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Rising Up in South Park Upscale 30-Story Apex Adds to the District’s Busy Apartment Market

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Julie and Kyle Partin with their dogs Java (left) and Rummy in the 2,000-square-foot lounge in the new apartment complex Apex. The couple just moved in to the 30-story South Park tower.

by Richard Guzmán city editor

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ike most luxury high-rises, the recently opened Apex in South Park offers commanding views of the Downtown skyline. On clear days, residents can see the Hollywood Hills.

The sleek dark glass edifice, with portions that bolt out of the top floors, continues the evolution of the neighborhood as a hub for upscale living. It follows the 214-apartment Watermarke Tower, which opened in 2010, and 717

Olympic, a 151-unit building that came online in 2008.

The 30-story Apex is also something of a comeback story.

It arrives years after a torturous process that frustrated its original developer. The building sat nearly completed, yet empty, for about two years.

Those factors may matter little to people moving into the property at 900 S. Figueroa St. Instead, they probably care more about amenities such as the hip lounge on the ground floor and the huge green space for furry tenants.

“We are already talking about parties we can host at that

lounge,” said Kyle Partin, 26, who moved into a two-bedroom fifth floor apartment in the Apex last week with his wife Julie. “It looks like a Manhattan style bar or lounge. It’s nice, really nice.”

So far, about 10 apartments have been rented. Building owner ST Residential, a division of Starwood Capital, expects to have the 271-unit complex completely filled within a year.

Originally known as Concerto, the property was once part of a $190 million, three-phase condominium project from see Apex, page 16

Lessons and Fallout From the Election What Last Week’s Results Mean, for the Present and the Future

by Jon Regardie executive editor

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he Nov. 6 election is over, and the Tommy gun-like rat-a-tat-tat of TV ads for and against the myriad candidates, measures and propositions has, thankfully, dissipated. Finally Los Angeles, like the rest of the nation, can put voting in the rearview mirror.

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Except, well, that it can’t. In L.A., the end of the balloting simply opens the door for a gaggle of political maneuvers.

Some concern the city elections coming in March, including the mayoral contest. There’s also an effect on Downtown, as ballots to approve the funding plan for the L.A. Streetcar will be mailed out starting Tuesday, Nov. 13.

Here is how last week’s results impact the city, and Downtown, in the coming months.

Mr. V May Go to Washington: Score one for Antonio Villaraigosa. The mayor with the massive Obama mancrush is among the biggest local winners following the Nov. 6 results. In a bizarre way, AnVil’s treating Los Angeles like

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an after-thought is the best thing to happen to him since the invention of teeth whitening. Villaraigosa was given the high-profile role of chair of the Democratic National Convention in large part because the party needed high turnout and support from Latinos in key battleground states. That meant the mayor was stumping and fiddling in far-off locales while L.A. was burning — after all, city officials are still talking about layoffs. But voila, the Latino vote is being credited with helping lead to Obama’s four more years. What this will do to Villaraigosa’s ego I have no idea. see Elections, page 9

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AROUNDTOWN Federal Courthouse Designer to Be Announced Soon

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lans to eradicate a Civic Center eyesore could come as soon as this week.

Officials with the federal General Services Administration said they are close to announcing a design and construction team for the $400 million federal courthouse at the southwest corner of First Street and Broadway.

Traci Madison, a spokeswoman for the agency, said the winner could be picked this week. On March 30, the GSA narrowed down the list of applicants to four finalist teams: Clark Construction with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Architects; Hensel Phelps Construction with Yazdani Studio & Gruen Associates; McCarthy with Brooks-Scarpa & HMC Architects; and Mortensen Construction with NBBJ Architects. The project, on the site for a former state office building, is scheduled for completion by 2016. It would be a 600,000-square-foot edifice with 24 courtrooms, 32 judges’ chambers and 110 parking spots on a 3.6-acre site. It would house district judges, jury assembly facilities, offices for the U.S. Marshals service and others. As part of a second phase of the project, GSA officials are looking for a developer to take over the federal Spring Street Courthouse, which will be vacated when the new building opens. In exchange for the Spring Street property, the developer would have to build a federal office building next to the new courthouse.

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rolees find jobs. On Wednesday, Nov. 7, the County Board of Supervisors voted to enter into a $650,000 contract with the Downtownbased gang prevention and intervention program to provide tattoo removal, job placement and other services to County-referred probationers. The partnership aims to help more than 300 people by June 30 (when the contract ends). The nonprofit established and led by Father Gregory Boyle has helped about 12,000 former gang members and atrisk youth get back on their feet through job training and job placement services, including through Homeboy’s well-known bakery. The Chinatown-based entity also has a cafe and a silk screening business. The contract with the county continues Homeboy’s economic recovery — in 2010, the organization encountered financial difficulties and shocked many in the city with the announcement that it would lay off 300 people. It has slowly bounced back with fundraisers, donations and a previous $1.3 million contract with the county.

Jane Fonda to Be Honored at Downtown Event

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he entertainment industry icons Jane Fonda and Robert Redford made three films together, including Barefoot in the Park in 1967 and The Electric Horseman in 1979.

Now, they’ll meet up again in 2012 — in Downtown Los Angeles. On Sunday, Nov. 18, Fonda will receive the Visionary Award from the Los Angeles Press Club during the National Entertainment Journalism Awards. The ceremony, in which Fonda will be introduced by Redford and honored for how she has used her celebrity to help others, will take place at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel. During the event, which is open to

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the public (tickets start at $130), Hollywood Reporter Editorial Director Janice Min will receive the Press Club’s Luminary Award for career achievement. The night will also feature the handing out of dozens of awards for the best print, radio and TV coverage of entertainment stories and issues. Tickets and information are at lapressclub.org.

Broker Moore Jumps to Avison

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ell-known broker Derrick Moore, whose name is splashed across dozens of signs for empty retail space in Downtown Los Angeles, is taking a new job, but staying put in the Central City. Moore has left his post as first vice-president with CB Richard Ellis and instead has joined Canada-based commercial real estate services company Avison Young. As a principal in the company’s new

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Downtown office at 633 W. Fifth St., Moore will lead their local operations. Avison has 41 offices in 33 cities; the Downtown office is the fourth Los Angeles location opened since August 2011. Moore spent 13 years at CBRE, during which time he completed leases for 2.3 million square feet of retail space. His most significant transactions in Downtown include popular restaurants Bottega Louie, Rivera, Mo-Chica and Baco Mercat. He also did the deals for two Walgreens.

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EDITORIALS Urban Scrawl by Doug Davis

Downtown Streetcar: Good Project, Terrible Process

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n Tuesday, Nov. 13, the most important step yet in the creation of the Downtown Streetcar will begin.

That’s the day that ballots will be mailed to approximately 10,000 people who live within three blocks of the proposed project’s route.

Los Angeles Downtown News recommends that residents vote in favor of the streetcar funding plan, though our suggestion is in spite, not because, of the campaign in support of the project. In this case, the best interests of the community hold sway over the two colossal mistakes that streetcar advocates made during the process. Those are easy to quantify.

We also recommend voting yes despite what also seems unusual, but is less easy to quantify — that there were calculations that benefit some landowners more than others.

We accept that negotiated agreements are usually intricate, confusing and awkward, but in a perfect world, organizers would withdraw this measure and start the process over again, doing it right, with far more transparency. You know what they say about a perfect world.

Downtown residents are being asked to approve a plan to tax area property owners up to $85 million over 30 years (the owners only get a say if they also live within that threeblock area). It is the key financial component to the $125 million project that would connect L.A. Live to Bunker Hill with a principal spine on Broadway. Residents have until Dec. 3 to return their ballots to the City Clerk.

The approval of two-thirds of the voters is required for passage.

“Turnout” in the mail-in election is expected to be about 10%. This means that approximately 1,000 people, and maybe fewer, will decide whether Downtown property owners will pay. The financial hit would fall on anyone who owns a building, a vacant lot or a condominium. Fees go up depending on how close the property is to the tracks.

The average condo owner, according to

project officials, would pay $60 a year. It’s not too steep a price for the convenience of the streetcar.

What building owners would pay, meanwhile, is complicated and a bit odd: They would pay based on the footprint of a building, no matter how tall it is or how many square feet it has. This setup gives the largest property owners an advantage, as smaller landowners end up taxed disproportionately.

On the other hand, we can see that a surface parking lot might well generate more revenue than a 10-story building with no tenants above the ground floor. As we say, it’s complicated, but the public is smart enough to understand the nuances.

We think the streetcar advocates could have made better decisions in recent months. The team, which includes people who we know care deeply about Downtown, could have “sold” the project based upon its strengths, rather than opting for a questionable if “safe” voting plan and obfuscating how much Downtowners will be asked to pay.

However, we don’t think that Downtown workers, residents and visitors should be punished and miss out on an amenity that will benefit the community for decades simply because those in charge made ill-advised and expedient decisions.

The Basics The proposed L.A. Streetcar harkens back to what some would call the “magic” time when streetcars coursed through many parts of Los Angeles. The current project got its spark from 14th District City Councilman José Huizar, who in 2008 launched the Bringing Back Broadway initiative. The effort to revitalize the historic corridor has lured many new businesses to the street.

Huizar classifies the streetcar as a key element of Bringing Back Broadway. Time and again he has stated that people who won’t ride a bus will board a streetcar. He has pointed to

successful streetcar projects in revitalized urban neighborhoods in Portland and Seattle.

The streetcar team expects the project to advance Broadway even further by making the street more navigable and providing an impetus to reactivate some of the faded movie palaces. The route would serve local workers and residents, but could also be a tourist attraction, ferrying them to Downtown sites old and new.

The benefits would extend beyond Broadway. The route’s connection to L.A. Live would make it easy for many Downtown residents to get to concerts, basketball and hockey games (and maybe one day football games) without having to clamber into a car and search for parking. Reducing auto trips would lessen emissions and ease gridlock.

Would a spiffed-up DASH with some sizzle or another minibus system along the same route achieve similar results at a fraction of the price? It seems as if it could. However, that has never been seriously discussed as an alternative, dismissed by references to this study or that. It seems like a lost opportunity, but it doesn’t matter — Downtowners are not choosing between options in the coming referendum.

Foolish Decisions The streetcar team had choices when deciding how to seek approval for the funding plan.

Approval is key, officials say, because they need a public financial commitment in order to then secure money from the federal government.

Downtown has a history of going to property owners for self-assessments. The area business improvement districts all were established after Downtown business leaders convinced the owners that digging into their pockets would be beneficial. The streetcar team rejected that path, instead picking a process in which only local residents, not property owners, vote. Somehow both should have a voice.

This situation stinks, and the argument that voting this way is not only the best legal route,

but will reduce overall assessments (streetcar officials say that if all property owners cast ballots then residential property cannot be taxed, meaning commercial landowners pay more) is not sufficient. Now, as we say, someone who rents an apartment near the streetcar and could leave at any time has a voice, while a person who owns property worth millions of dollars but who lives outside Downtown doesn’t.

Some argue that this is what happens with school bonds, but that’s faulty logic because 1) this is a completely different and hyperlocal situation, and 2) if it’s a bad idea somewhere else, it doesn’t make it right here.

If the funding plan is approved and lawsuits follow from those angry about being shut out of the process, we won’t be surprised.

The second huge brouhaha concerns the amount of money in question. Streetcar officials in recent months have not been completely clear with Downtowners. This is unfortunate and unnecessary.

Streetcar officials have long talked up a public-private split, saying the project would utilize $62.5 million from the government and $62.5 million from local property owners. However, as Los Angeles Downtown News recently reported, the ballot mentions not $62.5 million, but up to $85 million. That’s a jump of $22.5 million.

Streetcar officials long knew they needed $85 million, and they can rightfully say that the figure was out there, although it was buried deep in documents filled with legalese. Good luck finding it if you didn’t know it existed.

The $85 million wasn’t mentioned on press releases. It wasn’t mentioned on the streetcar website until Downtown News started asking about the cost. It has since been explained away as what would be collected in a “worstcase scenario.”

This seems kind of a Nervous Nellie decision, because, according to streetcar proponents, the see Streetcar, page 8

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This One Went to 11 Electronic Music Concert at State Park Gets Loud And Sparks Widespread Complaints

by Ryan Vaillancourt staff writer

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n Saturday Nov. 3, the sound of pulsing bass began reverberating through Downtown in the early evening. It didn’t stop until about 2 a.m. Sunday morning. It seemed that almost everyone heard it.

“It sounded like a full-on concert a block away,” said Blair Besten, who lives in a ninth floor apartment in the Fashion District (she also runs the Historic Downtown Los Angeles Business Improvement District). “I didn’t hear just bass. It was crystal clear.”

Similar reports came from the Arts District, the Historic Core, Solano Canyon near Dodger Stadium and even Boyle Heights.

The low-end throb was actually emanating from the Los Angeles State Historic Park, where the electronic music festival Hard Haunted Mansion Presents: Day of the Dead was taking place. The event drew 35,000 people. Three days after the show, promoter Live Nation described it in a press release as the Hard series’ “most successful event yet.”

For those kept up by the noise, however, it was the least successful concert at the park, which has been leasing space to special events for about five years. Previous events at the venue, including several of the Hard series shows, drew few if any grievances.

This time was different, said LAPD Central Area Capt.

Horace Frank.

“We got a whole lot of complaints,” Frank said.

It’s not entirely clear why the concert sent audio waves into residential areas that were previously unaffected by park concerts. One key change was that the Nov. 3 show marked the first Hard event since the series was purchased by Live Nation, said Sean Woods, a California State Parks superintendent.

Woods said the stages for the show were oriented in a new way, and that the direction of the speakers could have been responsible for the sound traveling so far.

“We’re also looking to see whether anybody was adjusting bass levels,” said Woods, who is working with Live Nation to identify the acoustic culprit.

Woods said planning for the event began about six months ago and included meetings with community groups such as the Chinatown Business Improvement District.

“We take our stewardship of the park and our responsibility to the neighborhood very seriously, so we told Live Nation that they have to correct it,” Woods said. “Otherwise they don’t come back.”

In a statement, the promoter pledged to rectify the problem.

“For those residents that were affected by any unusually high audio levels coming from one of the stages at the event this past Saturday evening, Hard Events and Live Nation would like to apologize for any discomfort or inconvenience that may have been caused,” the company said in a statement. “We are taking the information being provided to us very seriously and are addressing the issue so that hopefully this unusual occurrence won’t happen again.”

Other Changes Live Nation officials met with community and park representatives in the days after the concert. A meeting with the LAPD scheduled for last Thursday was postponed until this week, Frank said.

The promoter’s next scheduled event at the park is in March. By then, Frank and Woods both said they expect changes, and not only related to noise.

Woods said the Nov. 3 concert would be the last event to go to 2 a.m. From now on, a midnight curfew will be an official park policy, he said.

Frank said the LAPD also plans to work with Live Nation to change the way it sets up lines to enter the park. Police officials on the ground at the Nov. 3 event reported that some people waited up to three hours in a serpentine line. As impatience set in, some of those in line started moving the gates and things “got tense,” Frank said.

Restricting future concerts is a tricky proposition because community stakeholders, including some who lodged noise complaints, support the park’s efforts to raise revenue.

The concerts helped keep the park open as other state parks were forced to close. The recent and upcoming shows are helping raise funds to finance a planned $20 million renovation and expansion of the park, Woods said. Work is slated to begin in fall 2013 and for the 18 months during construction, the concerts and events will be put on hold. In the meantime, Woods said, they’re necessary to raise the funds for the expansion.

For upcoming shows, however, concert production protocol will include extra noise testing measures, he said.

“The thing with electronic dance music is it’s heavy bass and when you’re in the park it’s hard to gauge how far

it’s traveling and it sounds reasonable,” he said. “So we’ll have to set up sound checks so people can go into the Arts District and see how far the sound is traveling to tighten it up.”

In one regard, the noise may not have been a surprise. One of the platforms at the show was called the Earstorm Stage.

Contact Ryan Vaillancourt at ryan@downtownnews.com.

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Little Tokyo Community Leader Dies Frances Hashimoto, Head of Mikawaya And a Neighborhood Activist, Passes Away

by Richard Guzmán city editor

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rances Hashimoto, a longtime Little Tokyo business owner and civic leader, has died. She was 69.

Hashimoto, who was born in the Poston War Relocation Center in Arizona in 1943, passed away on Nov. 4 after a long battle with cancer. She was president and CEO of Mikawaya, a Little Tokyo-based bakery and ice cream empire owned by her family since 1910.

“She was my guidepost. She loved talking and teaching about and sharing the Japanese culture,” said Ninth District

Councilwoman Jan Perry, whose district formerly encompassed Little Tokyo.

Perry said she knew Hashimoto long before she was elected to office. She called Hashimoto a “big sister.”

“She was a wonderful, giving, warm person who was funny, feisty and a mogul over a major empire,” Perry said.

Hashimoto’s contributions to Little Tokyo went far beyond running the family business. Working with other area leaders, she helped launch organizations such as the Little Tokyo Community Council and the Little Tokyo Business Improvement District.

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Frances Hashimoto was a familiar presence in Little Tokyo for decades. The woman who was born in an internment camp would greet longtime customers with a hug and a few words in Japanese.

She twice served as chair of the Nisei Week Japanese Festival and was the current chair of the Little Tokyo Business Association, as well as the vice chair of the Little Tokyo Community Council. She was also a longstanding member of the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center. On Sept. 18, the City Council approved naming Azusa and Second streets Frances Hashimoto Plaza in honor of her contributions to the community.

Joanne Kumamoto, co-chair of the LTBID and a board member of the LTBA, noted that Hashimoto was a recognizable figure in Little Tokyo since childhood.

“She grew up roller skating around the neighborhood. She knew everybody,” said Kumamoto. “She was one person who really had Little Tokyo’s best interests in mind.”

Growing a Business Hashimoto was a familiar presence at Mikawaya, the Japanese Village Plaza bakery owned by her family for more than a century. She often greeted longtime customers with a hug and a few words in Japanese.

Hashimoto took over Mikawaya in 1970. Ultimately, she grew it into a $13 million-a-year business with five stores, a 10,000-square-foot warehouse and bakery on Fourth Street in Downtown and a 100,000-square-foot facility in Vernon.

“We’ve been very lucky to be part of this community for so long,” Hashimoto said in a 2010 Los Angeles Downtown News interview shortly before the 100-year anniversary of Mikawaya.

The bakery was purchased in 1910 by Hashimoto’s uncle, Ryuzaburo Hashimoto. In 1925, his nephew, Koroku Hashimoto, and Koroku’s wife Haru, Frances Hashimoto’s parents, purchased the business.

The store was forced to close when Hashimoto’s family, along with thousands of other Japanese Americans, were moved during World War II to an internment camp in Arizona.

Frances Hashimoto was born there in 1943, and when the family returned to Little Tokyo in December 1945, they reopened the store. Hashimoto grew up in the neighborhood and after graduating from USC began working as a teacher.

But she returned to the family business and took over Mikawaya in 1970. At the time it was being run by her older sister and mother following her father’s death.

Today, the business may be best known for the mochi ice cream that was invented in 1994 by Joel Friedman, Hashimoto’s husband.

Community Commitment The company’s growth and Hashimoto’s civic involvement began soon after she took over Mikawaya. That brought her into regular contact with officials including Perry.

“She embodied a great spirit and lived her life with high principals,” Perry said. “She was an exceptional business woman, a tremendous wife and mother and a community leader.”

Bill Watanabe, a longtime community leader and current interim director of the JACCC, recalled Hashimoto’s commitment to Little Tokyo and the special gifts she would often bring to meetings.

“She brought refreshments from her place to just about every meeting,” he said. “I just hope people will remember that she not only ran a very successful business, but she gave a lot of her time to the community.”

Hashimoto is survived by her husband and two sons. On the morning of Nov. 5, the Mikawaya website was temporarily suspended in remembrance of Hashimoto. A small black and white image of a younger Hashimoto was posted instead.

Funeral and memorial services were held Nov. 10 at the Aratani Japan America Theatre.

Contact Richard Guzmán at richard@downtonnews.com.

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The most recent caper was one of only five burglaries in Central Division last week.

Ice Cream Theft, More Bikes Snatched

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very week, the Central City Crime Report offers a rundown on notable recent crimes and public safety trends. All information is compiled from Los Angeles Police Department reports.

I Scream, You Scream: A 74-year-old man who sells ice cream from a push cart was punched and robbed at about 2 p.m. on Nov. 1. The man was selling his frozen treats near Seventh and Wall streets in Skid Row when he was approached by a gang member who demanded money.

The suspect then punched the ice cream vendor and fled.

The would-be robber, who didn’t get any of the victim’s money, was later ID’d, located and arrested. He admitted

to the crime, police said. Robbing an ice cream vendor?

That’s cold.

Free Tip — Lock Your Car: Last week, there were 15 reports of cars being broken into in the Central City. Sometimes, there’s nothing you can do to prevent a burglar from getting into a car. But it helps to lock the doors. Four of the thefts last week were from unlocked vehicles. Thirteen of the incidents involved cars parked on the street. Only two garage-parked vehicles were targeted.

Hot Bikes: Bicycles remain a hot target for Downtown thieves, who are willing to cut through locks, but prefer to make off with unsecured rides. Of nine bikes reported stolen last week, three were left unlocked and unattended. Central Division detectives recommend that cyclists make a note of their bike’s serial number to help identify stolen rides. The number is usually inscribed on the bottom of the frame, near the pedals.

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wo legal challenges that would have required the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to immediately halt work on the Regional Connector have been denied.

Thomas Properties Group and the operator of the Westin Bonaventure Hotel filed separate requests for preliminary injunctions that would have required the transit agency to halt the construction activities that have already begun for the $1.3 billion project. The Connector would link Metro’s rail system in such a way that riders could travel from Pasadena to Long Beach or East Los Angeles to Culver City without transferring. Currently, those trips require two transfers.

The property owners have been jostling with Metro for months over the agency’s plan to dig a trench down the middle of Flower Street between Fourth and Seventh streets to install an underground tunnel.

Thomas Properties, which owns the City National Plaza complex, and the hotel owner want the agency instead to bore the tunnel and avoid the so-called cut and cover construction method.

“The trouble is that when you’re further north on Flower, we’re deep enough to do a tunnel, but the closer we get to Seventh Street, the more we have to come up because the tunnel has to align with the current Blue Line, so the tunnel is not deep enough to use a boring machine,” said Metro CEO Art Leahy during a Downtown luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 8, sponsored by the Los

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Thomas Properties and the Bonaventure operator are both challenging the Regional Connector environmental impact report.

Both lawsuits will proceed despite the recent court decisions to allow work to continue.

In his Nov. 1 ruling on the Bonaventure’s request for an injunction, Goodman wrote that there is substantial evidence that the proposed stop-work order would kill Metro’s quest for federal matching funds on the project. The trial on the lawsuits, he wrote, is expected to conclude before construction on the Connector is slated to begin in earnest in fall 2013.

Thus, if the lawsuits have merit, they would still block the cut-and-cover construction before it would start, Goodman reasoned.

Leahy said that the agency remains willing to negotiate with Thomas Properties and the Bonaventure. Metro is considering the use of a structure that would enclose the cut-andcover work to further mitigate construction noise, which is the chief concern of the hotel, he said. He said the agency has looked at more than 50 options to lessen construction impacts.

Current plans call for the Connector to open in 2019.

Contact Ryan Vaillancourt at ryan@downtownnews.com.

Streetcar Continued from page 4 amount they have told Downtowners they will pay per square foot is already based on the $85 million. If less money is collected, then their assessments will drop.

Streetcar officials should have been clear from the start. If their project is so strong and their numbers so solid, and if there’s a real chance to pay less, then why not say so and be open about it?

Maybe project advocates worried that asking for up to $85 million, or more than two-thirds of the full cost, would result in a no vote. But one thing is for sure: When people vote on “up to $85 million” in assessments, they should expect to be taxed $85 million, and not a penny less.

Now it’s election time, and despite the preventable errors, we still urge a yes vote — Downtown should not suffer because the streetcar proponents didn’t trust the public to see the whole process.

Hopefully the funding plan is passed and the team improves.

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Elections Continued from page 1 The big question now is what reward he claims — many believe he desperately wants an Obama cabinet post.

AnVil Didn’t Win Everything: It wasn’t quite a clean sweep for Villaraigosa, as Measure J, which would have extended an already 30-year transit tax for another three decades, looked to be short of the two-thirds approval it needed for passage (provisional ballots were still being counted at press time).

Maybe it would have chugged to easy victory if transit-touting Villaraigosa had spent more time stumping locally. Maybe Villaraigosa will think of this once a year if he gets a plum job in D.C. Maybe not.

Speaking of J: The apparent failure of the transit tax extension can’t be seen as a good omen for the fate of a Downtown streetcar. Measure J’s shortfall by no means dooms the plan to build a $125 million urban circulator, but like the county measure, the local effort requires the approval of two-thirds of the voters. In the mail-in ballot, Downtowners are being asked to OK a funding plan that would tax local property owners $85 million over 30 years. On the bright side, there is no “J” in streetcar.

The Obama Effect: Barack Obama is a popular dude in Los Angeles right now. So expect some mayoral candidates to tout their ties to the soon-to-be two-term president. Councilman Eric Garcetti may have the best shot, as he supported the former Illinois senator way back when Villaraigosa was stumping for Hillary Clinton.

The Second Resurrection of Jerry Brown: I’d guess that Gov. Jerry Brown is happy with the passage of Proposition 30, but I’m not sure if he’s ever happy about anything. Either way, the man whose first comeback occurred two years ago when he won the governor’s seat got a sort of second resurrection on Nov. 6, when 54% of the electorate supported his tax increase just weeks after it appeared dead. This saved California schools and universities from a $6 billion gutting, and while some thought Brown would have stopped short,

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I’m among those who don’t think he was bluffing. He’s sort of like a drunk hillbilly with a machete, expect for the drunk and hillbilly parts. Give Brown something to slice and he’ll sling the blade.

Nuch, There He Is: I wonder what Tuesday night was like for Carmen Trutanich as he watched Jackie Lacey get 55% of the vote and claim the District Attorney job that, until June, he assumed was his. Yet, having failed to make the runoff, the current city attorney wasn’t out of the picture. Alan Jackson lost to Lacey, yet in a statement sent Nov. 7 at 3:36 a.m., he managed to poke Nuch in the noggin. “Just a year ago, the experts said Carmen Trutanich couldn’t be defeated,” Jackson wrote. “We came together and grew this campaign into a community with that simple idea that the next Los Angeles District Attorney should be a prosecutor, not a politician. And we did defeat him.” Nuch is running for another term as city attorney. Stop laughing.

An Appetizer Called 32: One has to assume that Richard Riordan paid close attention to the takedown of Proposition 32. Not that the former mayor had a stake in the effort to shrivel organized labor’s political role in California. Instead, this demonstrates the power of the unions as Riordan readies a May ballot measure to drastically alter pensions for city employees. The anti-32 forces were sharp and well-funded, and they’ll be bolstered by the big victory. Of course, Riordan doesn’t pick a fight unless he expects to win. This one will be brutal.

Free Time: Hopscotching City Councilman Richard Alarcon got thumped in his attempt to win a state Assembly seat, falling to legislative aide Raul Bocanegra by 17%.

Maybe that’s a good thing: It gives Alarcon and his wife time to prepare for their trial on 23 felony counts of perjury and voter fraud related to where they lived when he ran for office. Oh, the little things.

Good Work if You Can Get It: I understand the reasoning behind county Measure B, which was approved with 56% of the vote. It puts regulations on adult film sets and seeks to ensure the safety of the “performers.” Sorry, I can’t use the word “actors.” Meryl Streep acts. Jesse Jane f— well, never mind.

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Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s jet-setting ways paid off, as his time away from Los Angeles to stump for the Latino vote in battleground states helped President Barack Obama win a second term. The big question now is, will Villaraigosa get a cabinet post as a reward?

forced. Consider: Measure B requires the use of condoms in adult films made in the county. What happens now? Will the supervisors hire a Los Angeles County Pornography Inspector and use taxpayer money to send him or her to the set of Kinky Kouncil Aides #18 to ensure that everyone is, uh, protected? Or will the Pornography Inspector sit in a room and watch every second of every porn film produced in the county to ensure that a condom is always utilized? How much does this position pay?

Another question is, who gets the job, and what kind of a resume do you need? I know Zev Yaroslavsky will soon have time, as he’ll be termed out of his supervisor’s slot, and he isn’t running for mayor. Come to think of it, Richard Alarcon might soon have some time on his hands. So might Carmen Trutanich.

Contact Jon Regardie at regardie@downtownnews.com.

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Around Town Continued from page 2 parcels on the northeast corner of Figueroa and 12th streets, across from the Los Angeles Convention Center. The goal, said 14th District City Councilman José Huizar, is to help the city boost the hotel stock near the convention building. “A developer with vision for Downtown’s ongoing revitalization and a demonstrated ability to deliver large-scale hotel projects has an excellent opportunity here,” Huizar said in a prepared statement. The city’s request for proposals does not list an asking price for the land, but parking giant L&R Group bought the adjacent 2.7-acre parcel at 1220 S. Figueroa St. for $31 million.

Bids for the site need to be turned in to the city by Jan. 4, 2013.

In the statement, city Chief Legislative Analyst Gerry Miller said a variety of proposals would be considered, including joint developments. “We expect strong proposals from developers with a demonstrated ability to plan, finance and complete large-scale urban hotel developments,” he said.

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he owner of the City West apartment project Canvas L.A. has come up with an alternative for 5,000 square feet of never-filled ground-floor commercial space. Rather than continue to try to find a restaurant or retail tenant, the space could become homes. Canvas officials are scheduled

to go before the Department of City Planning on Nov. 19 to apply for permits that would allow them to build six residential units in the retail space at the 204-apartment building.

Canvas officials would not comment on the proposed change for the building at 138 N. Beaudry Ave. The property was developed by Arizona-based Alliance Residential and opened in 2008. Three years later, it was sold to LaSalle Investment Management for $62.5 million. Although rents range from about $1,800 for studio units to $5,000 for three-bedroom apartments, the building owners have never been able to fill the commercial space facing Beaudry Avenue.

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The original “Saturday Night Live” cast member launched the club with Kevin Garnier in 2007. “We believe we finally have a destination venue and a ‘home’ that we can settle into,” he added. The club was a pioneer in Downtown comedy, and although it preceded numerous alternative comedy events, it may have been slightly ahead of its time — it jumped from venue to venue and at one point shut down for five months.

In 2009, the club found its sixth home in the Historic Core at 114 W. Fifth St., where it could hold about 80 people. Now based in the King Eddie Ballroom on the second floor of the Alexandria, the club has room for up to 300 people. Thursday shows will be hosted by comedian Justin Hires and are aimed at a younger, “college” crowd, according to the club website.

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The 5th Annual National Entertainment Journalism (NEJ) Awards Gala honors reporters, photographers and critics across all media platforms.

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For those wise enough to put responsibility in someone else’s hands, here are seven of the Downtown places to eat Thanksgiving dinner.

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n Thanksgiving, many people will take the time to reflect on things for which they are thankful. There are the usual suspects: family, friends, health, Los

Angeles Downtown News.

Some Central City denizens will also be thankful that a healthy number of Downtown restaurants will be open on Thursday, Nov. 22. Not only will these happy diners get to enjoy a hearty meal — and one not confined

The tikithemed Trader Vic’s has a Thanksgiving buffet on Nov. 22.

Romancing the Bird: With a garden setting adjacent to the Central Library, it’s easy to feel romantic at Café Pinot. So think of it as an ideal place for couples or small groups who want to have a somewhat intimate Thanksgiving dinner. Or heck, bring the kids — little ones like gardens and fountains, and they get a discount to boot. The holiday dinner that will be served from 2-8 p.m. at Café Pinot is $55 per adult and $19.95 for the under-12 set. Among the starter options are pumpkin soup, collard greens and kale salad. The main dish selection has striped bass, Atlantic salmon, flat iron steak and, of course, turkey with gravy. Dessert choices include pumpkin pie and bread pudding.

At 700 W. Fifth St., (213) 239-6500 or patinagroup.com.

Say Merci: The French did help with that whole American Revolution thing, and Thanksgiving is about being thankful, so why not visit Taix French Country Cuisine for Thanksgiving dinner? Meals will be served from noon-8 p.m. at the restaurant a short drive from Downtown. Starters include the house specialty, escargots served in the shell ($13.95), and mussels cooked in white wine ($12.95). OK, this probably isn’t what the Pilgrims and the Native Americans enjoyed see Meals, page 15

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any people can cook, but that’s not the same thing as putting a meal together. It may seem like a small point, but there’s a big difference.

The issue really comes into play on Thanksgiving, when kitchens are filled with things bubbling, roasting, simmering, steaming and more. It’s not enough to cook a single dish — the kitchen mas-

ter needs to plan the entire meal.

This year, Downtowners don’t have to do the planning themselves. Some of the Central City’s best chefs have kindly stepped up and shared the recipes for some of their favorite creations. There’s a choice of starters, entrees and desserts.

So, when everyone thanks you for the delicious dinner, be sure to thank those who gave you the recipe.

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Directions Preparing the sauces: 1) Spicy Salt Sauce: salt, sugar, star anise.

2) Basting Sauce: red vinegar and honey.

3) Wet Brine: scallion, ginger, cilantro, onion, star anise, Chee Hou Sauce, Ground Bean Sauce. Heat oil, then stir-fry onion, ginger, green onion until golden brown. Then add both sauces, star anise and mix the ingredients together.

4) Marinade the turkey’s liver and giblets: Place liver and giblet in a small bowl, add 1 soup spoon of spicy salt sauce and 2 spoons of the wet sauce, mix together and let stand. Then hang liver and giblets and roast alongside the turkey for about 30 minutes.

The Turkey 1) Start with a fresh turkey or, if frozen, defrost. Take out the liver and giblets from the inner cavity.

2) Take 2 ounces of spicy salt sauce and use hand to coat the cavity, followed by 4 ounces of wet sauce. Place in large pan.

3) Coat 1 ounce of spicy salt on breastplate, wings and thigh.

4) Let stand at room temperature for four hours, then parboil in water for 1-2 minutes. Baste turkey with the red vinegar sauce and honey, then hang the turkey upside down and fan dry for about eight hours.

5) Cook in a specialty oven to roast on high heat for about 30 minutes, turning periodically until skin is light brown, then continue on low heat. The whole roasting process takes about 90 minutes. Once the turkey is cooked, remove from the oven and pour the accumulated turkey juice from the cavity into a bowl for later use.

The gravy 1) Finely chop the liver and giblets, then transfer to blender and add 16 ounces of turkey juice (you can substitute with water or chicken soup).

2) Blend for about 2 minutes

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Restaurant: Hop Woo BBQ & Seafood Restaurant, 845 N. Broadway Dish: Chinese Turkey Liang came up with his spicy alternative more than 20 years ago and continues to tweak the recipe to improve it. “This was a Chinese secret that has become extremely popular,” Liang said through an interpreter. “I do about 400 birds every Thanksgiving.”

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Restaurant: Millennium Biltmore Hotel, 506 S. Grand Ave. Dish: Velvety Tomato Soup (serves 6-8) Mills devised a classic and satisfying dish that is vegetarian friendly. He notes that the soup is very easy to make. ingredients 4 pounds ripe plum tomatoes, cut in half lengthwise 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons high-quality olive oil 1 tablespoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon fresh cracked white pepper 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper 2 cups chopped yellow onions (2 onions) 6 garlic cloves, minced 2 whole jumbo carrots peeled and 1/4 inch diced 2 celery stalks cleaned, trimmed and 1/4 inch diced 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 1 can (28-ounce) plum tomatoes, with their juice 4 cups fresh basil leaves, packed 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves 1 quart vegetable stock (homemade or canned, low sodium) or water Directions Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

1) Toss together the tomatoes, 1/4 cup olive oil, salt and pepper. Spread the tomatoes in one layer on a baking sheet and roast for 45 minutes.

2) In 10-quart stockpot over medium heat, sauté the onions and garlic with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, the butter and red pepper flakes for 10 minutes. Cook until the onions start to become translucent.

3) Add the canned tomatoes, thyme, carrots, celery and continue to cook for 5 minutes.

4) Add the stock.

5) Add the oven-roasted tomatoes, including the liquid on the baking sheet. Bring to a boil and simmer uncovered for 40 minutes.

6) Pass through a food mill fitted with the coarsest blade or any household blender.

7) While blending, add the fresh basil and 3 more tablespoons of fresh olive oil to create a velvety texture.

8) Taste for seasoning and serve hot.

Chef: Melissa Rosen

Restaurant: Localita & the Badasserie, 817 S. Los Angeles St. Dish: Vegan Bacon Maple Mashed Potatoes Thanksgiving may be a carnivore’s favorite day, but Rosen is making sure that vegans have options as well. The owner of Localita & the Badasserie came up with this dish about four years ago. “I always love the combination of savory and sweet, which this is,” Rosen said. ard on

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ingredients 3 pounds of organic Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch cubes 6 tablespoon vegan butter substitute 1 green onion 1 cup of soy creamer 1/2 cup vegan bacon bits (crumbled cooked tempeh bacon, Frontier Bac’Uns, or Wayfair Pig Out Whole Grain Bacony Bits) 1 1/2 tablespoon Grade B maple syrup 3 tablespoon finely chopped dill (tarragon, thyme, onion powder or chives may be alternately used for different flavor) Directions 1) Place the potatoes into large pot and cover with cold water. Add a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil and then lower heat to simmer, heating uncovered for roughly 20-25 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender to a fork prick.

2) As potatoes boil, melt 2 tablespoons of vegan butter in a saucepan.

Add chopped green onion and sauté until translucent. Add remaining butter and melt, but do not boil.

3) Drain and mash potatoes. Add warm onion butter, soy creamer, maple syrup, dill (and a dollop of vegan sour cream, if you like them very fluffy).

4) Fold in the vegan bacon bits right before serving. Add salt and pepper to taste.

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Restaurant: Guild American Bistro, 611 W. Seventh St. Dish: Bread Pudding Any preconceived notions of bread pudding go out the window with Orozco’s creation — she opts for a savory version of the usually sweet dish. “I came up with it about three years ago while trying to come up with a new concept for Thanksgiving,” Orozco said. “I don’t like to stuff my turkeys because it dries them out, so I came up with this instead.”

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ingredients 12 whole eggs 3 cups oil 5 cups pumpkin puree 5 1/4 cups granulated sugar 1 tablespoon cinnamon 1 tablespoon ginger 2 teaspoons cloves 1 tablespoon nutmeg 2 1/2 teaspoons salt 2 tablespoons baking powder 1 tablespoon baking soda 3 cups all purpose flour

ingredients 1 cup chopped yellow onions 1 tablespoon finely minced garlic 1 tablespoon fresh thyme (stemmed) 2 1/2 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons old bay seasoning 1/2 teaspoon rosemary 1 1/4 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper 6 large eggs 3 cups heavy cream 2 cups milk 12-14 cups cubed (1-inch) day-old French bread (about 1 loaf) 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley 2 cups thinly sliced leeks 2 cups roasted white corn (roast on the cob)

Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

1) Whisk eggs and sugar until combined.

2) Follow with oil.

3) In separate bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients and add to the egg, sugar and oil mixture one portion at a time. Whisk out any lumps.

4) Add the pumpkin puree at the end. The mixture should be a smooth liquid.

Prepare the baking dish; the batter is ready to be baked.

5) Bake for 30-40 minutes, until firm in the center and inserted toothpick is slightly moist.

6) Eat!

Directions Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

1) Grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon olive oil.

2) Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.

3) Add the onions, leeks and roasted corn and cook until golden brown and tender, about 5 minutes.

4) Add the garlic, 2 teaspoons thyme, 1/2 teaspoon rosemary, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and cook, stirring, until the garlic is fragrant, about 30 seconds. Remove from the heat.

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Meals Continued from page 11 at that first communal meal, but the main courses are more traditional. They include roast turkey with mashed potatoes and gravy, prime rib with horseradish aioli, Mediterranean snapper or, for vegans, a cassoulet made with kidney beans and vegetables. Each option on Thanksgiving is $29.95.

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The Thanksgiving menu at Taix offers everything from turkey to escargots.

Tiki Pilgrim: Grab a bib, smash your scale with a hammer and wear sweats because you’re going to need them after diving into the Trader Vic’s Thanksgiving buffet. The tiki-themed L.A. Live restaurant is offering a $44.95 buffet for adults and $20 for kids under 12. On the long tables will be braised short ribs, grilled vegetables, stuffing, cranberry sauce, turkey, honey glazed ham, chicken tenders, mini sliders and fries. And much, much more. The buffet will be served from noon-8 p.m. on Thanksgiving.

At 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 785-3330 or tradervicsla.com.

Car Hop: There’s nothing wrong with eating Thanksgiving dinner in a car, as long as it’s the Pacific Dining Car. The venerable City West power lunch spot is open 24 hours a day every day, and Nov. 22 is one of those days. In addition to the regular menu of thick steaks, there is a Thanksgiving three-course menu for $64.95 per person and $39.95 for kids under 10. It’s a traditional dinner with free-range turkey, yams, gravy, cranberry sauce and, for dessert, pumpkin pie or cheesecake. A wine pairing can be added for $18 per person.

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Dinner With Louie: There is always a crowd at Bottega Louie, and chances are it’ll be just as packed on Thanksgiving.

So be prepared for a not-so-quiet meal amongst hundreds of strangers, which come to think of it sounds kind of fun and festive. The Seventh Street restaurant is serving a classic Thanksgiving dinner for $45. It includes tomato soup, turkey, mashed potatoes with gravy, cranberry sauce, vegetables and a slice of pumpkin or apple pie. There are also options for

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In addition to turkey, Bottega Louie will offer pizza, pork chops and other choices.

those who don’t want to go the traditional route. The restaurant will have many of its pizzas on the menu that night.

Other entrees will include pork chops, smoked ham, short ribs and salmon, all for $25.

At 700 S. Grand Ave., (213) 802-1470 or bottegalouie.com.

Check Mate: Most animals probably feel pretty safe around Thanksgiving, since dinner tables are usually filled with traditional turkey plates. But tasty beasts have no reason to rest on their laurels at Checkers Downtown. While the fabled bird is an option — roast turkey with the traditional sides is $39 — the restaurant in the Hilton Checkers Los Angeles

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Hotel offers plenty of other choices. They include striped bass served with fava bean and rucola pesto for $28, a grilled black Angus filet mignon with vegetables for $31, a blackened wild fluke and lobster for $27, and seared venison loin for $35.

Appetizers include a curried cauliflower soup, scallops and butternut squash risotto.

At 535 S. Grand Ave., (213) 624-0000 or checkersdowntown.com.

Old Faithful: The food may not compare to some of Downtown’s newer restaurants, but there’s something to be said for consistency and company. The Original Pantry Café has been around since 1924, it’s open 24-7, and according to legend, not only has it never closed, but it’s also never been without a customer. So those who head here on Thanksgiving will have company and a holiday menu.

At 877 S. Figueroa St., (213) 972-9279 or pantrycafe.com.

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Café Pinot offers a choice of indoor or outdoor dining. On Thanksgiving the restaurant will have a traditional turkey dinner and other options.

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Apex Continued from page 1 developer Sonny Astani. It included a seven-story annex, which is still known as the Concerto and was completed before the high-rise opened. The third building, another 30-story tower with 281 units, has not been built.

The seven-story Concerto annex sold out in August 2009, bringing in $31 million for Astani.

However, the developer was enmeshed in problems with his lender, which went bankrupt during the nationwide recession. Efforts to secure help ultimately led nowhere. Eventually, Astani had to sell the project.

In February 2011, as part of a bankruptcy settlement deal, ST Residential took over the tower, which by then was almost complete.

“Internally it was basically finished units but lacking in a lot of the amenities,” said James Schumaker, vice president of marketing for ST Residential.

“There were a lot of unfinished common areas that

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Hot Rental Market The apartments range from 650 to 2,300 square feet. Rents are $1,900-$10,000 per month.

ST Residential owns and manages rental and condominium properties in 10 states. In Los Angeles, in addition to Apex, the company owns the 186unit Solair condominium building at 3785 Wilshire Blvd.

Initially planned as condominiums, Apex instead opened as a rental building. It is the first new luxury edifice in South Park since the Watermarke, which also endured financial upheaval (original developer Meruelo Maddux Properties lost it).

Although Apex currently holds the title of new kid in the neighborhood, it may not be that way for long. The tight Downtown Los Angeles housing market has led numerous developers to begin planning new apartment buildings.

A 22-story, 290-apartment tower at 801 S. Hope St. from Atlanta-based Wood Partners is expected to be completed in 2014, while Century West Partners in May broke ground on the three-building, 440-unit Avant. That $154 million develop-

The project was originally planned as a condominium complex called Concerto. Developer Sonny Astani lost control of it when his lender went bankrupt during the recession.

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Of course, those projects are years from opening. Apex, say market observers, may have the perfect timing.

According to the 2012 Casden Multifamily Forecast from the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate, the strong Downtown-area rental market is expected to see rent increases this year.

“A sharp drop in new construction, the dwindling supply of shadow-market units, and improvements in the macro-economy have strengthened fundamentals on both the

supply and demand side,” Casden Forecast author Tracey Seslen said in the April report.

It’s a trend Schumaker is counting on.

“To this day, the multifamily market is very strong, rent rates continue to climb and it’s supportive of the best use for [Apex],” he said.

He expects the building to attract a young professional crowd. He envisions residents in their 30s and 40s who work Downtown and want to live nearby.

“There’s also a chance that we’ll also see some empty nesters looking for a high-rise urban experience and maybe even a second home for high net-worth families,” he said.

Local Action Apex is in a busy area. The Ralphs Fresh Fare grocery store is in the Market Lofts building one block to the northeast. Apex is also two blocks south of the recently opened

City Target. It is just up the street from L.A. Live and Staples Center.

Residents who park in the 966-space garage that also serves the Concerto Lofts (and the third structure if it’s completed) enter the building through the third floor.

The level holds a “quiet lounge” equipped with flat screen TVs, couches, banquette seating and an eight-person conference center.

There is also a small theater where residents can watch movies on a 96-inch projector screen.

The one- to three-bedroom residences come with hardwood floors, washers and dryers, stainless steel appliances and the option to paint one of the plain white walls from an approved color list.

The units also feature large windows that almost stretch from the floor to the ceiling. A

pullout section on a platform at the base of the windows opens to allow fresh air in the units.

The hallways are simple, with white walls and dark carpeting. The building shares a pool with the Concerto and a 2,000-squarefoot fitness center is under construction on the pool deck.

The highlight of the common areas is what building officials term the Live Here Lounge. The 2,000-square-foot space that was originally intended for commercial use was instead transformed into a stylish gathering place. Building manager Paul Chambers termed it “the focal point of Apex.”

Those who enter the building’s small lobby and turn left toward the lounge may at first confuse it for a restaurant or bar. It contains leather couches and cowhide chairs. A large see Apex, page 18

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A leather banquette wraps around one wall that faces a large kitchen and an eight-person dining table.

Schumaker noted that turning the space into a store or restaurant would have contributed to the bottom line. However, he said using it as a lounge fits with the ST Residential identity.

Some residents might find a building amenity that eclipses the lounge — the project has a 7,000-square-foot street-level dog park.

That was one of the elements that lured the Partins to the building. They have two dogs, Rummy, a Boston Terrier, and Java, a mixed breed.

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said. “We came here and all the neighbors have dogs, so this is the perfect building for us.”

A large ceramic fire hydrant will soon be installed at the park. There are no plans yet for the third phase of the original Concerto project, Schumaker said.

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RetuRn of the Giant Robot, and Some CatS JANM Mounts the Third Installment Of a Pop-Culture Exhibit

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he giant robot has returned to Downtown for a third time.

There’s nothing to be scared about. It’s not the tagline for a sci-fi flick or a mechanical convention in South Park.

Instead, it’s the third installment in a suddenly traditional exhibit at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo. Giant Robot Biennale 3 runs through Jan. 20, 2013.

The exhibit is a partnership between JANM and Eric Nakamura, who runs the Asian culture magazine Giant Robot.

It continues the museum’s mission to expand beyond the core Asian American audience with a mix of paintings, sculptures, com or ntownNews. ink drawings and customized toys.r It even contains rner at Dowa maze. co nd ha ht e uppe rig s.com/forms/maillist symbol inisthshowing EWSan eclectic So nnewup.

E-Nfar, Look for thiscrowd w.ladowntow w w P U N IG S “The great thing about Giant Robot is that it has been able to expand past the Asian American market, and I think anyone who is interested in pop culture and pop art is interested in this show,” said Koji Sakai, the museum’s manager of programs.

The exhibit features more than 160 pieces from eight artists all with ties to Giant Robot. There is an additional collection within the show called Project Remix. It includes vinyl toy figures customized by more than 80 artists from seven countries.

While the exhibit means a more diverse audience for JANM, Nakamura said one of the personal benefits is the opportunity to promote new art and artists.

Since the magazine no longer publishes in print, many new artists now start with small displays at the Giant Robot gallery on the Westside. Some of them then move on to the bigger venue in Downtown Los Angeles.

“In between these big shows I get to see and meet new ews ntownNNakamura .A.Dow /L artists and try them out in a smaller space,” said. m o .c k o o Faceb “Those that do well I can put in a larger space thanks to the opportunity afforded by the museum.”

Triple Threat The first Giant Robot Biennale took place in 2007 and was a celebration of the first 50 issues of the magazine that began publishing in 1994. It marked the first installment in JANM’s Salon Pop series, which was developed to attract a broader and younger audience while highlighting the creations of Japanese and Japanese-American artists whose work is influencing American culture.

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The second show took place two years later. It celebrated the artists associated with the magazine and included wellknown figures such as fine art and graffiti artist David Choe.

Giant Robot ceased a print version in 2011. Still, the online effort continues, and so does the relationship with JANM. The current show features three artists who participated in the previous exhibit, as well as a group of up-and-comers.

“They’re all artists that I know or I’ve worked with, and they’re all kind of cut from a similar mold,” Nakamura said.

“It’s the kids that grew up with sketchbooks, the kids that would draw on their notebooks and were maybe a little less boisterous.”

The exhibit begins on the ground floor of the museum with a maze created by Albert Reyes. It was modeled afterStarts the onesNovember 2 photo courtesy of Sean Chao he builds in his backyard every year for Halloween.

The show Giant Robot Biennale 3 is a collaboration between the Made from wood, cardboard and old doors, the maze is Japanese American National Museum and the creator of the Asian covered with pen drawings including Day of the Dead skulls, culture journal Giant Robot. Pieces on display include a giant cat random images of men and women and even self-portraits of robot created by Sean Chao (above) and Rob Sato’s watercolor “Out of Shift” (left).

Reyes holding a knife. Inside is a sort of macabre diorama.

“He shows in a lot of ways the growth of Giant Robot,” Sakai said. “It encompasses more than just Asian Americans, but all The exhibit, and some of the cat art, continues on the people from all over the place and specifically Los Angeles.” second floor of the museum, where two walls are covered Check Ourand Website Fullspace Movie Listings LADowntownNews.com Past the maze inside thefor gallery are the customized with more than 200 small paintings of cats hanging out in an Uglydolls, a line of plush dolls that resemble cartoon monsters. alternative world. In the piece by artist Deth P. Sun, the cat They are displayed inside glass cases. Sakai noted that the artists characters shoot arrows, hunt alligators, walk over mountains were allowed to do whatever they wanted with the blank dolls. and even ride turtles.

The result is a collection of colorful characters that fall In a third gallery are watercolors and oil paintings by Rob somewhere between sculpture, three-dimensional comic Sato. Most of his work focuses on history and linking the book figures and toys. past, present and future all at once.

One looks like a multicolored popsicle, and inside is a small One of the highlight pieces is a painting of what appears 9 bus. It is being pulled from the rear by a man on robot. Another resembles Godzilla and a third is a Starts Voltron-November to be a VW like robot. It is fighting another Uglydoll, whose head is de- horseback as he rides alongside other horsemen. tached. To make things worse, its internal organs are flying “With that piece I was thinking about immigration, crossout of its body. ing borders and manifest destiny and the nature of travel and Sean Chao has numerous pieces in Giant Robot Biennale 3. human migration,” Sato said.

His works include dioramas and several paintings of cats enNakamura said there are no current plans for a fourth gaged in various activities. Some felines build machines, while Biennale. However, he said he is up for extending the series others take a break around a box of donuts. One even gets a and continuing to do his part to attract a younger and more massage. diverse audience to JANM. Check Our Website for Full Movie Listings LADowntownNews.com One of Chao’s standouts is the Giant Cat Robot, made Giant Robot Biennale 3 runs through Jan. 20, 2013, at from clay, basswood and acrylic paint. The cat robot has little JANM, 100 N. Central Ave., (213) 625-0414 or janm.org. cat creatures inside its head that control the machine.

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For Downtown Family, It’s Grape Expectations San Antonio Winery Marks 95 Years in Business

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hen Santo Cambianica decided to open a winery in 1917, a few years after arriving in the United States from the Northern Italian province of Lombardy, he wanted a little insurance.

So he dedicated his new business to Saint Anthony, the patron saint of travelers, the poor and lost things. It was three years before Prohibition, so he would need all the help he could get.

While his faith was strong, Cambianica probably never imagined how successful his tiny winery, which he started in a railroad boxcar in Lincoln Heights just north of Downtown in what was then Little Italy, would become. Last month, the San Antonio Winery marked its 95th anniversary in the same spot where Cambianica started it all.

When it opened, San Antonio was one of nearly 100 wineries in the Los Angeles area and the Inland Empire. Today it is the only working winery in the city.

It covers two square blocks and produces about 600,000 cases of wine per year.

Everything except growing and crushing the grapes is done in the Lamar Street facility. The company owns 600 acres of vineyards in Napa Valley, Monterey County and Paso Robles.

The Downtown business includes a restaurant, a wine showroom and store, event spaces, a cellar that holds more than 2,500 wine barrels and a bottling facility.

The company is both a business and a fam-

ily affair, a point of pride for Michael Riboli.

The 34-year-old is the youngest of three generations working in the facility.

“The pride of ownership, of what my family has sacrificed for and seeing what true dedication, what lifetimes of dedication can achieve, is what I enjoy most about it,” he said on a recent afternoon.

Michael’s grandfather Stefano Riboli came from Italy in 1936 at the age of 15 to help Cambianica run the winery. Stefano and his wife Maddalena, who is 90 and started the restaurant, still come into the winery on a regular basis.

Michael’s father Santo, his uncle Steve and his aunt Cathy Riboli run the business operations. His brother Anthony Riboli is the primary winemaker and production manager.

Michael, who oversees sales and marketing, defines his role a bit differently on his business card. Below his name it simply reads “Fourth Generation.”

The second generation is represented by Stefano, or Nonno (Italian for grandfather) as his grandkids call him. Wearing a light blue button-down shirt and dark pants on a recent Monday afternoon, the 91-year-old was dressed almost identically to his grandson.

Stefano is still at the winery almost every day. He’s quick to point out that until last year, he remained its top salesman.

“Staying home is no good,” he said. “I come here, I talk to new customers, the old timers and the time goes by.”

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The Riboli family has run the San Antonio Winery since 1917. Stefano, 91, and his wife Maddalena are in front.

Last One Standing The success of the winery, ironically, has a lot to do with Prohibition.

“Prohibition first and foremost was not only the greatest hurdle for my family, but also the greatest opportunity,” Michael said.

The 1920 national ban on alcohol sales devastated the industry and destroyed most of the city’s wineries, Michael said. However, Cambianica, who was a devout Catholic, used his connections with the church to survive.

“One of the few loopholes was selling to the Catholic church or religious institutions,” Michael said. “Thanks to our Catholic relationship, we were able to sell to St. Peter’s Italian Church here in Chinatown. They were the first to purchase Uncle Santo’s wine.”

Other churches followed, and eventually San Antonio secured an exclusive agreement with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to sell their sacramental wine. The business relationship continues to this day, Michael said, although they are no longer the exclusive providers of wine to the archdiocese.

Before Prohibition, said Michael, San Antonio sold about 5,000 cases of wine a

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The growth continued after the repeal of Prohibition. Michael said there was never a master plan to expand. Rather, there was an addition here and there, or new equipment was purchased from time to time.

Like his relatives, Michael basically grew up at the Downtown winery. He remembers being a young boy and tagging along with his father, Santo, during tours of the facility. He would make up stories to tell the customers.

“I would say there were tarantulas underneath tanks and stuff like that while my dad would talk about the business and our history,” he said.

He and his brother Anthony would also wash the windows, dust wine bottles, help customers take bags to their cars and learn the retail side of the business.

“Selling one bottle at a time is how we do it,” Michael said.

Added Stefano, “And after you make that sale, you try to push another bottle.”

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overs of symphonic excellence are in for a treat this week, as former L.A. Philharmonic Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen returns to Downtown Los Angeles to lead his Philharmonia Orchestra through a performance of Alban Berg’s opera Wozzeck Wozzeck. Not to be confused with Wozniak,, the Blue Man Group inspired avant-garde play celebrating the life of Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Wozzeck is a musing on atonality and immorality in a war-torn Europe. It is mounted on Tuesday, re Nov. 13, at 8 p.m. in Walt Disney Concert Hall.. It’s an opportunity to remember the man who, for many years, was L.A.’s favorite Finnish export.

At 111 S. Grand Ave., (323) 850-2000 or laphil.com.

Tuesday, November 13 Facing the Torturer at Aloud Mark Taper Auditorium, Central Library, 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7500 or lfla.org.

7:15 p.m.: Francois Bizot spent much of his career in the conflict zones of Southeast Asia. His eyewitness accounts of the Khmer Rouge atrocities in Cambodia are the subject of this talk.

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WedNesday, November 14 SCI-Arc Lecture Series SCI-Arc, 960 E. Third St., (213) 613 2200 or sciarc.edu.

7 p.m.: Architectural critic and historian Sylvia Lavin has got some strong words about buildings.

She shares them with you, cause that’s how she rolls.

Friday, November 16 SCI-Arc Lecture Series SCI-Arc, 960 E. Third St., (213) 613 2200 or sciarc.edu.

1 p.m.: Architect Betty Kassis is particularly interested in thresholds.

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saTurday, November 17 Art Sale Fundraiser for the Disabled DAC Gallery, 828 S. Main St., (310) 845-8098 or artecf.org.

6-9 p.m.: For the fifth year, the L.A. art community unites to raise funds for artists who live with developmental disabilities. As advertised, copious fantastic art will be up for sale. suNday, November 18 Opera Talk: Madame Butterfly Last Bookstore, 453 S. Spring St., (213) 488-0599 or lastbookstorela.com.

2 p.m.: To coincide with the opening of Madame Butterfly at the L.A. Opera, the Last Bookstore hosts David Yaroslavsky and Peter Woods in a discussion of the merits of high art.

You may remember Jeff Goldblum from one of his many roles as a complex, off cadence, neurotic antihero. From the ill-advised week he spent in an amusement park filled with dinosaurs to that Fourth of July he spent blowing up an alien mother ship, Goldblum’s characters seem filled with brimming insights and an eagerness to spout “Must go faster!”

Well, if there’s one thing we wish wouldn’t go faster, it’s Goldblum’s time as the lead in the Ahmanson Theatre’s Seminar. The play closes Sunday, Nov. 11, meaning this is the last chance to catch Goldblum as a jaundiced writing teacher aiding — not always with nice words — four students. At 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 628-2772 or centertheatregroup.org.

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Author and journalist Francois Bizot has spent more than 40 years studying the tactics and operations of Cambodia’s fiendish Khmer Rouge regime. On Tuesday, Nov. 13, he makes a rare appearance when he drops by the Central Library for an evening orchestrated by the Aloud series. In the event titled “Facing the Torturer: A Meditation on Cambodia,” Bizot will speak about the era of the killing fields and his experience with Pol Pot’s surrogate despots. It won’t be an easy evening, but it will be an unforgettable one. Eric Stover, faculty director of the Human Rights Center, moderates.

At 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7500 or lfla.org.

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As we scoot toward the holidays, the prospect of spending any significant amount of time amidst the dysdysfunction of our extended families is a daunting prospect. Just in the nick of time, the Los Angeles Theatre Center presents Anna Lucasta, a familial drama filled with abuse and injustice so rank it’ll put your dread of spending Thanksgiving with Uncle Maury in perspective. Playing each Thursday-Sunday until Dec. 9, the play tells the story of a hypervigilant, uber-vindictive father and his fragile flower of a daughter Anna. When Anna gets her first taste of romantic affection, Dad is waiting in the wings with a lesson. At 514 S. Spring St., (213) 489-0994 or thelatc.org.

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In an age where every possible sentiment can be expressed on a T-shirt, it’s sometimes hard to view the garment as an instrument of subversion. Well, the folks at the FIDM Museum & Galleries are prepared to shake your sense of all-cotton complacency.

The just-opened exhibit Ripped: Expressions From the Underground documents the explosion of symbolism and meaning that imbued the T-shirt with a new role in the punk era. Glimpse duds from the Buzzcocks, Lydia Lunch, Motorhead and more, and learn something too.

Ripped is open Tuesday-Sunday until Dec. 22. At 919 S. Grand Ave., (213) 623-5821 or fidmmuseum.org.

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Blue Whale 123 Astronaut E. S. Onizuka St., (213) 620-0908 or bluewhalemusic.com.

Nov. 12: Tin/Bag with Cathlene Pineda Trio.

Nov. 13: Jam Session with Dan Schnelle Group.

Nov. 14: Liza Mezzacappa-Fay Victor Trio featuring Nicole Mitchell.

Nov. 15: Harris Eisenstadt Golden State.

Nov. 16: Bob Sheppard Group.

Nov. 17: New Monsters.

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

Nov. 12, 8 p.m.: In The Dark Valley Below has the name of an Irish folk outfit and the resonating sound of Echo Park’s dominant strands of fashionable disaffection.

Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m.: Canadian indie-country band The Wooden Sky sounds like JMSN would if he had a six month residency in a Cracker Barrel in Gatlinburg, Tenn.

Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m.: The Mynabirds are in fact a percussive, bouncy indie rock band and not a flock of avian specimens that repeat every word you say.

Nov. 15, 8 p.m.: Pack the earplugs, cause local heavy synth rockers Battle Tapes promise a robust low-end heave.

Nov. 16, 8 p.m.: Ultra-presumptive band Your Future Lovers will be augmented by the vocal stylings of Hana Kim and Simone White.

Nov. 17, 8 p.m.: Lydia is the sonic equivalent of a deep V-neck.

Nov. 18, 8 p.m.: If R&B singer Bago’s promise that her music is for “the screwed, blued and tattooed” is indeed true, expect to see most of Silver Lake and Tobias Funke in attendance.

Broadway Bar 830 S. Broadway, (213) 614-9909 or broadwaybar.la.

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Nov. 15, 10 p.m.: HM Soundsystem hosts Broader Than Broadway, a weekly electronica event without the pretense and long lines.

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

Nov. 16, 10 p.m.: Seeing The Health Club live is like travelling back to that magical time known as the ’90s, except without the lingering fear that the experience will end in some sort of Fred Durst encounter.

Nov. 17, 10 p.m.: Vise Virsa is prepared to flip your standards of indie rock on their head.

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

Nov. 17, 8 p.m.: Shame, shame, shame. It’s the Robert Cray Band with Kenny Wayne Shepherd.

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

Nov. 15, 8 p.m.: The promo materials for Shakedown Vol. 6 featuring AC Slater, Flinch and Harvard Bass promise to “blow the roof off the legendary Exchange.” No word yet as to whether their demolition permit was approved by the city.

Nov. 16, 10 p.m.: Why read when you can attend Awakening with Max Graham and Rank1?

Nov. 17, 10 p.m.: AN21 and Max Vangeli are the guests of honor in this special edition of Inception.

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

Nov. 13, 8 p.m.: An evening with legendary Allman Brothers Band and Otis Redding drummer Jaimoe.

One-Eyed Gypsy 901 E. First St., (626) 340-3529 or one-eyedgypsy.com.

Nov. 14, 10 p.m.: RT N the 44s.

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Nov. 12: Antizocial and Joyce Collingwood.

Nov. 13: Tiger High, Feeding People, Wild Pack of Canaries and Feral Kizzy.

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Nov. 14: Mike Viola and Matthew Pop. Nov. 16: The Organs, The Flytraps, Some Days and Apparitions.

Nov. 17, 3 p.m.: Backbiter.

Seven Grand 515 W. Seventh St., (213) 614-0737 or sevengrand.la.

Nov. 12: The Katisse Buckingham Quintet will flute you.

Nov. 13: The Makers are hosting a free improvisational jazz benefit for the refugees from the Romney campaign.

Nov. 14: Appreciating the Vibrometers is simple arithmetic. Insidious mechanical name + funk revivalism + beer = Wednesday.

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

Nov. 13: Signals, The Rangdangs, Wide Streets, Iloilo and Arjuna Genome.

Nov. 16: Roomrunner, Corners, Wild Pack of Canaries and Froth.

Nov. 17: Go Chic, Pharoahs, Kim Free, Sister Mantos and Allen Bleyle’s Hard Cider.

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

Nov. 15, 7 p.m.: Miss Representation examines the condition of media reinforcement of traditional gender roles and the process by which image and selfidentity become intertwined in a system of submission. If you didn’t fall asleep while reading that, then you can probably stay up throughout the movie.

Nov. 16, 9 a.m.: A Mother’s Journey to Save Her Daughter has gangs, maternal affection and a story of attempted redemption.

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

Nov. 14, 9 p.m.: Thirty years later, Lesley Ann Warren’s musical comedy Victor/Victoria still promises a good gut laugh. It is presented by Outfest 30.

Nov. 12-15, 5 p.m.: Featuring Patton Oswalt, Johnny Knoxville, Rob Riggle and Patrice O’Neal, Nature Calls is the story of two polar-opposite brothers who never saw eye to eye.

Nov. 12-14, 9 p.m.: Middle of Nowhere is a story of dedication and incarceration.

Nov. 16-22, 9 p.m.: Bel Borba Aqui is the story of

a Brazilian folk artist and the country from which he derives inspiration.

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

Explore the remnants and wisdom of an ancient empire in Mysteries of Egypt.

Ice and polar bear enthusiasts will likely dig To the Arctic 3D. Experience the gripping story full of hope, crushing disappointment and triumph in Hubble 3D. MOCA 250 S. Grand Ave., (213) 626-6222 or moca.org.

Nov. 12, 11 a.m.: “Mutual Core,” the new music video for Iceland’s finest singer, Bjork, debuts at MOCA.

THEATER, OPERA & DANCE Anna Lucasta Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514 S. Spring St., (213) 489-0994 or thelatc.org.

Nov. 15-17, 8 p.m. and Nov. 18, 3 p.m.: Expelled from her home by an overprotective and jealous father, young Anna Lucasta is forced to confront life’s struggles. When her family offers her a chance at redemption, Anna accepts it. But things ain’t easy.

Through Dec. 9.

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

Nov. 17-18, 2:30 p.m.: Employing more than 100 of puppeteer Bob Baker’s famous marionettes, this family performance features all the characters from the beloved story. RSVP for reservations.

Faith: Part I of A Mexican Trilogy Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514 S. Spring St., (213) 489-0994 or thelatc.org.

Nov. 16-17, 8 p.m. and Nov. 18, 3 p.m.: Set before the backdrop of the FDR administration and WWII, Faith is the tale of a family faced with the challenge of retaining ancient traditions and cultural memory in the midst of social and political upheaval. Through Nov. 18.

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

Nov. 15-17, 8 p.m. and Nov. 18, 3 p.m.: In his living memoir, Juan Francisco Villa uncovers the treasures of his family’s dark legacy in the streets of

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Madame Butterfly L.A. Opera, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-7219 or laopera.com.

Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m.: A love that knows no boundaries goes horribly wrong in a fateful meeting of East and West. What begins as an idyllic liaison in an enchanting land of cherry blossoms turns into the heartbreaking tragedy of an abandoned bride forced to make an excruciating decision.

P’ansori REDCAT, 631 W. Second St., (213) 237-2800 or redcat.org.

Nov. 13, 8:30 p.m.: Rough-hewn, quavering, soulful song accompanied by a single drum is the hallmark of p’ansori, the centuries-old Korean folk opera style that has enjoyed a resurgence in recent decades. Singer Bae Il-Dong and drummer Kim Dong Won are among the finest contemporary practitioners of the art.

Seminar Mark Taper Forum, 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 6282772 or centertheatregroup.com.

Nov. 14-Nov. 16, 8 p.m., Nov. 17, 2 and 8 p.m. and Nov. 18, 6:30 p.m.: Four aspiring young novelists are in for the schooling of their lives when their private writing workshop turns personal, becoming a master

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his trendy spot with craft cocktails, good beer and all kinds of references to the surrounding Fashion District is especially charming on warm afternoons (we still get them, even in fall), when the windows are open to the street. The owners of Pattern Bar come from a long pedigree of Downtown underground music. So at night, count on good tunes and live mixing, but don’t even think about making a request.

At 100 W. Ninth St., (213) 627-7774 or patternbar.com. class in ruthless and reckless behavior. Featuring Jeff Goldblum, Seminar plays through Nov. 18.

Tea, With Music East West Players, 120 Judge John Aliso St., (213) 6257000 or eastwestplayers.org.

Nov. 15-17, 8 p.m. and Nov. 18, 2 p.m.: Tea, With Music is about a group of Japanese war brides from World War II, now living in Kansas, who gather for a farewell tea ceremony for one of their friends who has mysteriously passed away. Through Dec. 9.

Their Eyes Saw Rain Company of Angels Theatre, 501 S. Spring St. 3rd

Floor, (213) 489-3703 or companyofangels.org.

Nov. 15-16 (preview), 8 p.m., Nov. 17, 8 p.m. and Nov. 18, 7 p.m.: In this theatrical staging, a great deluge of rain and the diluvian sentiments of an eroding dream impact three brothers who try to avoid being washed away. Through Dec. 16.

THEM REDCAT, 631 W. Second St., (213) 237-2800 or redcat.org.

Nov. 15-17, 8:30 p.m. and Nov. 18, 7 p.m.: This re-staging of THEM is an incendiary work of dance theater that premiered in 1986. It won a Bessie

Award last year for “bringing an intensely visceral exploration of male identity in the time of AIDS to life with beauty, power, conviction and passion.”

CLASSICAL MUSIC Tuesday, November 13 Salonen and Philharmonia Orchestra perform Wozzeck Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., (323) 850-2000 or laphil.com.

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Wednesday, November 14 Barbara Cook and the L.A. Phil Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., (323) 850-2000 or laphil.com.

8 p.m.: The Los Angeles Philharmonic joins Broadway soprano Barbara Cook for an evening of timeless music as she celebrates her 85th birthday and a career of more than a half century.

Thursday, November 15 Camerata Pacifica Zipper Hall, 200 S. Grand, (213) 621-2200 or colburnschool.edu.

8 p.m.: Fine classical music with special selections

by Debussy, Caplet, Jolivet and Ravel.

Friday, November 16 Fruhbeck Conducts the L.A. Phil Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., (323) 850-2000 or laphil.com.

Nov. 16 and 17, 8 p.m. and Nov. 18, 2 p.m.: Spanish phenom Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos conducts the Phil in works by Haydn, Albeniz and Ravel’s Bolero.

BARS & CLUBS 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.

Barbara’s at the Brewery 620 Moulton Ave., No. 110, (323) 221-9204 or bwestcatering.com.

On the grounds of the Brewery, this bar and restaurant in an unfinished warehouse is where local residents find their artistic sustenance. Fifteen craft beers on tap, wine list and full bar.

Bar 107 107 W. Fourth St., (213) 625-7382 or myspace.com/ bar107.

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DowntownNews.com Derby Dolls vie for elbowroom with crusty old bar guys and a steady stream of Old Bank District inhabitants. Velvet señoritas, deer heads with sunglasses, a wooden Indian and Schlitz paraphernalia plaster the red walls. There’s no shortage of entertainment, with the funky dance room, great DJs and the occasional rock band. In the photo booth, you can capture your mug in old-fashioned black and white.

Big Wang’s 801 S. Grand Ave., (213) 629-2449 or bigwangs.com.

Wings, beer and sports: That’s the winning recipe at this sports bar. The Downtown outpost, the third for the Hollywood-based bar, has everything the other locations have, plus a comfortable patio with outdoor flat screens.

Bonaventure Brewing Company 404 S. Figueroa St., (213) 236-0802 or bonaventurebrewing.com.

Where can you get a drink, order some decent bar food, sit outdoors and still feel like you’re Downtown? It’s a tall order to fill, but this bar in the Bonaventure Hotel does it admirably. Come by for a taster set of award-winning ales crafted by Head Brewer David Blackwell. Sure, the hotel is vaguely ’80s, and you’ll probably encounter some convention goers tying a few on, but it only adds to the fun.

Bona Vista Lounge 404 S. Figueroa St., (213) 624-1000 or thebonaventure.com.

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2007 Nissan Altima Sedan ...............

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VOLKSWAGEN OF DOWNTOWN L.A. 2011 VW Jetta S .................................

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$

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Plus tax, 36 month closed end lease on approved credit. $0 Security Deposit. $2599 Due at Signing (Excludes taxes, title, other options and dealer fees). Based on MSRP of $23,150. Residual $13,427. $0.25 per mile over 20,000 miles per year. 1 At this Price. # F179489.

NEW ’13 Mercedes C250 Lease for only

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Lumbini Child Development Center Open Enrollment 2 1/2 thru 6

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Spacious Modern Lofts and Live/Work Spaces from $499K - $899K.

$6,999 $13,999 Only 42,000 Miles!! Must see. (N130227-1 / 7N418393 2005 Nissan Armada SE ................... $15,999 5.6L V8, Silver/Blk, Leather, 38K miles. NI4111 / 5N706134 2002 Nissan Altima Sedan ..................

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NEW ’13 Chevy Malibu LS

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NEW ’13 Nissan Altima 2.5S

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$7,795 2011 Nissan Cube .............................

Certified, White Pearl, Auto, 17K miles, C121756-1 / 212442 $12,895 2011 Nissan Sentra 2.0S ..................

Certified, Red Brick Pearl, Low miles, Spoiler. CU827R / 651168 $12,995 2007 Ford Taurus SEL .......................

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299

$

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+ tax, 42 month closed end lease on approved credit. $350 Sec. Deposit. $4343.26 Due at Signing. Excludes taxes, title, other options and dealer fees Lease price includes Audi Loyalty Rebate. Residual $18,099.20. $0.25 per mile over 10,000 miles per year. 1 at this payment DA011080

NEW ’13 Porsche Panamera Lease for only

968

$

per month for 48 mos

Plus tax 48-month closed end lease offered to highly qualified lessees on approved credit. $5050 due at signing. (Excludes title, tax, 1st month’s pymt, options and dealer fees). $0 security deposit. Residual of $39,057. $0.20/mile over 10,000 miles/year. 1 at this offer #DL012425.

$16,891 2010 VW Tiguan S Turbo ..................

Certified, Blk/Blk, Auto, ABS, 29K Miles. ZV1869 / AW000317 $17,994 2009 VW EOS Convertible ................

Certified, Turbo, Blk/Blk, Only 28K Miles. ZV1933 / 9V024079 $21,560 Certified, Blk/Blk, 9537 Miles, Tiptronic. ZV1935 / BM300408

Plus 431 More New & Used In Stock & On Sale!

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Auto, Air, Blue/Black, ABS and more. F13065-1 / B6230343 $20,995 2010 Chevy Cobalt LT .......................

Auto, Air, Red/Black, 37 MPG, Low miles. UC331R / A7227947

2010 Chevy HHR LS ..........................

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Mercedes-Benz

$24,991 Certified, Steel Gray/Silver, Low Miles. 121564-1 / 9F261711 $27,991 2010 Mercedes GLK 350 ................... $29,497 Certified, 3.5L V6, Gray/Gray, 29K Miles. 5945C / AF324695 2009 Mercedes C300 ........................

Certified, Mars Red, 34K Miles, 7spd. Auto. 6174C / 9R070114

2009 Mercedes CLK350 .....................

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AUDI OF DOWNTOWN L.A. 888-583-0981 1900 S. Figueroa St. • audidtla.com

$31,936 2011 Audi A5 Conv. Quattro ...........

Certified, Silver/Blk, AWD, Low miles. ZA10417 / BN019891 $41,787 2011 Audi A8 L4.2 Quattro .............. $69,482 Certified, AWD, Blk/Blk, 4925 Miles. ZA10470 / BN018258 2012 Audi A4 2.0T Premium ...........

Certified, Turbo, Blk/Blk, Only 14K Miles. ZA10465/ CN003219

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$38,892 2008 Porsche Carerra 4 .................... $58,981 Certified, White/Blk, Like New. P12385-2 / 88710489 2010 Porsche Panamera 4S .............

Certified, Dark Blue/Luxor Beige, V8, 26K Miles # AL064900 $77,892 2009 Porsche Cayenne ......................

Certified, Gray/Gray, Only 27K Miles, Bose, Navi. #9LA11028

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