EDITORIAL : READY FOR A CLOSEUP; HOLLYWOOD'S COMEBACK IS GREAT, BUT THE REST OF THE CITY SHOULD GET THE SAME CHANCE AT STARDOM.LIKE an aging star who's found new life under the knife, Hollywood is showing off its face lift after decades of decline. Hollywood is on the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. of a renewal to rival the rebirth of Times Square in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . And the area owes Councilwoman Jackie Goldberg Jackie Goldberg (born June 16, 1937) is an American politician and teacher, and a member of the Democratic Party. She is a former member of the California State Assembly. a lion's share of the applause for working to bring glitter back to the glamour capital of the world. The improvements are noteworthy: Graumann's Egyptian Theatre reopened. The El Capitan El Cap·i·tan A peak, 2,308.5 m (7,569 ft) high, in the Sierra Nevada of central California. Its dramatic exposed monolith rises some 1,098 m (3,600 ft) above the floor of the Yosemite Valley. Theatre building received a $5 million seismic upgrade, along with a new Disney store that opened last month. Developer TrizecHahn is building a $385 million retail-entertainment project adjacent to the Mann Chinese Theatre Chinese theatre has a long and complex history. Today it is often called Chinese opera although this normally refers specifically to the popular form known as Beijing Opera; there have been many other forms of theatre in China. , including a 3,300-seat theater for the Academy Awards. Money talks, and in the seedy neighborhoods between Hollywood and Sunset, it's positively shouting from the rooftops. Property values and rental rates have been surging with gains of as much as 40 percent over the year. Developers are flocking to the area, and a key national player is building the $385 million retail-entertainment center that will be the new home of the Academy Awards ceremony in 2001. During 1997 in the core area, movie business rose 22 percent, restaurants saw a surge of 14 percent, hotel activity was up 6 percent and retail sales increased 5 percent, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a survey by Economic Research Associates. Goldberg spearheaded the turnaround, proving that in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , very strong, intelligent and able leadership can get positive things done. If your council member is as capable as Goldberg, you can get hundreds of millions of dollars virtually dropped off by limo at your neighborhood's doorstep. L.A. is driven by the quality of local leadership. Unfortunately, very few districts have the same solid leadership - or the same undivided leadership. Van Nuys, for example, is split among five council districts, while Hollywood is in just one. What's good for one district might not be good for the city as a whole, although in this case revitalizing Hollywood definitely puts a shine on the image of Los Angeles as a whole. But good government should not come down to a few smart council members who can manipulate the system while the other 12 or 13 sleep their way through the closing credits. An area such as Van Nuys certainly deserves a shot at revitalization, but it's tough when it's split among five council people - only one of whom, Councilwoman Cindy Miscikowski Cindy Miscikowski represented the 11th District on the Los Angeles City Council for two full terms from 1997 through 2005. Previously, she was an aide to Councilman Marvin Braude and the Executive Director of the Skitball Cultural Center in its beginning stages. , has lifted a finger to help. When governing L.A. comes down to rule by a few smart people, it's not good government. Hooray for Hollywood, but what about tossing a bone to the rest of us? |
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