Still Loving blogdowntown in '06

By Eric Richardson
Published: Saturday, December 31, 2005, at 01:06PM

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — Once again the Downtown News is too kind, naming me one of its “Leaders of the Pack” for 2006.

Eric Richardson: Via his blogdowntown.com forum, this resident and DLANC member has carved out a high-profile niche in Downtown. His blog is read not only by Central City denizens but also City Hall insiders, business groups and media. When he blogs about a Downtown issue, people read.

blogdowntown actually grew out of a Downtown News mention of my blog in the 2005 look-ahead issue. At that point everything I wrote was still at blog.ericrichardson.com, but I was starting to realize that the Downtown bits deserved their own space. On January 13th, 2005, blogdowntown launched. I think there’s some fun stuff to come for the site in 2006.

Personally, My fun news for 2006 is that I’ve finally found a Downtown job. Tuesday I start work at Cartifact, the mapping company responsible for (among many other things) the Downtown LA Walks maps and the Downtown Center BID’s Interactive Map. To say I’m excited about having just a few short blocks to walk to work would be a grave understatement.



Comments

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green LA girl writes:

Congrats on the new job! And also the Downtown News mention :)

# on Dec.31.2005 AT 03:09 PM
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jim writes:

congrats on both!

# on Dec.31.2005 AT 03:42 PM
3
Brian Humphrey writes:

Eric:

Please accept our heartiest congratulations and best wishes for the new year.

Brian Humphrey Firefighter/Specialist Public Service Officer Los Angeles Fire Department

# on Dec.31.2005 AT 10:16 PM
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Curt Gibbs writes:

Congrats on the accolades from the Downtown News. Not only are you an urban pioneer but you are pioneering how blogs can help shape opinions on public policy.

# on Jan.01.2006 AT 11:30 AM

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