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JUSTICE RESTORED

Iconic County Building to Reopen in 2014 Following $244 Million Facelift Urban Scrawl on staffing a jail.

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The County Board of Supervisors this week is expected to green light the hiring of Clark Construction and architecture firm AC Martin for the restoration of the Hall of Justice.

Work could begin within four months.

by Ryan Vaillancourt

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Staff Writer he Hall of Justice, a once gleaming Civic Center icon that has sat vacant for 16 years, is finally on the path to re-opening.

The County Board of Supervisors last Wednesday approved a $244.2 million rehabilitation of the 1925 structure, which will once again house the Sheriff’s Department, District Attorney and other county agencies when it re-

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opens in 2014. This week, the five-member panel is expected to formally approve the hiring of Clark Construction and architecture firm AC Martin Partners to oversee the project.

The 14-story, white granite edifice at 210 W. Temple St. was damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake and quickly shuttered. Although there have been several attempts to rehabilitate the building, none were completed. That has left a cradle of Los Angeles history — the old jail has

housed prisoners Charles Manson and Sirhan Sirhan, while Marilyn Monroe’s corpse wound up in the coroner’s office — boarded up and lifeless.

“There’s a special prayer for having lived to see this day,” said Dan Rosenfeld, who as a former state real estate official spearheaded an effort in the 1990s to revive the Civic Center and bring government offices into the area. (Rosenfeld now serves as a senior deputy to Sup. Mark Ridley-Thomas.) see Hall of Justice, page 12

Another Rumble In the 14th The Always Wild Council District Gets Ready for the Next Election Bruiser

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Executive Editor he election is over. Now, get ready for the election.

That’s the situation in Los Angeles, where, even as the dust settles from last week’s vote

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(summary: Democrats: “That sucked.”; Meg Whitman: “I spent $160 million on what?”), new dust is being kicked up in antici-

pation of a March ballot. Already, the City Council is trying to figure out which of about 217 possible referendums to stick before the public, while seven council seats are up for grabs.

Actually, “up for grabs” is a misnomer. While we all really, honestly, truly know that elections are not fixed, and that in Los Angeles anyone can represent their fellow citizens, Council incumbents Paul see 14th District, page 11

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Now that the November election is done, Los Angeles can focus on the March ballot.

Fourteenth District City Councilman José Huizar (right) is facing a challenge from restaurant owner and TV house flipper Rudy Martinez.

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ity Attorney Carmen Trutanich’s proposed Skid Row injunction targeting convicted drug dealers could be enforced this month. The injunction, which was filed in April and is not yet binding, would prohibit 80 known, convicted drug dealers from being in the Skid Row area. On Nov. 30, Judge Teresa Sanchez-Gordon is slated to consider an order to enforce the injunction against one group of the named dealers, said Anne Tremblay, the city attorney’s gang unit supervisor.

Gordon has indicated that, if she opts to enforce the injunction, she will direct the LAPD to do so in waves, starting with 23 people, Tremblay said. Those figures can ask on Nov. 30 to be removed from the injunction, or could argue for a hardship exemption by demonstrating that they live in the area or are accessing recovery services, said Peter Shutan, an assistant supervising city attorney. The injunction would establish the Central City Recovery Zone, an approximately one-mile square area bounded by Broadway, Central Avenue, Third and Ninth streets. In addition to the 80 people named in the initial filing, the city attorney’s office hopes to have the Grape Street Crips bound by the law. Thirteen of the 80 named figures are known affiliates of the Watts-based gang, Shutan said.

Kennedy Wilson, Urban Partners Buy Santee Village

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he real estate investment and services firm Kennedy Wilson, known in Downtown mostly for its work overseeing condominium auctions, has partnered with RECP/Urban Partners to purchase 167 condos and 18,694 square feet of retail space at Santee Village, the troubled Fashion District housing complex.

“Santee Village is one of the last opportunities in the current real estate cycle to acquire a condo property in the Downtown L.A. area,” said Robert Hart, president and CEO of Kennedy Wilson Multifamily Management Group, in a statement. Developed by MJW Investments in 2004, the 780,000-square-foot Santee Village consists of seven buildings bordered by Los Angeles, Maple, Seventh and Eighth streets. The project houses 445 units, one-

third of them apartments and the rest condominiums. MJW bowed out of the project in early 2009, leaving it in the hands of lender the Patriot Group, which went bankrupt. Bank of America took over the project and its $67.5 million construction loan.

The 73-unit Santee, one of four buildings planned as condos, has yet to open. Hart said they will put the residences up for sale “at prices that meet the needs of the market.” The acquisition marks the third partnership between Kennedy Wilson and RECP/Urban Partners. Debt financing was provided by Deutsche Bank, and Mark Tarczynski and Adam Tischer of CB Richard Ellis represented the buyer and the seller in the transaction.

Casting a FIDM Class

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he Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising was a West Coast hub for the reality show “Project Runway.”

Now, after that quasi-audition, the Downtown college is ready for its close-up: It is the focus of a current HGTV reality show called “Design School.” The 10-episode series debuted last month and airs Fridays at 2 p.m. until Dec. 3. “HGTV came to us,” said school spokeswoman Shirley Wilson. “They built the show around FIDM.” Episodes were filmed last fall and in the spring, and follow a group of eight interior design students as they take on challenges. In the second episode, the students, all part of FIDM’s SuperLab class, were asked to design chairs for athletes including Lakers Lamar Odom and Ron Artest. “The students apply to be a part of the class and they’re chosen by a portfolio review team of teachers,” Wilson said. “Then the show creators figured out who would make a good ensemble.”

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os Angeles is the homeless capital of the nation, according to the United Way of Greater Los Angeles. To help change the situation, the organization holds its annual 5K Walk to End Homelessness on Saturday, Nov. 13, at 9 a.m. in Exposition Park. There is a $35 registration fee and participants aim to raise funds from supporters. Over the past three years, the event has mobilized 13,000 walkers and raised $1.3 million, funding orga-

ULI on Cleantech Corridor: Focus on Arts District

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he Urban Land Institute last week released its final report on the Cleantech Corridor, offering suggestions on how to make the largely industrial area thrive and attract jobs. Step one, the report says, is to shrink the footprint of the area targeted for green industry. “Overall, they suggested the Cleantech Corridor might be too large as it is defined,” said Estela Lopez, executive director of the Central City East Association. “They said the focus should be on the Arts District. That’s the sweet spot.” The report came five months after the land-use consortium came to study the area — which runs along the Los Angeles River and includes the Arts District — the Community Redevelopment Agency has dubbed the Cleantech Corridor. However, that name could be phased out: The panel warned that the moniker limits what can be undertaken. The group that studied the Cleantech Corridior was comprised of land-use and real estate professionals from across the country, and the findings were presented to the CRA board on Thursday, Nov. 4. The report was based on ULI’s recommendations from last May, which are at uli.org/cleantech.

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EDITORIALS Trouble Again at the LATC

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n business, as in politics and life, relationships sometimes sour. This leads to once-close partners splitting apart, often in an ugly manner. That is happening right now at the Los Angeles Theatre Center.

The situation would be uncomfortable to watch and unfortunate in any instance, but given the building’s history and a relatively recent political battle, as well as the fact that the city of Los Angeles owns the property, it verges into disconcerting.

Los Angeles Downtown News last week reported on how the two partners in the Historic Core edifice, the Latino Theater Company and the Latino Museum of History, Art and Culture, have sued each other. It’s a complete reversal from five years ago, when the two formed a united front to win a 20-year lease for the building at 514 S. Spring St. from the city.

That fight was tinged by politics and filled with rancor. In winning, the cultural organizations beat out a Downtown developer partnered with a theater company then based in the LATC — a team that two years before had finished first in a public bidding competition to find an operator for the structure. In their quest to gain control of the building, the Latino

Theater Company and the Latino Museum secured the promise of $4 million for a renovation of the structure from a fairly obscure state program (money offered only to the partners, and not to any other competitor with plans for the building). Rhetoric and charges flew and acrimony was in the air at various public meetings. Once the contract was finally handed over, the competing theater company was forced out of the LATC, a move that smacked of retribution.

One assumed this would have put the problems to rest.

Indeed, the situation did begin to change and the building was actively programmed. Over the past couple years, the Latino Theater Company found its curatorial voice and built up a consistent, solid lineup of shows in the four-theater structure. An admirable and appropriate focus has been placed on representing the city’s ethnic diversity. While there is still room to grow, the building now has a solid role on the city’s arts stage.

Despite these positives, a battle has apparently been waged for a while. The Latino Museum sued its former partner in June 2009, accusing the theater company of, among other things, changing the name of the venue on its own, and relegating the museum to a small basement space but still

requiring it to cover 50% of the building’s operating costs.

The situation then worsened, as nine months later the theater company counter-sued. Its allegations include a charge that the museum tried to force the Latino Theater Company to fail, so that it could take over the building.

This is ugly stuff, and while in many cases such a battle would be a private matter, this building is owned by the city, and thus the taxpayers have a stake in what happens. At a recent meeting, a City Council committee would only address the subject in closed session.

It is unfortunate and troubling that city officials have to deal with these problems so soon after the building was handed over — the lease was given precisely so the city would not have to deal with the building and its operating costs.

The lawsuits are on hold at least until Nov. 15 as the parties attempt to mediate the matter. We hope it can be resolved and the cultural organizations can find a way to live with each other, but given the already lengthy and angry litigation, that might be a lofty hope. More than anything else, we’re disappointed at what has surfaced. We had anticipated that, by now, trouble at the Los Angeles Theatre Center would be a thing of the past.

Beck’s Jail Decision Is Difficult but Necessary

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o one likes the recent decision to take police officers off the street to staff the new yet already long-empty Metropolitan Detention Center. Those disappointed by the step include the people making the decision to re-allocate limited resources and put officers in the Civic Center structure, taking some away from crime response and prevention.

This is an unfortunate move, but it is also the right one. While in an ideal world the Los Angeles Police Department would have nearly unlimited staff to fight crime and keep citizens safe, that is not possible amid the current city budget crisis. It is better to move prisoners out of a decrepit and possibly dangerous structure, even if such a step is unpalatable.

The $85 million Metropolitan Detention Center was completed early last year. In June 2009, LAPD officials eagerly described how they were about to hand the keys to their jails division, which would move into a technologically advanced facility and put behind them a structure built in 1953. The jail in Parker Center was infamously deteriorated.

Along with the improved conditions, the MDC will be able to hold female inmates among its 512 beds (the Parker Center jail was not designed in a way conducive to separating prisoners by gender). This will ease work for Downtown officers, who currently have to drive women inmates down to the 77th Street Regional Jail in South Los Angeles.

The city’s fiscal fallout and hiring freeze

has prevented the LAPD from pulling together the staff needed to run the new facility, which is 58,000 square feet larger than the old building and requires significantly more manpower. Attempts have been made for more than a year to find a solution, including seeking exemptions from the hiring freeze and the current mandatory furloughs faced by city workers. Officials also looked at opening part of the new jail. None of the options worked, leading Police Chief Charlie Beck to make what the department termed an “executive decision.”

The union representing rank and file officers protests the move that will take officers from the streets and put them in the MDC. We don’t blame them, and the decision to have 83 officers and five sergeants focused

on watching prisoners is distressing. The union is doing what it is supposed to do in fighting for the best use and best jobs for its members.

That said, this is an overall economic situation where a lot of people have to do things they don’t want to do. In both the public and private sector, financial conditions are forcing employees to undertake tasks that were not part of their job description when they were hired. It’s the new reality.

Hopefully the city’s finances will improve and the officers can get back on the streets where they belong. But for now, the more important task is opening the new jail and getting everyone out of the old one. At this point, that will occur in February. It is not a moment too soon.

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LETTERS No Plan Submitted, No ‘Bitter Battle’ Dear Editor, our Oct. 29 editorial, “Down‑ town Loses With Broadway/ Spring Garage Conflict,” describes a “bitter battle” related to a “plan”

by Downtown property owners for a parking garage and grocery store complex on Spring Street, behind the Roxie, Cameo and Arcade the‑ aters, adjacent to the Broadway‑ Spring Arcade within a national register historic district.

This supposed battle has no ba‑ sis. No plans or proposals have been shared by the property owner with the City, the CRA, the neighborhood council or the community.

Nothing has been submitted to either support or oppose.

I would like nothing more than to see this site developed in a com‑ munity‑serving, historically respect‑ ful way. I support needed parking. I support grocery stores and other community‑oriented uses. I also insist on responsible development, historic preservation, and excel‑ lent urban design for projects that enhance community revitalization and do not serve as a detriment to historic structures.

Until the property owner sub‑ mits plans for city and community consideration and discussion — which has not occurred to date — we cannot know whether this proposal will or will not meet re‑

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Dear Editor, n response to Joel Kleinberg’s question (“Why the Streetcar Rush?” letter to the editor, Oct. 25), what streetcars have over buses is that they’re cleaner running and more efficient. They run steel‑on‑ steel and don’t pump a bunch of ground‑up rubber into the air.

They don’t have to haul around the “dead weight” of their power source. Small buses covering dense routes are nice too, of course.

—Charles Hockett, Los Angeles

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Los Angeles Downtown News en‑ courages letters. They become the property of Los Angeles Downtown News and may be ed‑ ited. All letters should be type‑ written and include an address and telephone number for veri‑ fication.

Please send them to: Letter to the Editor 1264 W. First St. Los Angeles, CA 90026 Fax to: (213) 250‑4617 Email to: realpeople@down‑ townnews.com

os Angeles Downtown News posts comments to stories on our website. Here are some of the most recent responses. Additional com‑ ments appear on downtownnews.com.

Further responses are welcome.

Regarding the editorial “Downtown Loses With Broadway/Spring Garage Conflict,” posted online Oct. 29 f we start sacrificing one theater to save two, then where does it end? Soon we’ll be bulldoz‑ ing the Rialto to save the Tower, by some con‑ voluted logic. Yes, we need all the theaters. And we need them all revived. The more I hear about [developer Joseph Hellen] the more I dislike him.

There are a lot of areas around Spring Street that lack buildings and could probably fulfill this vision. He has money, so why not sell the cur‑ rent parcels and try to build it somewhere that it would be beneficial and without contention?

—posted by M, Oct. 29, 5:42 p.m.

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Regarding the article “Nine Things About the Renato Apartments,” by Ryan Vaillancourt, posted online Oct. 29 s an outspoken critic of most of how SRO Housing operates, I have nothing but praise thus far regarding the new Renato Apartments. I applaud CEO Anita Nelson’s efforts to listen to the demands of the community, from the air condi‑ tioning units in the James M. Woods Apartments to the “positive” exterior color schemes at both the Lyndon and Renato apartments. The quality de‑ signs on all the recent residential units in Skid Row are definitely a step in the right direction. Now, if

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the “services” component can match the design quality, Skid Row will begin to resemble the type of community that we all want and could be proud of.

Just as the article suggests, with the Renato replacing the decrepit Leo Hotel, along with the James Wood Apartments almost directly across the street, there is a new sense of hope, positivity and upward direc‑ tion on San Julian Street — historically the worst street in Skid Row. Props to all involved parties!

Now, before everybody starts singing “Kumbaya,” back to business/reality. How about some construc‑ tion jobs for the Skid Row residents whose forte is in the construction field?

—posted by General Jeff, Oct. 29, 6:23 p.m.

Regarding the editorial “Pershing Square ‘Sanity’ Rally Would Have Been Fun,” about the event not taking place in the park because officials said they needed to prepare for the winter ice rink, published Oct. 25 was in Pershing Square on Oct. 31 and saw no sign of the annual ice skating rink. The usual yellow tape cordoning off the remarkably petite patch of grass was the only sign. Perhaps the Los Angeles Downtown News might disclose exact‑ ly which official stated that the Rally to Restore Sanity could not take place at Pershing Square ow‑ ing to alleged preparations for the ice rink. Then again, the city of L.A. and the parks department got what they wanted regardless of whose head rolls, so perhaps some preemptive investigating and publication of the story before it is too late might prevent such egregious government behav‑ ior in the future, yes?

—posted by Randall Fleming, Nov. 1, 1:13 p.m.

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It’s (P)arty Time Again Downtown Art Walk Strolls On Despite Recent Turmoil

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smiling, boisterous young man just handed me a condom near the corner of Fourth and Spring streets.

It’s still early, but Party Atmosphere has jumped out to a 1-0 lead over Serious Artistic Expression.

Either way, there’s a hint of love (or lust) in the air at the decidedly undead Downtown Art Walk, and while some might cringe, we the walkers are having a perfectly fine time in the big city. But despite the festive vibe on this cloudy mid-October night (the next one takes place Nov. 11), only a serious journalist with a Peabody and gigantic gobs of time could hope to unravel the messy details behind the event’s recent implosion and rapid-fire rebirth.

Unfortunately that journalist had other plans. So here’s what I could Howard Leff figure out: Prior to 2004, despite the fact that Downtown boasted an array of terrific art galleries, too few people, OF ONE apparently, seemed to walk by or in them. Gallery owner Bert Green organized an official Art Walk, an event designed to introduce audiences to these bright, amazing spaces. As it happened, the walk blended beautifully into last decade’s historic Downtown resurgence.

Those two forces would eventually collide.

By late last year, an astounding 10,000 people, starving for some authentic “street life” in an area famously lacking it, were squeezing into a few Downtown blocks on the second Thursday of each month. Gallery owners, while initially hopeful, wound up disappointed when an unofficial poll revealed that 9,996 of these “potential customers” listed Peter Max as the greatest American sculptor of the 19th century. No doubt, these new visitors had more interest in parties than paintings.

Green eventually gave up control of the event, and now there exists a sort of temporary power vacuum generally reserved for small Afghan tribal councils. The whole thing exploded in September when the most recent, and since departed, Art Walk director shockingly announced the event’s cancellation.

Turns out he was mistaken, as a group of building owners pledged $200,000 to keep it all going.

Today, the Downtown Art Walk feels bigger than any one person or board of directors. Judging from the vibe on the streets, it’s now in the hands (and feet) of the common folks, and, in case you’re wondering, they’re in no mood to give it up.

Who can blame them?

It’s a night when vacant Downtown lots transform into lively, colorful shopping plazas. It’s a moment when otherwise timid citizens will dance in front of barbershops featuring DJs pumping loud, heavy beats out the front door and into the streets (Bolt Barbers, and yes, you can get a nifty shave and a haircut in the midst of all the madness). It’s a time when a bookstore can set up a microphone and chairs outside and wait for the next street poet to hold court as an audience gathers (Last Bookstore).

It’s also, I discovered, a big night for lobbies. You can spend hours inside an historic hotel perusing the endless amounts of pictures, purses, paintings, earrings, chains, make-up and porcelain piggy banks for sale (Alexandria). Loft lobbies might feature performance art and rap music (Rosslyn) or perhaps a high-end art magazine’s launch party (Pacific Electric).

Then there’s the event’s main sideshow — food. You can pop into any number of Historic Core cafes and restaurants connected to the Earth by actual cement, but the Art Walk’s real culinary action happens in parking lots, where food trucks give the meals on wheels concept a worldly spin.

Global Soul. Kabob & Roll. Baby’s Bad*** Burgers. Takosher.

The longest line, per usual, leads directly to the by now legendary Grilled Cheese Truck. Even jaded Downtown veterans overlook the wait when there’s a piping hot macaroni and cheese sandwich pending.

Of course, you could easily spend all night inside the eclectic galleries themselves, which is how we got here in the first place.

The Hive (Spring Street), for one, boasts a space that seems to go on for miles, where wandering, perusing and deciding exactly what to take home could take hours, if not a lifetime. A few blocks up the street is the pop culture haven Bang. Around the corner you’ll find Bert Green Fine Art (Fifth Street).

Nearly 50 galleries are listed in the official Downtown Art Walk guide, but not all stay open at night. Those that do often have DJs or live music. Some have long comfortable couches that practically beg you to hang out, meet people or just sit and gaze a while.

Note: If you’re really in the market for some quiet, old

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school, museum-style art browsing, consider visiting during the less hectic daytime hours. For better or worse, that’s not the main thrust of this Art Walk anymore, at least after dark.

While the Art Walk is not what it was originally envisioned as, one thing remains certain: When you’re one of a swarm of people waiting to cross Fourth Street; when the horns and sirens and musicians and speakers come together to create that vibrant, infectious urban melody; when students, loft dwellers and curious first-timers share the same suddenly pulsating space, peacefully, at night, on your streets, if only for one night a month, it’s no longer a Downtown Art Walk.

It’s just Downtown.

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Target Deal Finally Inked

ment efforts are primed for a major boost now that the Target deal has been made public.

Ninth District Councilwoman Jan Perry likened the deal to the long-lost final piece of the Downtown revitalization puzzle.

“I think we can finally declare that Downtown is the bustling city center that it claims to be,” Perry said. “We have been missing this key component.”

Tipping Point The move is no secret to those who follow the Downtown retail scene. Downtown News reported in November 2009 that negotiations were under way to bring Target to the shopping center. Macy’s had closed early in the year.

In September, Downtown News reported that numerous tenants in the mall had received notices from Brookfield that their leases would not be extended at the end of the year, and they would have to vacate their space in anticipation of a major renovation project. Several property owners said they had heard that the project involved revamping the mall to suit Target.

The Brookfield statement from September said that during construction, it will be impossible for some tenants to maintain their current business locations. Some key tenants — including California Pizza Kitchen, Starbucks, Morton’s Steakhouse, Adoro Mexican Grille and Gold’s Gym — will photo by Gary Leonard remain open during the construction. Brookfield also indiTarget’s Carmen Moch and Brookfield Properties’ Bert Dezzutti sign cated that it anticipates the weekly farmer’s market will cona lease that will bring the Minneapolis-based retailer to 7+Fig. tinue to run, subject to construction activity.

For now, though, the spotlight is on Target.

“For years we’ve been hearing from our L.A. guests to Details of Brookfield’s renovation plans have not yet ‘please bring a Target to Downtown,’” said Moch, adding been released, but in September the firm told Los Angeles that the company’s new strategy to take smaller spaces in Downtown News that work would begin in the first quarter of urban centers was the tipping point that finally led to inking a 2011. deal in the Central City.

The store was hailed by city and business officials.

In addition to the lack of large blocks of contiguous space, “In the last two decades we haven’t had a retail commit- Target has largely stayed out of urban cores because it needs ment of this size and magnitude Downtown, so this is a great easy transportation and loading access, she said. day,” said Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa at the lease signing. “We’re getting more creative with space,” she said.

“Seventh and Fig, for some time, has been underutilized.”

As Moch and Dezzutti signed the lease before a me Target’s impact is expected to extend beyond the Financial dia throng at Brookfield’s Financial District headquarters District mall. Retail watchers consider Target a lease leader Thursday morning, Moch joked that it felt like a marriage. that will inevitably bring other big-name stores to Downtown. “Are you ready for this?” she asked Dezzutti.

Retail broker Derrick Moore of CB Richard Ellis told an audi- “Bring it on,” he said. ence of Downtown business and civic leaders that his recruit- Contact Ryan Vaillancourt at ryan@downtownnews.com.

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After More Than a Year of Discussions, Brookfield Signs Retail Giant

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inneapolis-based Target and Downtown landowner Brookfield Properties put more than a year of rumors to rest last week, when they announced a deal to bring a 104,000-square-foot store to Downtown.

The store is slated to open in fall 2012 on the middle level of the three-story 7+Fig mall at Seventh and Figueroa streets, officials announced on Thursday, Nov. 4. A small portion of the store will be located on the first floor.

The first step in a major renovation of the open-air shopping center, the Target will fill portions of the department store spaces formerly occupied by Macy’s and Bullock’s.

Carmen Moch, Target group vice president, said the deal coincides with the company’s new effort to enter urban markets, where space constraints have largely made them a nonplayer. The typical Target footprint is around 128,000 square feet.

“What’s exciting about this location is we’re recognizing that one size doesn’t always fit all,” Moch said.

Moch and Bert Dezzutti, senior vice president of Brookfield Properties, declined to provide details about the lease, beyond describing it as “long-term.” Dezzutti said the space carved out for Target would allow the store to expand in the future if necessary.

The preparation and build-out phase is expected to take about two years. Once open, the store will employ approximately 250 people, and it will cater to the “urbanite” shopper, Moch said.

“We know people aren’t going to be walking out of there with patio furniture,” she said. Instead, the Downtown Target will feature a heavier emphasis on food and household items, she said.

The deal seems to signal a new chapter for 7+Fig. With the signing of Target, Brookfield is closer to its vision of creating a bustling shopping destination at the mall that will be a retail answer to the restaurant and entertainment-heavy L.A. Live three blocks to the south.

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Broadway Between Alpine and College Streets A Place to Have Your Cake, Wind Up in a Shopping Maze and Get Pierced

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n Downtown, historical, architectural and social consistency is fleeting. The community boasts many diverse districts and individual streets have their own distinct identity. As part of a recurring series, Los Angeles Downtown News is profiling single Downtown blocks, examining each one’s character, trademark businesses and people. This week: the Chinatown block of Broadway between Alpine and College streets.

smokes. Angie’s Boutique (838 N. Broadway) specializes in ear and body piercing, and sells thick, stainless steel, gold and silver jewelry for the ears, nose, tongue and anything else you can put a hole through. They also have a healthy selection of pocket knives and several glass water pipes with colorful designs, although you have to be 18 or older to purchase most of the stuff here. The staff usually keeps a close eye on every customer.

The Jewels: It’s common knowledge that Downtown is home to the Jewelry District, which boasts literally thou-

sands of businesses. But Chinatown has its own, smaller jewelry sector. The two-story Broadway Jewelry Mart (818 N. Broadway) is home to about 30 stores. Display windows showcase wares including gold-plated dragons, green emerald Buddhas and fat gold chains with gold unicorns.

Customers come to bargain. “You can talk them down in price here more easily than other places,” said Yesinia Monroy, a frequent shopper at the plaza. “It’s hard to communicate, but everyone speaks money.”

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Saigon Plaza in Chinatown is a maze of small stores selling everything from suits to toys to fountains.

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Slippery Satisfaction: Chinatown is filled with great restaurants, from cavernous dim sum palaces to hole-in-the-wall spots. One of the best known is Yang Chow (819 N. Broadway), which has been sating local palates since 1977. It was opened by five brothers who became famous for their slippery shrimp, a sweet and slightly spicy dish that attracts customers from all over the city.

The two-room restaurant is filled with pictures of famous patrons and is usually crowded, even well after the lunch hour. On weekends it’s best to arrive with a little patience, since the wait can be particularly long. “I’m here twice a week and always get the slippery shrimp,” said Esther Robles, a Downtown resident who even on a recent late weekday afternoon was, yes, waiting for a table in the crowded restaurant.

Happy Birthday: If your birthday is coming up, send your well wishers to Queen’s Bakery (809 N. Broadway). The little pink storefront jumps out in the cluster of shops along the street.

Queen’s has been baking cakes, cookies and other goodies since 1961. Most customers rave about the fresh and moist cakes.

“I’ve been coming here for years. There’s just no comparison to the ones you get at the grocery store,” said Hahn Tran, a San Fernando Valley resident who makes the drive to Chinatown just for Queen’s Bakery. The establishment is also known for its rice puffs with coconut and its almond cookies.

Labyrinth of Shopping: At first glance, the shopping area at 800 N. Broadway looks like the entrance to a small plaza with a few tightly packed stores. Once past the red Saigon Plaza sign, however, you’re in a deep, cavernous maze of stores. Thick crowds of shoppers jam the narrow walkways. Weekends are especially busy, but even on weekday afternoons there is limited elbow room. There are more than 100 small shops here selling everything from toys to shoes to clothing to art to fountains to all manner of knickknacks. Most of the shop owners are from Southeast Asia, so Vietnamese and Cambodian are often heard here, although everyone finds a way to bargain even if they have to mix broken English with hand gestures. It’s easy to get lost and you may exit on a street other than Broadway when you finally find your way out.

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Leiweke Hopes to Host 2016 Super Bowl in Downtown Game Would Take Place in $1 Billion, Privately Funded Stadium and Convention Complex

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im Leiweke, the powerful and politically connected president and CEO of Anschutz Entertainment Group, last week laid out a vision that would bring the 2016 Super Bowl to Downtown Los Angeles, as well as the 2022 World Cup final. The plan, which faces numerous hurdles, would also redefine Los Angeles’ role in the events and convention industry.

Speaking to about 60 people at a Nov. 4 Biltmore Hotel luncheon hosted by the organization Town Hall Los Angeles, Leiweke described the political and construction process needed to create a $1 billion, 78,000-seat stadium with a retractable roof. If it comes to fruition, the building could host about 50 events a year, including, Leiweke hopes, NCAA Final Four tournaments.

Leiweke described a venture that would include razing the West Hall of the current Convention Center and re-creating Los Angeles’ convention hub, essentially doubling its space to about 1.4 million square feet. Convention activities could also be held in the proposed stadium, with a floor placed over

the playing field. That would lead to new conventions for Los Angeles and, by extension, the creation of about 25,000 jobs, many of them in new hotels.

Leiweke said AEG plans to announce a new hotel venture in the first quarter of 2011, though he would not provide details except to say that it will be next to L.A. Live.

“It’s a good one, that’s all I’m going to say,” he commented.

The stadium itself, he said, would be privately financed, and only about 10 of the 50 annual events would be football games. He also promised that AEG would back the $300 million worth of bonds the city would need to issue to fund the Convention Center expansion.

“There will be no risk to the taxpayers,” he said, as well as no hit on the general fund. He sought to reiterate the point, saying the financing plan would have “no curtains, no wizards behind the wall.”

About seven years ago, Leiweke partnered with Casey Wasserman and Ron Burkle on an effort to build a football stadium in South Park. That never came together, and in recent years, Ed Roski, who was AEG founder Phil Anschutz’s see Stadium, page 24

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Anschutz Entertainment Group President and CEO Tim Leiweke hopes to build a $1 billion football and events stadium in South Park. He envisions hosting NCAA Final Four tournaments and soccer’s World Cup final in the building.

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14th District Continued from page 1 Krekorian, Tom LaBonge, Tony Cardenas, Bernard Parks and Herb Wesson are locked in for four more years. Unless one is found to be running a dog-fighting ring out of his city-paid-for car and/or having an affair with Snooki from “Jersey Shore,” they can all start planning for the next term.

The 12th District, the only place where an incumbent (Greig Smith chose not to go for a third term) is not running, is also essentially decided. Some four months before voters hit the polls, inside man Mitch Englander has raised more than $400,000, according to campaign disclosure statements filed last month with the City Ethics Commission. The seven “contenders” for the seat have raised, cumulatively, about $9,500.

In other words, welcome to the council club Mitch. Hope it’s everything you’ve ever wanted. Make sure to be nice to Eric Garcetti, and don’t pull a Richard Alarcon and (allegedly!) live out of the district while in office.

This leaves one seat and, while 14th District incumbent José Huizar is the frontrunner, the race for the post he has occupied for five years is no rubber stamp election. With a moneybags challenger and a gaggle of advisors on both sides who are used to the district’s rough-and-tumble campaigns, this one could be a bruiser.

Money and Leprosy The 14th District is its own animal, though what kind of animal, I have no idea (narwhal? dodo bird?). It’s a longtime Latino power base that encompasses Boyle Heights, but also holds parts of Downtown including Broadway, which some call the “Alatorre Finger,” which is either praise or disdain for the redistricting machinations of former Council rep Richard Alatorre. It’s the rare council district where an incumbent was defeated (Nick Pacheco in 2003), though the man who beat him (Antonio Villaraigosa) got wiggly with the electorate about serving a full term (he promised he would stay, then jumped to the mayor’s office in 2005, prompting a special election in which Huizar defeated… Pacheco).

Huizar’s current challenge comes from Rudy Martinez, a guy known for selling fish and making gobs of money by fixing up rundown houses. While that may not make him a man of the people, it does make him a man of means, which in an election is more important.

Martinez owns the restaurants Mia Sushi in Eagle Rock and Marty’s in Highland Park (both are named for his kids).

Apparently he used to blow stuff up — a picture in his campaign literature is labeled “Army Days” and shows him sitting atop a tank. More recently, he’s appeared on the Los Angeles edition of the A&E reality show “Flip This House.” That either means he’s got a head for business, or that he has a secret plan to create the new show “Flip This Council District.” Oh wait, Villaraigosa already did that one.

Whatever the case, fishmongering and house flipping have been very, very good to Rudy, allowing him to loan his campaign a whopping $150,000. That’s nearly threequarters of the total $202,620 he had raised by the end of the third quarter.

This is self-help to the extreme, and it kind of makes Martinez the Meg Whitman of the 14th District race. Sure, the ex-eBay blonde bomber dropped a lot more money to come in second to Brown, but when $3 of every $4 in the coffers flows from one’s own pocket, comparisons are fair.

The flipside to the argument is that campaign money is like leprosy: It doesn’t matter how you got it, what’s important is that you have it. Maybe you contracted it because you’re a saint who spent three decades working in a leper colony in Sao Paolo or Santa Monica. Or maybe you acquired the disease because you quaffed 19 rum and Cokes and made out with a really hot leper. In either case, people care less about the back story than about the fact that your fingers are falling off.

It’s the same with the cash unleashed in a competitive campaign. You can get 75,000 third graders to donate $2 each from their piggy banks, or you can go spelunking in your savings account and pull out 150 grand. In either case, you’ve got $150,000, and if gets Martinez elected, he’ll giggle all the way to a cushy Spring Street office.

Old-Fashioned Money Huizar, meanwhile, has the power of incumbency, and like Mel Brooks said in History of the World: Part I, it’s good to be the king. The man who was re-elected in 2007 reported raising $203,274 through the end of the last campaign finance reporting period. That’s $654 more than his challenger. Boo-ya!

While Martinez stopped at the International Bank of Rudy, Huizar made his money the old-fashioned way: He held fancy-pants fundraisers where anyone wanting to do business in his district knows either to show up and donate the maximum amount allowed of $500, or mail in a check. Expect Martinez to go this route as well.

DowntownNews.com Huizar has held Downtown events in the Los Angeles Theatre and the Westin Bonaventure Hotel, and the helpful flier for the former gathering indicated that someone could be a “platinum” sponsor by raising $5,000. While we don’t know who made the platinum party, those who have shoved $500 in Huizar’s direction include a bunch of unions and a batch of construction industry companies (including the Clackamas, Ore.-based Oregon Iron Works, and yes, I included that solely for the opportunity to write Clackamas).

He is also getting support from Downtown development and land-owning interests such as Geoff Palmer, three members of the Astani family (Sonny Astani developed the Concerto housing project), seven people from the theater-owning Delijani clan, and even Downtown K.F.C. Inc. No telling if they also donated any of the Colonel’s original or extra crispy thighs or breasts.

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tiative, which he has called his “legacy project.” However, it’s clear he does not have a stranglehold on the stretch. Last month Joseph Hellen, a landowner who is butting heads with Huizar over a proposed supermarket/garage project, erected a huge billboard over the Cameo Theatre touting the candidacy of Martinez.

This Broadway billboard broadside is the first real “Bite me!” moment in a campaign that’s going to have about 19,000 of them by the time the March 8, 2011, election rolls around. Even if Martinez didn’t coordinate it personally, it’s still a signage raspberry on Huizar’s turf.

It’s the equivalent of if Huizar crept into Mia Sushi one night after closing, opened up the refrigerator, and licked every piece of sushi the fishmonger was planning to sell the next day.

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Chris Martin of AC Martin Partners, the architecture firm that will work with Clark Construction on the redesign of the 1925 edifice.

The team also retrofitted City Hall.

restoration effort that was halted when prices rose.

Chris Martin, CEO of AC Martin, said his firm and Bethesda, Md.-based Clark Construction are already at work preparing for the project.

Both firms have strong ties to Downtown and to each other. They joined forces on City Hall’s nearly $300 million seismic retrofit in 2001, and on the 2004 construction of the CalTrans headquarters (AC Martin was the architectural engineer; Thom Mayne handled designs).

Martin said the thrust of the Hall of Justice rehab involves fixing a key seismic design flaw: The building is essentially a top-heavy, inverted pendulum, which results in excessive lateral movement during an earthquake. The weight comes from the building’s six upper floors, which originally housed Alcatraz-era iron jail cells for more than 3,000 prisoners.

Manson, Sirhan Sirhan and Bugsy Siegel were among those who spent time in the building, according to preservationist organization the Los Angeles Conservancy.

All but one of those cell blocks have already been removed.

The cell believed to have housed Manson, along with an old courtroom, was preserved during some interior gutting done in 2004, said Steve Whitmore, a spokesman for Sheriff Lee

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Continued from page 1 “It’s Sierra white granite, eight inches thick,” Rosenfeld said.

“All it needs is a scrubbing and that building is going to shine.”

The Hall of Justice plan is part of a larger effort to rehab seven county buildings, including the Bob Hope Patriotic Hall at Grand Avenue and West Adams Boulevard. The collective infrastructure investment calls for up to $850 million in federal bond financing.

The five-member Board of Supervisors approved the plan in a 4-0 vote. First District Sup. Gloria Molina, whose district includes the building, abstained.

The $244.2 million investment in the Hall of Justice will be offset by the terminated lease obligations of the county agencies that will move into the revitalized structure, according to a county staff report on the funding plan.

Last week’s vote on the project came at a crucial juncture.

County CEO Bill Fujioka urged the board to approve the bond proposal in order to take advantage of a favorable financing market. The state is planning a major bond issuance on Nov. 15, which the report says would trigger an uptick in interest rates.

The plan calls for tapping a variety of tax-free and taxable bond programs including the Build America Bonds that are part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, otherwise known as “The Stimulus.” Build America Bonds subsidize 35% of interest costs on qualifying projects.

The program expires at the end of the year.

Inverting the Pendulum The building occupies a key space in Downtown Los Angeles. Immediately northwest of City Hall, and across the street from the Foltz Criminal Justice Center, it is also a short walk from the coming $56 million Grand Avenue civic park.

The Board of Supervisors is expected to award a design/build contract for the Hall of Justice renovation at its Nov. 9 meeting.

That will formally put Clark Construction and Downtownbased AC Martin on the job. The firms were involved in a 2004

Baca, a vocal advocate of bringing back the Hall of Justice. The Sheriff’s Department offices are currently in Monterey Park.

The six former prison levels currently have eight-and-ahalf-foot ceilings. The rehab will lighten the load by converting those to three floors of offices with higher ceilings, Martin said. Two interior light wells are slated to accommodate a major elevator upgrade as well as new mechanical systems.

The $244.2 million price tag is not final. It reflects the average cost proposed by seven builders who submitted bids on the project. A county study in June put the project cost at $216.4 million, far lower than the $285 million cost projected in 2004.

Gunk to Gleam Perhaps the most notable change will occur outside, with new landscaping, a new partially underground 1,000-space parking garage on the north side of the building, and a notso-simple high-pressure wash of the granite exterior.

The building’s original gleam has darkened under a layer of dirt and smog. During the pressure wash, Martin said runoff must be controlled and sequestered because it contains lead and other toxic exhaust particulates that have settled into the stone over the years.

The biggest change will be in the form of the hundreds of county workers who will once again inhabit the Beaux Arts structure. County officials and various players involved in post-earthquake construction activity in the building recall a ghostly interior where bureaucratic life seemed to have stopped in an instant, with cups of coffee left half-consumed on desks still cluttered with papers and personal effects.

“You would go by desks that still had birthday cards and stuff stacked up,” said Linda Dishman, executive director of the Los Angeles Conservancy. “It was really eerie.”

Martin said the physical work on the project should begin within four months. A June report from the county estimated a completion in mid-2014.

Among all county-owned civic buildings, “The Hall of Justice is by far the most historic,” Dishman said. “Because the criminal side of Los Angeles is handled by the county, and that’s such an important story of how we tell the history of Los Angeles.”

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HEALTH Beware of the Superfood Experts Say That While Acai Has Benefits, It Does Not Do Everything Its Proponents Claim

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he acai has been proclaimed by many as a 21st century “superfood.”

Given the claims — it is said to offer fast and effortless weight loss, reduced wrinkles, a bolstered immune system and enhanced sexual desire — it’s small wonder acai has been embraced enthusiastically by nutrition faddists.

Native to Central America and South America, the purple berrylike fruit is a relative of the blueberry and cranberry, and like them, it is high in antioxidants. Scientists believe that eating five to seven servings of antioxidant-rich fruits and vegetables every day lowers the risk of cancer and heart disease.

Consumed in beverages or mixed with granola or tapioca, the fruit has long been a staple in certain Brazilian populations. In the past few years, it has become increasingly popular in North America and beyond as a dietary supplement taken in capsule, powder, pulp and juice forms.

“It’s even found in beauty products, such as facial creams,” says New York dietitian Keri Gans, a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association. “This is what happens when something is widely touted and very well-marketed as a superfood. But whenever one food is singled out as the answer to all your nutrition needs, it’s always too good to be true. There are no human or animal studies that support the claims for acai.”

No one is saying it can’t be part of a well-balanced, nutritious diet, but there are caveats, according to Gans.

“The best way to get nutrients is to eat foods in their whole form, not as supplements,” says the dietitian, who admits she never has seen acai in its natural state. There is also the added bonus of pleasure and satisfaction gained from eating whole foods instead of swallowing pills.

Acai can be expensive, too, Gans says, noting that the juice can sell for up to $40 per bottle. The result, she observes, is that people are paying a lot of money for a supplement that so far has not been shown to be any more powerful than real berries.

“By comparison,” she notes, “what’s better than sitting

down to a luscious bowl of fresh berries you can buy for far less at your supermarket?”

Following the steps of generations of ill-conceived weightloss programs — everything from swallowing live tapeworms

‘If you feel fuller and this prevents you from eating after a short period or overeating at the next meal, you’re ahead of the game.’

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to the grapefruit diet — acai does not include reality in the claims of many of its proponents.

One of the biggest downfalls in any weight-loss program is the dieter’s feeling hungry between meals, for example.

Satiety, the feeling of being comfortably full, is a natural human desire that can play havoc with a hungry dieter’s good intentions, nutritionists agree.

“If you feel fuller and this prevents you from eating after a short period or overeating at the next meal, you’re ahead of the game,” Gans says.

She offers a simple formula that focuses on fiber, protein and fats, all of which take more time to digest and keep you comfortably full longer between meals. She suggests, especially, that meals and snacks be high in fiber.

“Fiber in whole-wheat pasta, breads and cereals, fruits and vegetables takes longer to digest, helps stabilize blood sugar and gives you a feeling of fullness,” she says.

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Healthy fats, such as those in olive oil, almonds and avocados, will help you control hunger as well, Gans adds. Fats also contribute to the good taste and enjoyment of foods.

“More energy is exerted to digest fats, and people who consume fat with meals are more easily satiated,” Gans says.

When it comes to losing or controlling weight and staying satiated, it is a one-two-three proposition, according to some experts: 1) Choose high-fiber foods for meals and snacks; 2) Combine protein with carbohydrates to keep you full longer; 3) Add healthy fats in the diet to keep you satiated.

When it comes down to it, dieting is not about popping a pill or avoiding any group of foods, Gans cautions. There are numerous steps to take.

“You want to control your weight and well-being with portions,” she says. “But any kind of diet plan that promotes eliminating whole food groups will be temporary and can also set you up for nutritional deficiency.”

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Hospital Opens New Cardiac Surgery Units

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wo new surgical units are open at USC University Hospital, setting the stage for expansion of the cardiothoracic surgery program and enhanced patient care.

Patient care units 5-East and 5-West were opened this fall.

The units primarily cater to patients who have undergone complex cardiac procedures, such as open-heart surgeries, coronary artery bypass surgeries and valve replacements. Together, the units add another 24 beds to the hospital: 10 intensive care unit beds in 5-West and 14 telemetry beds in 5-East.

“This is such an important piece in our efforts to expand the cardiothoracic surgical program,” said Vaughn Starnes, chair of the Department of Surgery and surgeon-in-chief.

“These two new units will allow us to accommodate more patients and accept more transfers from other facilities. The ability to grow our program will also help us strengthen relationships with area hospitals and doctors who count on us for quality care that cannot be delivered elsewhere.”

Internally, the addition of an intensive care unit in 5-West will allow the hospital to better accommodate cardiothoracic admissions in collaboration with the current fourth floor cardiothoracic intensive care unit. Together, these units will allow hospital staff to devote more time and resources to cardiac patients, enhancing this type of care.

“Whenever you have a critical care area that is specialized you are able to devote a lot of attention and time to certain patient populations,” said Karen Campbell, nurse manager for 5-West. “Anytime a staff works consistently with a particular population, it only increases the nursing knowledge base, which in turn improves patient outcomes.”

Housed in USC University Hospitals Norris Inpatient Tower, 5-East and 5-West feature new patient care rooms and state-of-the-art equipment. The units are separated by about 10 feet and one doorway, making the transition for patients being advanced from 5-West’s intensive care unit to 5-East’s telemetry unit much smoother. These are all key components in enhancing the patients experience, hospital leaders said.

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Rats Are a Real ‘Knockout’ USC Researchers Use Rodents to Advance Scientific Study

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esearchers at the USC Keck School of Medicine have, for the first time, generated “knockout” rats — animals that are genetically modified to lack one or more genes — through embryonic stem (ES) cell-based gene targeting.

The long-awaited achievement provides scientists with a far more effective animal model to study a range of human diseases.

The research was published online Aug. 11 in the journal Nature and will appear in an upcoming print edition of the publication.

“Using this gene targeting technology in ES cells, we can produce nearly any type of mutation in any given genes, allowing us to generate many different disease models for the rat,” said Qi-Long Ying, Ph.D., an assistant professor of cell and neurobiology at the Keck School of Medicine and the study’s principal investigator. “We anticipate that many of the rat models generated using this technology will mimic human conditions more closely, and can be used for drug screening and the testing of new treatments.”

The development of knockout rats will have a significant impact on biomedical research because the rat physiology is much more closely related to humans than mice in many aspects of

biology. Also, rat models more closely mimic human diseases in areas such as cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative disease, nephropathy, obesity and breast cancer.

“The ability to specifically modify rat genes to mimic human diseases, or to study how the human body responds to drugs represents a technical breakthrough of profound impact,” said Martin Pera, Ph.D., director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC. “This discovery provides researchers around the world with a powerful new platform to study disease and develop new medicines.”

Ying and his colleagues targeted genes through homologous recombination — a technique in which nucleotide sequences are exchanged to produce new combinations of DNA — in rat ES cells. Their research focused on disrupting the tumor suppressor gene p53. Mutations in this gene, which impair its function, are the most common genetic changes in human cancers. These ES cells can transmit their mutation through the germ line to create p53 gene knockout rats.

“The p53 gene knockout rats will provide a very useful model for understanding the gene’s functions in preventing the occurrence of cancers,” Ying said. “We can also use this model

to test different drugs and therapies for the treatment of cancers caused by mutations in the p53 gene.”

The same technique could be used to target any gene and create models for a number of other diseases, Ying noted.

The first embryonic stem cell lines were established from mice in 1981 by Sir Martin Evans of Cardiff University in the United Kingdom and Gail Martin of the University of California at San Francisco. Evans, Mario Cappechi and Oliver Smithies received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2007 for developing methods for gene targeting using mouse embryonic stem cells.

Researchers have long worked to establish rat embryonic stem cells, but they faced technical hurdles because the conventional methods developed for the derivation of mouse cells did not work in rats. In 2008, researchers at the Keck School led by Ying, and researchers at the University of Cambridge derived rat ES cells for the first time, determining that by blocking certain signals that would normally cause the cell to differentiate, stem cells from rats could be grown indefinitely in the lab. The finding paved the way for the team’s development of the p53 gene knockout rats.

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he Museum of Contemporary Art’s big fall show, The Artist’s Museum, has two functions: It is a celebration of the museum’s history, and, according to local artists, it’s an announcement that Los Angeles has arrived in the art world as a major center of talent and inspiration.

The show, which runs until Jan. 31, 2011, features work created since MOCA’s opening in 1980. The pieces by 146 L.A.-based artists fill both of the museum’s Downtown Los Angeles venues. The MOCA Grand The Museum of Avenue flagship building showcases Contemporary paintings, photographs and works Art is giving on paper, while the sprawling Geffen both its Grand Contemporary annex in Little Tokyo Avenue and houses sculptures and installations.

Little Tokyo Not surprisingly, the artists reprelocations over sented — whittled down from a list to the show The Artist’s of more than 300 names by a team Museum. headed by associate curator Rebecca It features Morse and MOCA’s new director, works by 146 Jeffrey Deitch — reads like a who’s local artists, who of the city’s creative scene. Parincluding “Oil ticipants include Ed Ruscha, Charles Painting” by Ray, Paul McCarthy, David Hockney, Kenny Scharf.

Ed Moses, Chris Burden and even the band Devo.

For the artists, it all builds a sense of nostalgic camaraderie.

“It feels like a giant high school reunion here,” said artist Liza Lou, whose bead-covered sculpture “The Heretic” is on display at the Geffen.

Lou was one of several featured artists on hand at a recent media preview.

“It’s really interesting to walk through and see the history of L.A. through the artists,” she added.

That reunion feeling is intentional, and is a guiding principle for how Morse organized the exhibit. Art in the individual rooms at the Grand Avenue location is intended to fit together and complement each other The Grand Avenue location holds paintings, photographs based on similarities of medium or and works on paper. Sculptures such as “The Heretic” by One of the show’s highlights is the installation “Electric Earth,” by Doug Aitken. theme. For example, Mark Ryden’s Liza Lou are in the Geffen Contemporary. oil painting “The Tree of Life No. 63” Early on, a 15-member artists’ council was designed to include even more local artists. faces Kenny Scharf’s “Oil Painting,” which, written backwards. It is placed across from Meanwhile, the highlight at the Geffen Conwhile made with oil paints, plays off its title, Raymond Pettibon’s ink drawings which, formed to make recommendations on builddepicting blotches of shiny black oil floating Grant noted, use text more classically in the ing the museum. Some works from these art- temporary is the MOCA debut of Doug Aitform of comics. ists are also on display in the new exhibition, ken’s “Electric Earth.” The room-sized piece is in front of a watery blue background.

There is another relationship at play in the including environmental artist Lita Albuquer- an eight-channel video installation, with large “The art here is often organized by the artist’s age and relationships to other artists,” Morse exhibit, though it may not be readily appar- que, painter Peter Lodato and installation art- screens set in different locations, portraying various eerie, isolating views of modern life. said. “There are many student-teacher connec- ent. The Artist’s Museum follows MOCA’s ist Robert Irwin.

First 30 Years, which earlier this year presentThe Artist’s Museum is closely tied to the Lou said Los Angeles is ideal for creating tions here, and teachers who are colleagues.” in the 10 photo- these kinds of large-scale sculpture and instalViewers are left to make the connections ed local artists in an international context. It city itself. That’s evident Starts s was part of an attempt to use more of the graphs from Gamboa’sNovember series “Chicano on their own, though there are hintsowin the wnNewalso 5 Male lation projects. She would know: Her works /L.A.D nto m o .c k o o b academic affiliations and dates listed on each museum’s deep archives, the pieces that few Unbonded.” They feature prominent Latino include a life-size replica of a kitchen, covered Face men from Los Angeles, such as historian Ro- entirely in beads. work’s placard. The organization is character- members of the public ever saw.

Partnership Among Artists dolfo Acuña and film director Juan Garza.

“Los Angeles is so huge and there’s a tremenistic of L.A.’s art scene, where artists may play MOCA was known as “the artist’s museum” “I remember a time when some places would dous privacy for artists,” Lou said. “Practically several different roles, often as teachers. In one room, photographs by Harry Gamboa Jr., who from its inception. The institution owes its ex- deny entrance to Mexicans here,” Gamboa said. speaking, the city affords the opportunity to teaches at the California Institute of the Arts, istence to a group of more than 100 artists who “My work came out of that because I wanted to work on these larger projects more easily and cheaply than somewhere like New York.” are shown next to photos by Allan Sekula, who in the late 1970s joined together to discuss the create these images to contradict stereotypes.” creation of a facility Check dedicatedOur to contemporary TheseMovie days, MOCA continues to be closely The Artist’s Museum runs through Jan. 31, also teaches at the school in Valencia.

Website for Full Listings LADowntownNews.com In other cases, there is a stylistic tie. Painter art. A handful of wealthy and well-connected affiliated with local creative types. Four artists sit 2011, at MOCA Grand Avenue, 250 S. Grand Alexandra Grant’s “she taking her space” is arts patrons and business players helped turn on the museum’s board of trustees. Morse said Ave., and the Geffen Contemporary, 152 N. Centhis will be the first of several similar exhibitions tral Ave., (213) 626-6222 or moca.org. a mixed-media painting that features words the idea into a brick-and-mortar building.

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East West Players Goes South Little Tokyo Theater Company Mines Unfamiliar Territory in ‘Crimes of the Heart’

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n September, Little Tokyo-based theater company East West Players mounted a show, Mysterious Skin, with something sure to shock audiences: frontal nudity. In February, they’ll stage Wrinkles, which will also likely take traditional patrons of the troupe by surprise: It concerns a 73-year-old who becomes an X-rated Internet sensation.

Sandwiched in between those is a production that, at least at first glance, looks plain: Crimes of the Heart, a revival of a 1981 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It opens Wednesday, Nov. 10, and runs through Dec. 5 at the David Henry Hwang Theatre.

However, like everything in EWP’s 45th season, there’s a twist. In this case, the Downtown Los Angeles company is taking a play set in the deep South and casting it with an entirely Asian American cast.

In Crimes of the Heart, written by Beth Henley, three sisters reunite at their grandfather’s home in Hazlehurst, Mississippi. The tragic comedy focuses on how they deal with their problems: one has just shot her husband, another has suffered a nervous breakdown, and the third is turning into an old maid.

The story takes place over a 24-hour period, so none of the women’s problems are fully resolved. The play is something of a poignant black comedy, with emotions running high. By the end, it’s clear that whatever their differences, the sisters will remain loyal to each other.

“It’s so rich and dense,” said Elizabeth Liang, who plays the oldest sister, Lenny. “It deals with a family with humor and pathos, and people will enjoy it with the Asian casting because they

haven’t seen that before with this play.”

Liang’s line is an understatement, though the company did more than just take a production and insert characters who look different from the originals. Director Leslie Ishii said the creative team spent a lot of time studying the history of Asian Americans in the deep South. In some cases, the history went back centuries.

Ishii said they learned of an internment camp in Jerome, Arkansas during WWII. They also came across stories of Vietnamese immigrants who worked on shrimp boats in the 1800s, and the Chinese laborers who came through the South as they built the railroads. A display at the theater will summarize some of their findings.

EWP producing artistic director Tim Dang said part of the drive to research Southern history came from the company’s early days.

He recalled how they applied for the rights to some Tennessee Williams Southern-set plays, but were turned down.

“We felt it might have been because there was not an Asian community where the plays are from,” Dang said. Thus, he added, they decided to ground Crimes of the Heart in as much authentic Southern history as possible.

Identity Question Ishii and Dang decided to cast biracial actors to portray a half-Chinese, half-white family. Without changing the script, the actors seek to imbue their characters’ conflicts with a sense of racial tension.

“It’s been really fascinating to look at Asian Americans’ assimilation process in the South,” Ishii said. “There was this perception of them being not quite dark, not quite white.”

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In Crimes of the Heart, sisters Babe (played by Maya Erskine, left), Meg (Kimiko Gelman, center) and Lenny (Elizabeth Liang) reunite at their grandfather’s home in the deep South.

Ishii said that in the play (which inspired a 1986 film that was nominated for three Oscars), the sisters have differing senses of identity and adherence to their Chinese roots.

The youngest sister’s abusive husband, who is never seen, is portrayed as being white and perhaps at odds with his wife’s ethnicity.

“My character is the more reserved, traditional and dutiful sister,” Liang said. “She has a stronger sense of her mother’s Chinese culture, while the other sisters are more Americanized.”

The sets will also look different to audiences who have seen the play, incorporating traditional Chinese elements, such as a lantern hanging in the kitchen. There is also a

more metaphorical feeling than usual, with tall, looming walls covered in cracked paint.

Still, at its center, Crimes of the Heart is a straight-ahead family story, and may be one of EWP’s tamest plays of the season.

Dang hopes that in addition to giving AsianAmerican actors the opportunity to dig into some roles they might not normally get to play, the production will offer audiences something to think about.

“It’s always great for a play that’s a classic to transcend racial lines,” Dang said. “That can also really test its ability to be a classic.”

Crimes of the Heart runs Nov. 10-Dec. 5 at East West Players, 120 Judge John Aiso St., (213) 625-7000 or eastwestplayers.org.

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Nov. 13, 11 a.m.-4p.m.: The museum opens its latest exhibition, “American Tapestry,” with a day of family-friendly crafts and workshops inspired by 25 unique stories from the museum’s permanent collection.

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It’s noon on Thursday, Nov. 11. An art gallery opens in Downtown Los Angeles. An office worker on his lunch break wanders in, intrigued by a sculpture or a painting or a photograph. Or all three.

Others follow. It’s an avalanche of art as galleries, museums and pop-up showcases open through 10 p.m. for this month’s Downtown Art Walk. The “museum without walls” attracts thousands to Gallery Row, creating an instant community and party in the streets. At Morono Kiang Gallery, the exhibit Chewbacca to Zapata examines the myth of the Mexican revolution through the lens of contemporary artists from both sides of the U.S./ Mexico border; Hive Gallery & Studios features its Master Blasters of Sculpture show (including Nathan Cartwright’s “The Big Race,” shown here); and MOCA is free after 5 p.m. Find a gallery list and map at downtownartwalk.org.

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Do not be quiet. Do not stay seated. Instead, dress like a Wilderness Girl and skip over to the Downtown Independent on Saturday, Nov. 13, at 8 p.m. for a quote-along, singalong, dance-along screening of the 1989 film Troop Beverly Hills. After chiming along to “Cookie Time” with Shelley Long, relive the camp-tastic 1991 Christina Applegate vehicle Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead at 10 p.m. There will be a pre-screening Q&A with Beverly Hills director Jeff Kanew and a post-screening Q&A with Babysitter actor Keith Coogan. OMG, do not even try to contain yourself. At 251 S. Main St., (213) 617-1033 or downtownindependent.com.

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Wednesday, nov. 10 The Creative Economy of Los Angeles Zipper Hall, Colburn School, 200 S. Grand Ave., otis.edu.

7:30 a.m.: Otis College of Art and Design’s annual report includes a five-year employment projection, investigates the direct and indirect economic impact of industries such as fine and performing arts, digital media, entertainment, architecture, interior design, fashion, toy and communications arts.

California African American Museum 600 State Drive, (213) 744-2024 or caamuseum.org.

7 p.m.: The “Films at CAAM” series continues with Chisholm ’72 Unbought and Unbossed, a documentary highlighting the accomplishments of Shirley Chisholm during a conflicting time in American politics.

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10 a.m.: Every Sunday, Live Church L.A. takes over the VIP Lounge at Club Nokia, bringing great music, people and inspiring messages.

Tuesday, nov. 9 The Cost of Green Construction City Club, 333 S. Grand Ave., (818) 497-3968 or crewla.org/programs.

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: CREW-LA presents a talk on the real costs associated with LEED or Cal-Green construction; utility and municipal rebate programs; the benefit to tenants and owners; realistic savings over time; and how it can affect employee retention and productivity.

MOCA Grand Avenue Ahmanson Auditorium, 250 S. Grand Ave., (213) 621-1745 or moca.org.

4:30 and 7 p.m.: French philosopher Catherine Malabou headlines a day of free discussions exploring the crossover of biology, technology and the arts.

Central Library Meeting Room A, 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 488-3599 or info@downtownLAretail.com.

6-8 p.m.: This “Personal Financing” workshop covers a wide variety of money topics including budgeting, expenses, debt, saving, retirement and insurance.

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

7 p.m.: Reza Aslan delves into Tablet and Pen: Literary Landscapes From the Middle East, his collection of literature from Morocco and Iran, Turkey and Pakistan and other countries.

Battle of the Paddle Ping Pong Tourney Casey’s Irish Pub, 613 S. Grand Ave., (213) 629-2353 or caseysirishpub.com.

8 p.m.: Casey's hosts a one-on-one ping pong tournament on the patio. Channel your inner Forrest Gump or Ming Soy Ling or Christopher Walken (Balls of Fury, anyone?), and sign up for some fast-paced, fierce fun. No entry fee. The battle resumes the second Tuesday of every month. To sign up in advance, or for more details, contact Jeff@213downtown.la.

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You know all about Chopin and Beethoven, but what about Musgrave? How about Yano?

Camerata Pacifica, the Santa Barbara-based chamber music ensemble, shows off its range in a program that includes European masters of past centuries as well as modern American child prodigy Sho Timothy Yano. The group’s concert on Thursday, Nov. 11, at the Colburn School’s Zipper Hall features guest Adam Neiman on piano as well as principal ensemble members Catherine Leonard, Richard Yongjae O’Neill, Ani Aznavoorian and Warren Jones. The show starts at 8 p.m. at 200 S. Grand Ave., cameratapacifica.org.

Live Church LA Club Nokia, 1000 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 4934329 or livechurchla.com.

Monday, nov. 8 ALOUD at the Central Library 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7025 or aloudla.org.

7 p.m.: Antonia Fraser discusses Must You Go? My Life with Harold Pinter, her love story and intimate account of a major artist’s life based on 33 years of marriage, with screenwriter Howard A. Rodman.

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

8 p.m.: In celebration of the 60th anniversary of Elektra Records, founder Jac Holzman and special guest Ray Manzarek talk about the rise of the label.

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How about setting your Thanksgiving table with origami turkeys this year? Do it yourself, or better yet, have the kids do it after they learn the secrets of the Japanese art form at Ruthie’s Origami Corner, part of Target Free Family Saturday at the Japanese American National Museum on Nov. 13. From 11 a.m.-4 p.m., the Little Tokyo museum will offer fall-themed workshops, performances and crafts for the whole family including weaving (placemats, anyone?) and a holiday cookie class. You’ll be all set for Turkey Day. At 369 E. First St., (213) 625-0414 or janm.org.

Send information and possible Don’t Miss List submissions to calendar@downtownnews.com.

Get a taste of the true blues at the Grammy Museum on Tuesday, Nov. 9, when Jimmie Vaughan drops by at 8 p.m. The legendary guitarist, blues/rock artist and big bro to the late Stevie Ray Vaughan is releasing his first studio album in nine years. Following an interview, Vaughan will take audience questions, and — this is what you’re waiting for — perform a few songs. This may be your first and last chance to see him in such a small venue. At 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-6800 or grammymuseum.org.

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Continued from previous page SCI-Arc Lecture Series Keck Lecture Hall, 960 E. Third St., (213) 356-5328 or sciarc.edu.

7 p.m.: Marc Fornes on “Guerrilla Style.” Fornes is the founder and principal of THEVERYMANY, a design studio and collaborative research forum engaging the field of architecture via what he qualifies as “explicit and encoded protocols.”

Club Nokia 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-7000 or clubnokia.com.

8 p.m.: Gallagher, not only an audacious comedian, but also the “guy who smashes watermelons.”

Thursday, Nov. 11 Downtown L.A. Art Walk Info and map at downtownartwalk.com.

Noon-10 p.m.: Explore the many art exhibition venues in Downtown — galleries, museums and nonprofit art venues — and enjoy plenty of entertainment, food trucks and community.

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 900 Exposition Blvd., (213) 763-DINO or visit nhm.org.

5-8 p.m.: The weekly adult lecture series explores stories within the Age of Mammals exhibit and will include light refreshments, a lecture with Q&A and a special guided tour. Tonight’s topic: taxidermy. saTurday, Nov. 13 FIDM Museum and Galleries 919 S. Grand Ave., (213) 624-1200 or fidm.edu.

11 a.m.: The “Re-Designing History” speakers series presents “The Early 20th Century Woman: Her Changing Self-image.” Free, including a guided tour of the current exhibit, tea and cookies.

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 900 Exposition Blvd., (213) 763-DINO or visit nhm.org.

10-11 a.m.: Critter Club is for 3-5 year olds, and their parents. Explore the Spider Pavilion and learn all about awesome arachnids. Participants will watch spiders eat their lunch, and later create a creeping craft and hear spider stories. Free with paid museum admission. More information at (213) 763-3230.

10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: Junior Scientist events are designed for kids aged 6 to 9. In November, participants will take a rock hammer and field notebook and go on a fossil hunt.

The Culinary Historians of Southern California Central Library, Mark Taper Auditorium, 630 W. Fifth St., (323) 663-5407 or culinaryhistoriansofsouthe rncalifornia.org.

10:30 a.m.-noon: Toni Tipton-Martin speaks on “The Jemima Code: A Cook’s View into the Heart, Soul, and Recipe Box of California’s Wise Servants.”

Free and open to the public; followed by a reception.

The Cali Dance Fest Los Angeles Sports Arena, 3939 S. Figueroa St., calidancefest.com.

11 a.m.-10 p.m.: Equal parts concert, festival and contest, CaliDance will feature the prelims, semifinals and finals of a dance competition, as well as live performances by New Boyz and YG. California African American Museum 600 State Drive, (213) 744-2024 or caamuseum.org.

1 p.m.: Mervyn Dymally, a former Lt. Governor of California, and one of the first persons of African and Indian origin to serve in the U.S. Congress, discusses his career in public office.

Japanese American Cultural & Community Center 244 S. San Pedro St., (213) 628-3700 or jaccc.org.

1-4 p.m.: The Aurora Foundation will offer their second Japanese Culture and Language Program in coordination with the JACCC. The six-session program is designed to introduce selected aspects of Japanese culture, including useful language lessons.

MOCA Grand Avenue Ahmanson Auditorium, 250 S. Grand Ave., (213) 621-1745 or moca.org.

6 p.m.: The Artist’s Museum Happening, MOCA’s annual gala, created in collaboration with artist Doug Aitken, celebrates a convergence of art, design, architecture, fashion, music, performance and cuisine with performances by Devendra Banhart, Beck and Caetano Veloso. To reserve a

table, contact Rebecca Bronfein at (213) 633-5348 or email happening@moca.org. suNday, Nov. 14 REDCAT 631 W. 2nd St., (415) 861-3940 or mjdc.org.

1:30 p.m.: In conjunction with the dance piece How Can You Stay in the House All Day and Not Go Anywhere, CHIME (Choreographers in Mentorship Exchange) in Southern California presents Ralph Lemon in conversation with Margaret Jenkins. Free and open to the public.

California African American Museum 600 State Drive, (213) 744-2024 or caamuseum.org.

2 p.m.: Meet Darlene the Roller Derby Queen.

Darlene Anderson is credited as the first African American woman in roller derby, joining September 7, 1957.

To Marketing We Go photo by Bodoni Design

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

Nov. 13, 8-11:45 p.m.: Troop Beverly Hills and Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead. Nostalgic pop culture, sing-a-long, quote-a-long, dance-along screenings of these cult classics. Q&As with TBH director Jeff Kanew and DTMTBD actor Keith Coogan.

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

Through Nov. 28: Featuring nine-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater, The Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D will immerse audiences in the story of an ocean wave and the lives it impacts and transforms. Hubble 3D takes movie-goers on a journey through distant galaxies to explore the grandeur and mysteries of our celestial surroundings and accompany space-walking astronauts as they attempt the most difficult and important tasks in NASA’s history. Journey to the royal tombs of Egypt and explore the history of ancient Egyptian society as told through the mummies of the past in Mummies 3D: Secrets of the Pharaohs.

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

Through Nov. 11: Bon Jovi: The Circle Tour (7:30 p.m.); Due Date (12, 12:30, 1 2:20, 2:50, 3:20, 4:40, 5:10, 5:40, 7, 7:30, 8, 9:20, 9:50 and 10:20 p.m.); For Colored Girls (12:50, 1:40, 4, 4:40, 7:20, 8, 10:20 and 11 p.m.); Megamind (12:20, 3:30, 6:30 and 9 p.m.); Megamind 3D (11 a.m. and 1, 1:50, 4:10. 4:50, 7, 7:40, 9:40 and 10:30 p.m.); Saw 3D: The Final Chapter (12:40, 3, 5:20, 7:50 and 10:40 p.m.); Paranormal Activity 2 (11:50 a.m. and 2:10, 4:40, 7:10 and 9:30 p.m.); Hereafter (2 p.m.); Jackass 3D (11:30 a.m. and 2, 4:20, 6:50 and 9:10 p.m.); Red (1:10, 4, 6:40 and 9:30 p.m.); Life As We Know It (1:10, 4:20, 7:10 and 10 p.m.); The Social Network (1:20, 4:20, 7:10 and 10 p.m.); The Town (11:10 a.m. and 10:40 p.m.).

Nov. 12 (partial list): Unstoppable (11:50 a.m. and 2:20, 4:50, 7:20 and 10 p.m.); Morning Glory (11:10 a.m. and 1:50, 4:30, 7:10 and 9:50 p.m.).

ROCK, POP & JAZZ Café Metropol 923 E. Third St., (213) 613-1537 or cafemetropol.com.

Nov. 12-13, 8-10 p.m.: Jesse Palter Quartet.

Nov. 14, 6:30-10 p.m.: Spotlight Cabaret.

Casey’s Irish Pub 613 S. Grand Ave., (213) 629-2353 or bigcaseys.com.

Nov. 12, 10 p.m.: The indie sounds of Goldenboy.

Club Nokia 800 W. Olympic Blvd., clubnokia.com.

Nov. 11, 8 p.m.: K-Ci & JoJo, with Dru Hill.

Nov. 13, 8 p.m.: Sunny punk sounds from Hawaii’s Pepper, with Fishbone, Chali 2na (of Jurassic 5) and Pour Habit.

The Colburn School 200 S. Grand Ave., (310) 271-9039 or jazzbakery.org.

Nov. 13, 8:30 p.m.: Jazz Bakery “Movable Feast” presents The Fellowship Band featuring Brian Blade.

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

Nov. 9, 8 p.m.: An evening with Jimmie Vaughan.

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Silver Pony, takes audience questions and performs.

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

Nov. 8, 10 p.m.: Phil Alvin and friends.

Nov. 9, 10 p.m.: Dirty Ed Tuesday with The Black Widows, Symbol Six and Muertones.

Nov. 10, 10 p.m.: Eddie Nichols.

Nov. 11, 10 p.m.: The Smart Brothers, Miracle Parade, The Blasting Company and Drew Stedman.

Nov. 12, 10 p.m.: Muddy Reds, The Real Nasty and The Peach Kings.

Nov. 13, 10 p.m.: Legal Weapon, The Undertakers, Brat and Sassafras.

Nov. 14, 10 p.m.: The Zoobombs (Japan), Inazuma and The Stitched Lips.

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

Nov. 9, 10 p.m.: The Makers, neat.

Nov. 10, 10 p.m.: The Lovely Band.

The Smell 247 S. Main St., alley between Spring and Main streets, thesmell.org.

Nov. 10, 9 p.m.: Circle Pit and Jungle Fever.

Nov. 12, 9 p.m.: Laco$te, Birth, Toe Jam and Black Boots.

Nov. 13, 9 p.m.: No Babies, Narwhalz (Of Sound) and Nero’s Day at Disneyland.

Nov. 14, 9 p.m.: Sex Worker, Psychic Reality, Diva Compe and Butchy Fuego.

The Varnish 118 E. Sixth St., (213) 622-9999 or thevarnishbar.com Nov. 9, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.: Jazzman Mark Bosserman entertains on the house piano every Tuesday.

Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 S. Grand Ave., 213-972-4396 or laphil.com.

Nov. 10, 8 p.m.: Two of the most powerful voices in world music collide in a concert featuring Buika and Lila Downs. Spanish-born Concha Buika is described as a cross between Cesaria Evora and a flamenco singer, while Downs mixes traditional Mexican folk music with contemporary sounds.

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8 p.m.: The L.A. Phil’s Chamber Music Society presents a program of Dvorak, Borodin and Bartok.

Thursday, Nov. 11 Colburn School Thayer Hall, 200 S. Grand Ave., colburnschool.edu.

11 a.m.: Chamber Forum features faculty-selected conservatory student chamber ensembles playing a variety of repertoire. Free, no ticket required.

Camerata Pacifica Zipper Hall, 200 S. Grand Ave., cameratapacifica.org.

8 p.m.: Featuring Adam Neiman on piano, the ensemble presents a program of Chopin, Musgrave, Klughardt, Yano and Beethoven.

Friday, Nov. 12 The Colburn School 200 S. Grand Ave., colburnschool.edu.

7 p.m.: Friday Night Recitals feature various student performances in Mayman Hall. Concerts are free. Check colburnschool.edu for more info.

Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 S. Grand Ave., musiccenter.org.

8 p.m.; Nov. 13-14, 2 p.m.: Susanna Malkki conducts Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 1, featuring Martin Chalifour, and Strauss’ Also Sprach Zarathustra. saTurday, Nov. 13 Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 S. Grand Ave., musiccenter.org.

11 a.m.: The Toyota Symphonies for Youth presents Berlioz’ Symphonie Fantastique.

The Colburn School 200 S. Grand Ave., colburnschool.edu.

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Vox Judaica Zipper Hall, Colburn School, 200 S. Grand Ave., (310) 922-0025 or voxfeminala.org.

8 p.m.: Vox Femina women’s choral ensemble opens its 2010/2011 season with Vox Judaica: selections of Jewish sacred music, Sephardic and Ashkenazic folk music and new, original compositions. Performed in Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino and English.

Sunday, nov. 14 Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 S. Grand Ave., musiccenter.org.

7:30 p.m.: The Millennium Consort Singers present an organ recital in a program with works by Bach, Purcell and more.

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

Nov. 9-12, 10:30 a.m.; Nov. 13-14, 2:30 p.m.: The marionette version of the holiday ballet classic returns, featuring every style of puppetry, from marionettes to shadow puppets, with characters from the Sugarplum Fairies to the Mouse King. Through Jan. 16, 2011.

Calligraphy Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514 S. Spring St., (213) 489-0994 or thelatc.org.

Nov. 11-13, 8 p.m.; Nov. 14, 3 p.m.: Playwrights Arena and the Latino Theater Company present the world premiere about two cousins — one in L.A., one in Tokyo — confronted with an aging mother and fragile family relationships. They’re separated not only by an ocean, but also by jealousy, discrimination and betrayal. Through Dec. 12.

Collage Dance Theatre Los Angeles City Hall, 200 N. Spring St., (818) 7848669 or collagedancetheatre.org.

Nov. 13, 4 and 9 p.m.: The world premiere of Governing Bodies integrates contemporary dance with the world of politics and public affairs in a performance designed specifically for L.A.’s iconic City Hall. Audiences will follow the dancers through the limestone corridors and marble columns.

Crimes of the Heart David Henry Hwang Theater, 120 Judge John Aiso St., (213) 625-7000 or eastwestplayers.org.

Nov. 10-13, 8 p.m.; Nov. 14, 2 p.m.: East West Players presents Beth Henley’s classic Southern comedy about three dysfunctional sisters with an allAsian cast. Through Dec. 5.

Harps and Angels Mark Taper Forum, 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 6282772 or centertheatregroup.org.

Nov. 10-13, 8 p.m.; Nov. 14, 1 and 6:30 p.m.: The music and lyrics of Randy Newman are featured in this world premiere in which the personal and the socio-political entwine to create a humorous commentary on life in America. Through Dec. 22.

How Can You Stay in the House All Day and Not Go Anywhere REDCAT, 631 W. Second St., (213) 237-2800 or redcat.org.

Nov 10-13, 8:30 p.m.; Nov. 14, 7 p.m.: Choreographer/artist Ralph Lemon presents a multimedia work inspired by a 102-year old former Mississippi Delta sharecropper and his spaceship. It juxtaposes images and memories of the man and his family with dancing by Lemon’s six-member company and sophisticated video imagery.

La Razón Blindada 24th Street Theatre, 1117 West 24th St., 213-745-6516

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Nov. 13, 8 p.m.; Nov. 14, 3 p.m.: In La Razón Blindada, Argentine playwright/director Aristides Vargas infuses Cervantes’ classic novel El Quijote with Franz Kafka’s The Truth About Sancho Panza and testimonies by Chicho Vargas and other political prisoners held in the 1970s during Argentina’s dictatorship. Through Dec. 12.

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Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514 S. Spring St., (213) 489-0994 or thelatc.org.

Opening Nov. 12-13, 8:30 p.m.: Mina Olivera’s comedy returns, following a young Brazilian woman as she hops from Brazil to Switzerland to El Salvador to America. Through Nov. 20.

The Vault Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514 S. Spring St., (213) 489-0994 or thelatc.org.

Nov. 11-13, 8 p.m.: The Latino Theater Company presents this genre-bending blend of performance art, music and sketch comedy that comments on pop culture, politics, technology, and local and global happenings. Through Nov. 20.

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LoLa Downtown, 929 E. 2nd St. Studio 105, (213) 680-0392 or loftensemble.com.

Nov. 12-13, 9 p.m.: The LOFT Ensemble presents a unique theater experience that visits a small town when everything takes a sudden and unexpected turn.

Mature audiences only. Through Nov. 13.

MUSEUMS African American Firefighter Museum 1401 S. Central Ave., (213) 744-1730 or aaffmuseum.org.

Ongoing: An array of firefighting relics dating to 1924, including a 1940 Pirsch ladder truck, an 1890 hose wagon, uniforms from New York, L.A. County and City of L.A. firefighters, badges, helmets, photographs and other artifacts.

Annette Green Perfume Museum FIDM, second floor, 919 S. Grand Ave., (213) 6241200 or fidm.edu.

Ongoing: One of a kind, the museum is dedicated to enhancing our understanding the art, culture and science of the olfactory. Originally opened in New York City in 1999, the collection — 2,000 bottles, perfume presentations and documentary ephemera dating from the late 1800s to the present — was donated to FIDM in 2005. Also, “High Style: Perfume and the Haute Couture” features a selection of fragrance bottles and packaging that reflect the many ways that fame inspires design.

“Images of Men: A Look Through Fragrance” is a new installation in the Annette Green Fragrance Archive. The bottles and accessories showcased explore how men’s diverse identities and roles are conveyed through the changing designs of the bottles themselves.

California African American Museum 600 State Drive, (213) 744-7432 or caamuseum.org.

Through Dec. 12: “Our Love of John T. Scott” examines the New Orleans artist’s life, artwork, journey and private reflections and the people he influenced. The exhibition includes lyrical sculptures, paintings and four-by-six-foot woodcut blocks used to make large-scale prints.

Through Jan. 1, 2011: “How We Roll” features four decades of skateboarding legends starting with the birth of surfing and the influence of roller skating to its evolution into the dynamic sport it is today.

Ongoing: The multi-functional “Gallery of Discovery” offers visitors the opportunity to connect with the lineage of their own family, engage

in artistic workshops, educational tours and other programs of historical discoveries. Hear recordings of actual living slaves from the Library of Congress archives and discover stories from the past.

California Science Center 700 State Drive, (323) 724-3623 or californiasciencecenter.org.

Through Nov. 29: “Mummies of the World,” the largest traveling exhibition of mummies ever assembled, presents a never-before-seen collection of both accidental and intentionally preserved mummies including ancient mummies and important artifacts from Asia, Oceania, South America and Europe as well as ancient Egypt, dating as far back as 6,500 years.

Ongoing: The Science Center’s permanent exhibits are usually interactive and focus on human innovations and inventions as well as the life processes of living things. The lobby Science Court stays busy with the High Wire Bicycle, a Motion-Based Simulator, the Ecology Cliff Climb and Forty Years of Space Photography. The human body is another big focus: The Life Tunnel aims to show the connections between all life forms, from the single-celled amoeba to the 100-trillion-celled human being.

Chinese American Museum 425 N. Los Angeles St., (213) 485-8567 or camla.org.

Through May 29, 2011: To commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Angel Island, CAM is proud to open an exhibition to honor the history, legacy and unforgettable stories of Angel Island. “Remembering Angel Island” will showcase historic photographs, a reproduction of a poem carved on the barracks of Angel Island, artifacts and a multi-media station featuring personal stories of those who endured or were profoundly affected by the Angel Island experience.

Permanent: Re-creation of the Sun Wing Wo, a Chinese general store and herbal shop, and “Journeys: Stories of Chinese Immigration,” an exhibit exploring Chinese immigration to the United States with an emphasis on community settlement in Los Angeles. The display is outlined into four distinct time periods. Each period is defined by an important immigration law and/or event, accompanied by a brief description and a short personal story about a local Chinese American and their experiences in that particular historical period.

El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument 124 Paseo de la Plaza, (213) 485-8372 or elpueblo. lacity.org.

Ongoing: The whole of El Pueblo is called a “monument,” and of this monument’s 27 historic buildings, four function as museums: the Avila Adobe, the city’s oldest house; the Sepulveda House, home to exhibits and the monument’s Visitors Center; the Fire House Museum, which houses late 19th-century fire-fighting equipment; and the Masonic Hall, which boasts Masonic memorabilia. Check its website for a full slate of fiestas, including Cinco de Mayo, Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in November and December’s beautiful candlelight procession, Las Posadas.

Open daily, though hours at shops and halls vary.

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

Ongoing: “John Lennon, Songwriter” will cover some of the musician’s early influences; his time with the Quarrymen and transition into the early Beatles period; his songwriting collaborations with Paul McCartney; and his transition from The Beatles to a solo artist/songwriter and his work with Yoko Ono. Artifacts to be featured include: several guitars,

his signature round, wire-framed glasses, original drawings, handwritten song lyrics, historic footage and much more.

Through Jan. 2011: “Strange Kozmic Experience” will explore the lives and cultural footprints of three of America’s greatest musical icons: Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and The Doors. Through artifacts, films, original art, and photographs, Strange Kozmic Experience will explore the innovations, legacies and continual impact of the artists who defined a generation.

Ongoing: “Roland Live” is a permanent installation courtesy of the electronic musical instrument maker, Roland Corporation. The exhibit gives visitors a chance to participate in the music-making process by playing a wide variety of Roland products, from V-Drums and BOSS pedals to VIMA keyboards and the MV-8800 Production Studio.

Japanese American National Museum 369 E. First St., (213) 625-0414 or janm.org.

Ongoing: “Common Ground: The Heart of Community” chronicles 130 years of Japanese American history, from the early days of the Issei pioneers to the present.

The Latino Museum 514 S. Spring St., (213) 626-7600 or thelatinomuseum.com.

Ongoing: The Latino Museum holds a unique collection of work from emerging and established contemporary Mexican, Latino and Chicano artists working and living in the United States as well as throughout Latin, Central and South America.

Museum of Contemporary Art, Grand Avenue 250 S. Grand Ave., (213) 621-2766 or moca.org.

Through Jan. 31, 2011: “The Artist’s Museum” showcases the works by over 140 artists who have helped shape the artistic dialogue in Los Angeles since the founding of MOCA over 30 years ago.

The exhibition represents the diversity and uniqueness of the L.A. community, and highlights important works from legendary artists alongside those emerging from renowned local art schools, visionary artists associated with various street cultures and subcultures, and crossover artists connected to performance, music, and film.

Permanent: Nancy Rubins’ cheekily and comprehensively titled “Chas’ Stainless Steel, Mark Thompson’s Airplane Parts, About 1000 Pounds of Stainless Steel Wire, Gagosian’s Beverly Hills Space, at MOCA (2001-2002)” is a monumental sculpture made out of parts of an airplane.

Museum of Contemporary Art, The Geffen Contemporary 152 N. Central Ave., (213) 621-2766 or moca.org.

Through Jan. 31, 2011: Based on MOCA’s worldrenowned permanent collection, “The Artist’s Museum” showcases the finest contemporary works produced by Los Angeles artists from 1980 to the present day.

Museum of Neon Art 136 W. Fourth St., (213) 489-9918 or neonmona.org.

Exhibition information unavailable at press time.

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Natural History Museum, 900 Exposition Blvd., (213) 763–3466 or nhm.org.

Ongoing: “Age of Mammals” tells an epic evolutionary story that spans 65 million years. But its theme can be distilled into just six words: Continents move. Climates change. Mammals evolve.

Ongoing: The spectacular Humboldt fin whale specimen, “Finwhale Passage,” features the 63-footlong specimen, which weighs more than 7,000 pounds and has been re-articulated to create a more

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Ongoing: The “Dino Lab” is a working paleontological lab, wherein museum preparators will work on a several dinosaur and other fossil creature skeletons for future display at the museum.

USC Fisher Museum of Art 823 Exposition Blvd. on the USC campus, (213) 7404561 or fisher.usc.edu.

Through Nov. 23: Yousuf Karsh: Regarding Heroes marks the centenary of the birth of one of the twentieth century’s most prolific photographers. The 100 photographs in the collection of portraits present an iconic pictorial history of some of the world’s luminaries, such as Ernest Hemingway, Audrey Hepburn, Indira Gandhi and Muhammad Ali. Wells Fargo History Museum 333 S. Grand Ave., (213) 253-7166 or wellsfargohistory.com.

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Ongoing: Take in an Old West exhibit including a faux 19th-century Wells Fargo office, a real-life Concord stagecoach that once traversed windy southern Kentucky roads and a gold nugget weighing in at a shocking two pounds.

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The Association 610 S. Main St., (213) 627-7385.

Carved out of the area that used to belong to Cole’s, the bar in front, the Association is a dimly-lit, swank little alcove with some serious mixologists behind the bar. Look for a heavy door, a brass knocker, and a long line.

Banquette 400 S. Main St., (213) 626-2768.

This petite cafe and wine bar with its red and white striped awning has become a popular hangout for casual evenings of drinking wine and meeting up with friends. During monthly Art Walks on the second Thursday of the month, Banquette buzzes with almost every kind of Downtown denizen you could imagine. They have a small but lovely selection of wines by the glass as well as beers.

MORE LISTINGS Hundreds of listings of fun and interesting things to do in Downtown Los Angeles can also be found online at ladowntownnews.com/calendar: Rock, Pop & Jazz; Bars & Clubs; Farmers Markets; Events; Film; Sports; Art Spaces; Theater, Dance and Opera; Classical Music; Museums; and Tours.

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Los Angeles Lakers Staples Center, 1111 S. Figueroa St., (213) 742-7100 or nba.com/lakers.

Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 14, 6:30 p.m.: Maybe Kobe should have knee surgery every off-season. With number 24 leading the charge, and Pau Gasol the ablest wingman, the Lakers are off to the hottest start in the NBA (should anyone outside of South Beach be surprised?). They host old pal Kurt Rambis and his Minnesota Timberwolves this week, then head to Denver to tangle with ’Melo and the Nuggets (Nov. 11).

Steve Nash and company come to Staples Center on Sunday.

Los Angeles Clippers Staples Center, 1111 S. Figueroa St., (213) 742-7100 or nba.com/clippers.

Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m.: After losing four games to start the season, the Clippers got their first win in promising fash­ ion, throttling the Kevin Durant-led Thunder. They did it with Baron Davis in a suit and riding the pine, with rookie Eric Bledsoe running the show and guard Eric Gordon lighting it up. Could this be a new trend? Vinny Del Negro appears comfortable trying new things, and shaking up the Clippers. They start the week in New Orleans against Chris Paul and the Hornets (Nov. 9), then head to San Antonio (Nov. 10). They return home Friday to host the lowly Detroit Pistons.

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Third year guard Eric Gordon has been lighting it up for the Clippers. The team this week hosts the lowly Detroit Pistons.

Los Angeles Kings Staples Center, 1111 S. Figueroa St., 1 (888) KINGS-LA or kings.nhl.com.

Nov. 11 and 13, 7:30 p.m.: The Kings continue to skate with the best of them, tallying an 8-3 record as of press time.

Goalie Jonathan Quick has been a standout.

This week, Drew Doughty is expected back after recovering from a concussion. They’ll need him as the Kings host the Dallas Stars and New York Islanders.

USC Trojans Football L.A. Coliseum, 3911 S Figueroa St., (213) 747-7111 or usctrojans.com.

The Trojans head to Tucson to try to ice the Arizona Sun Devils (Nov. 13). It’s the beginning of the end of an already disappointing season.

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“We’ll have a stadium that’s ready to push dirt” by the time the NFL labor deal is completed, he said.

Stadium Continued from page 10 partner in developing Staples Center, has been pursuing building his own privately financed NFL stadium in the City of Industry. Leiweke referenced Roski’s initiative, but said he has been in communication with NFL brass and thinks the league would prefer the Downtown alternative by virtue of its location and its ability to host associated events.

Construction in 2013 Many NFL observers in Los Angeles have pointed out that the league’s current primary focus is not getting a team to the nation’s second-largest media market, but rather on dealing with a labor dispute that could lead to a lockout or strike before the start of the 2011 season. Leiweke acknowledged that, but said that AEG could now begin pursuing the entitlements necessary to get the stadium built.

Leiweke said he hopes to be ready to have initial city support — he said meetings have already begun with the chief legislative analyst — and agreements from state lawmakers on a stadium’s environmental necessities within 60 days. In his timeframe, entitlements would begin in January 2011 and

Construction would take about 30 months, he said, allowing a team to begin playing in Downtown at the start of the 2015 season.

With entitlements secured, construction on a new West Hall of the Convention Center would begin in January 2012 and take a year, Leiweke said. In early 2013, they would raze the current West Hall and begin building a stadium packed with luxury suites and club seats.

Construction would take about 30 months, he said, al-

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He also said that during the construction, he would meet with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the 32 team owners in hopes of persuading them to award the 2016 Super Bowl — the 50th installment of the NFL championship — to the Los Angeles stadium. He hopes to have three Super Bowls in a decade.

Other pieces of the puzzle, he said, would include hosting the World Cup finals in 2022 — assuming the United States wins the bid for the soccer tournament. He also envisions the Downtown stadium being a site for college basketball’s Final Four tournament, and said initial talks have been held with the NCAA. “But we’d have to bid on it,” he said in an interview after the address. “They’re aware of what we’re doing. They’re excited about what we’re doing. They can’t do Final Fours on the West Coast anymore because the last place they could do it was in Seattle and that building is gone. They’re dying to have a place on the West Coast, and I hope we give it to them.”

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