Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council

Blogs
February 27, 2013
Spring Street Parklets: The L.A. Weekly Review
See also: *5 Artsy Things to Do in L.A. This Week *Southern California's First 'Parklet' Asks the Question: What is a Park, Really? If you felt like Downtown needed more nature to counteract its vast plains of concrete, consider your pleads heard -- somewhat. Earlier this month, the City of Lo ... More >>
Blogs
January 26, 2012
Southern California's First 'Parklet' Asks the Question: What Is a Park, Really?
When is a parking space not a parking space? When it's a park, of course. Last week, Southern California's first "parklet" opened quietly in Long Beach, recasting that space between the painted lines as -- yes -- a tiny rectangle of curb-adjacent public space. It's not as suicidal as it sounds. In ... More >>
Music
April 15, 2010
Nightranger: (Art)Walk This Way
News
July 24, 2008
Rolling Out L.A.'s Cement Carpet
Downtown's long-promised central park has few trees. "Ugly" doesn't cover it
News
March 20, 2008
Donald T. Sterling's Skid Row Mirage
The billionaire Clippers owner claims he's creating a major homeless center. He's not, but image is what counts.
News
August 2, 2007
A Zillion New Neighbors
Scared by a weakening downtown, City Hall is set to obliterate zoning protections
News
May 26, 2005
LA�s Underground Power Broker
The name Vignali receded into L.A. history after the �Pardongate� scandal of 2001, but questions remain about drug-dealing son Carlos and his real estate magnate father, Horacio, who just might be pulling the strings in the remaking of downtown L.A.