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• Citizenship Crowd Slows Morning Traffic

  The Times writes that 40,000 were expected for a morning naturalization at the Convention Center, slowing Downtown traffic.

  LA Times – Jul 11
• Cleaning Out a Camp Site

  KPCC's John Rabe shot this video of LAFD cleaning out a homeless camp site underneath the girders of the 1st street overpass at Figueroa. More at LA Observed.

  www.youtube.com – Jul 08
• Street Scenes: Broadway

  The LA Times' "Street Scenes" photo / audio series takes a look at Broadway.

  LA Times – Jul 07
• Displaced and Adrift in Los Angeles

  NY Times piece on The Exiles, a 1960 film about Native Americans living on Bunker Hill that never received theatrical release. The movie has been restored and will be shown at UCLA.

  www.nytimes.com – Jul 07
• LAT reports of more layoffs at LAT

  250 LAT employees, including 150 in editorial departments, were announced today. Print and web newsgathering staffs will fall under a unified budget.

  LA Times – Jul 02
• Market Lofts Wins Mixed Use Award

  Architecture firm KTGY Group's Market Lofts received a Grand Award for Best Mixed-Use Project at the Gold Nugget Awards.

  www.free-press-release-center.info – Jul 02
• Rethinking Grand Avenue

  Angelenic's Rich Alossi had an opinion piece in the Times on Sunday, advocating smaller developments instead of master plans.

  LA Times – Jun 30
• Changes Around the Times

  Cara DiMassa looks at changes around the L.A. Times complex over the years, touching on the shift from business headquarters to residential.

  LA Times – Jun 27
• Q&A on Metro's Sales Tax Initiative

  Steve Hymon really cleaned up on coverage of today's Metro board meeting over at the Times' Bottleneck Blog. Here he gives a Q&A on what the board's decision to approve a tax hike actually means.

  LA Times – Jun 26
• Pasadena Paper Pitches Downtown

  Pasadena Star News recommends Downtown for a weekend getaway, particularly praising the Conservancy walking tours and Engine Co. No. 28.

  www2.pasadenastarnews.com – Jun 26