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This week we meet Tom Gilmore of Gilmore Associates one of the pioneering developers in downtown. Also Trust Talks are a way to engage the community of DTLA and we speak with Delonte of the Downtown Clergy Council about the upcoming agenda.

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The full audio of our interview with LAPD Central’s patrol captain

This week we meet the directors of Think Tank Gallery an innovative art gallery and event space in the fashion district.

Also Captain Don Graham of LAPD’s central division sits down to talk with us about policing and crime in downtown.

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This week we get a double dose of the arts with artist, curator and gallery owner Nathan Cartwright and Alex Schaefer an artists whose social views led to a few contentious encounters.

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This week author, curator and critic Shana Nys Dambrot joins us to talk about her work and the culture of art in downtown. Also the development of the Bloc formerly known as Macy’s Plaza at 7th and flower stands to be a dynamic change in downtown’s character, we talk with Clare De Briere COO of Ratkovich company about what to expect when this mixed use project comes fully online

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This week City Attorney Mike Feuer held a town hall style forum at the Central Library. We’ll bring you audio of the event that some say was derailed as soon as it began

Also this weekend Grand Park welcomes the 5th Annual taco fest to downtown LA, we talk to Eric Hubbard of Jovenes inc about the event and the organization it benefits.

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Raw Audio from August 19th 2015. DTLA Town Hall with City Attorney Mike Feuer from the central library’s Taper Auditorium.

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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 the 2016 presidential election comes to downtown with democratic candidate Bernie Sanders visiting the historic sports arena. Also we speak to Isabel Rojas-Williams Executive director of the mural conservancy of Los Angeles about their work and the importance of public art in our city

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This week we speak downtown resident and co-founder of Industrial District Green Katherine McNenny about her organisation and her work on skid row

Also we speak to Dr. Gary Woods head of school at the american preparatory university or AUP an international boarding school based in downtown LA

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This week we speak with Jan Perry former city council member and current general manager of the economic and workforce development department

Also we speak to the co creator of Maker City LA at the Reef Ava Bromberg about their unique creative habitat in downtown LA

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