Around the Halls

A look at Downtown-related items making their way through City Council.

Around the Halls: April 6 - 8

By Eric Richardson — April 06, 2009

It's Monday, April 6, and Council wants to name the new LAPD Headquarters south of City Hall "Parker Center." Also on the agendas this week, a restaurant operator for 2nd and Main, possible sale of city parking meters, and a hearing on allowing Cedd Moses to expand his growing empire of Downtown bars into the Industrial District.

Around the Halls: March 30 - April 1

By Eric Richardson — March 30, 2009

Ed Fuentes

It's Monday, March 30, and the city's on holiday in observance of Cesar Chavez day. Tuesday and Wednesday the wheels of government are back in motion, however, and Wednesday offers a discussion of Pershing Square parking and what promises to be a heated debate over LAPD's plans to put active-duty officers on film shoots. — Continued Inside...

Around the Halls: March 23 - 25

By Eric Richardson — March 23, 2009

City Council returned from recess last Friday, and this week holds a full slate of Council and committee meetings. Downtown's attention should be focused on filming and congestion.

Around the Halls: March 16 - 18

By Eric Richardson — March 16, 2009

It's Monday, March 16, and around City Hall this week things are quiet. City Council's on recess, so there's little to speak of in the way of items moving through the halls of government. Those with a need for regularly scheduled civic involvement should take note of a special Tuesday DLANC meeting, featuring a Town Hall on the future of the Rosslyn Hotel.

Around the Halls: March 9-11

By Eric Richardson — March 09, 2009

It's Monday, March 9, and it's a light week for Downtown items on the Council calendar. As usual, money is a big topic, and Monday's only item is a meeting of Budget & Finance. Other items wind their way through Council after previously showing up in committee, including a contract with the Project for Public Spaces to look at streets as placemaking.

Around the Halls: March 2 - 4

By Eric Richardson — March 02, 2009

It's Monday, March 2nd, and Downtown's looking to get a make-over thanks to new rules headed to Council's Planning and Land Use Management committee. The Downtown Design Guidelines set out standards for more people-friendly streets and development.

Around the Halls: February 23 - 25

By Eric Richardson — February 23, 2009

It's Monday, February 23, and while the week starts off slow, there's a lot on City Council agendas that Downtowners should be keeping their eye on. The first half of the week is heavy on transportation items, features a high stakes game of chicken over 3,000 daily tons of garbage, and offers an extension on interim controls over signage.

Around the Halls: February 16-19

By Eric Richardson — February 16, 2009

It's Monday, February 16, and the City is celebrating the Presidents' Day holiday. Up this week: a green roof for City Hall, another space for Pharmaka and more money for a program assisting families on Skid Row.

Around the Halls: February 9 - 11

By Eric Richardson — February 09, 2009

It's Monday, February 9, and Council's got a full slate of meetings. On the agendas this week are river revitalization, a street closure MOU, a sign district, affordable housing loans and late night pilot reports.

Around the Halls: February 2 - 4

By Eric Richardson — February 02, 2009

It's Monday, February 2, and on the City agendas this week are Quimby updates, recycling chutes, Fashion District BID, Citywide WIFI and more money for the 1st Street Bridge widening.

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