It will have a lasting impact on the area,

It's a fascinating project. It's fascinating because it will broaden people's understanding about the historical context of Little Tokyo and the migration southward of Central Avenue and of African Americans.

We are making Los Angeles better one pothole at a time.

Downtown Los Angeles is just not positioned to be the solution for every other city in L.A. County and the state parole system,

an attempt to provide a layer of protection for housing that is quickly going to be extinct. It's a recognition that a balance needs to be achieved.

These are jobs that are born out of an empty parking lot, ... So for me, that is the most compelling reason why I pushed to get this project.