Which Way, L.A.?
Hollywood Renaissance?
Oscar's going to Hollywood.... but just how welcome is he? The City Council has approved 0 million in bonds for a mammoth development flanking Mann's Chinese Theater. Will it be a long awaited investment in the renaissance of L.A.'s Tinsel Town or a shopping mall with frills?
DAVID MALMUTH: Senior Vice President for Development with the TrizecHahn Development Corporation, which is a subsidiary of the TrizecHahn Corporation headquartered in Toronto Canada. TOM HOOS: An Architect who was formerly Project Architect for the Hollywood-Highland TrizecHahn project. He resigned because he was opposed to the project. He is a former associate of Frank Gehry and Associates and architect for Richard Meyer and Partners on the Getty Center. ANN MARIE GALLANT: Deputy Administrator for Economic Development at the Community Redevelopment Agency and lead negotiator for the TrizecHahn project. HOWARD KLAUSNER: Property owner of an apartment building on Orchid Avenue, a street which will be closed off as a result of the TrizecHahn development. DIANE BUCK: Resident of Hollywood Heights and member of the Hollywood Heights Homeowners Association. JACKIE GOLDBERG: Councilwoman for the 13th district (Hollywood) GREG GOLDIN: LA Weekly Writer RAFE SONENSHEIN: Executive Director of Commission on Charter Reform and author of Politics in Black and White: Race and Power in Los Angeles KEVIN MURRAY: Democratic Assemblyman (47th district) who won 26th State Senate seat on Tuesday.
topic: THE PASSING OF SAM YORTY