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.

This year there's a different situation on this team. There are lots of jobs available. As a coaching staff, what we are looking for are players who can skate and pressure the puck. With the new rules against obstruction, we'll be looking for guys who can get there quickly and pressure the puck.

I've had tons of odd jobs, but I think that I would probably be a fireman because you get to see the results of your job. You get there and there is a house on fire. You leave and there's not a fire anymore.

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,