The public officials, organizations, businesses, and individuals listed below submitted letters of support of behalf of LASI’s February 2010 $25 million federal grant application.

Public Officials

Lucille Roybal-Allard, Congresswoman of California’s 34th Congressional District
Dianne Feinstein, United States Senator
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of the State of California
John Perez, California State Assemblymember and Speaker of California State Assembly

Public Agencies and Advocates

David Riccitiello, Downtown Regional Administrator, CRA/LA
Hasan Ikhrata, Executive Director, SCAG
J. Russell Brown, Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council
Gary Toebben, LA Chamber of Commerce
Michael McDowell, The Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau
Warren Cooley, Valley Economic Development Center
Ruben Gonzales, Hotel Association of Los Angeles
Will Wright, American Institute of Architects
Linda Dishman, LA Conservancy Group
Tara Hamacher, National Preservation Partners

Non-Profit and Community Organizations

Bart Reed, Transit Coalition
Cardinal Roger Mahony, Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
Faye Washington, YWCA
Hilary Norton, FAST LA
Jose Luis Valenzuela, Latino Theater Company
Carol E. Schatz, Central City Association of LA
J. Russell Brown, Historic Downtown L.A. Business Improvement District
Kent Smith, Fashion District Business Improvement District

Businesses, Organizations, and Individuals

Ted Tanner, Anschutz Entertainment Group
Anne W. Peaks, The Yellin Company, LLC
Barry Shy, SB Properties
Beatrice Hsu, Related California
Ben Cohan, Victory Capital Group
Blair Besten, Blair Besten Real Estate Sales and Consulting
Cedd Moses, 213 Ventures
Charisse Older, Mortons Steakhouse
D. Rocky Rockefeller, Rockefeller Partners Architects, Inc.
David G. Houk, Houk Development Company, Inc.
David Lawrenece Gray, David Lawrence Gray Architects
Shiraz Tangri, Alston + Bird LLP
Dianne Lee, Leo A Daly
Ed Rosenthal, Grubb and Ellis
Ezatollah Delijani, Delson Investment Company
Kate Bartolo, Kate Bartolo & Associates
Mark Farzan, Broadway and 8th Investments
Michael J. Crehan, Psomas
Peklar A Pilavjian, Los Angeles United Investment Company, LLC
Robert Voskanian, Million Dollar Theatre Inc.
S. Chris Park, Wilshire Grand
Shahram Afshani, Liberty National Enterprises
Shahram Afshani, NCT Lofts
Steve Needleman, Orpheum Theatre & Anjac Fashion Buildings
Tyler Murphy, Robin Group Investment Real Estate Services
Zuri Banes, Broadway Exchange Building, LLC
Tricia Robbins, Individual
Eric Gutshall, Resident Property Owner