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NEWS Volume 41, Number 48

November 26, 2012

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An Art Walk lawsuit, the streetcar push, and other happenings Around Town.

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Electric vehicles and futuristic rides fill the L.A. Auto Show

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DOWNTOWN’S $4.4 BILLION COMPANY The Giant Anschutz Entertainment Group Is on the Market.

Here’s How Much Its Central City Holdings Are Worth

$154.2 Million

$1.34 Billion

$243 Million

$1.1 Billion

$208.8 Million

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AEG’s Downtown interests include (clockwise from top left) the Ritz-Carlton condos, Staples Center, the Lakers, Convention Center hotel, the Kings and L.A. Live.

by Ryan Vaillancourt staff writer

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he September announcement that Anschutz Entertainment Group is up for sale kicked up a lot of inquisitive dust: What does it mean for the Farmers Field and Convention Center expansion proposal? Why is mogul Philip Anschutz selling now? How will it affect Downtown?

Then there are the three biggest questions: How much is the company worth? Who has the financial capacity to buy it?

And, what will happen to the pieces once a sale closes?

The dust is far from settled, but Forbes, citing an anonymous source with “intimate knowledge of the sports, entertainment and real estate company’s books and their appraisal,” recently reported that AEG’s price tag should be between $8 billion and $10 billion. Other estimates of the international sports and entertainment giant’s value put it closer to $7 billion. In September, company President and CEO Tim Leiweke said he didn’t have a value in mind, but referenced hearing a price of up to $15 billion.

Any way it’s sliced, a deal for the company will be huge, and a major portion of the buyer’s investment will immediately make it a Downtown power broker.

Determining the value of the company’s Downtown holdings is an inexact task — the value can only ultimately be determined after a deal closes. In other words, everything is an estimate until someone actually writes a check. After all, no one thought the Dodgers were worth $2 billion until Guggenheim Baseball Management agreed to pay that amount in May. Still, it is possible to make an educated estimate by looking at AEG’s Downtown holdings as individual assets, and valuing them based on comparable real estate sales, prevailing market data and property tax records. Using these and other tools, including talking to numerous experts in various fields, Los Angeles Downtown News has determined that the company’s local portfolio — from its share in the Lakers to the unsold Ritz-Carlton condos to the Regal Cinemas facility and beyond — amounts to about $4.4 billion.

The estimate has caveats, chiefly that Downtown News lacked access to AEG’s books (it’s a privately held company).

Our estimate, which is as conservative as possible, does not include AEG’s holdings outside Downtown. It also doesn’t account for the synergistic value of all the assets — many if not most of AEG’s local holdings are worth more to an owner who controls the whole package, since the companies and brands leverage each other. AEG is for sale as a single entity. The firm’s assets are not being sold independently. The $4.4 billion figure also does not include the speculative value tied to the company’s entitlements (secured from the city) to build a football stadium.

Here is how the number breaks down.

Los Angeles Kings Share, $208.8 million: According to Forbes, which does an annual ranking of American professional sports teams’ valuations, the Kings were the 10th most valuable National Hockey League franchise in 2011, worth an estimated $232 million. AEG owns most of, but not the entire team. According to a source familiar with the ownership structure but not authorized to comment, AEG’s share is at least 90%, which works out to about $208.8 million based on the Forbes analysis.

Forbes’ estimate was made before the team won the Stanley Cup in June. It’s uncertain how much the championship will affect its value, if at all. Sports franchises, however, can have somewhat of a “fluid” value, said David Carter, executive director of the Sports Business Institute at USC. The championship means more in terms of value if the team has another solid season (assuming the NHL lockout ends in time for a season), because it presents an opportunity to raise ticket prices and sell more merchandise, Carter said.

Some have speculated that AEG’s buyer will turn around and spin off various company holdings, possibly bundling assets like the sports teams and venues. When the dust settles, if the same entity owns the Kings and Staples Center (the current situation), the team value is likely higher. A buyer who takes over just the team, but pays rent to a separate entity, might place less value on the franchise, Carter said.

Los Angeles Lakers Share, $243 million: Technically, AEG doesn’t own a portion of the Los Angeles Lakers — Phil Anschutz owns a 27% stake in the franchise personally. But his share is part of the proposed AEG sale. According to Forbes, the Lakers last year were worth an estimated $900 million, giving Anschutz’s portion a value of $243 million.

Once again, a true cost could fluctuate in an open market.

In the case of the Lakers, in addition to the team’s value as calculated by hard income numbers, a buyer might factor in intangibles, said Carter.

“It’s such a premium brand that someone might in their mind pay a little bit of premium, and as one of the premier franchises in all of sports that’s the kind of thing where there might be some ego involved,” Carter said.

J.W. Marriott and Ritz-Carlton Hotels, $435.2 million: The 1,001-room J.W. Marriott/Ritz-Carlton convention center hotel is a tricky property to analyze because it is essentially three assets under one roof: an 878-room J.W. Marriott, a 123-room Ritz Carlton and 224 Ritz-branded condominiums.

The hotels can be approximately valued by considering recent sales of similar venues. Hotel market experts said the J.W. Marriott/Ritz property compares to two San Diego waterfront hotels that were purchased last year. The Hilton Bayfront sold for $475 million, or $399,160 per room. The Hyatt Grand Manchester went for $418,502 per room.

Alan X. Reay, president of Atlas Hospitality Group, which specializes in California hotel sales, said the four-star J.W. Marriott is likely worth less than the San Diego hotels because the latter buildings look over the water. In Los Angeles, he said, the Westside remains the strongest hotel market (the Beverly Hilton sold last year for $516,000 per room). Still, Reay estimates that the J.W. Marriott would command about $375,000 per room.

Considered separately, Reay estimates the value of the fivestar Ritz rooms at $400,000 apiece because of the prestigious brand, plus the higher quality and the size of the rooms. see AEG Value, page 10

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AROUNDTOWN Parents of Infant Killed At Art Walk Sue Event Organizers, City

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he parents of the 2-month-old child who was killed in an accident during the July 2011 Art Walk have sued the city and the organizer of the monthly event. Jimmy and Natasha Vasquez have also sued the owner and driver of the car involved for wrongful death and negligence. According to the complaint, an unlicensed driver, using a friend’s car that was uninsured, knocked over a parking meter on Spring Street south of Fourth Street while attempting to parallel park. The meter struck the child, Marcello Vasquez, who was being pushed by his parents in a stroller. He died within hours. The lawsuit, filed on Nov. 8, alleges that the city and Art Walk organizers were aware of public safety concerns tied to the event’s high attendance, but failed to take proper safety measures to protect pedestrians. The city and Art Walk officials have yet to respond in court.

Streetcar’s Final Push he campaign to convince Downtown voters to approve an up to $85 million property tax to help pay for the $125 million streetcar continues this week, with the last two public outreach events. One takes place at Umamicatessen (852 S. Broadway) from 6-9 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 27. On Nov. 29 at noon, LA Streetcar Inc. lead counsel Shiraz Tangri appears at a Town Hall Los Angeles event at City National Plaza (information at townhall-la.org). “The goal is to remind people that the ballots are out there and to remind people that they’re due,” said Tangri, referring

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to the Dec. 3 deadline to deliver the mail-in ballots to the City Clerk. Ballots were mailed Nov. 13 to registered voters who live within approximately three blocks of the route. The proposal calls for area property owners to be taxed over 30 years, but only registered voters in the area get to vote. According to streetcar officials, there are 10,283 registered voters living in the boundaries of the proposed tax district. They say that is an increase of 37% since May 21 (a period during which people also registered to vote in the presidential election).

Streetcar proponents need the approval of two-thirds of the voters.

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is the season for festive, illuminated events. On Tuesday, Nov. 28, Anschutz Entertainment Group officials will flick the switch on 120,000 LED mini-lights on a 66-foot-tall tree in South Park. The fifth annual Holiday Tree Lighting at L.A. Live is set for 7 p.m.; the artificial Sequoia tree is located in the middle of the ice skating rink that opened Nov. 24. The lighting ceremony will be broadcast on NBC and will include appearances by Barry Manilow, Eric Benet, Ozomatli and the Canadian Tenors. On Nov. 30, the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument gets in on the act. The Holiday Season Lighting Ceremony takes place from 5-9 p.m. and a 20foot tall tree will be illuminated at about 6 p.m.

That will be followed by a performance from the Mariachi Divas and other musical acts.

The Pasadena Tournament of Roses Queen and Court will be on hand. There will also be an arts and crafts workshop for kids themed around the animated film Ice Age.

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hen the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council meets in December, the 28-person all-volunteer board will have some new faces. Eleven new faces, to be exact. Current DLANC President Patti Berman was re-elected, and she will seek to remain board president (the selection of the board’s five-member executive committee is separate from the regular election). Other DLANC veterans who were re-elected include area-wide business director Hal Bastian, Skid Row resident director “General” Jeff Page and South Park resident director Scott Bytoff. Former DLANC President Russell Brown, who has been off the board for two years, was elected area-wide resident director. New DLANC members include Tina Pellegrino, Travis Kasper, Judith Markoff Hansen and Theodore Nathanson. Five of the

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board’s 28 seats did not have a candidate and will be filled later, Berman said. The Nov. 14 election drew 986 ballots, according to the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment.

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very two years, a team of volunteers canvasses the county to determine the number of people living on the streets. The Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count helps service providers better understand the homeless problem in the region and is a crucial step toward securing federal funds to pay for local services. The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority is trying to register 5,000 volunteers to help with the count that takes place Jan. 29-31. The Downtown count is slated for Jan. 31. To volunteer or to learn more, visit theywillcountwillyou.org.

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EDITORIALS The Joy of Strange Eating

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n Downtown, you can eat some pretty weird things. Think sea urchin and a pot pie made out of a pig’s head. Think popcorn chicken gizzards and alpaca stew and a crispy pig ear.

Depending on your taste preferences you may not always think these sound delicious, but from an economic and community standpoint, they make Downtown Los Angeles pretty appetizing. Perhaps the only thing stranger than these often strange meals is that having this critical mass of edible oddities is good for the Central City and its national and international culinary reputation.

Los Angeles Downtown News last week wrote about a couple dozen of the unusual lunch, dinner and snack options. They are served in a variety of places, from upscale establishments where you can easily spend $100 per person on a full meal (wine included) to holes in the wall where you can walk away without dropping more than a 10-spot (soda included).

Seemingly everywhere you go in Downtown, you can find more than the traditional food fallbacks. Sometimes it’s a new animal, like the paiche, an Amazonian fish. Sometimes it’s an unfamiliar part of a commonly consumed creature, such as a lamb neck.

The number of exciting (though some would say challenging) options has increased significantly over the past few years. The relatively low rents in the Central City have made it a place where a number of young, inventive chefs can follow their own kitchen muse.

Each unexpected offering seems to raise the bar higher.

The number of boundary-pushing food options fits in with the overall growth of Downtown. The residential revolution that began in 2000 drew large numbers of young people not afraid of living in an urban neighborhood. That paved the way for a batch of bar proprietors, and success in that realm convinced a few restaurateurs that they too could find an audience and turn a profit.

Now traditional food establishments have opened the door to those bored by preparing routine three-course meals.

It is in this context that the inventive chefs have come up with their boundary-pushing creations. It is why Ilan Hall has drawn people to The Gorbals for three years, serving them the popcorn chicken gizzards as well as other attention-grabbing dishes such as his baconwrapped matzoh balls. It is why Wurstküche in the Arts District keeps customers coming back for options such as a sausage made with rattlesnake meat. It is why Water Grill is serving sea urchin.

The trend shows no sign of abating. Chef Casey Lane, who was formerly based on the Westside, recently opened The Parish in the Fashion District. His offerings include the pork head pot pie, which features meat from the snout, cheek and ears. Not far away is Artisan House, where one featured appetizer is meatballs made from wild boar.

Now there seems to be a snowball effect, with the adventurous diners spurring the inventive chefs to continue to offer them something new. As this happens, the restaurants stay full, and more people keep coming Downtown.

It’s a recipe for success.

Los Angeles Deserves A Healthy Pension Debate

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here is no fiercer battle right now in Los Angeles than the one concerning altering the pension plan for public employees. Depending on whom you ask, creating a 401(k) style system for new hires will either save the city from tumbling into bankruptcy, or will yank the safety net away from thousands of individuals and cause more economic problems than it solves.

The issue is already heated, and in future weeks it will become even more so. Former Mayor Richard Riordan, who is spearheading and bankrolling the effort, has begun a petition campaign in hopes of placing a measure on the May ballot (the same election in which Los Angeles will choose a mayor from two finalists).

Riordan’s team needs to turn in more than 250,000 valid signatures by early December.

Labor unions are aggressively fighting the proposal and are trying to prevent it from reaching the voting stage. They are sending individuals with clipboards to the same supermarkets and other high-traffic locales where the signature gatherers are working.

We are not yet ready to weigh in on whether drastically altering the pension system is worth supporting or not. Doing so now would be premature, as voters currently have nothing to decide.

However, we do strongly support the debate and the examination of the subject of the pensions of city employees and how they relate to Los Angeles’ fiscal health. We hope in the coming weeks and, if the measure qualifies, the coming months that Angelenos will get a clear picture of what is at stake. Although the process will grow increasingly testy and rhetoric will fly, we think the talk is necessary — defining the facts and identifying potential savings and risks should prove helpful.

The spark for the debate is Los Angeles’ beleaguered budget, where a structural deficit means the city starts each fiscal year about $200 million in the red. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, the City Council and the public employee unions have for years sought to tackle the matter; that has resulted in layoffs and tax increases, with more of each threatened. Clearly, the numbers simply don’t work for the financial health of the city. Until the budget can be shored up, we’ll continue to hear credible threats of job losses and reductions in services, including in the realm of public safety.

Like almost every government, the city of Los Angeles’ highest expense is its employees, most of whom we believe are hardworking individuals who care about their jobs and the place they work.

For a variety of reasons the cost of paying for their retirement has soared in the past decade. That along with the hit the city took in the recession makes it difficult to ensure that these people receive the benefits they were guaranteed while also keeping the services the city delivers at a consistent level.

Riordan has been sounding the drumbeat about a potential municipal bankruptcy for several years. His initiative, titled the Campaign to Save Los Angeles, maintains that paying for employees’ pensions will take a $2 billion bite out of the city’s general fund by 2017. Hence the businessman-turned-politician’s calls for swift and serious changes.

Labor leaders challenge the claim that shifting to a 401(k) style system for new employees will achieve the savings that Riordan promises. Instead, they assert that short-term costs will actually rise, and that any savings would occur decades from now, if it all.

It is hard to figure out which aspects of each side are right.

Predictably, traditional business groups are championing Riordan’s initiative, while left-leaning interests are siding with the unions. The top candidates to replace Villaraigosa also are divided.

This chasm over the impacts of changing the current system is precisely why the matter deserves an in-depth public airing, one that results in verifiable facts and figures. We need to hear not only from the sides with their spin, but also from trustworthy experts. If ever there were an opportunity for nonpartisan organizations and think tanks to examine the data and weigh in with clear, unbiased studies, this is it.

This is one of the most important subjects regarding the future health of Los Angeles. What happens between now and May (starting with if the measure even qualifies for the ballot) will impact Los Angeles’ economy and budget for years, if not decades.

The voters and city stakeholders deserve a robust dialogue over this important matter. Hopefully, as much as possible, this means facts, not just emotion and attack ads.

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A Vote for the Streetcar Is a Vote for Downtown’s Future Ballot Deadline for Project That Will Make Downtown More Walkable and Secure Is Approaching

by Shiraz Tangri

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A Streetcar, Inc. thanks Los Angeles Downtown News for its editorial recommending that Downtown residents vote Yes on the Streetcar ballot (“Downtown Streetcar: Good Project, Terrible Process,” Nov. 12). With the upcoming Dec. 3 election deadline, we want to take this opportunity to remind registered voters GUEST OPINION

to turn in their ballots as soon as possible. By doing so, Downtown residents will help turn into reality a transit project that will make Downtown a better place for everyone.

Over the last couple of months, the Streetcar team has worked hard to get Downtown residents educated about the project, including its costs and benefits. The Streetcar will not only reduce traffic congestion and air emissions, it will promote a healthy, pedestrian-friendly Downtown by making our streets more walkable and secure. By making other transit options more accessible, the Streetcar will help more customers reach Downtown businesses and bring new jobs, housing and entertainment options to the city center. The Streetcar will connect Downtown’s major destinations like L.A. Live, the Civic Center and the Historic Core. Plus, streetcars have demonstrated success as an economic development tool, and the project would bring new investors to growth areas like Broadway, South Park and the Fashion District. An AECOM study of the project estimates that the $125 million investment to build the Streetcar will attract $1 billion in new investment to Downtown.

We are thrilled that literally thousands of Downtowners took the time to learn about the proposed Streetcar by attending events and exploring our website. The enthusiasm

for the project was epitomized by our Taste of Streetcar event at the Cooper Design space, where approximately 1,000 Downtowners showed up to sample food and drink from 20 establishments located on or near the Streetcar route.

We were also proud to host the first movie night at the new Grand Park, which brought out hundreds of Downtown families.

By hosting more than a dozen public meetings in the last two months, the Streetcar team was able to help Downtown residents understand the need to create a local funding source for the project. Local funding has been a necessary component of every modern streetcar system built in the U.S. The proposed Community Facilities District (CFD) allows us to secure a bond of up to $85 million, which will provide $62.5 million in construction costs for the streetcar. With the local funding secured, Streetcar will look to government sources for the remaining $62.5 million in estimated construction costs, as well as the annual operating costs.

The Streetcar team worked with Downtown stakeholders over the last several years to agree on a funding mechanism that fairly shares the costs between all Downtown property owners — commercial and residential. Our goal was to keep the private sector contribution as affordable as possible and to leverage that local funding to maximize the available government dollars. The Streetcar team also worked hard to protect property owners by insisting on conditions that will ensure that the local funding tax will not be levied unless and until the remainder of construction funding and a long-term operation plan are in place, and the project passes environmental muster.

While we understand some commercial property owners would have preferred to take the final vote on the CFD, the voting mechanism was dictated by state law. California law

requires that if 12 or more registered voters reside in an area where a CFD tax will be placed, the vote must be of registered voters, just as it would for a school or park bond, or other public infrastructure funding. To remove all registered voters from the entire CFD area would have meant “spot assessments” to avoid residential buildings which contained registered voters, with the result of taxing similar parcels in entirely different ways. This would have been unfair, and would significantly increase taxes on the commercial property owners.

The Streetcar team is grateful for the support we have received from Downtown stakeholders big and small, including AEG, LBA Realty, IDS Real Estate, EVOQ Properties, Brookfield Properties, Williams & Dame, Jade Enterprises, ANJAC Fashion Buildings, Delson Investments, Korean Air/ Wilshire Grand, Ace Hotel, Shomof Pacific Investments, the Yellin Company, Watermarke Properties, Forest City Development, Xyvest Holdings, Shy Properties, the Afshani family, the Hearst Corporation, Downtown Properties and numerous others who collectively represent billions of dollars worth of private investment in Downtown. We also appreciate the efforts of the Historic Core, Downtown Center, Fashion District and South Park business improvement districts in moving Streetcar forward. Of course, the private sector is grateful for the guidance and work on the project by the City, Metro and our other government agency partners, as well as the leadership of 14th District City Councilman José Huizar.

Streetcar has worked hard with its private and public sector supporters to develop a high quality project that will benefit all of Downtown. It’s time for the residents to do their part — by voting Yes on the Streetcar CFD — so we can take the next step and make the project a reality.

Shiraz Tangri is general counsel of LA Streetcar, Inc.

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The highlight of the evening may have come from Jeff Daniels, who appears with Fonda in the HBO series “The Newsroom.” He wrote an original song about her which, in addition to mentioning many of her film roles, referenced her workout videos, with the refrain “abs, buns and thighs.”

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Skid Row’s Toilet Travails Some Area Leaders Ask for More Public Restrooms; Cops Counter That Facilities Are Crime Magnets

by Ryan Vaillancourt staff writer

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n the spring, the County Department of Public Health ordered the city to remedy a litany of health code violations in Skid Row. The report, which paved the way for a major area cleanup effort, included a recommendation to install more public toilets.

It may have seemed like an obvious solution, considering that the county’s May 21 report confirmed what many people already knew about Skid Row: human waste proliferates on the neighborhood’s poverty stricken sidewalks.

The city ultimately opted not to install the toilets, in part because local police officials consider the public restrooms to be magnets for illegal activity. Instead, the city devised a semi-regular program for comprehensive street cleaning.

The county signed off on the maintenance regimen, deeming the city “substantially in compliance” with the public health codes on Aug. 22.

But some local activists insist that the county had it right initially, when it recommended adding more automated public toilets, or APTs. The city currently maintains five APTs in Skid Row (there are others in Downtown, including one at Fifth and Hill streets near Pershing Square Metro).

Two of the Skid Row APTs are open 24 hours per day. The other three are open from 6 a.m.-6 p.m.

“Skid Row goes on 24 hours,” said “General” Jeff Page, who represents Skid Row on the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council. “You can’t say it’s dangerous on one hand and then say there’s too much waste on the streets on the other hand.”

Central Division police officials have long seen public toilets not as a basic resource for the area’s homeless population, but as a haven for criminals. Shortly after the LAPD launched the Safer Cities Initiative in 2006, adding 50 extra cops to Skid Row and cracking down on low-level offenses, port-a-potties were removed from the area.

The plastic facilities had been largely taken over by pimps and drug dealers, said Senior Lead Officer Deon Joseph, who patrols the area. Some had been co-opted as de-facto apartments. In other instances, he said, people were charged a fee to use the toilets for their intended purpose.

APTs, where the doors automatically open after 20 minutes, only slightly improved matters, he said.

“The automated toilets are a better alternative, but we’re still having the same issues,” Joseph said. “In the one over by the Union Rescue Mission [on San Pedro Street], we have the darnedest time trying to stop the heroin addicts from shooting up in there. They know they can go in there for 20 minutes.”

Healthier Streets The county’s report came at the request of the city. The city had been fighting a federal injunction that stipulates that public workers cannot seize and destroy apparently abandoned items from Skid Row sidewalks.

The injunction was made to protect the property of the homeless. However, city lawyers argued that it was preventing necessary cleaning and leading to a public health crisis.

City officials asked for the county report partly to officially confirm the crisis. As a legal strategy, it didn’t work — the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the injunction in September.

Instead, the report prompted a comprehensive cleaning of the streets via what was dubbed Operation Healthy Streets.

Crews disinfected and power washed the streets and sidewalks, collecting needles and scrubbing waste for 10 days.

The city is now conducting similar cleanings on a quarterly basis. Occasional “spot cleanings” take place as needed, said Michelle Vargas, a spokeswoman for the city Department of Public Works.

After an inspection in August, the county reported a 91% reduction in the instances of feces observed on sidewalks.

Still, some local stakeholders have scoffed at the notion that the area is significantly cleaner.

“The county says the city is ‘in compliance,’ but that’s hogwash,” said Manuel Compito, a Skid Row advocate who leads a volunteer group that regularly cleans the streets. He has recently lodged requests with the local City Council office and the LAPD for more public toilets.

“There’s still trash all over the place,” Compito said.

Max Cee, who was recently elected to serve as the area-wide homeless director for DLANC, is also among those calling for more toilets.

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has been hailed as a success by officials in that city. The so-called Portland Loo has slats in the bottom and top of the minimalist metal enclosure, so users have partial but not complete privacy.

For now, the city is not considering adding more toilets, Vargas said.

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Calling All Cars Seven Things to Know About the Los Angeles Auto Show

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owntown Los Angeles this week will once again be the focus of the automotive world. On Friday, Nov. 30, the 105th Los Angeles Auto Show parks at the Convention Center. It runs through Dec. 9.

The 10-day event is expected to draw about 920,000 people, a 22% increase over the past two years. Brendan Flynn, director of communications for the Auto Show, credits the jump to a healthier carmaker industry, which saw its highest sales in 2012 since a downturn in the economy four years ago.

The show will include more than 1,000 vehicles from major manufacturers such as Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, GMC, Chevrolet, BMW and Honda. There will also be futuristic concept cars as well as a kids’ area.

Here are seven things to know about the 2012 Auto Show.

First Look: Nearly 50 vehicle debuts are planned for the Downtown event. Twentyfour cars will get their world premiere, and 25 will make their North American debut. The latter include luxury sedans such as the 2013 Acura RLX and the Jaguar F-TYPE convertible sports car. Also making a North American debut will be two new Mini models: the Clubvan, a compact van, and the Paceman, a two-door version of the company’s Countryman.

Green Machines: Electric, hybrid and alternative vehicles have been a staple of the Auto Show for years now. The focus continues this

week with 24 electric models, about a dozen clean diesel vehicles and 20 cars that get 40 miles per gallon or more. It’s clear why green machines are such an important part of the show — according to AutoTrader.com, the total shopper interest for alternative fuel and highly fuel-efficient models is up 54% in 2012. Electric debuts will include the Fiat 500 and the Ford Focus Electric.

Big Competition: A highlight of the show is the Green Car Journal’s Green Car of the Year award. The five finalists are the Dodge Dart Aero, Ford C-MAX, Ford Fusion, Mazda CX-5 SkyACTIV and the Toyota Prius c.

Although the Dodge Dart and Mazda CX-5 are powered by traditional gas engines, they qualified because of their efficiency. “There’s been a great advancement in fuel efficiency with traditional four-cylinder cars, the old school combustion engines,” Flynn said.

Hands On: It’s fun to look at shiny new cars.

Fortunately, the Auto Show offers plenty of opportunities to touch the rides. Opening the doors, sitting inside, messing with the knobs and pretending to drive a new car is a big part of the fun. It turns out, letting people do this is also a smart move. Flynn said that according to their studies, 50% of Auto Show attendees will purchase a vehicle within the next year. He also said 72% of visitors will add a vehicle to their list based on their experience with that car at the show.

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perience will go beyond just sitting in a car — they’ll get to drive. The popular test drives are returning this year, with Fiat, Dodge, Kia, VW and Ford all opening the doors, without the oppressive salesman. “It’s not a highpressure situation,” Flynn said. But sorry 4x4 enthusiasts, the cool Land Rover drive course, which had steep dirt hills and long lines last year, won’t be back in 2012.

Kid Friendly: The L.A. Auto Show attracts plenty of people who are way too young to drive. Fortunately, they get to have a good time too. The Kid’s Fun Zone is in Kentia Hall and will be open during the weekend days of the show from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. It has bounce houses, video games, arts and crafts and a face painter.

Cop Cars: The future of police vehicles may be decided this year at the Auto Show. As part of the annual LA Auto Show Design

Challenge, designers from Honda, BMW, GM, Mercedes-Benz and Subaru created their version of what a law enforcement vehicle will look like in the year 2025. BMW came up with the E-Patrol, a two-passenger car that can deploy an air drone and a single wheel drone while in pursuit of a suspect on crowded Los Angeles streets. Subaru designers imagined that in 2025, highways over the ocean will link the Hawaiian Islands. To patrol “Paradise Highway,” they came up with the Subaru Highway Automated Response Concept. The SHARC is a zero-emission unmanned vehicle that can operate 24 hours a day.

The Los Angeles Auto Show runs Nov. 30Dec. 9 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 S. Figueroa St. Admission is $12, free for kids 12 and under. More information at laautoshow.com.

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ast Bite: French chef Ludovic Lefebvre made our tummies sad when, instead of opening a restaurant in Downtown like he had hoped, he opted instead to set up a permanent spot in Hollywood. Fortunately, he’s saying goodbye the right way. Last week he announced that LudoBites Ten, the “grand finale” of his pop-up restaurants, where he moves into a space for a few weeks and then shuts down, will return to Gram & Papa’s in the Fashion District. Dinners will be served on weekdays from Dec. 4-21.

The final LudoBites will feature some of the most popular dishes from past events.

Tickets will be sold through a lottery system on Urbanspoon.com starting at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 28.

Gram & Papas is at 227 E. Ninth St. Reservations at urbanspoon.com. n Release the Beast: After serving as host for the pop-up restaurant Test Kitchen for the past month, Bestia in the Arts District was scheduled to open its doors on Friday, Nov. 23 (after Los Angeles Downtown News went to press).

The 4,100-square-foot Italian joint from restaurateur Bill Chait (Rivera, among others), chef Ori Menashe and pastry chef Genevieve Gergis is in the 7+Bridge residential complex. Dishes include grilled

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octopus, cured meats, hand-rolled fusilli with braised goat and a grilled half-hen.

Diners got a peek at Bestia during Test Kitchen, when an ever-changing lineup of notable chefs did time, among them Walter Manzke, Neal Fraser and Travis Chase. A Bestia preview menu served during the Test Kitchen run included items such as house made salumi, grilled sardines and whole suckling pig roasted in the restaurant’s wood-fired oven.

At 2121 E. Seventh Place or bestiala.com. n Waiting for Figaro: If there is one thing hungry Angelenos have learned over the years, it’s to treat a restaurant’s opening date with a huge mound of salt. The latest establishment to deal with a debut delay is the massive Figaro Broadway. Yoann Mgaieth, whose family owns the upcoming French eatery as well as the original Figaro in Los Feliz, said problems with the kitchen equipment have pushed back the first meals from October. Instead, he’s hoping for a Dec. 3 “soft opening,” with a grand opening event about a month later. The $2 million restaurant has a 9,000-square-foot ground floor, an 8,600-square-foot upper level and seating for more than 500 people. The restaurant at 618 S. Broadway will also have patio dining, an on-site bakery, a bar, deli and a lounge with live music.

At 618 S. Broadway or figarobistrot.com.

n Om Yeah: You may resemble a goldfish looking for food when you say Om Nom over and over again, but if you go to the new Om Nom, it’ll be good for you. The convenience store that sells organic and natural products opened on the ground floor of the Eastern Columbia Building this month. In addition to organic groceries, it offers prepared meals such as a Thai chicken wrap, chicken Caesar salad and a vegan toasted quinoa salad.

At 849 S. Broadway, (213) 489-3663 or omnomorganics.com. n Chicken Talk: Why did the chicken cross the road? To be part of the chicken and beer special at The Parish. Chef Casey

Lane’s English gastropub in the Fashion District is all about the chicken this fall, with new dishes featuring America’s favorite bird. On the menu this week is the Bishop’s Roast, a $75 dinner that serves four people. It’s a whole roasted chicken cooked in the restaurant’s new rotisserie and comes with ratatouille and a “growler,” which is a half-gallon jug of Black Market Contraband beer. On Sunday and Monday nights, Lane is serving his fried chicken entree for $25. It comes with Brussels sprouts.

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AEG Value Continued from page 1 Based on those estimates, the Marriott clocks in at $329.2 million and the Ritz at $49.2 million, for a total of $378.4 million.

However, there are arguments for valuing the hotels higher. First, the Downtown establishments command higher room rates than the San Diego buildings. The lowest J.W. Marriott rate on three random future dates (two separate weekend nights and one midweek date) averages about $309. That’s 80% higher than the lowest average rate at the Bayfront on the same nights and 48% higher than the Manchester.

“In hotel valuation it’s all about rate,” Reay said.

AEG will also expect a premium on the hotels for its 25-year city hotel tax break, which is worth an estimated $246 million, or about $10 million per year. If the higher room rates and the tax incentive translate to a 15% premium, the hotels’ value rises to $435.2 million.

Unsold Ritz-Carlton Residences, $154.2 million: The Ritz-Carlton Residences are 224 luxury condominiums that sit on the upper floors of the 54-story building that looms above L.A. Live. Since opening in 2009, 138 units have been sold and 14 more are in escrow, leaving 72 condos on the market. The average price per square foot of sales in the building since January is $836. Among 16 closed sales since January, the average price was $1.7 million.

Ritz and AEG representatives would not provide detailed information on the unsold units, but real estate sources familiar with the available inventory said that the remaining condos include several penthouses. So

far, two penthouses have sold, for prices of $8.55 million and $5.22 million. One penthouse on the market is listed at $9.3 million. If there are six penthouses among the available units, and their average value is $7 million, collectively they would be worth $42 million. For the remaining 66 nonpenthouse units, which again have traded at an average price of $1.7 million, the collective value would be $112.2 million. That puts the total value for the unsold condos at $154.2 million.

L.A. Live, Including Regal Cinemas, Club Nokia and the Nokia Theatre, $1.1 billion: A source with knowledge of AEG financial results said the sprawling entertainment and office campus has about $55 million in annual operating profits. The venues and buildings that comprise the complex include the Regal Cinemas, the adjacent West Garage, the 2,300-seat Club Nokia, the 7,100-seat Nokia Theatre and two buildings with office space over restaurants and entertainment venues. The East Garage has 774 additional parking stalls.

Revenue comes from the parking, rent paid by commercial and office tenants, and fees from advertisers to display their logos on L.A. Live’s 140,000 square feet of static and digital billboard space. If the entire campus were sold as a single package at a 5% capitalization rate (a common metric in commercial real estate that reflects earnings as a percentage of property cost or value), then the price tag would come out to $1.1 billion.

AEG never revealed the construction cost of its state-of-the-art Regal Cinemas Stadium 14. But according to the most recent appraisal conducted by the Los Angeles County Tax Assessor, the property is worth $100.3 million. The West Garage, immediately south of the Regal Cinemas, is worth $117.1 mil-

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lion, according to the Assessor. The nearly 1 million-square-foot facility, which serves the movie theater and other L.A. Live venues, includes 2,667 parking spaces, most of which are spread among three subterranean levels.

That translates to roughly $43,907 per space.

L.A. Live also has five floors of office space in two buildings. The structure that houses ESPN’s television studios measures 117,641 square feet. The larger building, which is home to the Grammy Museum as well as AEG and Herbalife’s corporate offices, measures 415,197 square feet. Both

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stadium or have a deal with an NFL team. All they own is the right to build a stadium that is estimated to cost $1.2 billion. They also have in place a $700 million naming rights deal over 30 years with Farmers Insurance. Is the naming rights deal worth $700 million to a new owner? Only if they build the stadium on the city-owned land. Given the lack of a team so far, the total estimate assumes a $0 value for the NFL deal.

Staples Center, $1.34 billion: When AEG opened Staples Center in 1999, it was widely reported that the construction cost was $375 million. The L.A. County Tax Assessor’s evaluation, however, pegged the building cost at $313 million. The Assessor’s total valuation of Staples Center is $336.3 million, a figure that accounts for the land value. That number, however, was reported in 1999 and does not reflect the arena’s market value.

According to a 2010 Forbes analysis, Staples Center was the most lucrative North American sports arena in 2009, in part be-

cause of the $300 million it did in annual sports revenue. Staples holds about 148 regular and pre-season hockey and basketball games a year between the four resident teams (Kings, Lakers, Clippers and Sparks). Then there are the playoffs.

AEG officials have repeatedly said that the arena hosts about 250 events a year. This includes everything from the sports contests to Justin Bieber concerts to the X Games.

A source familiar with AEG’s financial results said the arena last year had operating profits of $67 million. If the property were to trade at a 5% capitalization rate, Staples Center would be worth $1.34 billion.

AEG Live/Goldenvoice/AXS Ticketing, $854.7 million: AEG Live is the company’s 12-year-old concert promotion company, which is second in the industry only to Live Nation Entertainment. Live Nation, which is a public company, has a market capitalizasee AEG Value, page 12

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AEG Live, which is private, is a smaller company, but it is unclear how its SPOTLIGHT value compares ON to its chief competitor. So far this year, Live Nation has sold 18.2 million tickets to its slate of international venues, compared to the 6.7 million tickets sold by)HMXSVMEP JSV EHZIVXMWIVW MW AEG Live, according to concert industry trade publication Pollstar.

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November complex that it was never performed from someone passed me on the stairs and said, ‘It it wasn’t until about Starts five years later that15the Murphy has not yet seen an entire producstart to finish until its premiere in a tiny, un- looks like you just gave birth.’” company did its initial significant work, stag- tion of Gatz, but he believes ERS has proved heated theater during a snowstorm.

Murphy has been in talks about Gatz with ing the first half of the show in rehearsals. itself as one of the most engaging experimenClocking in at nearly eight hours, Gatz is ERS for eight years, while the company strug- As the play took shape, ERS hit snags with tal companies in the country. He hopes to the complete, word-for-word recitation of gled to obtain the rights to use Fitzgerald’s acquiring the rights. build a relationship with ERS similar to the Check Our Website Listings LADowntownNews.com F. Scott Fitzgerald’s seminal 1925 novel The book, and then to tour it. Ironically, the longfor Full The Movie legal issues were eventually resolved, one REDCAT has with The Wooster Group.

Great Gatsby. The brainchild of company process to bring the show to Downtown Los but Collins still faced the challenge of how to That lauded company, also headquartered artistic director John Collins — by way of Angeles has paid off. stage Fitzgerald’s lengthy narration, particu- in New York, has been a frequent visitor to a purposefully off-putting stunt by the late “In a way the delay has become a blessing,” larly in a crucial, highly emotional scene.

Downtown is recent years, making REDCAT comedian Andy Kaufman — Gatz was origi- Murphy said. “It has become an international “The stakes are so high, and everything a sort of West Coast second home. nally suggested as a four-week, one time run. sensation. The press has branded it a major that’s been going on in the book is coming Murphy thinks the timing is right for What Collins and company didn’t expect theatrical event.” to a head,” Collins explained. “Yet, we’re still building up the relationship. was for Gatz to become a hit, and not only Try Something New moving through it with all of this narration “We are approaching our 10th birthday, so with the avant-garde crowd. Ben Brantley of The nearly universal praise is unusual for interrupting. To make these very serious, I have been thinking back on important mos the New York Times in 2010 called thento play whose artistic inspiration is to try deeply emotional things happen while still ments in our relatively short time,” Murphy wnNewCollins, om/L.A.Dow .c k o o b ce “the most remarkable Fa achievement in theater something new simply to see if it can be done. reading a novel is challenging.” said. “There are many artists we feature that not only of this year but also of this decade.”

He said he fell in love with The Great Gatsby, Even with its complexities, ERS member are not household names by any stretch of The praise reached REDCAT executive and its story built around Nick Carraway and Susie Sokol said theStarts rehearsals for Gatz21 were the imagination. So it’s important to have November director Mark Murphy, who after a few years Daisy Buchanan, when he read it for the first actually easier than for other shows, where some projects that have a proven identity of waiting has landed Gatz for nine perfor- time, simply for the prose. Then his mind there might not be a complete idea, let alone and cachet that helps you establish yourself. I mances, beginning Wednesday, Nov. 28. went to work. a script. think distinctive projects help do that.

Tickets far exceed typical REDCAT prices, in “What made me want to make a play out The process for coming up with ERS ideas “I believe, based on responses elsewhere, part because of the length and also because of it was I recognized the challenge of get-forisFull organic, and it’s the way Collins has worked that this will be one of those projects.”

Check Our Website Movie Listings LADowntownNews.com the physical demands of the show mean the ting a novel on stage and to keep it in its full since founding the company in 1991. The Gatz runs Nov 28-Dec. 9 at REDCAT, 631 13-member company will not perform more form,” Collins said. “That idea seemed crazy first show, Mr. Antipyrene, Fire Extinguisher, W. Second St., (213) 237-2800 or redcat.org.

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Getting the Last Laugh Comedy Club From SNL Alum Gains a New Name And Returns to an Old Home

by Richard Guzmán city editor

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t hasn’t always been all laughs at the Downtown Comedy Club.

Launched in 2007 by original “Saturday Night Live” cast member Garrett Morris and his business partner Kevin Garnier at the Historic Core’s Alexandria Hotel, the club was a pioneer in Downtown comedy, with shows almost every weekend during its first year.

The stability was short-lived, as over the next four years

the club jumped from place to place, with stops at the Kyoto restaurant in the Wilshire Grand, the Downtown Marriott and, most recently, The Exchange on Gallery Row. Now it’s back where it all started. On Nov. 8, the rechristened Garrett Morris’ Downtown Blues & Comedy Club opened in the King Eddie Ballroom on the second floor of the Alexandria Hotel. With space for about 300 people, shows take place every Thursday-Saturday night.

In separate interviews, Morris and Garnier spoke with photo by Gary Leonard

Kevin Garnier (right) and original “Saturday Night Live” cast member Garrett Morris launched the Downtown Comedy Club in 2007. The duo just moved the club to the Alexandria Hotel.

Los Angeles Downtown News about the new venue and their money back guarantee.

Los Angeles Downtown News: What are your plans now that you have a new home?

Garrett Morris: We want to make the Downtown Blues & Comedy Club — and remember it’s blues and comedy — one of the biggest venues for that kind of a thing.

Kevin Garnier: We want to make the place like a “Cheers” sort of club. We want Downtowners to feel like this is their club.

Q: Why the mix of blues and comedy?

Garnier: We think that makes it unique. We don’t think that standup comedy in and of itself is unique. It’s also a throwback to the way comedy clubs used to be. There always used to be a live band, a house band that would bring the comics on and off and after the show the band would play. It would be a complete sensory entertainment experience.

Q: Why does your club have such a strong connection with Downtown?

Morris: Downtown is building up. It’s exciting and we want to be a part of it.

Garnier: It makes it easier for people to know where we are. The Garrett Morris Downtown Blues & Comedy Club is in Downtown and we always wanted to be associated with Downtown. We love Downtown, the good, the bad and the ugly.

Q: Why did you leave the Alexandria in the first place?

Morris: There were some, you know, differences of opinion with the hotel, but now we’ve come together.

Garnier: We had canvassed at least 30-40 different places five or six years ago trying to find a home. And when we went to the Alexandria it wasn’t the best place in the world. It was the first place that said yes. But we couldn’t be any happier to be back.

Q: You moved around a lot. Did you ever consider shutting down for good?

Garnier: No. We had everything thrown at us that the finest business schools could not prepare you for. This is a dream of Garrett’s and mine and when you have a dream you realize there are going to be curveballs, but you just go with it. In the early days we didn’t have the people in Downtown that could sustain our business.

Q: What’s different this time? What’s going to make this your permanent home?

Garnier: I’ve learned to never say permanent. Someone once told me that since we moved around so much we needed to register our business license at the DMV. So what’s going to make this one last? Well, I think the commitment from the hotel, and the fact that we have learned so much about Downtown in the last five years that I think we know how to connect with Downtown. And there are more people living here. We also still have our money back guarantee.

Q: If I don’t laugh I get my money back?

Garnier: If you come up to me or Garrett and say, “Man, this show sucked,” we will give you your money back, from parking to drinks to what you paid. We’ve only had to do that once in the history of the club. The comedian shall remain nameless, but it was here at the Alexandria and he was having a tough night. There were probably 100 people in the room and by the time he finished his set only two people were left. We gave everyone their money back. No one even had to ask, it was that bad. I’m still crying over handing back all those $20 bills.

Garrett Morris’ Downtown Blues & Comedy Club is at 501 S. Spring St., (213) 841-3940 or bluesandcomedy.com.

Contact Richard Guzmán at richard@downtownnews.com.

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SPONSORED LISTINGS Downtown On Ice Pershing Square, 532 S. Olive St., (213) 8474970 or laparks.org/pershingsquare.

Through Jan. 21: Downtown on Ice returns, positing a patch of frozen water in an unlikely, but very welcome spot: Pershing Square. The seasonal facility has skates for rental for $2, with skate sessions costing $6. There will be an array of special events and programming at the rink for the next two months, including regular lunchtime concerts starting Dec. 17 and running through Jan 6.

Nov. 27, 4 p.m.: “It’s Christmas, Snoopy” is a special performance by cast members from the Snoopy on Ice show at Knott’s Berry Farm.

Watch as the famous beagle and his friends search for the true meaning of Christmas.

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Tuesday, November 27 Bill Maher at Aloud Mark Taper Auditorium, Central Library, 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7500 or lfla.org.

7:15 p.m.: HBO host and polarizing political figure Bill Maher joins Pulitzer Prize winning presidential historian Jon Meacham in a talk entitled “From Jefferson to Obama: The Art of Politics and Power.”

WedNesday, November 28 SCI-Arc Lecture Series SCI-Arc, 960 E. Third St., (213) 613 2200 or sciarc.edu.

7 p.m.: Neil Denari discusses the architectural ramifications of “Facticity.” So, if you’re into that sort of thing…

suNday, december 2 Holiday Celebration California African American Museum, 600 State Dr., (213) 744-7432 and caamuseum.org.

1-5 p.m.: Encompassing Kwanzaa, Christmas and Hanukkah, the museum hosts a rousing seasonal kick-off open to all.

Sunday Studio at MOCA MOCA, 250 S. Grand Ave., (213) 626-6222 or moca.org.

1 p.m.: The first Sunday of every month finds the Museum of Contemporary Art opening its doors for lectures, art conversations and community engagement.

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Thursday, November 29 Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey at Aloud Mark Taper Auditorium, Central Library, 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7500 or lfla.org.

7:15 p.m.: Natasha Trethewey’s recent meditation Beyond Katrina and her prolific catalogue of work are on intellectual display.

Friday, November 30 Amy Gerstler at Last Bookstore Last Bookstore, 453 S. Spring St., (213) 488-0599 or lastbookstorela.com.

7:30 p.m.: Direct from USC comes poet, essayist and journalist Amy Gerstler.

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

Nov. 27: Wooooweee, it’s the Wee Trio.

Nov. 28: Michael Dessen, Chris Tordini and Dan Weiss. That’s also a trio.

Nov. 29-Dec. 1: Kneebody.

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

Nov. 26, 8 p.m.: It’s your final chance to see the November residents, the dynamic duo In the Valley Below.

Nov. 27, 7:30 p.m.: Rich notes of introspection and warm ensemble play color Coby Brown’s music.

Nov. 28, 8 p.m.: With an alt-country backbeat and a happy indie vibe, Rah Rah has confirmed split personality disorder.

Nov. 29, 7:30 p.m.: Grease up your hair and finish that sleeve tattoo, Motordrone is coming to town.

Nov. 30, 8 p.m.: It’s Vinyl Williams — lush psychedelic rock from a man named Lionel.

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

Nov. 29, 10 p.m.: HM Soundsystem presents

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R t f h nue cast. T tures of carols. A roup.org n g g e s n porti l misadv Christma tertheatre a n c i d e s e c mu er-play 772 or v 2 o , trite 213) 628 ( Ave., On Thursday, Nov. 29, the Mayan Theatre becomes a repository of all things good and wonderful from the canon of classic rock. The concert dubbed “Raiding the Rock Vault” is a staged review of what its organizers term the “greatest set list ever.” The chronological study of the gods of rock features selections from The Who, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones and more. Moreover, the theatrical interpretation is built around an all-star band featuring former members of Heart, Deep Purple, Guns n’ Roses, Asia and Quiet Riot. It’s a four-decade trip, so grab a beer and strap on in. Remember to fall asleep on your tummy so you can wake up the next day like a well-rested Robert Plant and not like Keith Moon.

At 1038 S. Hill St., (213) 746-4673 or clubmayan.com.

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Continued from previous page Broader Than Broadway, a variety electro act.

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

Nov. 30, 10 p.m.: The Health Club’s sweet and tangy rock sound is the most entertaining thing we’ve seen perform in a basement since Buffalo Bill danced to “Goodbye Horses.”

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

Nov. 30, 7:30 and 11 p.m.: If Shaquille O’Neal’s All Star Comedy Jam is half as funny as Shazam unintentionally was, it’ll be a big hit.

Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m.: Some talented vocal chords roll into town with the 22nd Annual Divas Simply Singing event.

Escondite 410 Boyd St., (213) 626-1800 or theescondite.com.

Nov. 26, 10 p.m.: The Get Down Boys bring a little down home banjo pluck to Bluegrass Monday.

Nov. 27, 10 p.m.: Boom Boom Boom and resident bartender/ivory tickler Bunny West.

Nov. 28, 9 p.m.: Ampersands abound with Foxy and the Sound and Fiddle & Pine.

Nov. 29, 9 p.m.: Yonatan and Michael Starr and his band crowd the corner stage.

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he Firecracker club heats things up every Friday atop the Quon Brothers’ Grand Star. Start the evening at the latter, where the lapu lapus are wicked strong. There’s usually a good jazz trio. Upstairs you’ll find the hip-hop and pop haven known as Firecracker, a longtime dance club with good music and an eclectic, lively crowd. Sing your heart out on karaoke Thursdays.

At 943 Sun Mun Way, (213) 626-2285 or grandstarjazzclub.com.

Nov. 30, 9 p.m.: Blues Friday with Johnny Moezzi and Trevor Menear.

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

Nov. 30, 9 p.m.: Awakening with Sied Van Riel.

Dec. 1, 10 p.m.: Rebecca and Fiona: Luscious Jackson haircuts and turntables.

Nokia Theater 777 Chick Hearn Court, (213) 763-6020 or nokiatheatrelalive.com.

Nov. 29, 8 p.m.: The night promises to be silky smooth with Prince Royal and Frankie J. Dec. 1, 6 p.m.: The KIIS FM Jingle Ball night one

lineup features Taylor Swift, Ne-Yo, Ellie Goulding, OneRepublic, the Jonas Brothers and Sammy Adams.

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

Nov. 28: Vintage rockabilly lo-fi from RT n the 44s.

Redwood Bar and Grill 316 W. Second St., (213) 652-4444 or theredwoodbar.com.

Nov. 26: Luna Moth, Gihant, Blackwater Juke Box. Nov. 27: The Ugly Kids, The Blood Hounds, Bad Cop/Bad Cop and Nature’s Son.

Nov. 28: Don Juan Y Los Blancos and Frantic Rock.

Nov. 29: Mr. Elevator and the Brain Hotel, The Love Dimension, Black Feet Braves and Plant Tribe.

Nov. 30: Former Lazy Cowgirls bossman Patt Todd and The Rankoutsiders, along with the The Blackerbys, The Amadans and Paper Hearts.

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

Nov. 26: Darryl Holter, a man of the people, teams up with Fleeting Heart for a night of roots rock Americana music.

Nov. 27: Sell the house, sell the car, sell the kids

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

Nov. 29, 9 p.m.: From game console to silver screen, it’s Mass Effect: Paragon Lost.

Nov. 30-Dec. 6, 6 p.m.: A 7-year-old girl takes her 2-year-old brother on a voyage of change and fantasy in Crazy and Thief.

Nov. 30, Dec. 6, 7:15 p.m.: Addicted to Fame is the story of the making of Anna Nicole Smith’s final film.

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. Regal Cinemas LA Live 1000 W. Olympic Blvd., (877) 835-5734 or lalive.com.

See website for schedule.

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

Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 8 p.m. and Dec. 2, 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.,

CLASSICAL MUSIC Friday, November 30 Salonen Conducts Lutoslawski Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., (323) 850-2000 or laphil.com.

Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 8 p.m. and Dec. 2, 2 p.m.: To celebrate the centennial of influential 20th century

A CIVIL DEFENSE The Paintings of Estaño (Philip Stein) Exhibition October 20 - December 31

Take My Picture • 860 S. Broadway @ 9th St., Los Angeles, CA 90014 M. & W.-F. 10am-2:45pm, Tue. 10am-1:45pm, Weekends open by appointment info@takemypicture.com • 213.622.2256

composer Witold Lutoslawski’s birth, former L.A. Phil Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen comes back to lead the symphony in two of the luminary’s pieces. They are paired with Beethoven’s King Stephen Overture and Symphony No. 2.

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

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

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

Ongoing: The FIDM Museum presents an exceptional collection of fragrance, cosmetics, and ephemera from the house of Lucien Lelong. This group of objects was graciously donated by Monique Fink, wife of artist Peter Fink, who worked for Monsieur Lelong as package designer and interior decorator.

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

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

Through Dec. 30: Shared Thread finds CAAM hosting local artists Charla Puryear, Nikki Presley, Duane Paul, Michael Massenburg, Pam Douglas and Tanya Aguinga.

Through Jan. 20: Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War is African American Military Portraits, a collection of wet plate photographs from the seminal era.

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(213) 250-9995 or bobbakermarionettes.com.

Dec. 1-2, 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.

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

Nov. 28-Dec. 1, 2 p.m. and Dec. 2, 1 p.m.: Gatz is not a retelling of The Great Gatsby, but a revelatory, seven-hour enactment of the novel. In the work from New York avant-garde company Elevator Repair Service, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s American masterpiece is delivered word for word, brought to life with startling dramatic effect by a cast of 13.

Through Dec. 9.

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

Nov. 28 and Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m.: A love that knows no boundaries goes horribly wrong in a fateful meeting of East and West. L.A. Opera hosts a San Francisco Opera production of the timeless tale of Cio-Cio-San and the naval officer Pemberton.

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

Nov. 28, 30 and Dec. 1, 8 p.m. and Dec. 2, 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. third Floor, (213) 489-3703 or companyofangels.org.

Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 8 p.m. and Dec. 2, 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.

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Nov. 28: Brandino has friends in high places, which somehow doesn’t prevent him from delivering the funk with his prominent bass.

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

Nov. 29: Ni-Hao, Crazy Band and Mikki and the Mauses.

Nov. 30: Math the Band, Moses Campbell, I.E. and Clipping.

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