ADVISORY/Urban Renewal Through Opportunity Showcased at Urban Marketplace 2003.

Business Editors

ADVISORY...for Wednesday, March 19

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WHAT:     Urban Marketplace 2003 is a unique conference promoting
          investment and development in L.A.'s urban neighborhoods.
          Past attendees have included developers, investors, lenders,
          brokers, planners, architects, local officials, attorneys,
          accountants, property owners and community leaders.

WHEN:     Wednesday, March 19, 2003
          7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

WHERE:    Los Angeles Convention Center
          1201 S. Figueroa St., Downtown Los Angeles
           (next to Staples Center)

PROGRAM:  Panel presentations - The first panel will focus on
          Conjunctive Points, the transformation of a decaying
          industrial tract on the Culver City-Los Angeles border. The
          second panel will center on techniques for raising equity
          debt and government grants for development.

          Roundtables - 25 roundtable discussions

          Expo - 50 exhibitors featuring a variety of service
          providers

WHO:       Phil Angelides, California Treasurer
           Frederick and Laurie Samitaur Smith - developers of
            Conjunctive Points
(selected  Wayne Ratkovich - The Ratkovich Co.
panelists) Tony Brown - U.S. Department of the Treasury
           Chris Hammond - Capital Vision Equities
           Jeffery R. Walden - Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund LP

WHY:      Creating a forum for L.A. County urban real estate players
          to learn how to access opportunity and create lasting
          relationships that benefit all aspects of inner-city
          development from developers to architects to the community.

BACKGROUND: The Urban Land Institute is a nonprofit education and
          research institute established in 1936 with a mission to
          provide leadership in the use of land in ways that enhance
          our total environment. www.uli-la.org.