Preservationists have filed objections, to be aired at a public hearing on March 28, and the Los Angeles Conservancy has requested city landmark protections for the building and the murals.
Still, although the historic designation allows developers to add on to historic buildings like 25 Washington, and to request city permission for even greater changes, including demolition, it also requires them to get approval for construction and design plans.
It's been good — a ton of iPhone usage in Toronto, and before we rolled it out Montreal was our most requested city.
Ekholm was not pleased that he had to unfold a flimsy poster to identify the requested city.
After initially refusing their request, city officials approved the new event, and a huge crowd turned out.
A group of business owners had signed a petition earlier this month requesting city officials change parking time restrictions from two hours to one on the 3400 block of Magnolia Boulevard to "encourage curbside turnover".
Ten merchants signed a petition requesting city officials change parking time restrictions from two hours to one on the 3400 block of Magnolia Boulevard to "encourage curbside turnover," citing that customers of neighboring Romancing the Bean, which opened nearly two years ago, park and stay at the shop for hours using the Internet.
Facing an influx of requests, the city said it would make available 764 marriage licenses through a lottery.
Despite months of repeated requests, the city's Education Department would not provide racial breakdowns of gifted and talented programs and the schools that house them.
The center, which handled 675,000 requests for city services last year, also acts as a backup for the 911 system, said Mr. O'Keefe, who gave the system high marks.
