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• Arts District American Apparel to Fire a Quarter of its Workforce

  NYT: About 1,800 immigrant employees are said to be fired in the coming days at American Apparel. Part of a new crackdown by ICE, forcing employers to dismiss unauthorized workers rather than through workplace raidsSep 29

• Little Tokyo Hosts 2nd Annual ID Film Fest

  LA Metblogs: The second annual ID Film Festival, dedicated to contemporary digital films that explore and celebrate identity is October 1-3 at the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy in Little Tokyo.Sep 28

• Little Tokyo Struggles with Regional Connector

  Rafu Shimpo reports on the continuing debate in Little Tokyo, where some in the community are strongly opposed to the Regional Connector.Sep 28

• Tech Giants Vie for City Hall Contract

  LAT Both Microsoft and Google are vying now for a $7.25-million contract to replace L.A.'s outdated e-mail system.Sep 28

• With Deadline Passed, Twenty-Four Applicants Applying for LAPD Chief

  LAT: A total of 24 people have submitted applications to replace outgoing Police Chief Bratton, half coming from within LAPD.Sep 25

• Grand Avenue Fest Cancelled for 2009

  LA Metblogs posts the Grand Avenue Fest is going on hiatus for 2009 to reorganize.Sep 24

• Stair Climb to the Top of US Bank This Friday

  LAist notes this Friday (for $100) is Stair Climb to the Top, benefiting the Downtown YMCA.Sep 23

• Museum of Neon Art Looking at Glendale

  Glendale News Press: Glendale City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to move forward with talks for MoNA to move to vacant building on Brand Blvd. Proposal would give a larger, permanent home to the LA based non-profit's collection.Sep 23

• Concerto Declares Chapter 11

  L.A. Business Journal writes that Astani has declared bankruptcy for the Concerto project, but the case has a twist: Astani needs liens from a failed lender removed so that the units can be sold.Sep 22

• "Autumn Lights" Illuminates Pershing Square

  LA Metblogs notes Lilli Muller's "Autumn Lights" an exhibit of fifty artists, lights up Pershing Square this Saturday night.Sep 18