would take the challenge of navigating in the rain to an unacceptable level. The desire to make a statement or be obvious could serve to mangle more than a few. Organizers of the green lane say they are testing a product that is not supposed to be slippery. Let’s just say that we’ll believe it when we see it. To make a visual impact the paint will have to be thick, which will fill in the texture of the asphalt. Maybe it will be less slippery, but probably not as safe as the asphalt, which is already only moderately safe in a heavy rain. On to another bike topic: As welcome as bicycles are in Downtown, some riders are taking their newfound status too far. They are trying to dominate the sidewalks. Sidewalks are for people and pets. They are for strollers and strolling and walking armin-arm to a restaurant for dinner. They are for people waiting for the next bus. They are for charging to work or window-shopping. They are not for bikes. Streets are for bikes. Some bikers barrel down the sidewalk bellowing, “On your left! On your left!” Others whoosh by without saying a word, putting all pedestrians in their path off balance. We’re not sure which is worse. Believe it or not, dear biker friends, there are those among the populace who are not familiar with the lingo “On your left.” Not knowing precisely what it means can result in a neardeath experience. Not everybody instinctually grasps the implicit message of “Move to your right so I can bike by on your left.” Some people on Downtown sidewalks jump to their left, in the path of the bike, instead of moving away. Others don’t understand why someone is shouting and are startled into being frozen in place. Bike riding on sidewalks wasn’t an issue until a year or two ago, but it is a serious matter now. It’s impossible to tell if the increase in the number of bikes has made it a problem or whether it’s a change in attitude. Not only is the practice dangerous (and illegal), it feels hostile, aggressive and disrespectful. Some bikers aren’t even careful about dogs on the sidewalk. In any case, we encourage the bikers to follow the law and stay off the sidewalks, or at least any sidewalks with pedestrians on them. The rise in bikes Downtown is an excellent development and cyclists are welcome here, but they need to adopt practices that are safe for everyone.
BYD’s Benefits Will Come Years, Not Months, Down the Line
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ate last month, hundreds of local business and elected leaders showed up at a formerly faded car dealership on Figueroa Street to celebrate the opening of the North American headquarters of Chinese electric car manufacturer BYD. People posed for photos and patted each other on the back. The dignitaries cut a red ribbon and talked up Sino-Angeleno ties and opportunities. Along with the opening, there were questions and concerns. Some observers quibbled that the project took longer than expected to debut. Indeed, when the effort was first announced in April 2010, officials said it would open by the fourth quarter of that year. Instead, it was frustratingly bogged down by the kind of permitting issues that city officials have pledged to correct through comprehensive development reform. Others sniped at the relatively few jobs that have materialized to date. When the deal was announced, officials touted the 150 highpaying management and engineering positions that will come from the company that also makes rechargeable batteries, LED lighting and other “green” gear. An additional 1,000 jobs were also expected to materialize through suppliers, etc. On day one, however, only a few dozen people were employed at the Downtown BYD offices. The 150 positions seem to be a long way off. So is BYD less exciting in terms of instant impact than when it was originally pitched? Yes, it is. It’s a fair question, and watchdogs should be paying close attention, making sure the city gets what was promised. However, it is not the only thing to ask. A more important query is: What is the potential of the BYD deal long term, and is it worth all the energy and expense that the city has put into it? The answer is, the potential is huge, and it is absolutely worth the work, the time, the money and the trips to China. The results of the BYD agreement will be borne out not over the course of a few weeks or months, but rather over three years, five years, a decade and longer. The BYD headquarters is important because it is about more than just this deal. It is about some happenings we can already predict, and a few things we may not yet fully grasp. The future impact of the Downtown headquarters lies principally in two areas. The first is the connections it establishes between the city of Los Angeles and China. It has been impossible in the past few years to overlook the myriad reports on that nation’s booming economy. The manufacturing, industrial and exporting sectors in the country are growing rapidly. BYD, with its 200,000 worldwide employees, is a leader in
the new Chinese economy, and if the company succeeds in Los Angeles, it could open the door to other businesses from that country investing and creating jobs here. In China, as in the United States and everywhere else, businesses follow what works. If a leader in electric cars and green technology can establish a beachhead here, and can then turn a profit and run an efficient business in a city long derided for its cumbersome codes and regulations, then others will follow. BYD’s founder, Chuanfu Wang, is widely respected in China (Los Angeles officials were quick to use the Business Week description of Wang as a mixture of Thomas Edison and Jack Welch). Another figure at the Downtown event was the mayor of Shenzen, where BYD and other companies are headquartered. It’s not likely that this high-ranking official made the trip solely for a ribbon cutting of a single project. Eyes are on the future. The other area where BYD is more important than just BYD is green technology. This is a wide-ranging and sometimes confusing sector that people have talked about longingly for more than a decade. Although it has been slow to materialize across the country, there is growing momentum in California and in Downtown Los Angeles. The opening of BYD’s headquarters comes as other projects and plans take shape in Downtown. Next year, construction will begin on the 60,000-square-foot La Kretz Innovation Campus, an Arts District project that will house an incubator for a couple dozen young companies developing green products and technologies (a few already operate in a temporary space). Meanwhile, further east, baby steps are being taken for the longdelayed Cleantech Manufacturing Center and the related “cleantech corridor.” The ultimate vision involves turning a long stretch by the Los Angeles River into a hub of jobs-generating, green tech manufacturing. Many of the companies that set up in these areas will be young, and not all of them will survive. However, having them a relatively short distance from BYD and each other creates opportunities for spin-off deals, whether they involve suppliers or something else. Even if no one yet fathoms what L.A.’s cleantech corridor will ultimately become, it makes sense to lay the groundwork and have it tie in with other projects. Would people be more satisfied if BYD had arrived sooner and created 150 high-paying jobs upon opening? Sure. But don’t be shortsighted and consider only the present. This project is an investment. The deal is about the future.
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Joy in Dodgerville For Many, Escape From McCourt Feels Like Liberation by Jon Regardie executive editor
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here have been many great liberation moments over the course of history. In approximately 1250 BC, Moses led his Hebrew followers out of Egypt, escaping a particularly nasty Pharaoh. In 1776, a band of brave upstarts in the New World declared independence from King George III and the other powers-that-be in Great Britain, leading to the formation of the United States of America. On Jan. 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, initiating the end of the reprehensible practice THE REGARDIE REPORT
of slavery in this country. In 1939, a tornado caused a house to land on the Wicked Witch of the East, prompting a yellowbrick-road trot that would ultimately also result in the melty demise of the Wicked Witch of the West. Dorothy et al. would live long and prosper. I know about these historical events because I like movies. Add to that lineup the news of Nov. 1, 2011. This shall forever be known as the day that Frank McCourt finally agreed to sell the Los Angeles Dodgers, Dodger Stadium and other team properties. Ding dong, the wicked owner is if not dead, then at least going back to Boston. I’m among those who are surprised that things ended like this. I thought Frank would pull an NRA-era Charlton Heston (as opposed to when Heston played Moses in The Ten Commandments) and that he’d only give up the Dodgers when someone could pry them from his cold, dead hands. Given the travails that began with his separation from Jamie two years ago, his litigious history and the blistering battle with Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig, I expected McCourt to throw down in bankruptcy court, and then sue someone else if he lost. McCourt has about a billion reasons for standing down. This unabashed one-percenter may be hated, but he isn’t stupid. He’s putting the Dodgers up for auction because it’s in his financial interest. He knows it’s either sell now, cover
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his debts and skulk away with a profit, or wind up down-andout in Skid Row, a bottle of Night Train in his lap, a moldy Dodger dog in his pocket and a cardboard sign in his hands reading, “Brother, can you spare a million?” Some fans might have hoped for the latter development, but really, selling is the only logical move. Big Questions People across L.A. instantly celebrated the news. Fans cheered, called in to sports talk radio shows and took to the blogsopshere. One group held a rally near Dodger Stadium on Wednesday evening. Yet while there’s joy in Dodgerville, a lot remains unknown, including the scary question of whether a new owner could actually care less about the fans than the McCourts did. It’s worth remembering that when Frank and Jamie dropped into town in 2004, they seemed a step up from previous owner News Corp. Sure, people questioned the McCourts’ spending capacity back then, but after Rupert Murdoch’s corporate regime shipped out fan favorite Mike Piazza, family ownership felt comparatively positive. It’s also worth remembering that, before the Frank-Jamie split and the team’s dissolution into Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier, Clayton Kershaw and 22 spare parts, the Dodgers made the playoffs four times in six years. They advanced to the National League Championship Series twice. All that came to be overshadowed by what the McCourts did wrong and the high-living details that spilled once the media laid hands on court documents. With the team’s payroll stagnant, the public seethed at the couple owning eight houses and paying a Massachusetts man to think positive thoughts while watching the Dodgers on TV. It grew worse when Manny Ramirez gobbled performing enhancing drugs, got suspended and came back the biggest bust since Ishtar. The point of no return was the opening day beating of Giants fan Brian Stow, a moment that for many crystallized a feeling of unease that had been growing for years inside Dodger Stadium. Reports that McCourt had cut back on security were a death knell — families felt unsafe and began staying away.
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The question now is, will the next owner spend what it takes to do better? Even after the expected $1 billion-$1.2 billion purchase price, the lineup needs a serious investment. Matt Kemp will probably get $20 million a year somewhere and, if the Dodgers are to contend, at least one other wellcompensated big bat is needed. The half-century old stadium has faded, and even before he tumbled like Humpty Dumpty, McCourt envisioned a $500 million upgrade. The renovations won’t get cheaper. Then there’s the auction process itself. A lot of fans may hope that Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is the highest bidder, or maybe former owner Peter O’Malley, but what if someone like Donald Sterling, Donald Trump or Lady Gaga comes out on top? What if Murdoch’s Fox empire comes back? Would Selig rule no and start a new fight? Still, those are issues for another day. Right now, people are celebrating the end of the McCourt era. Ding dong, the wicked owner is, well, you know. Contact Jon Regardie at regardie@downtownnews.com.
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CRA Gets Buyer for Cleantech Site, With Limited Cleantech Requirements Deal for Large Downtown Property Would Allow Company to Pursue Other Uses by Ryan VaillancouRt staff wRiteR
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The CRA last week approved a sale of the 20-acre Cleantech Manufacturing Center site to developer Trammell Crow. The agreement, however, may not require cleantech uses at all.
of Trammell Crow, said the firm is committed to building a project that fulfills the city’s cleantech vision. As the president of the Los
Angeles Business Council, Cox has been active in the city’s effort to establish the eastern edge of Downtown as a hub for clean tech-
nology and other environmentally friendly companies. But Cox said that he couldn’t finance the project if it were weighed down by stringent obligations. “We made a commitment that when we’re going through our entitlements and working through our environmental work to go out there and find cleantech tenants for the project,” Cox said. “But at the end of the day, I can’t finance it if I don’t have the option to lease it to someone else in the event that we can’t make that vision a reality.” In lieu of the $1 million penalty, the deal mandates: n The firm must set aside 140,000 square feet in the future building for cleantech companies. Trammell Crow imagines a development that would total 350,000 square feet. n The development must meet energy efficiency and green design standards. n The firm must hire locally, pay workers according to the city’s living wage policy, and agree to have 100 people working on-site within 24 months of opening the building. n When escrow closes, the firm must spend $100,000 on an 18-month joint effort with the CRA to market the site to cleantech companies. The development cost is estimated at $40 million, on top of the $15.4 million purchase see Cleantech, page 12
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Skid Row Continued from page 1 non-violent, non-sex and non-serious offenders — known as non-non-nons, or N3s. However, the designation only considers the person’s most recent conviction. That means repeat lawbreakers, including violent criminals and some convicted of sex crimes, will still qualify for more lenient supervision. The law relies on county agencies and service providers to do a better job than the state has done at rehabilitating chronic offenders. Funding for those groups, however, is tenuous, as the state transferred $33.7 million to Los Angeles County to cover costs associated with increased workloads for the Sheriff, Probation, Mental Health and other departments. The funds are only guaranteed for the current fiscal year.
“We have concerns about the permanence of the funding and also the adequacy of the funding,” said Reaver Bingham, deputy chief of the Probation Department. Contrary to widespread fears, AB 109 does not call for or allow a mass early release, Cate said. However, there is a key change in how they are released: The N3s who get out early will no longer be subject to the supervision of the state parole system. Instead, they are released to the county Probation Department, which has more lenient standards. Probation’s harshest penalty for violators is flash incarceration — a 10-day stint in county jail. Skeptics of the realignment plan fear that’s little incentive to stay clean for addicts and other chronic lawbreakers. While realignment does not trigger an earlier release for current state prisoners, it will result in shorter prison stints for future N3s. Historically, state prison housed only felons sentenced to a year or more. County jail was
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Victoria Simon of Project 180, a Skid Row drug, alcohol and mental health services program, worries that people who arrive in the area as part of the state prison realignment aren’t required to access rehabilitative services.
for misdemeanor offenders and others serving less than a year. Now, N3s will do their time in county jail, even if their sentence exceeds a year. This is important because, whereas people in state prison generally serve 50% of their sentence, low-level offenders in county jail often get released on probation after doing only 20% of their time, said Steve Whitmore, a spokesman for Sheriff Lee Baca. Voluntary Treatment Gov. Jerry Brown and other champions of prison reform have likened realignment to a paradigm shift away from hard-on-crime tactics and toward a system considered to be smart on crime. In actuality, it’s a shift born out of necessity, said Baca, who joined Cate on a recent panel discussion on realignment organized by the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council and Skid Row advocacy group Issues and Solutions.
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DowntownNews.com “It’s clear to me if this trending continues that California is going to have to come to grips with the reality of where’s the best place to deal with drug addiction — in jail, or somewhere else,” Baca said. Under AB 109, the somewhere else is the county Probation Department, with the help of community treatment programs. Although social service providers largely embrace a system that relies more on rehabilitative services and education than repeat incarceration, the emphasis comes at a time when shelters and nonprofits are facing diminished budgets. More concerning, said Victoria Simon, executive director of Project 180, a Skid Row-based drug, alcohol and mental health services program, is that a month into the AB 109 era, the Probation Department doesn’t appear to be mandating treatment for those with drug and mental health disorders. Bingham said the department is authorized to make treatment a condition for early release inmates, as long as their most recent offense relates to the need for supportive services. Still, Simon, whose nonprofit received county funding to work with AB 109 inmates, said that so far, she’s not seeing treatment listed as a Probation condition. “At this point it is 100% clear there is no mandated treatment. None,” Simon said. Project 180 works primarily with parolees ordered by a court to use their services, which include aggressive treatment, sober living and constant monitoring. When treatment is voluntary, Simon said, it’s largely ineffective. L.A. County expects that by the end of the year, some 5,000 early release inmates who would have entered the parole system will be funneled instead to county supervision. It’s unclear how many offenders have landed in Skid Row, and because realignment starts by transferring supervision from the state to the county, it’s possible the area won’t see an imminent influx. The impact may only be manifested as new offenders avoid prison and instead get shorter terms in county jail, said Lt. Shannon Paulsen, who oversees the Safer Cities Initiative. “We’re in a wait and see mode,” Paulsen said. As Paulsen waits, she’s preparing for a spike in recently released felons. Skid Row has already seen an uptick in its convict population in the wake of a 2009 easing of state parole rules. Between June and August, SCI officers engaged with 250 parolees that officers had never before encountered in the neighborhood, she said.
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ive years after the launch of the Safer Cities Initiative, Skid Row has seen reductions in crime, homelessness and nonviolent street deaths. By most measures, the community is cleaner and safer, with more housing. Today, that progress is in jeopardy. In a three-part series, Los Angeles Downtown News looks at the state of Skid Row as it faces a new set of challenges. This week: A prisoner realignment program has some fearing that more drug offenders and felons will wind up on the street. Nov. 14: A recent court order that prohibits seizure of homeless peoples’ property on Skid Row sidewalks has had other consequences. Nov. 21: In April 2010, the City Attorney tried a new tactic to combat the Skid Row drug trade. As police prepare to enforce it, the drug game is alive and well. Last year, a Los Angeles Downtown News analysis found that there were about 800 parolees living in the area bounded by Los Angeles, Alameda, Third and Eighth streets. Police say homelessness is rising too. Every month, Central Division officers count the number of people sleeping on the street. Before the implementation of SCI, the number hovered at about 1,900. In April 2009 it had fallen to approximately 500. The trend started to reverse last year and in September 2011, officers counted about 1,600 people sleeping on Skid Row sidewalks. Paulsen said that AB 109 does not necessarily pose a new challenge in Skid Row — it just threatens to heighten the dilemma that many say has long been at the heart of the neighborhood’s struggles: The city’s most vulnerable denizens live side-by-side with those who take advantage of their addictions and desperation. “By the nature of Skid Row, this is where people are placed, where people who are addicted and mentally ill, who are your ready and available victims, end up,” she said. “It’s the homeless residents, the fixed income people, the addicted and mentally ill people who are going to be the victims of all of these social dynamics.” Contact Ryan Vaillancourt at ryan@downtownnews.com.
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Bakeries Continued from page 1 The arrival of the trendy eateries followed the rush of residential developments, and the area bakers see themselves as the next step in the logical line. They say that despite the skyscrapers and traffic, Downtown feels like a small town, with an active community that wants everything within walking distance. With its purple brick façade, wooden tables and metal chairs, The Pie Hole offers sweet pies like apple and lemon curd meringue. They also serve savory pies meant as lunch meals — they include braised short rib and carnitas versions. They bake about 16 whole pies and 100 individual savory pies each day. The sweet pies are sold by the slice, although pies can be ordered whole as well. Pie Hole is similar to, but still different than, the other new arrivals. MF Gourmet, which opened in September, focuses on artisan breads such as ciabatta and baguettes. Semi Sweet, whose first day was Oct. 25, is a pastry driven shop. Babycakes delivers vegan cupcakes and other goods, Big Man Bakes concentrates on cupcakes and Hygge offers Danish pastries in South Park. The Downtown Los Angeles arrivals are
reflective of what’s occurring nationally with bakeries, industry leaders say. While they don’t keep tabs on the number of bakeries that open, Susan Nicolais, executive director of the Louisiana-based Retail Bakers of America, said that in the last couple of years there has been a decrease in “full-line” bakeries that offer a variety of goods for both the public and wholesale. At the same time, she said, small independent bakeries, particularly ones specializing in specific items such as pies, breads and cupcakes, have increased. “It’s a lot more expensive to make a large line of product, so we’re seeing fewer and fewer full-line bakeries and more of the specialty bakery shops opening, the ones you see in a corner store,” she said. She noted that the arrival before the holidays also fits with industry traditions — that is the prime season for most bakeries. “It certainly is a good time to open their doors,” Nicolais said. Children of the Maple Glazed If any one person deserves the blame, or credit, for the Downtown baked goods trend, it may be Sharlena Fong. She was the pastry chef at Main Street’s Nickel Diner in 2008 and invented several desserts that grabbed the attention of food lovers in the city. The most popular was the maple glazed bacon
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donut, which became a hit on food blogs and was featured on TV news shows. The reaction convinced her that Downtown was ready for more bakeries. So with business partners Dennis Hunter and James Gonzales, Fong opened Semi Sweet Bakery in the Historic Core. “After all the support I got from the locals it made me want to do it here,” she said. Semi Sweet doesn’t resemble a small town bakery. It’s squeezed between Pussy & Pooch, a boutique pet store, and Las Perlas, a tequila bar. The Sixth Street space is a blend of tradition and urbanity, with light blue walls, cement floors, vintage furniture and a large display window.
The most popular item is the maple bacon sticky bun, a cousin to the bacon donut. Other items include orange chiffon cake and ding-a-lings (inspired by Ding Dongs) in red velvet, vanilla, peanut crunch and hazelnut. They stand out for their rich chocolate exterior, which plays against the fresh cream. As with Pie Hole, the crowds are coming. Fong said the bakery produces about 300 items a day, and that by closing time, almost everything is sold. While Pie Hole and Semi Sweet are satisfying Downtown’s sugar aficionados in emerging residential neighborhoods, MF Gourmet has a different approach and a decidedly old-
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Sharlena Fong made her mark at the Nickel Diner with the maple glazed bacon donut. Last month she went out on her own, opening Sixth Street’s Semi Sweet Bakery.
school home. Located near the Broadway side of Grand Central Market, it’s drawing crowds for its fresh breads. Tyler Cyre, a former executive sous-chef at the recently shuttered Downtown Italian eatery Zucca, opened the business because he saw a niche in the local food service industry. “I was always disappointed with the quality of bread I would get,” he said. “There was no flavor, it stretches, it doesn’t break.” Cyre learned about baking during his studies at the French Culinary Institute. When looking for a place to open his business, he stumbled on the 700-square-foot spot at Grand Central Market. He bakes about 1,000 loaves of bread a week, including baguettes, brioche, sourdough, ciabatta and pumpernickel. He also bakes a few muffins, scones, cookies and seasonal
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here won’t be a crystal ball involved, but Downtown leaders will get together this week to peer into the future of the Central City. On Wednesday, Nov. 9, the Orpheum Theatre will host “The Future of Your Downtown,” a panel discussion with nine local leaders. The event is being organized by 14th District City Councilman José Huizar, and will focus heavily on his Bringing Back Broadway initiative, a plan to revitalize the corridor, and the $125 million effort to bring a streetcar to Downtown. It is free and open to the public. “We are about a third of the way through a 10-year plan for Bringing Back Broadway, and there has been a lot of progress with both the initiative and the streetcar, so we want to discuss that with the community and talk about how these important projects are contributing to the overall improvement of Downtown,” Huizar said in an email to Los Angeles Downtown News. The Broadway initiative includes a $35 million effort to upgrade the corridor’s deteriorated infrastructure. Also part of the effort is a set of guidelines to activate nearly 1 million square feet of vacant space above street level.
A final route option for the streetcar will be finalized by Metro early next year. Operational costs are projected at about $5 million per year, and ridership is anticipated to be approximately 10,000 per day. The event starts at 5:30 p.m. with an open house. The panel discussion runs from 6:30-8 p.m. Participants include Linda Dishman of the Los Angeles Conservancy, Dennis Allen of L.A. Streetcar Inc. and representatives of Metro and the Department of City Planning. Huizar said Broadway has long been a dividing line between revitalizing areas of Downtown. The event is intended to discuss how the streetcar and an upgraded corridor will affect the rest of the neighborhood. “We’re going to talk about how each aspect of Bringing Back Broadway is working,” he said. “I know we’re going to have a lively and robust conversation about Broadway, historic preservation and the streetcar and get into the specifics of why supporting these initiatives is good for all of Downtown.” “The Future of Your Downtown” is Wednesday, Nov. 9, 5:30-8 p.m. at 842 S. Broadway. Contact Richard Guzmán at richard@downtownnews.com.
Cleantech Continued from page 6 price, Cox said. While the $1 million penalty for ignoring the cleantech obligations would seem relatively minor, Cox said there’s a valuable reason to do everything possible to meet them. “We’re a community-based developer and we want to be invited back,” he said, referring to potential future deals with the city. “If I stiffed everybody and didn’t do what we said we’d do on the first project, you think I’d get a second project? You don’t do those things. It’s a small town.” Alex Paxton, who helped negotiate the deal for the CRA, agreed that disregard for the cleantech vision would backfire. “It would burn bridges with the mayor’s office,” Paxton said. Fourth Time’s a Charm? The sale to Trammell Crow marks the fourth attempt at developing the site east of Santa Fe Avenue near the intersection of 15th Street and Washington Boulevard. Initially, the city hoped to own the property and lease it out. However, deals with Italian railcar maker AnsaldoBreda, and then an electric car manufacturer, both came close to fruition before falling through. The agency then shifted to a sale strategy, but an attempt to sell the land with a long list of cleantech requirements to Culver Citybased Genton Property Group fell apart in July. The firm cited contamination issues when it backed out of the deal. The property had long held industrial businesses. Part of it was used by the
Crown Coach company as a manufacturing site, and another section was occupied by Amtrak machine shops and rail car repair facilities. According to the CRA, there was a rail car spill in the late 1970s or early ’80s. Other pollutants came from the repair work. Analysis of the site is ongoing, and the agency, which is responsible for funding the clean-up, is waiting on state approval to proceed with a remediation plan. The contamination, however, will not prevent Trammell Crow from breaking ground, Paxton said. The development will be designed in a way so that its footprint doesn’t interfere with future infrastructure needed to extract soil contaminants. Cox said the firm is eyeing a December 2012 groundbreaking. The deal still requires City Council approval. If approved, Trammell Crow would immediately begin working with the CRA to find cleantech companies and secure entitlements. The land was previously cleared for a larger, 1 million-square-foot industrial complex. Trammell Crow is looking to marry its plan with the project already approved for the site to expedite the planning phase, Cox said. If the firm fails to find cleantech tenants, he said the complex would likely turn toward businesses from the industries that dominate the surrounding market — wholesale produce and garment manufacturing. “If we can’t execute the CRA vision, then we have an asset for some of these other users who are traditionally in the market there,” he said. Contact Ryan Vaillancourt at ryan@downtownnews.com.
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process by meeting with a program director to discuss their current eating habits, activity level and weight-loss mindset. Dieters then meet with a consultant each week — either in person or by phone — to review their progress. Both programs stress the importance of exercise in conjunction with the meal plans, and each offers tools, community forums and phone- and web-based support to help participants develop healthier lifestyles. However, the weight loss comes with a hefty price tag. Nutrisystem plans start at about $300 for 28 days’ worth of food, including breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert. Jenny Craig programs start at about $360 per year plus the cost of food. Food prices vary, but generally, participants spend $12-$18 per day. What’s more, the weight loss may be shortlived. “These weight-loss programs have a mass appeal, as they are a quick and easy fix, but generally, they are not effective for the long term,” says Kelly Sennholz, founder and chief medical officer for Symtrimics, a wellness software platform. “When the diet is over, people go back to old habits and regain weight.” The point was echoed by Michael Aziz, an attending physician and the author of The Perfect 10 Diet. “They are easy programs — no meals to
prepare, and the food is ready to eat,” said Aziz. “They work in the short term, but many find it difficult to live on packaged food for the rest of their lives and gain the weight back.” The food choices and available support are the most important factors to consider, say experts. Will you eat the meals offered? How healthy are the meals? Can you stick to the schedule? When dieters sign up, they can create a custom menu from dozens of options for each meal — and the options are diverse. At Nutrisystem, for example, the breakfast selections range from traditional pancakes and waffles to more heart-conscious oatmeal and fruit. With Jenny Craig, a typical lunch might include a turkey burger or soup, each served with a salad. However, some offerings are healthier than others. As with every other diet, taste is certainly a factor. Aziz suggests reading labels before taking a bite. “These programs with packaged foods have a lot of salt and added chemicals, such as highfructose corn syrup and hydrogenated fats, so beware of the food choices given,” Aziz says. The point is seconded by Aaron. “These plans can be just as nutritionally balanced as following a healthy plan like the USDA pyramid, but there may be a lot of preservatives and sodium, and natural sources of fiber may be lacking,” he points out. “And eating those prepackaged meals all the time can get very old very fast. After a number of months on the plans, dieters become bored or real life starts to set in, and they need a way to either continue losing weight
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or maintain their loss.” Each dieter is different, but one tenet holds true: Long-term success requires big lifestyle changes. Those changes may not come automatically with weight-loss programs that offer packaged foods. “These are diets, not lifestyle changes,” Sennholz says. “People want a quick fix. Good health is not a quick fix. It is a process that, for many, must be learned and practiced.” Article copyright 2011 Creators.com.
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Clinicians and researchers gathered in Los Angeles on Oct. 10 to share stories from the pandemic’s beginnings and to reveal the next steps in practice and research. The program was titled “Thirty Years of HIV/AIDS — an L.A. Perspective.” The symposium, held at the Eli and Edythe Broad CIRM Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC, brought together speakers from Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Johns Hopkins, Harvard University, Caltech, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and the Keck School of Medicine. Speakers offered historical perspec-
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tives on HIV/AIDS progression and treatment, as well as information on upcoming developments, to a standingroom-only crowd. During her lecture, Kovacs, a professor of pediatrics and pathology at the Keck School of Medicine, discussed her involvement with HIV/AIDS developments by decade. She recalled what it was like treating children born with HIV during the early years of the pandemic. “Children are different from adults in diagnosis and treatment,” she said. “We worked with pharmacists and drug manufacturers, crushing up drugs to be able to give them to the babies.” Kovacs’ latest research centers on the interaction between HIV and hepatitis C. She noted that the immune system is more impaired in women infected with both viruses, making them more likely to develop AIDS. Xiaojiang Chen, a professor of biological sciences and chemistry, molecular and computational biology, reported on the ongoing work in his laboratory on the HIV inactivation enzyme APOBEC3G. He and his colleagues are working to develop the enzyme’s anti-HIV activity, hoping to use it in AIDS therapy in the future. Gene and stem cell therapies and whether they might someday replace antiretroviral drugs in the treatment of HIV/ AIDS was the focus for Paula Cannon, an associate professor of molecular microbiology and immunology, pediatrics, and biochemistry and molecular biology. Cannon and Grace Aldrovandi, an associate professor of pediatrics at the Keck School and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, also acted as hosts for the symposium. Article courtesy USC HSC The Weekly.
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city EditoR thought I was prepared for my recent lunch at The Escondite. I skipped breakfast that morning. I wore an extraloose shirt and did a sit-up before coming to work to get the old abs back in tight shape. This preparation came as a result of perusing The Escondite’s online menu. With burgers stuffed with things like mashed potatoes, hash browns, pineapple rings and refried beans, it seemed like a place that doesn’t mess around. I wasn’t going to mess around either when it came time to gobble one of these suckers. The Escondite, which means “hideout” in Spanish, was opened in September by Brian Traynam, who created Bar 107, and Erin Carnes, a former bartender at Pete’s Café. It’s in the former 410 Boyd space on the corner of Boyd and San Pedro streets. It resembles a modern saloon, with wood-panel walls and a dark wood bar. The chandeliers are made out of deer antlers. There are nine beers on draft, 15 bottled selections and one in a can, as well as a wall of liquor choices. There is also a 56-seat, dog-friendly patio. “We just want to be a bar that has great bar food,” Traynam told me during my visit. The Escondite burgers have names that are down-
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Buffalo wings, but made of the fungi instead. I thought of trying it, but by then I was so full the only thing I could taste was my defeated abs. I’ll sample the mushrooms next time. But I’m calling The Escondite out on one thing. Traynam and Carnes claim they don’t want to be found by everyone. They say they want to be a place just for locals, and hope their location near Skid Row will deter the tourists. Their website urges diners to be discreet about who you tell because, “Shhhhh! It’s a hideout.” Hogwash I say. If they really wanted to stay off the radar, then they wouldn’t make such delicious burgers. At 410 Boyd St., (213) 626-1800 or theescondite.com.
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Downtown-based Diavolo’s new work Transit Space gets a series of free public rehearsals at Music Center Plaza Nov. 12-14. The show is inspired by skateboarding culture.
Acrobatic Dance Company Diavolo Mines Skateboard Culture for Music Center Show by Pamela albanese
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ocation is a curious thing for the acrobatic dance company Diavolo. It is based Downtown at the Brewery Arts Complex, but local performances are rare. Instead, the troupe takes its turns and jumps all over the world, to generally enthusiastic response. That changes this week. On Sat.-Mon., Nov. 12-14, the company comes into the heart of Downtown Los Angeles. But as usual with Diavolo, there are a few twists: The show, Transit Space, is free, and the 15 hours of acrobatics are not a finished product, but rather open rehearsals. Transit Space is inspired by skateboarding, a sport and cultural touchstone largely shaped over the past three decades in Southern California. Diavolo’s visit, co-commissioned by the Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at the Music Center series and the Center of Performing Arts at Penn State, is also part of the Getty Institute’s Pacific Standard Time. Renae Williams Niles, director of programming for Glorya Kaufman Presents, said the event came about because she was looking for a way to involve the Music Center with Pacific Standard Time. That dovetailed with her aim to commission a work that would allow a broad audience to learn about the creative process involved in staging dance.
Those desires led her to Diavolo and its artistic director, Jacques Heim. She found a kindred spirit in a figure who has shown a willingness to allow open rehearsals, where audiences see amazing physical feats, as well as unpolished segments. “He really takes advantage of the fact that it’s the live arts,” said Williams Niles. “Even once a piece appears, he might continue to tweak it, and I love that.” Heim started Diavolo in 1992. The name means “devil” in Italian, and also breaks down into “dia” (“day” in Spanish) and “volo” (“I fly” in Latin). He said his vision for the company involves blending a wide array of movements to explore the human condition. In fact, he terms the company’s works a “salad,” one comprised of ingredients that might not, at first blush, complement each other. “It’s a little bit of everyday movement, a little bit of ballet, a little bit of modern, a little bit of martial arts, a little bit of acrobatics and a little bit of gymnastics,” he said. “Then you tweak the whole thing, you add some abstract structures, some recognized structures, and there you have it, that’s Diavolo. Everything we do has an architectural structure.” The structure has been seen all over the world, with performances in countries including Mexico, Canada, Italy, Brazil and
South Korea. It has also earned some highprofile commissions, everything from Cirque do Soleil to the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The company even performed on the Oscars. All that, however, was little preparation for this week’s skateboarding-fueled show. Balancing Act Although Heim doesn’t skateboard, he said he is fascinated by its movements. He also sees a correlation between skating and the creative process of dance. Both, he notes, involve a balancing act between the body and how it occupies space. The community connection behind Transit Space is not limited to the anyone-can-see performances. It actually began months ago, when Heim found three “advisors” for the work — they are all students at Downtown’s Ramón C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts. The students, Heim said, helped him create a work that seeks to shatter the stereotype of the rebellious kid on a board. Although the dancers won’t be on skateboards, a series of skateboard ramp-like structures on the Music Center Plaza will be critical elements of the performance. Heim said the public venue is ideal for the work-in-progress feel of Transit Space. The outdoor space resonates with the typical setting of skateboarders. It also lets dance take
advantage of something that inherently happens with skateboarding — people on the street watch it unfold. That also appealed to Williams Niles. “At the Music Center Plaza location, the fourth wall is gone,” Williams Niles said. “There will be a greater comfort of individuals who are experiencing the process.” While people will get the chance to enjoy the show, the creative team is looking for something from the audience — feedback. Heim said Q&A sessions between audience members and Diavolo’s artists and creative team will follow run-throughs of the material. If a viewer has a critique or a suggestion, Heim and the dancers may try it out. For Heim, involving the audience in the creative process will allow people to connect their lives to art, while also deepening their understanding and appreciation of dance. “Suddenly, out of the blue, you realize, I’m creating it,” he said. “I’m part of the process. I believe at the end of the day, that anybody can create an art piece. It’s how it’s being presented to you.” Even if it’s being presented on four wheels and a wooden board. Public rehearsals of Transit Space are Sat.Mon., Nov. 12-14, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Music Center Plaza, 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 9720711 or musiccenter.org.
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Dying for Comedy ‘Vigil’ Star Marco Barricelli Talks About Taper Production and Co-star Olympia Dukakis by Ryan E. Smith
ing in the hospital, and there was a curtain divider, and they could hear in the next bed a nurse speaking to the elderly woman next to her. And the nurse said, “Well, we’ve just gotten word that your family can’t come out and be with you.” Then there was a pause. Then the nurse said, “What do you want me to do? Would you like me to wipe your tears, dear?” That story started the idea for this play.
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eople often refer to dark comedies. Vigil, which recently opened at the Mark Taper Forum, adds its own twist to the genre — it’s a death comedy. In the two-person play, written and directed by Morris Panych, Marco Barricelli is a self-involved, middle-aged man who rushes off to care for an aunt that he hasn’t seen in years (Academy Award-winner Olympia Dukakis). Then he eagerly waits for her to die. The show, which runs through Dec. 18, is about more than morbid humor. Barricelli — who spent time growing up in Riverside and who has performed on and off Broadway — spoke with Los Angeles Downtown News about the play’s universal themes and working alongside Dukakis.
Q: Your co-star, Olympia Dukakis, doesn’t speak until near the end of the first act. How did she get off so easy? A: Just because you don’t speak doesn’t mean the job is easy. It’s actually in many ways more difficult for her because she doesn’t have the language to express what’s going on inside. Of course, she’s brilliant at it. The audience is locked on to her. Even though she has no language necessarily, it’s very much a dialogue between the two.
Los Angeles Downtown News: What’s so funny about death, dying and eldercare? Marco Barricelli: This play is, for me, more than that. It’s about the building of a friendship between these two people and everything that happens. The stories that are revealed about somebody’s life can sometimes be amusing, sometimes funny, sometimes sad or pathetic. It runs the whole gamut. Q: Your character can be kind of harsh. What keeps the dark humor from crossing the line? A: I don’t think of him that way. He’s not harsh. He’s a person that doesn’t have any sort of developed social skills. He’s a person who is disenfranchised, alone. He has no friends, and so some of the things he says, he says very sort of purely and simply. It just comes out from him. It’s certainly not out of maliciousness. Q: When you originally read the script, did you want to laugh first or cry? A: When I originally read the script, I chuckled at it a lot, and I was just blown away by the quality of the writing. I read so many scripts in my life, and so many of them seem to be glorified television dramas.
Q: You’ve performed with Dukakis before. A: Many, many times. Q: What kind of rapport have you two developed? A: It’s a very deep connection personally, I feel. We sort of met each other and worked together through some very interesting times in both our lives and that kind of brings you closer together. Every time I walk into a rehearsal room on the first day and she’s there, I look into her eyes when we’re working and I’m right at home. I know these eyes. I know this energy. I know this person. It’s very comforting, actually. photo by Kevin Berne
Marco Barricelli is a self-involved man waiting for his aunt (Olympia Dukakis) to die in the Mark Taper Forum’s Vigil.
Q: Given the themes, how do you think the show will resonate with baby boomers? A: I think a lot of baby boomers are dealing with elderly and even dying family members, and so I think it will have that resonance for people. Morris tells a story about the spark for this play: He and his husband were visiting somebody dy-
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Friday, november 11 SCI-Arc Lecture Series 960 E. Third St., (213) 613-2200 or sciarc.edu. 1 p.m.: Jonah Rowan expounds upon the abstract principles of one of the world’s oldest professions — architecture.
Even though everyone does it, it might be unfair to label George Harrison “the quiet Beatle.” In a collection of egos and self-absorption as grandiose as The Beatles, it wasn’t easy superceding Lennon or McCartney. Nevertheless, the strong, silent guitarist is the subject of the Grammy Museum’s recently launched exhibit Living in the Material World. The show gives the talented strummer his day in the sun with an elaborate collection of memorabilia, interactive recordings and items such as the handwritten lyrics for “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.” The exhibit runs until February, so stroll on down to L.A. Live and take in the life of this mystic bard. At 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-6800 or grammymuseum.org.
Bootleg Bar 2220 Beverly Blvd., (213) 389-3856 or bootlegtheater.org. Nov. 7, 8:30 p.m.: Devilish duo Little Hurricane takes a spin on the blues with a little bit of slide, a lot of vamps, tortured vocals and a kicking backbeat. Maxim Ludwig, American Tomahawk and Fierce Creatures join for good measure. Nov. 8, 9 p.m.: Straight from the Twin Cities comes Peter Wolf Crier with Birds and Batteries and the Californian. Nov. 9, 9 p.m.: Play your cards right and maybe you’ll get to see Justin Kennedy of Army Navy make out with his hand. Kiev and The Good Rebels will be on hand too. Nov. 10, 9 p.m.: Face melting eclecticism when dark wave outfit Spero is joined by noisy, fem-punkers Cinderella Motel, grungy lo-fi act Irontom and indie songstress See Green. Nov. 11, 9 p.m.: Beat heavy electro jams from Bear Claw meets the electro hip hop stylings of Sahy Uhns. Cydara Elise and The Republic round out this night of the producer. Nov. 12, 8 p.m.: Take some old fashioned, vulnerable rock from a couple of vulnerable dudes. Tim Bergstrom and Taylor Begert are in the house. Nov. 13, 8:30 p.m.: Casey Neill and the Norway Rats might have you believe life is a cyclical little dance of beauty and strangeness, but you’ll have to go see them and find out. Guests will also be treated to a show by Tawny Ellis. Casey’s Irish Pub 613 S. Grand Ave., (213) 629-2353 or bigcaseys.com.
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In Los Angeles, when the subject of international borders arises, people usually think of the one California shares with Mexico. It’s appropriate but myopic, as there are border, uh, “issues” all around the globe. The subject gets a public airing on Tuesday, Nov. 8, when the Aloud series presents the panel discussion “From Tijuana to Gaza to Bosnia: Rethinking Borders in a 21st Century World.” The 7 p.m. program at the Central Library, which aims to broaden our understanding of how communities and identities are shaped in border regions, features some pretty smart folks. On the panel are Polish theater producer Krzysztof Czyzewski, USC professor Josh Kun, local artist Corit Cypis, writer, performer and LMU professor Ruben Martinez and more. Check the website before going to see if the event is full, but know that even if it is, sometimes you can get in on a standby basis. At 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7025 or lfla. org/aloud.
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The ratio of epic car chases to movies shown at the Million Dollar Theater’s William Friedkin doubleheader on Wednesday, Nov. 9, is so immense it might cause your head to explode. If the promise of young Gene Hackman chasing down drug smugglers in The French Connection or William Petersen hunting master counterfeiter Willem Dafoe to the strains of Wang Chung in To Live and Die in L.A. is too much for you to handle, stop reading now. If you’re ready to go for it, then know that the Million Dollar is just as much of an attraction as the films themselves. The screenings start at 7:30 p.m. at 307 S. Broadway, (213) 617-3600 or milliondollartheater.com.
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saTurday, november 12 USC Homecoming Exposition Park/University of Southern California, (213) 740-2311 or usc.edu. 8 a.m.-5 p.m.: The football game starts at 12:45 p.m., but the festivities begin much earlier at the USC Campus. Like the salmon of Capistrano, Trojan alumni swim upstream every year for a long day of tailgating. sunday, november 13 A Culinary Exploration at CAAM California African American Museum, 600 Exposition Drive, (213) 744-7432 or caamuseum.org. 2 p.m.: Chef Maite Gomez-Rejon leads a culinary travelogue from West Africa to Cuba to Mexico and the United States. We’re not sure quite what it means, but it sounds delicious.
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Around Town Continued from page 2 spurred by 14th District Councilman José Huizar has long been estimated at $125 million, though additional variations are now on the table. One new alternative proposes using Figueroa Street between Ninth and Seventh streets to allow the streetcar to reach Seventh and Metro and the planned Target, then travel along Seventh Street between Figueroa and Hill streets. Another option involves an elevated bridge between Sixth and Fourth streets to address the slope on Grand Avenue. Cornejo also detailed the costs for each option, which range from $106 million for a route that would travel to 11th Street, reach Bunker Hill but omit Union Station, to $137 million for a path that stretches to Pico Boulevard and Union Station. The latter option would also draw the most traffic, with an estimated 11,000 daily passengers, according to Metro studies. Travel time for the streetcar loop would be between 30 and 40 minutes and cars would run from 6 a.m. to midnight.
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