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Eric Richardson

Publisher and Founder
e@blogdowntown.com

Eric Richardson was born in the heart of South Carolina and spent time in New Jersey and Michigan before winding up in California. He moved to Los Angeles in 2001 to attend USC, where he majored in Communications.

In May of 2004, Eric moved a few miles away from campus to Downtown's Historic Core. That August he was elected to the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council, a position in which he served until the fall of 2007.

Eric started blogging in November of 1998, back when "weblog" was still the predominant term. His non-Downtown writings can now be found at e;blog.

Professionally, Eric is a developer for the Agathon Group, a high-end web development company. He formerly headed up interactive work for Cartifact, a Downtown mapping firm. Eric's wife Kathy also works Downtown, as a teacher at Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High School.

Recent Stories

Looking From Above at Stopped Medallion

By Eric Richardson — Tuesday
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Given the Downtown News' report that work on the Medallion project has stopped, it seemed useful to give people an idea of what sort of site the project leaves behind during its pause. Extensive excavation was done earlier in the construction process in order to put in foundations, but the site today is largely level, with odd bits of concrete support jutting...

Celebrate Bike to Work Week Downtown

By Eric Richardson — Sunday
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May 12 - 16 is Bike to Work week, and Downtowners have a number of opportunities to join into the two-wheeled fun. Whether you ride to work or just ride to ride, there are Bike to Work week events Downtowners should know about.

Downtown WIFI Getting a Big Boost

By Eric Richardson — May 09, 2008
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New radios went up this week for a big expansion of the ExperienceLA's Downtown WIFI network. Formerly just at Pershing Square, the new push brings the network out to sixteen blocks, mostly in the Historic Core. Those looking up while wandering around the neighborhood will notice the new three-antenna radios installed on corner streetlights. As of Friday...

Tomorrow: Check Out Housing with DCBID

By Eric Richardson — May 09, 2008
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The Downtown Center BID's Saturday housing tours are a great chance to check out projects around the neighborhood, whether you're already comfortably settled Downtown or actually looking for a place. They happen twice a month, and are led by the inimitable Hal Bastian, who's been responsible for luring more than his share of business Downtown. Tomorrow's tour...

Regional Connector Down to Two Alternatives

By Eric Richardson — May 07, 2008
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Planning for the Regional Connector is down to two preferred alternatives, one above ground and one below. Costs for the two differ by only $150 million. At a meeting of the Bringing Back Broadway Streetcar Committee this afternoon, Metro staff presented the Connector project, intended to link the Blue and Expo light rail lines with the two parts of the Gold...