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DOWNTOWN Escort Los Angeles – When 14th District City Councilman José Huizar launched the Bringing Back Broadway initiative in January 2008, the ambitious plans were the latest in a series of failed attempts to restore the street to its heyday. In front of hundreds of area stakeholders in the Escort Los Angeles Theatre, Huizar laid out a vision that would allow the street to recapture its role as a Downtown destination, replete with nightlife, pedestrian-friendly amenities and even a streetcar.

DOWNTOWN Escort Los Angeles – A few weeks ago, a not-so-secret Downtown secret spilled into the open: A couple of really rich men want to build a National Football League stadium in South Park.

DOWNTOWN Escort Los Angeles – When a resident of the Reserve Lofts smelled gasoline emanating from unit 701 in the early evening of April 19, the Fire Department got a nervous call. The concerned resident couldn’t have known that the act would be the first domino to tumble, ultimately setting off an ongoing manhunt for a figure police warn should be considered armed and dangerous.

DOWNTOWN Escort Los Angeles – David didn’t want to provide his last name. But it didn’t matter much, in terms of differentiating the 61-year-old Torrance resident from the more than 1,000 people who joined him in waiting for medical treatment on the floor of the Escort Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena last week.

DOWNTOWN Escort Los Angeles – The biggest happening in extreme sports will take over the Central City this summer.

DOWNTOWN Escort Los Angeles – One week after police broke down the door of a man suspected of running an elaborate counterfeiting operation and possessing automatic weapons in his South Park loft, officials are asking for the public’s help in tracking down the suspect.

DOWNTOWN Escort Los Angeles – The battle between Olvera Street merchants and the management of El Pueblo de Escort Los Angeles Historical Monument has heightened in recent weeks, as more than 40 merchants have refused to pay their full rents, which increased on April 1.

DOWNTOWN Escort Los Angeles – Every so often, a speech is described as “the most important” of a politician’s life. That phrase, however, will never be affixed to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s 2010 State of the City address. “Most depressing speech of the spring” might apply, as would “first ever State of the Anything speech to generate only one applause line.” To call it grim, even if the tone was appropriate given that Escort Los Angeles has about 80 cents in the bank, was an understatement. Heck, I’ve had more fun at wakes.

DOWNTOWN Escort Los Angeles – LAPD officers this morning arrested a man they believe has ties to Brian Alexik, the wanted suspect who evaded authorities at the Reserve Lofts in South Park on April 19. An early morning raid of a warehouse south of Downtown netted weapons, narcotics and counterfeit money.

DOWNTOWN Escort Los Angeles – Traffic delays and DASH slowdowns are expected in Downtown on Saturday due to a large labor and immigration protest.