zekekelso Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 4 minutes ago, ejaycat said: I'm hoping that whichever plan for the park they choose to go under the new 6th Street Bridge will be lush and not have a lot of hardscape. That area of LA needs more park space. I vote for a race track 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseSaenz Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 2 hours ago, zekekelso said: I vote for a race track Haha. Right? Other cities have LA beat on this river park idea, let's turn it to a racetrack with spectator seats! Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseSaenz Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 LA Historic Park Opening this Weekend Would provider another stunning backdrop for the city, with the growing Downtown LA skyline in the back, especially during those infamous sunsets.https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/blog/the-lush-new-los-angeles-state-historic-park-opens-on-saturday-041917 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejaycat Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 4 minutes ago, JesseSaenz said: LA Historic Park Opening this Weekend Would provider another stunning backdrop for the city, with the growing Downtown LA skyline in the back, especially during those infamous sunsets.https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/blog/the-lush-new-los-angeles-state-historic-park-opens-on-saturday-041917 I just may be at the LA State Historic Park on Saturday, as well as the Festival of Books at USC. Tippi Hedren's gonna speak there, I'm hoping I get there in time to see her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zekekelso Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 6 minutes ago, ejaycat said: I just may be at the LA State Historic Park on Saturday, as well as the Festival of Books at USC. Watch out for the birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejaycat Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 3 minutes ago, zekekelso said: Watch out for the birds. Hehe. You mean Tippi Hedren might be attracting whole flocks of different species of them? I'm actually quite excited about the opening of the LA State Historic Park. I've been waiting for its current iteration for years, and riding the Gold Line and driving by it often in anticipation. I realize its grand opening coincides with Earth Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseSaenz Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 33 minutes ago, ejaycat said: I just may be at the LA State Historic Park on Saturday, as well as the Festival of Books at USC. Tippi Hedren's gonna speak there, I'm hoping I get there in time to see her. Share any pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 2 hours ago, RuFF said: The 6th Street Viaduct is sewed into my childhood. Oh please, spare us what else is sewn into your childhood, Ruffene. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 4 hours ago, RuFF said: strapped into the booster seat How is that booster seat nowadays for ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejaycat Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 On 4/20/2017 at 5:51 PM, JesseSaenz said: Share any pictures! OK. The Festival of Books, at the USC Campus. I usually try to go every year; I didn't go last year. It used to be held at UCLA, and then some years ago they moved it to USC. Though I'm a UCLA Bruin at heart (my sis went there and I've always loved the campus) and will always bash USC whenever I get the opportunity (hehe), I like that the book festival is at USC---more centrally located, and very rail transit handy. The book fest seemed particularly crowded this year. You can see this fountain in the 1967 film "The Graduate" with Dustin Hoffman, where his character follows Katharine Ross' character from LA to Berkeley. Though the film does contain some shots that were filmed in Berkeley, for some reason, most of the college campus shots were actually filmed at USC, even though the setting is UC Berkeley. Tippi Hedren being interviewed and speaking at the book fest. She seems like a very down-to-earth person. Taking questions from the audience. And guess who had a tent at the book festival? I was actually kind of surprised to see them. And there were actually some Olympians there signing books. Los Angeles State Historic Park. It's actually very convenient to the Chinatown Metro Station. And, you get a good view of the historic North Broadway Bridge, or what used to be called the Buena Vista viaduct. At the time of its completion in 1911, it was the longest and widest concrete arch bridge in California, as well as the first major Beaux-Arts style bridge in Los Angeles. Double dutch! Mmm, pupusas... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 1 hour ago, ejaycat said: OK. The Festival of Books, at the USC Campus. Ah so, that's where it was going to be. I was invited by LA 1984 Foundation but I had some conflicts so I couldn't make it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseSaenz Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 2 hours ago, ejaycat said: OK. The Festival of Books, at the USC Campus. I usually try to go every year; I didn't go last year. It used to be held at UCLA, and then some years ago they moved it to USC. Though I'm a UCLA Bruin at heart (my sis went there and I've always loved the campus) and will always bash USC whenever I get the opportunity (hehe), I like that the book festival is at USC---more centrally located, and very rail transit handy. The book fest seemed particularly crowded this year. You can see this fountain in the 1967 film "The Graduate" with Dustin Hoffman, where his character follows Katharine Ross' character from LA to Berkeley. Though the film does contain some shots that were filmed in Berkeley, for some reason, most of the college campus shots were actually filmed at USC, even though the setting is UC Berkeley. Tippi Hedren being interviewed and speaking at the book fest. She seems like a very down-to-earth person. Taking questions from the audience. And guess who had a tent at the book festival? I was actually kind of surprised to see them. And there were actually some Olympians there signing books. Los Angeles State Historic Park. It's actually very convenient to the Chinatown Metro Station. And, you get a good view of the historic North Broadway Bridge, or what used to be called the Buena Vista viaduct. At the time of its completion in 1911, it was the longest and widest concrete arch bridge in California, as well as the first major Beaux-Arts style bridge in Los Angeles. Double dutch! Mmm, pupusas... Wow, thanks for sharing! Those are all great pictures! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejaycat Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 On 4/23/2017 at 3:18 PM, JesseSaenz said: Wow, thanks for sharing! Those are all great pictures! Thanks. Incidentally, as an aside, I just learned that the Uytengsu Aquatics Center on the USC campus is named for Wilfred Uytengsu, a swimmer and USC alumnus, who happens to be Filipino. He represented the Philippines at the Southeast Asian Games. In 2013, as CEO of Alaska Milk, he donated $8 million to USC for the complete renovation of what was then called the McDonald's Swim Stadium---hence its renaming. filipinoknow.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 (edited) 9 hours ago, ejaycat said: Thanks. Incidentally, as an aside, I just learned that the Uytengsu Aquatics Center on the USC campus is named for Wilfred Uytengsu, a swimmer and USC alumnus, who happens to be Filipino. He represented the Philippines at the Southeast Asian Games. In 2013, as CEO of Alaska Milk, he donated $8 million to USC for the complete renovation of what was then called the McDonald's Swim Stadium---hence its renaming. filipinoknow.net When Nestle bought their Alaska Milk Co. in the Philippines for so many millions, that's when Wilfred gained the funds to make the donation to USC and get his name up there -- so thanks to all the babies in the Philippines for driving the funds to have Uytengsu get part of USC named after him. BTW, he also gained an American wife while studying @ USC. But too bad, it won't become the main swimming venue for '24 or '28. Edited April 26, 2017 by baron-pierreIV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 1 hour ago, RuFF said: Phase II of the Purple Line extension has received its notice to proceed. Heavy construction is expected to begin 2018. The project per the contract should be completed no later than 2026, but with newly available Measure M funds the entire line (including Phase III) is expected to open prior to 2024. http://thesource.metro.net/2017/04/27/notice-to-proceed-issued-for-section-2-of-purple-line-extension/ Well, until they encounter Roman ruins or Etruscan burial grounds while digging the tunnel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 Crenshaw the Camel. That's the mascot sorted then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseSaenz Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 4 hours ago, baron-pierreIV said: Well, until they encounter Roman ruins or Etruscan burial grounds while digging the tunnel. I read that Metro is very much expecting to find prehistoric fossils, especially in the area nearest the La Brea Tar Pits in the Fairfax District. According to Metro, that has been worked into the timeline. Even then, with an injection of Measure M funds, acceleration of the project seems likely, especially a winning bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseSaenz Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 Here's the article from November.http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-ice-age-20161130-story.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert90 Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 I go to UCLA and they've started to put up LA 2024 banners. Any reason for that to start happening now versus a couple months ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseSaenz Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 18 minutes ago, insert90 said: I go to UCLA and they've started to put up LA 2024 banners. Any reason for that to start happening now versus a couple months ago? The IOC will visit in a few days for their evaluation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert90 Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 3 hours ago, JesseSaenz said: The IOC will visit in a few days for their evaluation. I was suspecting that, but I wasn't sure; haven't paid as much attention to this cycle as ones past (even though I'm actually living in a bidding city this year...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarkSnow2012 Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 17 minutes ago, RuFF said: AbRuFFhamson makes an interesting point about what Tony Estanguet is pedaling to the American press. He argues that the Parisian bid is selling that the games are driven by the sport movement while distancing itself from politics, even though the sport movement in France and much of Europe is the government itself. http://www.3wiresports.com/2017/05/01/not-fake-news-ioc-looking-real-crisis/ Given the Olympic demand for host nations and cities to ride roughshod over normal rights of access, trade etc. these days, it's difficult to see how a major role for government can be avoided. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 1 hour ago, RuFF said: Anyhow, CARB has endorsed LA2024. For those that don't know CARB (California Air Resources Board) has been highly influential in US policy in reference to the environment and at times it's policy has shifted even the EPA to align with it. CARB is a serious player in the environmental game. Yeah, but with how your BFF and Sugar Daddy, Trumpkin, is decimating the EPA, what good is CARB? Won't any of its decisions be rendered moot if that agency meets its demise? So therefore, this boast of yours for LA, is just another piece of meringue. Ruff, can't you change your tune -- or are you really a 98-year granny (so 5 decades older than me) who can't learn a new dance step? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseSaenz Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 2 hours ago, baron-pierreIV said: Yeah, but with how your BFF and Sugar Daddy, Trumpkin, is decimating the EPA, what good is CARB? Won't any of its decisions be rendered moot if that agency meets its demise? So therefore, this boast of yours for LA, is just another piece of meringue. Ruff, can't you change your tune -- or are you really a 98-year granny (so 5 decades older than me) who can't learn a new dance step? It helps that California will uphold the Paris agreement and excercise its State power to keep in place and even enhance enviornmental regulations that can be rolled back at a Federal level. Thank god for California and the giant middle finger it will give to Trump at anything he does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejaycat Posted May 5, 2017 Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 Hey, could it be, that if LA does not get 2024 or 2028, that it won't bid again, at least not in the foreseeable future? "While there remains confusion over the award process for these two Games, [Casey] Wasserman provided one point of great clarity – if LA is left empty-handed after its bid, the city would not be bidding again. "'We won't bid again in Los Angeles. Because we have to pay for the bid privately. And raising 60 million dollars privately from individuals in Los Angeles is a tough road to go down once. I will tell you, twice it is not going to happen,' said Wasserman, the biggest contributor to that $60 million budget." From Reuters: Olympics: Joint 2024-2028 award 'the right idea', LA bid chief says Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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