Getting the Low-Down on Business Improvement Districts: A Q&A with BID Watchdog Adrian Riskin

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Downtown Los Angeles is seeing something of a Renaissance these days. From the revived Clifton’s Cafeteria to the reopened Angels Flight Railway, it seems you can’t swing a dead cat without hitting some throwback to the Raymond Chandler era. At present, a plan to return streetcars to the historic core is receiving serious consideration by … Continue reading Getting the Low-Down on Business Improvement Districts: A Q&A with BID Watchdog Adrian Riskin

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Brexit Remains Incredibly Dumb and Destructive

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13 March, 2019 It is hard to believe, but there was a time, not so long ago, when the word “terrorist” conjured not an anti-Western Al Qaeda or ISIS fighter, but balaclava-clad members of the Irish Republican Army and UVF. Underneath their ski masks, they may have worn their hair in shaggy rocker style, and … Continue reading Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Brexit Remains Incredibly Dumb and Destructive