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• Questioning the Crowd

  Joe Cornish asks why last evening's Art Seen event, a fundraiser for AIDS research held on Gallery Row, didn't do more outreach to the HIV Positive community.May 14

• Council Approves Patient Dumping Fine

  LAT reporting that City Council has approved a $25,000 fine for patient dumping with a 12-1 vote. The ordinance still needs one more vote.May 14

• Meruelo Maddux a Cheap Buy

  Bloomberg cites renewed interest in stocks of Meruelo-Maddux, Downtown's largest land owner. The company's market cap is currently at 35% of the book value of its properties.May 12

• Mother's Day at the Fred Jordan Mission

  A short piece in the LAT visits Mother's Day at the mission and includes a half-dozen photos.May 12

• Re-Shaping Downtown LA

  Over at 944, our own Jeannine Denholm takes a look at the South Group's green buildingsMay 10

• Medallion Halts Work

  DT News story on the Medallion project halting work. Main concern was leasing for the retail space, not the building's residential units. Tom Gilmore calls the decision "a little odd."May 09

• Anschutz partners with De La Hoya

  AEG signs on with Boxer Oscar De La Hoya and the Golden Boy will go bronze as a 7ft statue of the East LA boxer will front Staples Center.May 08

• Chapman Goes Rental

  In light of reappraisals and the tough sales market, Chapman Flats makes the decision to go rental for the time being. Curbed has the story and a press release.May 07

• Council Passes SRO Hotel Protections

  Council unanimously passes permanent rules limiting the conversion of residential hotels, including geographic restriction to keep replacement units nearby.May 06

• Mentally ill Man delivered by cab from Costa Mesa

  A Skid Row patient-dumping ten days ago is now under investigation by city prosecutors.May 06