Garcetti Speaks
to Packed House
L.A. Council
President Eric Garcetti delivered his seventh
State of Hollywood address to the Hollywood
Chamber of Commerce this week before a packed
house at the Roosevelt Hotel. He cited a litany
of accomplishments in what he called a
“watershed year” – noting that an investment of
$700-million in public funds in Hollywood had
attracted more than $5.5-billion in private
sector investment. Garcetti said the most
beautiful sight in Hollywood today is the
construction cranes at Hollywood and Vine. He
noted the progress that has been made on the
proposed freeway cap park this year and
committed to make it a reality. He also
detailed some new initiatives he is pursuing –
including the so-called “12 to 2” program to
reduce the number of city agencies with which
developers must deal, and an effort to create
the first Entertainment Technology District in
Hollywood. He also announced a program, called
“At the Park, After Dark” that he hopes to bring
to Hollywood this year to provide safe evening
activities for local youth. He dedicated his
speech to the late Johnny Grant, who he said had
dreams for Hollywood, and got them done through
hard work. He challenged the audience to dream
big. “Our dreams must be big enough to honor
Hollywood’s history and to write the next
chapter,” he concluded. “Don’t just stand
there. Get in there.”
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Attend Freeway Park
Community Outreach Meeting Tomorrow
 Hollywood
businesses and residents are invited for a community-wide meeting focusing
on the proposed Hollywood Central Park, planned
above the Hollywood Freeway. The meeting will
be held tomorrow Saturday at Selma Elementary
School, 6611 Selma Ave. This will be a chance
for Hollywood stakeholders to express their
opinions on what they would like such a park to
be. The Hollywood Central Park Coalition that
the Chamber has organized will help facilitate
and sponsor the meeting, along with Councilmembers Garcetti and LaBonge, Mayor
Villaraigosa, and the CRA/LA. Also, kicking off
in January will be the feasibility study for the
park. The proposed park remains a top priority
of the Hollywood Chamber, which will be working
hard in 2008 to keep the project moving forward.
Read the flyer in
English or
Spanish.
Attendance is
highly encouraged and people
can just show up even if they have not reserved
and will be welcome.
Even if you
have not reserved, please feel free to come out.
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Development Projects
Move Forward in Hollywood
The monthly
construction coordination meeting, held this
week at the Chamber revealed considerable
progress on major projects in Hollywood. The
Hollywood & Vine project is now in the seventh
month of construction and is ahead of schedule.
Construction crews are now at grade and expect
to finish the first level by the end of
February. The Clarett Group’s Boulevard 6200
project is expected to begin demolition within
the next 3 weeks on the north block of the
project just east of the Pantages Theatre. They
expect to begin actual construction in May or
June. Meanwhile, developers of the PaliHouse
are completing the second floor of that project
and hope to be pouring the third floor by the
end of the month. Camden’s Whole Foods Market
and apartments project, at the Corner of Selma
and Vine, is on track for a groundbreaking in
the third quarter of this year.
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Café La Boheme
Hosts “A-LIST”
Mixer
The Chamber’s
next “young professionals” networking event, the
A-LIST, will be held on Thursday January 31st
at Café La Boheme, the latest more causal
rendition of renowned La Boheme restaurant. A
networking event designed for the “younger”
demographic of Chamber members, the A-LIST
provides an opportunity to network with peers
while enjoying the ambience of a hip area
restaurant and lounge. The A-LIST will be held
from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Cost to attend is
$10 for members and $20 for non-members, which
includes delicious samplings of Café La Boheme
cuisine and two beverages. Valet parking is $5.
Please be aware of permit only parking signs in
surrounding neighborhood! RSVP to
(323)469-8311,
steven@hollywoodchamber.net, or
www.hollywoodchamber.net.
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Lucho Gatica
Honored With 2,354th Star on Walk of
Fame
 Lucho
Gatica, the “King of Bolero” music, received a
star on the world-renowned Hollywood Walk of
Fame on Friday. Gatica, who hails from Chile,
is considered one of Latin America’s most
romantic balladeers. His bolero music helped to
overtake the tango in the 1950s as the most
popular music genre in Chile, and the music
became an inspiration to many musical legends,
including Julio Iglesias and Luis Miguel.
Gatica has released more than 90 recordings.
Capitol Records was the first label to release
his music in North America.
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Music
Industry Leaders Share Secrets of Success
with Small Business Community on January 26th
The Los Angeles Chapter of SCORE will
hold a workshop, “New
Music Industry Opportunities”, as part of its ongoing
Business Success Forum Series for the Los Angeles
small-business community. Music Recording Industry leaders —
Chris Stone, David Goggin and Kamran V - will talk about how
to build a successful music business in today’s volatile
music industry environment.
Saturday January 26, 2008, 10:00 AM — Noon
Glendale Central Library, 222 E. Harvard Street, Glendale,
CA 91205
To make reservations, please register online at
www.scorela.org
or call SCORE by telephone at 818-552-3206 or e-mail
09@scorela.org.
Register Now! Seating Limited to 200!
$15 pre-registration, $20 at the door
Free with validation. Enter parking structure from Harvard
St.
Free
business counseling at the Hollywood Chamber
Offered by the Service Corps of Retired
Executives (SCORE)
Richard Krelstein, a retired business
turn-around specialist
Consulting services will be available most
Fridays 9:30 - 11:30am
To schedule an
appointment, call Vivian at (323)469-8311.
For those who missed the Hollywood Chamber trip
to China, the San Fernando Valley Chamber is
planning a
China Trip this spring.
Hollywood & Highland Center
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