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City Council Survey Regarding Public Safety
City Council Survey Regarding Public Safety A survey released Tuesday by Council President Nury Martinez, along with Councilmen Herb Wesson, Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Curren Price and Bob Blumenfield,…

The L.A. Barber College Needs Your Help!
The L.A. Barber College Needs Your Help! A while back we introduced you to the young hopeful barbers from the L.A. Barber College. They were struggling in January, so they set up a GoFundMe, but since…

We’ve Been Nominated for Best of Downtown Awards!
The polls are open for Downtown LA News Best of Downtown annual survey. The Historic Core BID has been nominated for Best Business Improvement District. We’d appreciate your support- jump to question…

DTLA’s Historic Core Makes Appearance in HBO’s New Perry Mason Series
Have you been watching HBO Now at home? If so, you may have seen the trailer for their new Perry Mason – HBO series. Check out this video below and pause on 0:14 to see a very special appearance by 4t…

5th/6th St Improvement Project – What You Need To Know
Metro and the City of Los Angeles are partnering to improve 5th St and 6th St in downtown LA to enhance mobility and safety for the thousands of people who walk, bike, roll, ride transit or drive in t…

News Conference: What to do about the Homeless Crisis in Downtown LA?
The homeless crisis in downtown LA is getting worse. NBC’s Conan Nolan taks with Blair Besten from the Historic Core Business Improvement District and Patti Berman from the Downtown LA Neighborhood Co…

Historic Core Walking Guide Hits the Streets
By Donna Evans, LA Downtown News, April 10, 2014 Planning to make a special visit to or even just wander around the Old Bank District or Broadway, and not sure what exactly you want to do? The Histori…

Besten’s Show: Beyond Clean and Safe at Historic Core BID
by Ryan Vaillancourt, Staff Writer, LA Downtown News Dec 2, 2011 DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES – Last month, few job offers seemed as unenticing as the post of executive director of the Historic Downtown Los A…

HCBID Finance & Steering Committee Agenda 9.27.17
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Turkey Trot Los Angeles
The Turkey returns to Downtown Los Angeles on Thanksgiving morning. Downtown – Get Ready. This event offers a scenic 5k and 10k route on the historic streets of Los Angeles. Location Coming Soon! For…