Patti Berman

Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council

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Resident of downtown Los Angeles and president of the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council

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Rapper Jay Z joined Mayor Eric Garcetti at City Hall yesterday to announce that the Budweiser Made in America music festival will be held at Grand Park over the Labor Day weekend.

Private Profit on Public Land?

Rapper Jay Z joined Mayor Eric Garcetti at City Hall yesterday to announce that the Budweiser Made in America music festival will be held at Grand Park over the Labor Day weekend.

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Downtown Los Angeles is changing fast, and very soon will see the end of an era. After being owned by the same family since the 1960's, the King Eddy Saloon is changing hands.

The Changing Face and Personality of Downtown Los Angeles

Downtown Los Angeles is changing fast, and very soon will see the end of an era. After being owned by the same family since the 1960's, the King Eddy Saloon is changing hands.

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It's a fight to the checkout line for those for and against a new Walmart Neighborhood Market planned for downtown LA.

Downtown Walmart Grocery Store Draws Fire, Sparks Excitement

It's a fight to the checkout line for those for and against a new Walmart Neighborhood Market planned for downtown LA.

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