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WHAT'S NEW at the LA Fashion District BID |
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Do Business, Shop, Create, Live, Explore in the LA Fashion District
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December 19, 2013
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Missed last week's What's New?
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 Pay It Forward LA Gets National Publicity
Over the weekend, the LA Fashion District received national publicity for our "Random Acts of Kindness" campaign. We were featured on the Today Show as part of a larger segment highlighting Random Acts of Kindness during the holiday season. The clip highlights the free parking and paid purchases happening in the district. Safe Team Officer Alonso did a fantastic job of representing the LA Fashion District on camera. The clip aired Sunday morning, but can be viewed on the Today Show website, here.
NBC responded to a press release put out by the BID and shot the clip on Saturday afternoon. Our Public Information Coordinator, Ariana Gomez, responded to the request from NBC and arranged the filming for the show... Continue Reading.
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 2014 Board Election Results
The 2014 Board Election Results were announced at the Board of Directors meeting on December 12, 2013. Five candidates were elected by property owners to serve three year terms on the BID Board of Directors beginning January 2014. The candidates are Jason Dibler, Jorge Flores, George Lintz, Brian Taban and John Van Den Akker. Congratulations!
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 New Historic Commercial Reuse Guidelines
Councilmember Jose Huizar, District 14 is leading the effort to create City's new comprehensive Historic Commercial Reuse Guidelines designed to activate dormant historic buildings on Broadway... Continue Reading.
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 LA Streetcar Update
On December 18th Councilmember Huizar joined with LADOT, Bureau of Engineering (BOE), and the non-profit Los Angeles Streetcar Inc. (LASI) to announce that the City of Los Angeles has selected nationally renowned streetcar car experts URS as Project Manager for the Downtown L.A. Streetcar project... Continue Reading.
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 Broadway Continues to Change... Urban Outfitters Opens Today!
Just in time for holiday shopping, Urban Outfitters opened the doors to their new 10,000 square foot store at 810 S Broadway in the LA Fashion District. Love the refurbished Rialto Theatre neon sign! Another fashion retailer, Acne Studios, recently opened in the Eastern Columbia Building. Read the Downtown News story.
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Also new this week...
Graffiti Removal is a Daily Task  Thanks to the BID Clean Team Graffiti Crew graffiti is removed before the stores open for the day.
PETAL PUSHERS The LA Flower Market for Civilians
Pure Wow just cracked the code to some savings on holiday decor at a local institution--the Los Angeles Flower Market. Look like a pro and grab beautiful (and inexpensive) bounty. With how to tips and pointers they help visitors navigate the dizzying array of flowers for newbie and veteran shoppers. Read the full article here. Pure Wow is a national digital publication dedicated to finding ways to make life more interesting, beautiful and manageable.
Continued from Above...
 Pay It Forward LA Gets National Attention Univision was also in the district on Saturday filming a 3-minute special segment on the campaign, which airs Monday, December 23rd. Jomari Goyso of "A La Moda Con Jomari" payed it forward to Santee Alley shoppers and asks them to join in the district's campaign to "Pay It Forward LA". The production team at Univision made a very rare exception in filming this special segment as a thank you to the BID for facilitating filming of the show in Santee Alley all year.
The Fashion District's Random Acts of Kindness campaign will continue through this week. Be on the lookout for Safe Team Officers Brown and Alonso as they pay for shoppers' parking and give out gift cards throughout the district. New Historic Commercial Reuse GuidelinesThe new guidelines are expected to help fill more than one million square feet of empty upper-floor space on the historic corridor. The new guidelines offer a clear roadmap for developers and property owners with specific interpretations of the California Historic Building Code for use in the City of Los Angeles. Click Here to read the Press Release and here to read the story in LA Downtown News. LA Streetcar UpdateURS has a proven track record of working on some of the biggest streetcar projects in the nation. The Streetcar project is coming to fruition out of a public-private partnership project championed by Councilmember José Huizar's Bringing Back Broadway initiative. Click Here for the press release.
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