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• Barneys Sale at the Convention Center

  The Barneys New York Warehouse Sale is going on now at the Convention Center and runs until August 23. The sale had been in a hangar at the Santa Monica Airport for the last 14 years.

  LA Times – Aug 14
• Homeboy Industries in Financial Hardship

  AP wire article on Downtown-adjacent Homeboy Industries, which is struggling to maintain funding.

  www.google.com – Aug 13
• City Hall One Step Closer to Gmail

  LAist notes LA City Council has approved a study on adopting Google-based email service to upgrade their aging network.

  LAist – Aug 12
• LAPD Alleges Drugs Sold Out of Lamp Lodge Before Double Murder

  LAT: Skid Row's Lamp Lodge was a haven for drug dealing, leading to a double homicide inside the facility earlier this year. Drug Dealing ended in April after the murders.

  LA Times – Aug 12
• City's "Dragnet" Day Marked with Stamp Release

  August 11th to be declared "Dragnet Day" in the city, honoring stamp release featuring LAPD-inspired "Dragnet". US Postal Stamp release event to be held tomorrow at the Los Angeles Police Academy Athletic Field at 2 p.m.

  LAist – Aug 10
• Maguire May Surrender 7 Properties

  Downtown-based Maguire Properties may surrender seven properties to lenders in an attempt to manage cash flow and stay solvent. Six are in the OC, but also on the list is Downtown's 550 S. Hope.

  www.bloomberg.com – Aug 10
• New Ban on Billboards & Supergraphics

  LAist notes LA City Council voted to ban new billboards and supergraphics, including the conversion of billboards to digital.

  LAist – Aug 07
• Man Arrested in Downtown Robberies

  Downtown News notes LAPD have arrested suspect that may be behind six robberies downtown in the past two months.

  Downtown News – Aug 06
• Bratton Departing for Private Sector Job

  The L.A. Times was first to report that at the end of October, LAPD Chief William Bratton will leave his post for a private sector security job.

  LA Times – Aug 05
• Lime-Colored LAPD Parking on Main

  Curbed LA has an update and rendering of the LAPD Motor Transport Division facility nearing completion.

  Curbed LA – Aug 05