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  <title>Digest for 2009-11-20</title>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;
    On November 20th, 2009, there were 
    4 stories, 
    2 headlines and
    45 comments 
    posted to blogdowntown.
&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;hr/&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Stories&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4872-faulty-railing-may-have-led-to-alexandria"&gt;Faulty Railing May Have Led to Alexandria Death&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;
    By &lt;b&gt;Eric Richardson&lt;/b&gt;
    &amp;mdash; November 20th, 2009 08:41AM
            &lt;br/&gt;14 Comments

&lt;/h4&gt;


    

&lt;div class="pf pfL"&gt;
    &lt;a href="/2009/11/4872-faulty-railing-may-have-led-to-alexandria"&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos.blogdowntown.com/4119425141_c0b5759931_s.jpg" width="72" height="72" alt="Faulty Railing May Have Led to Alexandria Death" title="Faulty Railing May Have Led to Alexandria Death"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;


    
    &lt;p&gt;
        
        A failed fire escape railing may have led to the death of an 87-year-old resident of the Alexandria this morning.


Spring street was closed for over two hours this morning as police investigated what they are calling an accidental fall.  They believe that the man was leaning on a railing which gave way, causing him to lose his balance and drop approximately...
    &lt;/p&gt;
    
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&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4873-pershing-squares-downtown-on-ice-opens-20092010"&gt;Pershing Square's Downtown on Ice Opens 2009-2010 Season&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;
    By &lt;b&gt;Eric Richardson&lt;/b&gt;
    &amp;mdash; November 20th, 2009 01:20PM
    
&lt;/h4&gt;


    

&lt;div class="pf pfL"&gt;
    &lt;a href="/2009/11/4873-pershing-squares-downtown-on-ice-opens-20092010"&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos.blogdowntown.com/4119947771_580e764238_s.jpg" width="72" height="72" alt="Pershing Square's Downtown on Ice Opens 2009-2010 Season" title="Pershing Square's Downtown on Ice Opens 2009-2010 Season"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;


    
    &lt;p&gt;
        
        The first of Downtown's two outdoor ice rinks had its official opening this morning, as Pershing Square's Downtown on Ice returned for its 12th season.  The ice is open seven days a week through January 18, 2010.


An hour on the 70 foot by 50 foot sheet of ice is $6, plus $2 for skate rental.


    &lt;/p&gt;
    
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&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4871-lapds-mounted-patrols-honored-for-their-work"&gt;LAPD's Mounted Patrols Honored for Their Work on Downtown Streets&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;
    By &lt;b&gt;Ed Fuentes&lt;/b&gt;
    &amp;mdash; November 20th, 2009 02:17PM
            &lt;br/&gt;3 Comments

&lt;/h4&gt;


    

&lt;div class="pf pfL"&gt;
    &lt;a href="/2009/11/4871-lapds-mounted-patrols-honored-for-their-work"&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos.blogdowntown.com/4119193768_248495cd7f_s.jpg" width="72" height="72" alt="LAPD's Mounted Patrols Honored for Their Work on Downtown Streets" title="LAPD's Mounted Patrols Honored for Their Work on Downtown Streets"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;


    
    &lt;p&gt;
        
        They may look a little out of place sauntering through Downtown streets, but LAPD's mounted units have proven themselves an important part of neighborhood policing.

The horses have become a common sight in Skid Row, where mounted officers have been an integral part of the Safer Cities Initiative.

    &lt;/p&gt;
    
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&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4874-new-vespa-dealership-is-a-stylish-return"&gt;New Vespa Dealership is a Stylish Return to Roots&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;
    By &lt;b&gt;Eric Richardson&lt;/b&gt;
    &amp;mdash; November 20th, 2009 03:36PM
            &lt;br/&gt;1 Comments

&lt;/h4&gt;


    

&lt;div class="pf pfL"&gt;
    &lt;a href="/2009/11/4874-new-vespa-dealership-is-a-stylish-return"&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos.blogdowntown.com/4120924658_e3ed9154e9_s.jpg" width="72" height="72" alt="New Vespa Dealership is a Stylish Return to Roots" title="New Vespa Dealership is a Stylish Return to Roots"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;


    
    &lt;p&gt;
        
            &lt;b&gt;|Photo Gallery|&lt;/b&gt; 
        
        When looking to open a Vespa dealership in Downtown Los Angeles, Roger Miyakawa didn't have to think hard before settling on Little Tokyo.  After all, his grandfather was one of the Nisei pioneers who helped found the neighborhood.  "These are my roots," he said.


After two years of planning and process, the dealership at 3rd and Central finally opened last...
    &lt;/p&gt;
    
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&lt;hr/&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Top Traffic&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4872-faulty-railing-may-have-led-to-alexandria"&gt;Faulty Railing May Have Led to Alexandria Death&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;1015 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 20th, 2009 08:41AM
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4869-metro-says-fully-underground-connector-feasible"&gt;Metro Says Fully Underground Connector Feasible, Could Cost 20% More&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;351 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 19th, 2009 03:54PM
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4844-female-found-dead-after-apparent-spring-street"&gt;Female Found Dead After Apparent Spring Street Suicide Jump&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;292 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 10th, 2009 05:13PM
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4870-with-no-parking-revenue-moinian-faces-foreclosure"&gt;With No Parking Revenue, Moinian Faces Foreclosure Across from Staples Center&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;234 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 19th, 2009 05:49PM
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4874-new-vespa-dealership-is-a-stylish-return"&gt;New Vespa Dealership is a Stylish Return to Roots&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;213 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 20th, 2009 03:36PM
    &lt;/li&gt;

&lt;/ul&gt;


&lt;hr/&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Headlines&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
    &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/20/BAP71ANCJB.DTL" target="_new"&gt;Bay Area BART Police Trial Moving to LA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;
        
    &lt;p&gt;Judge ruled Thursday LA is where Johannes Mehserle, the former BART officer accused of murdering an unarmed passenger, will get a fair trial. via &lt;a href="http://laist.com/2009/11/20/bart_cop_murder_trial_to_move_to_do.php"&gt;laist&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

    
    &lt;span&gt;www.sfgate.com &amp;ndash; Nov 20&lt;/span&gt;
    
    
&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;
    &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-orhan-pamuk22-2009nov22,0,4473835.story" target="_new"&gt;Stroll Through the City&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;
        
    &lt;p&gt;2006 Nobel Laureate in literature Orhan Pamuk took a stroll through Downtown before a Little Tokyo reading and liked what he saw.&lt;/p&gt;

    
    &lt;span&gt;LA Times &amp;ndash; Nov 20&lt;/span&gt;
    
    
&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;/ul&gt;


&lt;hr/&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Comments&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4869-metro-says-fully-underground-connector-feasible"&gt;Metro Says Fully Underground Connector Feasible, Could Cost 20% More&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            22 Comments, 
            14 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4869-metro-says-fully-underground-connector-feasible#c23617"&gt;Spokker&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4869-metro-says-fully-underground-connector-feasible#c23623"&gt;Tim&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4869-metro-says-fully-underground-connector-feasible#c23625"&gt;Eric Richardson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4869-metro-says-fully-underground-connector-feasible#c23628"&gt;Scott Mercer&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4869-metro-says-fully-underground-connector-feasible#c23634"&gt;Ron&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4869-metro-says-fully-underground-connector-feasible#c23637"&gt;Justin Walker&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4869-metro-says-fully-underground-connector-feasible#c23642"&gt;Juanito&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4869-metro-says-fully-underground-connector-feasible#c23645"&gt;Ed Fuentes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4869-metro-says-fully-underground-connector-feasible#c23650"&gt;Russell Brown&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4869-metro-says-fully-underground-connector-feasible#c23652"&gt;James Fujita&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4869-metro-says-fully-underground-connector-feasible#c23654"&gt;Damien Goodmon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4869-metro-says-fully-underground-connector-feasible#c23660"&gt;Juanito&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4869-metro-says-fully-underground-connector-feasible#c23669"&gt;JDRCRASH&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4869-metro-says-fully-underground-connector-feasible#c23670"&gt;LAofAnaheim&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4872-faulty-railing-may-have-led-to-alexandria"&gt;Faulty Railing May Have Led to Alexandria Death&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            14 Comments, 
            9 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4872-faulty-railing-may-have-led-to-alexandria#c23631"&gt;Fina&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4872-faulty-railing-may-have-led-to-alexandria#c23644"&gt;Joe&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4872-faulty-railing-may-have-led-to-alexandria#c23646"&gt;Joe N.&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4872-faulty-railing-may-have-led-to-alexandria#c23651"&gt;eddie &lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4872-faulty-railing-may-have-led-to-alexandria#c23656"&gt;Alexandrian&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4872-faulty-railing-may-have-led-to-alexandria#c23664"&gt;Rezzie&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4872-faulty-railing-may-have-led-to-alexandria#c23665"&gt;bowchikabowbow&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4872-faulty-railing-may-have-led-to-alexandria#c23667"&gt;Welle&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4872-faulty-railing-may-have-led-to-alexandria#c23668"&gt;dj Ernie Pearl&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4874-new-vespa-dealership-is-a-stylish-return"&gt;New Vespa Dealership is a Stylish Return to Roots&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            1 Comment, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4874-new-vespa-dealership-is-a-stylish-return#c23666"&gt;Edgar Varela (EVFA)&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4871-lapds-mounted-patrols-honored-for-their-work"&gt;LAPD's Mounted Patrols Honored for Their Work on Downtown Streets&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            3 Comments, 
            2 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4871-lapds-mounted-patrols-honored-for-their-work#c23662"&gt;General Jeff&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4871-lapds-mounted-patrols-honored-for-their-work#c23663"&gt;Joe&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4827-filming-nodes-proposed-for-dwp-hq-city-hall"&gt;Filming Nodes Proposed for DWP HQ, City Hall and 650 S. Spring&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            8 Comments, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4827-filming-nodes-proposed-for-dwp-hq-city-hall#c23659"&gt;Y daleconlamismachingadera&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4870-with-no-parking-revenue-moinian-faces-foreclosure"&gt;With No Parking Revenue, Moinian Faces Foreclosure Across from Staples Center&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            1 Comment, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4870-with-no-parking-revenue-moinian-faces-foreclosure#c23658"&gt;Alex Brideau III&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground"&gt;SB Tower Reveals a Head-Scratcher of a Ground Floor&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            26 Comments, 
            3 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground#c23647"&gt;Joe&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground#c23655"&gt;Too Funny&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground#c23657"&gt;peenee&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4854-gold-line-eastside-extension-opens"&gt;Gold Line Eastside Extension Opens&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            12 Comments, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4854-gold-line-eastside-extension-opens#c23653"&gt;Dana Gabbard&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4844-female-found-dead-after-apparent-spring-street"&gt;Female Found Dead After Apparent Spring Street Suicide Jump&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            44 Comments, 
            2 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4844-female-found-dead-after-apparent-spring-street#c23641"&gt;pk&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4844-female-found-dead-after-apparent-spring-street#c23648"&gt;Nancy-Jean&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/10/4802-mucho-wednesdays-ricky-garay"&gt;Mucho Wednesday's Ricky Garay&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            5 Comments, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/10/4802-mucho-wednesdays-ricky-garay#c23643"&gt;Frank Leopold&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4868-school-search-solano-elementary"&gt;School Search: Solano Elementary&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            4 Comments, 
            3 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4868-school-search-solano-elementary#c23626"&gt;Laura&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4868-school-search-solano-elementary#c23633"&gt;Jason Li&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4868-school-search-solano-elementary#c23640"&gt;Susana Benavidez&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/10/4731-how-do-downtowns-two-ice-rinks-stack-up"&gt;How Do Downtown's Two Ice Rinks Stack Up?&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            12 Comments, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/10/4731-how-do-downtowns-two-ice-rinks-stack-up#c23630"&gt;Christopher&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4862-in-tough-times-talking-helps"&gt;In Tough Times, Talking Helps&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            5 Comments, 
            3 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4862-in-tough-times-talking-helps#c23621"&gt;Cyn&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4862-in-tough-times-talking-helps#c23624"&gt;Eric Richardson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4862-in-tough-times-talking-helps#c23629"&gt;Cyn&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4837-soi-7-at-maison-opens-on-7th"&gt;Soi 7 at Maison Opens on 7th&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            12 Comments, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4837-soi-7-at-maison-opens-on-7th#c23620"&gt;Downtown Cowboy&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/07/4495-syrup-desserts-getting-set-to-give-downtown"&gt;Syrup Desserts Getting Set to Give Downtown a Sweet Hangout&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            48 Comments, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/07/4495-syrup-desserts-getting-set-to-give-downtown#c23618"&gt;Naomi&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4866-win-tickets-to-see-julian-casablancas-at"&gt;Win Tickets to See Julian Casablancas at the Palace Theatre&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            11 Comments, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4866-win-tickets-to-see-julian-casablancas-at#c23616"&gt;Eric Richardson&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

&lt;/ul&gt;


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  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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  <title>Digest for 2009-11-19</title>
  <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/19/</guid>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;
    On November 19th, 2009, there were 
    4 stories, 
    no headlines and
    35 comments 
    posted to blogdowntown.
&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;hr/&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Stories&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4866-win-tickets-to-see-julian-casablancas-at"&gt;Win Tickets to See Julian Casablancas at the Palace Theatre&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;
    By &lt;b&gt;Eric Richardson&lt;/b&gt;
    &amp;mdash; November 19th, 2009 01:40PM
            &lt;br/&gt;11 Comments

&lt;/h4&gt;




&lt;div class="pf pfL"&gt;
    &lt;a href="/2009/11/4866-win-tickets-to-see-julian-casablancas-at"&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos.blogdowntown.com/4117638419_5152676b25_s.jpg" width="72" height="72" alt="Win Tickets to See Julian Casablancas at the Palace Theatre" title="Win Tickets to See Julian Casablancas at the Palace Theatre"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;
    Strokes lead singer Julian Casablancas is bringing a little life back to Downtown's historic Palace Theatre.  Casablancas is halfway through a four-week solo residency in the 1911 venue, built to host the Orpheum vaudeville circuit.  On Friday, he returns for show number three and we've got a pair of tickets to give to a blogdowntown reader who wants to be there...
    
        |Photo Gallery|
    
    
&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4868-school-search-solano-elementary"&gt;School Search: Solano Elementary&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;
    By &lt;b&gt;Susana Benavidez&lt;/b&gt;
    &amp;mdash; November 19th, 2009 03:26PM
            &lt;br/&gt;4 Comments

&lt;/h4&gt;


    

&lt;div class="pf pfL"&gt;
    &lt;a href="/2009/11/4868-school-search-solano-elementary"&gt;&lt;img src="http://assets.blogdowntown.com/images/misc/solano_computer_s.jpg" width="72" height="72" alt="School Search: Solano Elementary" title="School Search: Solano Elementary"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;


    
    &lt;p&gt;
        
        It seems like I have been looking for a school since Bella and Iza were kicking in my belly: first there was the traumatic daycare hunt that aged me five years, then the pre-school stressor and now the hovering animal called Kindergarten. To keep other Downtown parents from my fate, this series will showcase schools and day cares that can save your sanity, beauty...
    &lt;/p&gt;
    
&lt;br class="clear" style="clear: both;"/&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4869-metro-says-fully-underground-connector-feasible"&gt;Metro Says Fully Underground Connector Feasible, Could Cost 20% More&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;
    By &lt;b&gt;Eric Richardson&lt;/b&gt;
    &amp;mdash; November 19th, 2009 03:54PM
            &lt;br/&gt;22 Comments

&lt;/h4&gt;




&lt;div class="pf pfL"&gt;
    &lt;a href="/2009/11/4869-metro-says-fully-underground-connector-feasible"&gt;&lt;img src="http://assets.blogdowntown.com/images/misc/connector-full_underground_s.jpg" width="72" height="72" alt="Metro Says Fully Underground Connector Feasible, Could Cost 20% More" title="Metro Says Fully Underground Connector Feasible, Could Cost 20% More"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;
    Little Tokyo's call for a fully grade-separated Regional Connector has been answered. Metro today used its blog to unveil early engineering study results, which it then presented to a Little Tokyo working group meeting later in the evening.

The transit agency warned that the new configuration, which continues under 1st and Alameda below-ground, could add $200...
    
    
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;br class="clear" style="clear: both;"/&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4870-with-no-parking-revenue-moinian-faces-foreclosure"&gt;With No Parking Revenue, Moinian Faces Foreclosure Across from Staples Center&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;
    By &lt;b&gt;Eric Richardson&lt;/b&gt;
    &amp;mdash; November 19th, 2009 05:49PM
            &lt;br/&gt;1 Comments

&lt;/h4&gt;


    

&lt;div class="pf pfL"&gt;
    &lt;a href="/2009/11/4870-with-no-parking-revenue-moinian-faces-foreclosure"&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos.blogdowntown.com/3920370991_33ff5a4f8d_s.jpg" width="72" height="72" alt="With No Parking Revenue, Moinian Faces Foreclosure Across from Staples Center" title="With No Parking Revenue, Moinian Faces Foreclosure Across from Staples Center"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;


    
    &lt;p&gt;
        
        In June, Moinian Group Director of Development Oskar Brecher said that the loss of parking revenue on an $80-million lot across from Staples Center could send the project into default.  Turns out, he was right.

The Downtown News reported today that Wachovia Bank has initiated foreclosure proceedings after the project missed payments.  The paper reports that...
    &lt;/p&gt;
    
&lt;br class="clear" style="clear: both;"/&gt;



&lt;hr/&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Top Traffic&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground"&gt;SB Tower Reveals a Head-Scratcher of a Ground Floor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;401 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 18th, 2009 03:21PM
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4862-in-tough-times-talking-helps"&gt;In Tough Times, Talking Helps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;173 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 18th, 2009 02:49PM
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4869-metro-says-fully-underground-connector-feasible"&gt;Metro Says Fully Underground Connector Feasible, Could Cost 20% More&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;172 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 19th, 2009 03:54PM
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground"&gt;SB Tower Reveals a Head-Scratcher of a Ground Floor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;158 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 18th, 2009 03:21PM
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4844-female-found-dead-after-apparent-spring-street"&gt;Female Found Dead After Apparent Spring Street Suicide Jump&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;150 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 10th, 2009 05:13PM
    &lt;/li&gt;

&lt;/ul&gt;


&lt;/ul&gt;


&lt;hr/&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Comments&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4869-metro-says-fully-underground-connector-feasible"&gt;Metro Says Fully Underground Connector Feasible, Could Cost 20% More&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            22 Comments, 
            7 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4869-metro-says-fully-underground-connector-feasible#c23609"&gt;peenee&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4869-metro-says-fully-underground-connector-feasible#c23610"&gt;Eric Richardson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4869-metro-says-fully-underground-connector-feasible#c23611"&gt;tornadoes28&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4869-metro-says-fully-underground-connector-feasible#c23612"&gt;peenee&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4869-metro-says-fully-underground-connector-feasible#c23613"&gt;Jerard&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4869-metro-says-fully-underground-connector-feasible#c23614"&gt;spokker&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4869-metro-says-fully-underground-connector-feasible#c23615"&gt;Eric Richardson&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4868-school-search-solano-elementary"&gt;School Search: Solano Elementary&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            4 Comments, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4868-school-search-solano-elementary#c23607"&gt;Be Good&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground"&gt;SB Tower Reveals a Head-Scratcher of a Ground Floor&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            26 Comments, 
            10 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground#c23578"&gt;Xavier Grobet&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground#c23579"&gt;Tronadoes28&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground#c23580"&gt;Oscar&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground#c23581"&gt;E. &lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground#c23582"&gt;Valerie Watson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground#c23583"&gt;Mike&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground#c23586"&gt;nanorich&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground#c23587"&gt;Friskie Buffet&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground#c23601"&gt;Li&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground#c23605"&gt;current SB resident&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4849-shy-ordered-to-pay-14-million-in-6th--spring"&gt;Shy Ordered to Pay $14 Million in 6th &amp; Spring Case&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            13 Comments, 
            2 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4849-shy-ordered-to-pay-14-million-in-6th--spring#c23588"&gt;Ginny-Marie Case&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4849-shy-ordered-to-pay-14-million-in-6th--spring#c23604"&gt;scared&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4866-win-tickets-to-see-julian-casablancas-at"&gt;Win Tickets to See Julian Casablancas at the Palace Theatre&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            11 Comments, 
            10 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4866-win-tickets-to-see-julian-casablancas-at#c23589"&gt;Jeremy Schwartz&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4866-win-tickets-to-see-julian-casablancas-at#c23590"&gt;A Domasin&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4866-win-tickets-to-see-julian-casablancas-at#c23591"&gt;Danyul&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4866-win-tickets-to-see-julian-casablancas-at#c23592"&gt;tracy fung&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4866-win-tickets-to-see-julian-casablancas-at#c23594"&gt;Caleb Wicker&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4866-win-tickets-to-see-julian-casablancas-at#c23597"&gt;xes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4866-win-tickets-to-see-julian-casablancas-at#c23599"&gt;Luke Sikura&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4866-win-tickets-to-see-julian-casablancas-at#c23600"&gt;Minaly&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4866-win-tickets-to-see-julian-casablancas-at#c23602"&gt;melanie&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4866-win-tickets-to-see-julian-casablancas-at#c23603"&gt;Do the Right Thing&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/10/4746-still-navigating-bankruptcy-roosevelt-lofts"&gt;Still Navigating Bankruptcy, Roosevelt Lofts Now Leasing&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            8 Comments, 
            3 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/10/4746-still-navigating-bankruptcy-roosevelt-lofts#c23595"&gt;Abram Massoud&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/10/4746-still-navigating-bankruptcy-roosevelt-lofts#c23596"&gt;Lori Taghdiri&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/10/4746-still-navigating-bankruptcy-roosevelt-lofts#c23598"&gt;Kenny Dahl&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4862-in-tough-times-talking-helps"&gt;In Tough Times, Talking Helps&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            5 Comments, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4862-in-tough-times-talking-helps#c23593"&gt;Ravi&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/08/4621-no-mas-casa-de-sousa-eviction-upheld"&gt;No Mas: Casa de Sousa Eviction Upheld&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            8 Comments, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/08/4621-no-mas-casa-de-sousa-eviction-upheld#c23585"&gt;jc&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

&lt;/ul&gt;


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  <title>Digest for 2009-11-18</title>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;
    On November 18th, 2009, there were 
    4 stories, 
    1 headline and
    27 comments 
    posted to blogdowntown.
&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;hr/&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Stories&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4863-central-area-weekly-update-november-14-2009"&gt;Central Area Weekly Update: November 14, 2009&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;
    By &lt;b&gt;blogdowntown Staff&lt;/b&gt;
    &amp;mdash; November 18th, 2009 07:51AM
    
&lt;/h4&gt;


    
    
    &lt;p&gt;
        
        Each week Captain Blake Chow, Commanding Officer of LAPD's Central Division, sends out an email to the community. Captain Chow has agreed to let blogdowntown bring his emails to our readers.

    &lt;/p&gt;
    
&lt;br class="clear" style="clear: both;"/&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4864-flower-street-getting--a-new-parking-lot"&gt;Flower Street Getting ... a New Parking Lot?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;
    By &lt;b&gt;Eric Richardson&lt;/b&gt;
    &amp;mdash; November 18th, 2009 10:12AM
            &lt;br/&gt;1 Comments

&lt;/h4&gt;


    

&lt;div class="pf pfL"&gt;
    &lt;a href="/2009/11/4864-flower-street-getting--a-new-parking-lot"&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos.blogdowntown.com/4111978047_cc3f80ed57_s.jpg" width="72" height="72" alt="Flower Street Getting ... a New Parking Lot?" title="Flower Street Getting ... a New Parking Lot?"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;


    
    &lt;p&gt;
        
        A small crew was hard at work Tuesday clearing rubble from the fenced-off site at 737 S. Flower, but don't get too excited thinking some mysterious project is about to start.  The prep work appears to be related to long-dormant plans to turn the old building site into a surface parking lot.


    &lt;/p&gt;
    
&lt;br class="clear" style="clear: both;"/&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4862-in-tough-times-talking-helps"&gt;In Tough Times, Talking Helps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;
    By &lt;b&gt;Ed Fuentes&lt;/b&gt;
    &amp;mdash; November 18th, 2009 02:49PM
            &lt;br/&gt;5 Comments

&lt;/h4&gt;


    

&lt;div class="pf pfL"&gt;
    &lt;a href="/2009/11/4862-in-tough-times-talking-helps"&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos.blogdowntown.com/4115258599_7a98052bc4_s.jpg" width="72" height="72" alt="In Tough Times, Talking Helps" title="In Tough Times, Talking Helps"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;


    
    &lt;p&gt;
        
        Last week, a stranger brought a Downtown neighborhood together.


In the days after a young woman committed suicide on Spring street, those who lived and worked nearby reflected on the event in comments here on blogdowntown.  Perhaps they found it cathartic to share with others who had a shared experience of the neighborhood.

    &lt;/p&gt;
    
&lt;br class="clear" style="clear: both;"/&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground"&gt;SB Tower Reveals a Head-Scratcher of a Ground Floor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;
    By &lt;b&gt;Eric Richardson&lt;/b&gt;
    &amp;mdash; November 18th, 2009 03:21PM
            &lt;br/&gt;26 Comments

&lt;/h4&gt;


    

&lt;div class="pf pfL"&gt;
    &lt;a href="/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground"&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos.blogdowntown.com/4116163250_f2e606ffc8_s.jpg" width="72" height="72" alt="SB Tower Reveals a Head-Scratcher of a Ground Floor" title="SB Tower Reveals a Head-Scratcher of a Ground Floor"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;


    
    &lt;p&gt;
        
            &lt;b&gt;|Photo Gallery|&lt;/b&gt; 
        
        Scaffolding was removed from the ground floor of Barry Shy's SB Tower at 600 S. Spring today, revealing the new look of what was once the headquarters of California Bank.

I'll be honest, I don't get it.

    &lt;/p&gt;
    
&lt;br class="clear" style="clear: both;"/&gt;



&lt;hr/&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Top Traffic&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground"&gt;SB Tower Reveals a Head-Scratcher of a Ground Floor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;362 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 18th, 2009 03:21PM
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4844-female-found-dead-after-apparent-spring-street"&gt;Female Found Dead After Apparent Spring Street Suicide Jump&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;305 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 10th, 2009 05:13PM
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4859-36-years-ago-broadway-moves-to-7th-street"&gt;36 Years Ago: Broadway Moves to 7th Street&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;204 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 17th, 2009 10:38AM
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4862-in-tough-times-talking-helps"&gt;In Tough Times, Talking Helps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;194 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 18th, 2009 02:49PM
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4860-thursday-give-your-input-on-greening-harlem"&gt;Thursday: Give Your Input on Greening Harlem Alley&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;179 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 17th, 2009 12:23PM
    &lt;/li&gt;

&lt;/ul&gt;


&lt;hr/&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Headlines&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
    &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&amp;amp;id=7126738" target="_new"&gt;Police Sweep Santee Alley, Making Arrests&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;
        
    &lt;p&gt;LA County Sheriffs &amp;amp; LAPD raided Santee Alley today, and plan to reveal the findings of a major counterfeit network operation Thursday&lt;/p&gt;

    
    &lt;span&gt;abclocal.go.com &amp;ndash; Nov 18&lt;/span&gt;
    
    
&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;/ul&gt;


&lt;hr/&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Comments&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground"&gt;SB Tower Reveals a Head-Scratcher of a Ground Floor&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            26 Comments, 
            13 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground#c23559"&gt;Zo&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground#c23560"&gt;Clyde &lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground#c23561"&gt;Dave Bullock&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground#c23562"&gt;nanorich&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground#c23566"&gt;Ankur&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground#c23567"&gt;watigatapitusberry&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground#c23568"&gt;Robert&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground#c23569"&gt;hoovton&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground#c23571"&gt;nanorich&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground#c23573"&gt;Jamie DeFrisco&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground#c23574"&gt;Benjamin Pezzillo&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground#c23575"&gt;blahman&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4865-sb-tower-reveals-a-headscratcher-of-a-ground#c23577"&gt;TheSoxKid&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4859-36-years-ago-broadway-moves-to-7th-street"&gt;36 Years Ago: Broadway Moves to 7th Street&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            5 Comments, 
            3 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4859-36-years-ago-broadway-moves-to-7th-street#c23549"&gt;peeenee&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4859-36-years-ago-broadway-moves-to-7th-street#c23556"&gt;Brigham Yen&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4859-36-years-ago-broadway-moves-to-7th-street#c23576"&gt;Kathleen&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4849-shy-ordered-to-pay-14-million-in-6th--spring"&gt;Shy Ordered to Pay $14 Million in 6th &amp; Spring Case&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            13 Comments, 
            2 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4849-shy-ordered-to-pay-14-million-in-6th--spring#c23564"&gt;suk&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4849-shy-ordered-to-pay-14-million-in-6th--spring#c23570"&gt;cancer&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4862-in-tough-times-talking-helps"&gt;In Tough Times, Talking Helps&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            5 Comments, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4862-in-tough-times-talking-helps#c23563"&gt;Ankur&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4854-gold-line-eastside-extension-opens"&gt;Gold Line Eastside Extension Opens&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            12 Comments, 
            3 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4854-gold-line-eastside-extension-opens#c23550"&gt;JMGaffney&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4854-gold-line-eastside-extension-opens#c23553"&gt;Eric Richardson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4854-gold-line-eastside-extension-opens#c23558"&gt;JDRCRASH&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4860-thursday-give-your-input-on-greening-harlem"&gt;Thursday: Give Your Input on Greening Harlem Alley&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            8 Comments, 
            3 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4860-thursday-give-your-input-on-greening-harlem#c23551"&gt;Simon Ha&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4860-thursday-give-your-input-on-greening-harlem#c23552"&gt;Eric Richardson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4860-thursday-give-your-input-on-greening-harlem#c23557"&gt;Simon Ha&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4864-flower-street-getting--a-new-parking-lot"&gt;Flower Street Getting ... a New Parking Lot?&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            1 Comment, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4864-flower-street-getting--a-new-parking-lot#c23555"&gt;LAofAnaheim&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4848-bolt-barbers-opens-on-spring-street"&gt;Bolt Barbers Opens on Spring Street&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            6 Comments, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4848-bolt-barbers-opens-on-spring-street#c23554"&gt;iriegrl dwntwn&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

&lt;/ul&gt;


</description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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<item>
  <title>Digest for 2009-11-17</title>
  <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/17/</guid>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;
    On November 17th, 2009, there were 
    3 stories, 
    1 headline and
    31 comments 
    posted to blogdowntown.
&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;hr/&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Stories&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4859-36-years-ago-broadway-moves-to-7th-street"&gt;36 Years Ago: Broadway Moves to 7th Street&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;
    By &lt;b&gt;Eric Richardson&lt;/b&gt;
    &amp;mdash; November 17th, 2009 10:38AM
            &lt;br/&gt;5 Comments

&lt;/h4&gt;


    

&lt;div class="pf pfL"&gt;
    &lt;a href="/2009/11/4859-36-years-ago-broadway-moves-to-7th-street"&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos.blogdowntown.com/4111979515_988d3145ef_s.jpg" width="72" height="72" alt="36 Years Ago: Broadway Moves to 7th Street" title="36 Years Ago: Broadway Moves to 7th Street"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;


    
    &lt;p&gt;
        
            &lt;b&gt;|Photo Gallery|&lt;/b&gt; 
        
        On November 17, 1973, Broadway department store opened the doors of the chain's new flagship, centerpiece of the massive, mixed-use Broadway Plaza.  Described by its architect as a "totally integrated environment," the complex really did have a little something for everyone.

36 years and a name change later, Macy's Plaza is better known as a dated brick fortress...
    &lt;/p&gt;
    
&lt;br class="clear" style="clear: both;"/&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4860-thursday-give-your-input-on-greening-harlem"&gt;Thursday: Give Your Input on Greening Harlem Alley&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;
    By &lt;b&gt;Eric Richardson&lt;/b&gt;
    &amp;mdash; November 17th, 2009 12:23PM
            &lt;br/&gt;8 Comments

&lt;/h4&gt;


    

&lt;div class="pf pfL"&gt;
    &lt;a href="/2009/11/4860-thursday-give-your-input-on-greening-harlem"&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos.blogdowntown.com/4112973212_9cd6fa143b_s.jpg" width="72" height="72" alt="Thursday: Give Your Input on Greening Harlem Alley" title="Thursday: Give Your Input on Greening Harlem Alley"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;


    
    &lt;p&gt;
        
        Before Lost Souls Cafe could open in January of 2006, those involved had to convince the city that Harlem Alley was not an active street, full of dangerous cars that would endanger those making simply in search of a latte.

Now DLANC's Sustainability committee and a team of masters students from U.C. Santa Barbara's Bren School for the Environment want to take...
    &lt;/p&gt;
    
&lt;br class="clear" style="clear: both;"/&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4861-swearing-in-for-beck-las-56th-police-chief"&gt;Swearing In For Beck, L.A.'s 56th Police Chief, is a Family Affair&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;
    By &lt;b&gt;Ed Fuentes&lt;/b&gt;
    &amp;mdash; November 17th, 2009 02:11PM
    
&lt;/h4&gt;


    

&lt;div class="pf pfL"&gt;
    &lt;a href="/2009/11/4861-swearing-in-for-beck-las-56th-police-chief"&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos.blogdowntown.com/4113266400_5f1d5da565_s.jpg" width="72" height="72" alt="Swearing In For Beck, L.A.'s 56th Police Chief, is a Family Affair" title="Swearing In For Beck, L.A.'s 56th Police Chief, is a Family Affair"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;


    
    &lt;p&gt;
        
            &lt;b&gt;|Photo Gallery|&lt;/b&gt; 
        
        With his family sitting behind him, Deputy Chief Charlie Beck was unanimously approved by council this morning to be the next police chief for the City of Los Angeles.

Before Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa introduced the nominated LAPD Deputy Chief at this morning's hearing, there was one last piece of closed door business: determining Beck's new salary.  Then it...
    &lt;/p&gt;
    
&lt;br class="clear" style="clear: both;"/&gt;



&lt;hr/&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Top Traffic&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4844-female-found-dead-after-apparent-spring-street"&gt;Female Found Dead After Apparent Spring Street Suicide Jump&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;1486 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 10th, 2009 05:13PM
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4859-36-years-ago-broadway-moves-to-7th-street"&gt;36 Years Ago: Broadway Moves to 7th Street&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;342 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 17th, 2009 10:38AM
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4858-software-upgrade-should-speed-gold-lines"&gt;Software Upgrade Should Speed Gold Line's Freeway Crossing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;304 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 16th, 2009 03:57PM
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4860-thursday-give-your-input-on-greening-harlem"&gt;Thursday: Give Your Input on Greening Harlem Alley&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;224 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 17th, 2009 12:23PM
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4854-gold-line-eastside-extension-opens"&gt;Gold Line Eastside Extension Opens&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;197 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 16th, 2009 01:53PM
    &lt;/li&gt;

&lt;/ul&gt;


&lt;hr/&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Headlines&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
    &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-gold-line17-2009nov17,0,6240866.story?" target="_new"&gt;MTA Sets Low Ridership Expectations on Gold Line East Side Extension&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;
        
    &lt;p&gt;MTA expects about 13,000 to regularly use the new Gold Line East Side extension, which has indirect access to the heart of Downtown.&lt;/p&gt;

    
    &lt;span&gt;LA Times &amp;ndash; Nov 17&lt;/span&gt;
    
    
&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;/ul&gt;


&lt;hr/&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Comments&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4859-36-years-ago-broadway-moves-to-7th-street"&gt;36 Years Ago: Broadway Moves to 7th Street&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            5 Comments, 
            2 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4859-36-years-ago-broadway-moves-to-7th-street#c23535"&gt;Tanner&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4859-36-years-ago-broadway-moves-to-7th-street#c23548"&gt;Aaron&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia"&gt;Win Tickets to See Snoop Dogg at Club Nokia&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            39 Comments, 
            15 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23518"&gt;General Jeff&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23519"&gt;Oscar&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23520"&gt;Christen&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23521"&gt;Melissa&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23523"&gt;Gunnar&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23525"&gt;Mel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23527"&gt;Russell Ashby&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23528"&gt;Victoria Velasquez&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23529"&gt;James Lin&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23532"&gt;becca&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23536"&gt;gringoat&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23539"&gt;gringoat&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23541"&gt;AnneSam&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23545"&gt;Albert Kinderman&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23547"&gt;Eric Richardson&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4860-thursday-give-your-input-on-greening-harlem"&gt;Thursday: Give Your Input on Greening Harlem Alley&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            8 Comments, 
            5 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4860-thursday-give-your-input-on-greening-harlem#c23538"&gt;D&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4860-thursday-give-your-input-on-greening-harlem#c23540"&gt;®&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4860-thursday-give-your-input-on-greening-harlem#c23542"&gt;Rich Alossi&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4860-thursday-give-your-input-on-greening-harlem#c23544"&gt;Bottle Rocket&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4860-thursday-give-your-input-on-greening-harlem#c23546"&gt;Eric Richardson&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4854-gold-line-eastside-extension-opens"&gt;Gold Line Eastside Extension Opens&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            12 Comments, 
            4 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4854-gold-line-eastside-extension-opens#c23524"&gt;Susan K&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4854-gold-line-eastside-extension-opens#c23526"&gt;Susana Benavidez&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4854-gold-line-eastside-extension-opens#c23537"&gt;Dana Gabbard&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4854-gold-line-eastside-extension-opens#c23543"&gt;Ed Fuentes&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4851-hotels-hope-to-be-a-neighborhood-hang"&gt;Hotels Hope to Be a Neighborhood Hang&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            8 Comments, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4851-hotels-hope-to-be-a-neighborhood-hang#c23534"&gt;Ryan Sullivan&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4844-female-found-dead-after-apparent-spring-street"&gt;Female Found Dead After Apparent Spring Street Suicide Jump&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            44 Comments, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4844-female-found-dead-after-apparent-spring-street#c23533"&gt;SR&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4848-bolt-barbers-opens-on-spring-street"&gt;Bolt Barbers Opens on Spring Street&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            6 Comments, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4848-bolt-barbers-opens-on-spring-street#c23531"&gt;Ryan Sullivan&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4835-new-marathon-route-light-on-downtown"&gt;New Marathon Route Light on Downtown&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            18 Comments, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4835-new-marathon-route-light-on-downtown#c23530"&gt;Paul&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4858-software-upgrade-should-speed-gold-lines"&gt;Software Upgrade Should Speed Gold Line's Freeway Crossing&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            5 Comments, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4858-software-upgrade-should-speed-gold-lines#c23522"&gt;Neel Sodha&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

&lt;/ul&gt;


</description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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<item>
  <title>Digest for 2009-11-16</title>
  <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/16/</guid>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;
    On November 16th, 2009, there were 
    4 stories, 
    3 headlines and
    41 comments 
    posted to blogdowntown.
&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;hr/&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Stories&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4855-around-the-halls-november-16--18"&gt;Around the Halls: November 16 - 18&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;
    By &lt;b&gt;Eric Richardson&lt;/b&gt;
    &amp;mdash; November 16th, 2009 08:30AM
    
&lt;/h4&gt;


    

&lt;div class="pf pfL"&gt;
    &lt;a href="/2009/11/4855-around-the-halls-november-16--18"&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos.blogdowntown.com/2727048319_8f5e83d070_s.jpg" width="72" height="72" alt="Around the Halls: November 16 - 18" title="Around the Halls: November 16 - 18"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;


    
    &lt;p&gt;
        
        Today is Monday, November 16.  Council's back from recess and met by a busy set of agendas that feature the confirmation of a new Police chief and rules to govern medical marijuana dispensaries.  Also, an update on the state of Downtown's infrastructure.

    &lt;/p&gt;
    
&lt;br class="clear" style="clear: both;"/&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4854-gold-line-eastside-extension-opens"&gt;Gold Line Eastside Extension Opens&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;
    By &lt;b&gt;Ed Fuentes and Eric Richardson&lt;/b&gt;
    &amp;mdash; November 16th, 2009 01:53PM
            &lt;br/&gt;12 Comments

&lt;/h4&gt;


    

&lt;div class="pf pfL"&gt;
    &lt;a href="/2009/11/4854-gold-line-eastside-extension-opens"&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos.blogdowntown.com/4103767436_9f2059e36b_s.jpg" width="72" height="72" alt="Gold Line Eastside Extension Opens" title="Gold Line Eastside Extension Opens"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;


    
    &lt;p&gt;
        
            &lt;b&gt;|Photo Gallery|&lt;/b&gt; 
        
        Angelenos took to the rails on Sunday for opening day of the six-mile, $898-million Gold Line Eastside Extension.  Metro estimates 75,000 Sunday boardings for the line, which connects Union Station with Little Tokyo, Boyle Heights and East L.A.


"Today's event was a must-attend," said Drew Lesso, an Arts District resident since the mid-80s. "I'm always happy...
    &lt;/p&gt;
    
&lt;br class="clear" style="clear: both;"/&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia"&gt;Win Tickets to See Snoop Dogg at Club Nokia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;
    By &lt;b&gt;Eric Richardson&lt;/b&gt;
    &amp;mdash; November 16th, 2009 03:08PM
            &lt;br/&gt;39 Comments

&lt;/h4&gt;


    

&lt;div class="pf pfL"&gt;
    &lt;a href="/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia"&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos.blogdowntown.com/3872462894_254268d9b7_s.jpg" width="72" height="72" alt="Win Tickets to See Snoop Dogg at Club Nokia" title="Win Tickets to See Snoop Dogg at Club Nokia"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;


    
    &lt;p&gt;
        
        It may not be a reunion, but rapper Snoop Dogg is back in the 213 on Thursday, November 19, for a show at Club Nokia.  Tickets are on-sale now, but we've got a few pairs for blogdowntown readers interested in seeing the show for free courtesy of Goldenvoice.

    &lt;/p&gt;
    
&lt;br class="clear" style="clear: both;"/&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4858-software-upgrade-should-speed-gold-lines"&gt;Software Upgrade Should Speed Gold Line's Freeway Crossing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;
    By &lt;b&gt;Eric Richardson&lt;/b&gt;
    &amp;mdash; November 16th, 2009 03:57PM
            &lt;br/&gt;5 Comments

&lt;/h4&gt;


    

&lt;div class="pf pfL"&gt;
    &lt;a href="/2009/11/4858-software-upgrade-should-speed-gold-lines"&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos.blogdowntown.com/4109881011_7b355340cb_s.jpg" width="72" height="72" alt="Software Upgrade Should Speed Gold Line's Freeway Crossing" title="Software Upgrade Should Speed Gold Line's Freeway Crossing"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;


    
    &lt;p&gt;
        
        The Gold Line Eastside Extension opened to much fanfare and big crowds on Sunday, but those looking to use the line for day-to-day commuting may have been a bit puzzled at why it takes so long for trains to travel the elevated track between Little Tokyo / Arts District and Union Station.


    &lt;/p&gt;
    
&lt;br class="clear" style="clear: both;"/&gt;



&lt;hr/&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Top Traffic&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4844-female-found-dead-after-apparent-spring-street"&gt;Female Found Dead After Apparent Spring Street Suicide Jump&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;623 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 10th, 2009 05:13PM
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4854-gold-line-eastside-extension-opens"&gt;Gold Line Eastside Extension Opens&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;442 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 16th, 2009 01:53PM
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4837-soi-7-at-maison-opens-on-7th"&gt;Soi 7 at Maison Opens on 7th&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;209 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 9th, 2009 07:41PM
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4858-software-upgrade-should-speed-gold-lines"&gt;Software Upgrade Should Speed Gold Line's Freeway Crossing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;193 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 16th, 2009 03:57PM
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4852-shifting-sidewalk-highlights-hidden-dangers"&gt;Shifting Sidewalk Highlights Hidden Dangers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;178 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 13th, 2009 02:16PM
    &lt;/li&gt;

&lt;/ul&gt;


&lt;hr/&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Headlines&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
    &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://laist.com/2009/11/16/new_numbers_show_michael_jacksons_f.php" target="_new"&gt;City Spent Over 3 Million for Michael Jackson Memorial&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;
        
    &lt;p&gt;A new report released Friday say actual cost was $3.2 million in salary and overtime covering the public Memorial held at Staples.&lt;/p&gt;

    
    &lt;span&gt;LAist &amp;ndash; Nov 16&lt;/span&gt;
    
    
&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;
    &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tobar17-2009nov17,0,3046755.column" target="_new"&gt;Death and life in downtown L.A.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;
        
    &lt;p&gt;The Times' Hector Tobar reflects on last week's Spring street suicide and the community Downtown.&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

    
    &lt;span&gt;LA Times &amp;ndash; Nov 16&lt;/span&gt;
    
    
&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;
    &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://la.curbed.com/archives/2009/11/renderingreality_skid_rows_new_carver_apartments.php" target="_new"&gt;Rendering Vs Reality: the New Carver Aparments&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;
        
    &lt;p&gt;A photo essay on newly completed New Carver Apartments.&lt;/p&gt;

    
    &lt;span&gt;Curbed LA &amp;ndash; Nov 16&lt;/span&gt;
    
    
&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;/ul&gt;


&lt;hr/&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Comments&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4858-software-upgrade-should-speed-gold-lines"&gt;Software Upgrade Should Speed Gold Line's Freeway Crossing&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            5 Comments, 
            4 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4858-software-upgrade-should-speed-gold-lines#c23508"&gt;Joel Covarrubias&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4858-software-upgrade-should-speed-gold-lines#c23511"&gt;tornadoes28&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4858-software-upgrade-should-speed-gold-lines#c23514"&gt;spokker&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4858-software-upgrade-should-speed-gold-lines#c23517"&gt;Timothy Quinn&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/08/4589-downtowns-death-leaps"&gt;Downtown's Death Leaps&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            15 Comments, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/08/4589-downtowns-death-leaps#c23516"&gt;Amy&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4854-gold-line-eastside-extension-opens"&gt;Gold Line Eastside Extension Opens&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            12 Comments, 
            4 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4854-gold-line-eastside-extension-opens#c23480"&gt;James Fujita&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4854-gold-line-eastside-extension-opens#c23481"&gt;Ravi&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4854-gold-line-eastside-extension-opens#c23507"&gt;Joel Covarrubias&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4854-gold-line-eastside-extension-opens#c23515"&gt;outmywindow&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4844-female-found-dead-after-apparent-spring-street"&gt;Female Found Dead After Apparent Spring Street Suicide Jump&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            44 Comments, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4844-female-found-dead-after-apparent-spring-street#c23513"&gt;kindred spirit&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia"&gt;Win Tickets to See Snoop Dogg at Club Nokia&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            39 Comments, 
            24 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23482"&gt;SinoSoul&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23484"&gt;jont&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23485"&gt;Matthew&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23486"&gt;sergh&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23487"&gt;loveandhatela&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23488"&gt;Donald&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23489"&gt;ryan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23490"&gt;Matt&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23491"&gt;Craig Fowler&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23492"&gt;crystal&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23493"&gt;Julia Moonves&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23494"&gt;Francisco Flores&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23495"&gt;Gaia Dempsey&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23496"&gt;Ryan Sullivan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23497"&gt;Julie Copeland&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23498"&gt;Ed&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23499"&gt;Hilary Peters&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23500"&gt;Bobak Nayebdadash&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23503"&gt;Rohan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23504"&gt;ndevelopment&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23505"&gt;nomad&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23509"&gt;brianna&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23510"&gt;Jennifer Tso&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4857-win-tickets-to-see-snoop-dogg-at-club-nokia#c23512"&gt;Angela&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4849-shy-ordered-to-pay-14-million-in-6th--spring"&gt;Shy Ordered to Pay $14 Million in 6th &amp; Spring Case&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            13 Comments, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4849-shy-ordered-to-pay-14-million-in-6th--spring#c23506"&gt;David&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4853-moca-opens-first-thirty-years"&gt;MOCA opens "First Thirty Years"&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            3 Comments, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4853-moca-opens-first-thirty-years#c23483"&gt;loveandhatela&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4842-schave-resigns-as-head-of-downtown-art-walk"&gt;Schave Resigns as Head of Downtown Art Walk&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            8 Comments, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4842-schave-resigns-as-head-of-downtown-art-walk#c23479"&gt;Kim Cooper&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4847-mendocino-farms-new-financial-district-location"&gt;Mendocino Farms' New Financial District Location Opening Monday&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            8 Comments, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4847-mendocino-farms-new-financial-district-location#c23478"&gt;Naturallawyer&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4838-dan-garcia-of-radio-hill-recorders"&gt;Dan Garcia of Radio Hill Recorders&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            6 Comments, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4838-dan-garcia-of-radio-hill-recorders#c23477"&gt;Matthew Jackson Cooper&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4852-shifting-sidewalk-highlights-hidden-dangers"&gt;Shifting Sidewalk Highlights Hidden Dangers&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            10 Comments, 
            2 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4852-shifting-sidewalk-highlights-hidden-dangers#c23475"&gt;Brigham Yen&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4852-shifting-sidewalk-highlights-hidden-dangers#c23476"&gt;Matthew Jackson Cooper&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

&lt;/ul&gt;


</description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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<item>
  <title>Digest for 2009-11-15</title>
  <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/15/</guid>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;
    On November 15th, 2009, there were 
    no stories, 
    no headlines and
    11 comments 
    posted to blogdowntown.
&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;hr/&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Top Traffic&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4854-gold-line-eastside-extension-opens"&gt;Gold Line Eastside Extension Opens&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;205 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 16th, 2009 01:53PM
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4844-female-found-dead-after-apparent-spring-street"&gt;Female Found Dead After Apparent Spring Street Suicide Jump&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;98 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 10th, 2009 05:13PM
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4849-shy-ordered-to-pay-14-million-in-6th--spring"&gt;Shy Ordered to Pay $14 Million in 6th &amp; Spring Case&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;77 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 13th, 2009 12:13PM
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4852-shifting-sidewalk-highlights-hidden-dangers"&gt;Shifting Sidewalk Highlights Hidden Dangers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;68 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 13th, 2009 02:16PM
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4851-hotels-hope-to-be-a-neighborhood-hang"&gt;Hotels Hope to Be a Neighborhood Hang&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;55 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 12th, 2009 06:23PM
    &lt;/li&gt;

&lt;/ul&gt;


&lt;/ul&gt;


&lt;hr/&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Comments&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4851-hotels-hope-to-be-a-neighborhood-hang"&gt;Hotels Hope to Be a Neighborhood Hang&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            8 Comments, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4851-hotels-hope-to-be-a-neighborhood-hang#c23474"&gt;Naturallawyer&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4853-moca-opens-first-thirty-years"&gt;MOCA opens "First Thirty Years"&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            3 Comments, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4853-moca-opens-first-thirty-years#c23473"&gt;Juanito&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4852-shifting-sidewalk-highlights-hidden-dangers"&gt;Shifting Sidewalk Highlights Hidden Dangers&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            10 Comments, 
            4 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4852-shifting-sidewalk-highlights-hidden-dangers#c23460"&gt;Alex Brideau III&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4852-shifting-sidewalk-highlights-hidden-dangers#c23465"&gt;Chad Schlotterback&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4852-shifting-sidewalk-highlights-hidden-dangers#c23467"&gt;Chad Schlotterback&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4852-shifting-sidewalk-highlights-hidden-dangers#c23472"&gt;Eric Richardson&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4837-soi-7-at-maison-opens-on-7th"&gt;Soi 7 at Maison Opens on 7th&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            12 Comments, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4837-soi-7-at-maison-opens-on-7th#c23466"&gt;bc&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4849-shy-ordered-to-pay-14-million-in-6th--spring"&gt;Shy Ordered to Pay $14 Million in 6th &amp; Spring Case&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            13 Comments, 
            3 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4849-shy-ordered-to-pay-14-million-in-6th--spring#c23459"&gt;scared&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4849-shy-ordered-to-pay-14-million-in-6th--spring#c23461"&gt;Alex Brideau III&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4849-shy-ordered-to-pay-14-million-in-6th--spring#c23464"&gt;Oscar&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4846-a-little-worse-for-wear-2nd-street-park-reopens"&gt;A Little Worse for Wear, 2nd Street Park Reopens&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            12 Comments, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4846-a-little-worse-for-wear-2nd-street-park-reopens#c23463"&gt;RJ&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

&lt;/ul&gt;


</description>
  <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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  <title>Digest for 2009-11-14</title>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;
    On November 14th, 2009, there were 
    no stories, 
    2 headlines and
    12 comments 
    posted to blogdowntown.
&lt;/p&gt;



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&lt;h2&gt;Top Traffic&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4854-gold-line-eastside-extension-opens"&gt;Gold Line Eastside Extension Opens&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;197 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 16th, 2009 01:53PM
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4852-shifting-sidewalk-highlights-hidden-dangers"&gt;Shifting Sidewalk Highlights Hidden Dangers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;145 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 13th, 2009 02:16PM
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4844-female-found-dead-after-apparent-spring-street"&gt;Female Found Dead After Apparent Spring Street Suicide Jump&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;123 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 10th, 2009 05:13PM
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4849-shy-ordered-to-pay-14-million-in-6th--spring"&gt;Shy Ordered to Pay $14 Million in 6th &amp; Spring Case&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;123 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 13th, 2009 12:13PM
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4851-hotels-hope-to-be-a-neighborhood-hang"&gt;Hotels Hope to Be a Neighborhood Hang&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;86 Views Today &amp;ndash; Posted: November 12th, 2009 06:23PM
    &lt;/li&gt;

&lt;/ul&gt;


&lt;hr/&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Headlines&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
    &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.latimes.com/features/image/la-ig-sneakerside15-2009nov15,0,7520728.story" target="_new"&gt;Sneakerheads Talk "Holy Grail"&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;
        
    &lt;p&gt;A look at sneaker collectors' ultimate wish lists includes quotes from two Downtown shops: Holy Grail on Pico and Blends on 4th.&lt;/p&gt;

    
    &lt;span&gt;LA Times &amp;ndash; Nov 14&lt;/span&gt;
    
    
&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;
    &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://la.curbed.com/archives/2009/11/weekend_wire_market_lofts_auction_sells_out.php" target="_new"&gt;Auction Fever: Market Lofts Sells Out&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;
        
    &lt;p&gt;Today's auction for the remaining 55 units at Market Lofts sold out, with purchase prices at $300 - $400 / square foot.&lt;/p&gt;

    
    &lt;span&gt;Curbed LA &amp;ndash; Nov 14&lt;/span&gt;
    
    
&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;/ul&gt;


&lt;hr/&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Comments&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4846-a-little-worse-for-wear-2nd-street-park-reopens"&gt;A Little Worse for Wear, 2nd Street Park Reopens&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            12 Comments, 
            2 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4846-a-little-worse-for-wear-2nd-street-park-reopens#c23452"&gt;Noe&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4846-a-little-worse-for-wear-2nd-street-park-reopens#c23458"&gt;E. &lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4849-shy-ordered-to-pay-14-million-in-6th--spring"&gt;Shy Ordered to Pay $14 Million in 6th &amp; Spring Case&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            13 Comments, 
            2 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4849-shy-ordered-to-pay-14-million-in-6th--spring#c23456"&gt;Sam&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4849-shy-ordered-to-pay-14-million-in-6th--spring#c23457"&gt;Ryan&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4844-female-found-dead-after-apparent-spring-street"&gt;Female Found Dead After Apparent Spring Street Suicide Jump&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            44 Comments, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4844-female-found-dead-after-apparent-spring-street#c23455"&gt;Friend&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4851-hotels-hope-to-be-a-neighborhood-hang"&gt;Hotels Hope to Be a Neighborhood Hang&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            8 Comments, 
            3 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4851-hotels-hope-to-be-a-neighborhood-hang#c23446"&gt;Oscar&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4851-hotels-hope-to-be-a-neighborhood-hang#c23453"&gt;klaus&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4851-hotels-hope-to-be-a-neighborhood-hang#c23454"&gt;loveandhatela&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4845-faireys-peace-goddess-casts-her-gaze-over"&gt;Fairey's "Peace Goddess" Casts Her Gaze over the Arts District&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            8 Comments, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4845-faireys-peace-goddess-casts-her-gaze-over#c23451"&gt;Joe&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4853-moca-opens-first-thirty-years"&gt;MOCA opens "First Thirty Years"&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            3 Comments, 
            1 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4853-moca-opens-first-thirty-years#c23450"&gt;Joe&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4852-shifting-sidewalk-highlights-hidden-dangers"&gt;Shifting Sidewalk Highlights Hidden Dangers&lt;/a&gt;
        &lt;br/&gt;
            10 Comments, 
            2 today by &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4852-shifting-sidewalk-highlights-hidden-dangers#c23447"&gt;iluvhatemail&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://blogdowntown.com/2009/11/4852-shifting-sidewalk-highlights-hidden-dangers#c23448"&gt;Matthew Jackson Cooper&lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;

&lt;/ul&gt;


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