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Field of Dreams Coming to L.A.'s Chinatown

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Dodgers Foundation will renovate an unplayable ballfield into a new Dodgers Dreamfield, which will serve almost 3,500 youth in the surrounding community.

October 23, 2020 - L.A. Downtown News

L.A. May Bring Streetcar Back

Public officials in Los Angeles are floating ideas to bring back its historic downtown streetcar.

February 13, 2008 - L.A. Downtown News

Baby Steps to Downtown Living

Downtown L.A. is redeveloping into a residential neighborhood. But is it baby-friendly?

January 22, 2008 - L.A. Downtown News

Many Upset About Plans to Keep Industrial Lands Industrial

Plans to keep nearly 80% of downtown L.A.'s industrial lands exclusively industrial has developers and business leaders up in arms.

January 15, 2008 - L.A. Downtown News

The Path To Preserving L.A.'s Industrial Lands

Preserving industrial land in Downtown L.A. is the focus of a broad city report to be released in January. The city recommends classifying specific areas into four land use categories to guide development in the area increasingly sought by investors.

December 29, 2007 - L.A. Downtown News

Traffic At Heart Of 'Urbanophobia' In Redeveloping L.A.

As downtown Los Angeles undergoes a massive redevelopment, the major concern is not whether it will be another New York, nor if its public spaces will improve, but rather how much worse traffic will get, writes Sam Hall Kaplan.

September 11, 2007 - L.A. Downtown News

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