With almost 30% of downtown LA office space available for lease or sublease, the value of the 62-story Aon Center plummeted.

"Over the next two decades, Los Angeles County will collect billions more gallons in water from local sources, especially storm and reclaimed water, shifting from its reliance on other region’s water supplies as the effects of climate change make such efforts less reliable and more expensive."

The theater, which closed its doors during the pandemic, has had its reopening date pushed back

Atop the Wilshire Grand spire while it was under construction.

New Year's Eve, 5pm, Egyptian Theatre

Bonus, in the link you can see live feeds of the repairs.

SPOILER ALERT: It's mostly bad news.

With the 10 in DTLA closed until further notice, now would be a great time for Metro and Metrolink to up their game. We all know that won't happen, but it would be a nice silver lining to this shit situation.

"The area was designated as a national monument in 2014, but as Fodor's review notes, "the National Forest Service wasn’t given additional funds for the new portfolio addition in 2014. So in the absence of employees, volunteers have stepped up to try to tackle the trash."

And "[a] recent two-hour session saw more than 800 pounds of trash. To date, they’ve cleared more than 8,000 pounds of trash," it continues."