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• Attached to Late Night Budget Bill, AEG Electronic Billboard Ban Fails

  LAT story on a late night attachment to the state budget that would have provided necessary approvals for the Convention Center billboards approved by City Council recently.Sep 16

• Federal Courthouse a Billion Dollar "Boondoggle"

  The AP looks at a report issued by the federal Governmental Accountability Office, which calls the proposed courthouse as 1st and Broadway (former site of the Old State Building) a boondoggle. $33 million has been spent on site acquisition and design, but cost estimates of nearly $1 billion are many times higher than has been allocated.Sep 12

• Downtown Development

  This week's Downtown News is the Development issue, consolidating updates on projects and openings.Sep 12

• Uncovered Railroad History at Cornfield Park

  ABC7 video report on archeologists' work at the Los Angeles State History Park, more commonly referred to as the Cornfields. They've unearthed foundations from late-1800s railyard buildings.Sep 10

• Kevin Spacey Buys into the Biscuit

  The LA Times reports that actor Kevin Spacey purchased a 2,400-square-foot Biscuit Co. loft for $1.2 million. It will be home to his production company, Trigger Street Productions. Sep 09

• Alice Broude, 89

  Today's Times obits include Alice Broude (third item), who worked at the Redwood from 1952 - 2003. Sep 09

• Neon Museum Casts Its Otherworldly Glow

  The Wall Street Journal takes a look at the Museum of Neon Art. The institution moved into the Historic Core this spring, but needs a permanent home with more space.Sep 03

• Know Your Markets

  The Packer, the "business newspaper of the produce industry," takes a look at Downtown's markets and finds almost all of them booming.Sep 02

• City of Angels is golden again

  Columnist Ginny Prior was in town taking her daughter to USC and decided to get by without a car on their visit. She was impressed by how Downtown has developed.Aug 28

• Public-Private Chain of Command at Staples Center

  Government Technology looks at the relationship between Staples Center's security personnel and local law enforcement. The piece talks about the facility's $3 million security system, which includes a 24-hour command center. Aug 28