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    Which Way, L.A.?

    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. Garcetti called it "the perfect place, the perfect West Coast home" for an event that began in Philadelphia. He predicted an economic boom for the city.

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    By Warren Olney • May 10, 2014 • 1 min read

    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. Garcetti called it "the perfect place, the perfect West Coast home" for an event that began in Philadelphia. He predicted an economic boom for the city. But not everyone shares that view.

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    Jay Z and Private Profit in the 'People's Park'
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Mike Kessler

      freelance journalist

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      Gideon Brower

      Independent Producer

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      Patti Berman

      Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council

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      Jon Regardie

      a city politics journalist at LA Magazine

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      Dennis Romero

      LA Weekly

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    The full episode

    1 of 2
    Jay Z and Private Profit in the 'People's Park'
    1. 0:00Private Profit on Public Land?You’re reading this
    2. 18:36Is Southern California's Most Famous Hot Sauce Moving Out?
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