This week we meet artist Annika Connor who will be at General Assembly DTLA for a creative talk about art, entrepreneurship and the digital age

Also we’ll chat with Luke Klipp founder of Greater LA an organizing arm to battle the Neighborhood Integrity Initiative being proposed for the November ballot.

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From downtown los angeles: This is the City,  

This week we have an extended chat with Assemblymember Miguel Santiago representative of the 53rd district which covers all of downtown and the arts district.

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This week we visit the non-profit tutoring center at 826LA and we meet with Jacob and Patrick of Think Tank Gallery who are in the midst of a huge show from Scott Hove and Baker’s Son called #breakbread

*note there is some occasional strong language in the Think Tank interview

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From downtown los angeles: This is the City, a podcast focusing on the politics, art and culture of Los Angeles. This week we talk to the neighborhood prosecutor for central area, from the LA City Attorney’s office Kurt Knecht

And we speak from the Los Angeles Christian Health Centers, Dr Wayne Aoki, mental health director offers us some insight into the challenges of providing mental health services on skid row.

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From Downtown Los Angeles, This is the city

This week Escott Norton of the Los Angeles Historic Theater foundation joins to talk about their work and initiative “new broadway LA “

Also, we speak again with Delonte Gholston of the downtown clergy council about the upcoming installment of Trust Talks, a true dialogue in community building

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This week we head to Night on Broadway 2016, the place where we first started the show one year ago.

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This week we get to chat with the inspired Heath Satow about his upcoming exhibition as part of DoArt Foundations programming for Art Show LA

Chris Loos from Urbanize.LA joins us to talk about the proposals for a new park to be built adjacent to Grand Park.

Ted Hayes invites the community to a forum Feb 4th.

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This week Creative Director and native Angeleno Nova Han joins us to talk about her work inspiration and art in the new downtown

And friend of the show and downtown stakeholder Anthony Bejarano joins us to talk about DTLA’s Community brunch First Sundays.

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This week Sara Hernandez Downtown Director for CD14 joins us to talk more about the Council member’s agenda for downtown and what our reimagined Downtown can be

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This week we sit with Eduardo Santana of Pershing Square Renew and Nick Griffin from the Downtown BID to talk about creativity, innovation and a celebration of downtowns diverse disciplines.

Also Michael Unton a downtown resident and organizer joins us to talk about the Skid Row Hygiene Fundraiser taking place later this month

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