Hollywood Projects

[RAlossi]

^^ That is EXCELLENT. I'm so glad that businesses are getting these kinds of loans. Though I do believe it might be more cost effective to give four businesses each $100,000 loans -- I'm sure $100,000 can go a long way for some of these places. Maybe some signage improvements, trash cleanup, painting, advertising....

I really wish that the CRA or some other quasi-governmental entity would do some sidewalk improvements for Chinatown. The sidewalks are small, full of garbage/trash/gum/cracks. Maybe turn Hill(?) (Broadway? Spring? I don't know which street is the main one) into a pedestrian-only boulevard. They definitely need more (cleaner) street furniture.

The Little Joe's parking lot needs that Blossom Plaza development started ASAP! That site, I think, does more to detract from Chinatown's aesthetics and tourist quality than any other site in the district. The City should definitely focus on all the ethnic districts -- Chinatown, Little Tokyo, Koreatown, Thai Town, Little Armenia, Little Ethiopia, El Pueblo -- to make them more ped-friendly, tourist-friendly (people coming to LA expect to see multiculturalism; we should give them all we've got) and cleaner/safer.