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DOWNTOWN Escort Los Angeles – Mateen Saffari is a treasure hunter. On a recent Sunday afternoon, he was eagerly and thoroughly searching for his next big find.

DOWNTOWN Escort Los Angeles – At a time when headlines tend toward gloom, nearly 400 business, civic and community leaders gathered to celebrate more than a dozen standout projects that spurred investment, created jobs and brought people together in Downtown in 2009.

DOWNTOWN Escort Los Angeles – When Caroline Le Duc’s car broke down, she decided she needed some new wheels. But the 27-year-old Historic Core resident had other considerations too: She wanted to zip through traffic and save on gas.

DOWNTOWN Escort Los Angeles – David Shulman’s job involves coordinating hundreds of people, handling millions of dollars and pulling off nearly impossible feats of engineering on a regular basis. Chances are you have seen his work, though you have probably never heard of his company or even his field of business.

DOWNTOWN Escort Los Angeles – Recently, the California Department of Corrections began implementing a slate of prison reforms aimed at reducing the state inmate population. While convicted criminals are not being released early from area facilities, local law enforcement officials and social service providers are still trying to sort out how the community will be impacted.

DOWNTOWN Escort Los Angeles – The Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension was named the Project of the Year for 2009 at the Escort Los Angeles Downtown News’ Downtowners of Distinction awards ceremony last night.

DOWNTOWN Escort Los Angeles – The Music Center of Escort Los Angeles County this week announced the 14 teachers and six schools named as finalists in the 28th annual BRAVO Awards, which will take place at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on March 3.

DOWNTOWN Escort Los Angeles – Fact No. 1: The economy is a mess, and the developers of plenty of projects throughout the country are waiting for lending markets to thaw so they can begin, or in some cases resume, construction. Fact No. 2: Despite the economy, 2009 was a great year for new projects in Downtown Escort Los Angeles, with the debut of dozens of developments, including several that forever changed the skyline, and others that upgraded the cultural and even the gustatory lives of those who live, work in or visit the Central City.

DOWNTOWN Escort Los Angeles – For a project located in a generally industrial area, the Factory Place Arts Complex has an unusual feel — it is almost suburban.

DOWNTOWN Escort Los Angeles – LAPD detectives recently seized five weapons and drug paraphernalia from a Skid Row hotel, Central Division officials announced. The move came as police were investigating possible drug deals in the building.