SLO Patrol

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - Recently, a Fashion District merchant walked into the lobby of the Central Division police station on Sixth Street. In limited English, he demanded that something be done about some illegal vendors selling counterfeit DVDs near Santee Alley.

• Mayor on Wire

  DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - In 1974, Frenchman Philippe Petit created an international stir when he clandestinely reached the roof of New York City’s Twin Towers and proceeded to walk back and forth between them on a tightrope. His feat, chronicled in last year’s Oscar-winning film Man on Wire, was all the more remarkable considering that it took place 110 stories above the ground, without a net.
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• The Barnes Approach

  DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES -There are several unusual things about the Haas Building, a $10 million Jewelry District project that opened May 1. Among the most unlikely is the sprawling two-level penthouse.
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Neighborhood Councils Show Their Mettle

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - An interesting if unintentional experiment in democracy occurred recently, one that propelled a group of Los Angeles stakeholders to rise up in protest. In doing so, they proved that even if the neighborhood council system does not always operate efficiently, in some important ways it has come of age. Volunteer members of the groups have earned a voice in City Hall.

• Disappointing Campaign for City Attorney

  DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - Some time in the evening of May 19, the people of Los Angeles should know if their next City Attorney is going to be Jack Weiss or Carmen Trutanich. Whoever wins, we hope their behavior will be nothing like it has been in the past few months.
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• Crunch Time for Arts School

  DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - Life is never easy for the Los Angeles Unified School District, and in particular the district has had an ugly six months in regards to the coming High School for the Visual and Performing Arts.
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Crossing All Borders

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - In its five-year existence, REDCAT has never been known to play it safe.

• A Musical Double Dose

  DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - The Little Tokyo theater company East West Players is conducting an interesting experiment with a back-to-back staging of Stephen Sondheim’s Marry Me a Little and Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years. The two, both one-act musicals, share striking similarities, but also have dramatic differences.
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• An Eye for Music

  DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - When Moshe Brakha finished his stint in the Israeli military, he set shore for Los Angeles, intent on becoming a photographer. During the 1970s and ’80s, he captured dozens of up and coming punk rockers and pop artists, from The Screamers to Madonna, when they were still, as Brakha says, “penniless.” Always more comfortable behind the lens, Brakha, born in 1947, has his first major show, Occupation Dreamer, at the Grammy Museum. It runs through Aug. 9.
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