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American Apparel CEO on May Day: 'Immigrants are good,' for LA and the US

By Hayley Fox — 08:19 AM

Dov Charney, CEO of American Apparel, says that immigration reform is not only key to fixing our local and national economy. "Immigration reform is the most important issue that affects Los Angeles," he said.

News

Downtown road closures for May Day marches

By Tony Pierce
Yesterday, 08:48 PM

The LAPD announced the streets that will be closed for tomorrow's May Day marches. Some streets will be blocked as early as 7 a.m. Tuesday and will remain closed through 7:30 p.m.

Arts/Culture

Keeping outdoor art safe, almost a year later

By Sonali Kohli
Yesterday, 03:36 PM

“All of those [materials] were specifically selected and tested to withstand an urban environment, inclusive of other street artists and the weather,” said Joe Moller, the executive director of the Downtown Art Walk.

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Metro begins discussion about Union Station's future

By Andrew Lopez
Thursday

Six architecture teams vying for a bid to create a master plan for the future of Union Station, showed off their "high concept" vision of the transportation hub in 2050.

New renderings of Farmers Field released

Curated links to the stories that Downtown should be reading, picked by the staff at blogdowntown.

This is a real story in the LA Times: Some dog owners let their pets run around the LAPD park without leashes.

LAPD 'doggy park' is a bright green spot in a concrete world

LA Times

Elizabeth Ishili, who frequents the lawn with her poodle, Moses, thinks that dog owners who bring their pooches to mix, mingle and just be dogs should be more responsible with their pets to ensure the lawn remains available.

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Game changer: Angels move to Downtown?

With Angel Stadium aging, team could drop the 'of Anaheim'

LA Times

What could possibly wipe the smiles off the faces of Magic Johnson, Stan Kasten and Mark Walter? How about the Angels moving into a new ballpark in downtown Los Angeles, three miles from Dodger Stadium?

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Organizers hope the larger venue and expanded categories of competition (including one for the ladies called "Whiskerina") will boost attendance five-fold over last August's inaugural outing.

L.A. Beard and Mustache battle heads downtown this June

LA Times

The second annual Los Angeles Beard and Mustache Competition is set to take place on June 24, 2012, at the Belasco Theatrer in downtown L.A.

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Homeland Security Investigations in Los Angeles, stated that “the sale of product knockoffs is not a victimless crime” -- the victims being billion-dollar fashion industry leaders.

Feds issue warning following bust of downtown vendor: Counterfeit goods are dangerous

KPCC

Officials issued a caveat emptor in their indictment of a downtown vendor charged with selling fake designer goods: Some items could contain poisonous lead.

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New security measures following the slayings of two foreign students will also include sharing of crime data with USC public safety officials and installation of more security cameras.

LAPD adds 30 officers to area around USC

LA Times

USC and the Los Angeles Police Department announced sweeping new security measures Thursday, including the addition of 30 police officers to the area surrounding the campus.

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Skrillex will headline

Hard Summer Music Festival announced

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Bloc Party, Miike Snow, A-Trak, Little Dragon, Bootsy Collins, and many more to play at the LA State Historic Park on August 3-4

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