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Ed Fuentes

Around the Halls: March 21 - 23

By Eric Richardson — March 21, 2011 — 2 Comments

The city's looming deficits will weigh heavily on meetings this week, while CRA transfers and the creation of a tourism marketing district also find agenda spots.

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Thursday: Main Street Relief Drive

By Eric Richardson — March 15, 2011

If Main Street traffic near City Hall is slow on Thursday, don't route around it. Volunteers will be collecting funds for those affected by the 9.0 quake in Japan.

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Getting Ready for Redistricting

By Eric Richardson — March 14, 2011 — 1 Comment

Elections for City Council seats may have just ended, but the race to redraw the city's political boundaries is just getting ready to start.

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Mapping Los Angeles' 2010 Census Numbers

By Eric Richardson — March 13, 2011 — 2 Comments

How has Los Angeles County changed in the last ten years? There are many interesting statistics buried inside the sea of numbers released this week by the Census Bureau.

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Census Numbers Put Downtown at 50K

By Eric Richardson — March 09, 2011 — 18 Comments

The first data released by the 2010 Census shows Downtown L.A. with a population of 51,329, up 43 percent since the 2000 numbers were recorded.

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Safer Cities Still Working, Says LAPD

By Eric Richardson — March 08, 2011 — 6 Comments

A report delivered to the Police Commission today defends the Safer Cities Initiative, citing a 47 percent reduction in serious crime since 2005.

Around the Halls: March 7 - 9

By Eric Richardson — March 07, 2011

The city's $930 million contract with the CRA, $8.4 million for the Streetcar and $3 million for a Cleantech incubator are at City Hall this week.

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Starting Tuesday, No Smoking Near Outdoor Dining

By Eric Richardson — March 03, 2011 — 22 Comments

Life will get a little tougher for smokers next Tuesday as a new city ordinance making it an infraction to light up near outdoor dining goes into effect.

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Jewelry Heist Makes Off With $3 Million

By Eric Richardson — March 01, 2011 — 11 Comments

Burglars broke into a building on Broadway before tunneling into the jewelry store next door and making off with $3 million in merchandise.

DCBID Launches 2011 Demographic Survey

By Eric Richardson — March 01, 2011 — 1 Comment

The Downtown Center BID launched its 2011 demographic survey on Monday, hoping to use the feedback to lure Trader Joes into Downtown.

Ed Fuentes

Around the Halls: February 28 - March 2

By Eric Richardson — February 27, 2011

The city's new Bicycle Plan, the development of the Wilshire Grand hotel and the salaries paid to department GMs are on the agendas at City Hall this week.