government
City Council District 14 http://cd14.lacity.org/index.htm
County Supervisor 1st District http://molina.lacounty.gov/
City of L.A. Housing Department (LAHD) http://lahd.lacity.org/lahdinternet/
City of L.A. Police Department (LAPD) Central Community Police Station http://www.lapdonline.org/central_community_police_station
Metro (Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority) http://www.metro.net/
Business Improvement Districts (bids) & Community Organizations
Downtown Center BID http://www.downtownla.com/
Fashion District BID http://www.fashiondistrict.org/
Historic Downtown BID http://www.hdlabid.com/
South Park BID mail@southpark.la
Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council (DLANC) http://www.dlanc.com/
Los Angeles Conservancy http://www.laconservancy.org/
ECONOMIC & real estate DEVELOPMENT
City of L.A. Business Solutions http://business.lacity.org/index.htm
City of L.A. Community Development Department (CDD) Business Services http://www.ci.la.ca.us/Cdd/bus_index.html
Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) http://www.laedc.org/
City of L.A. Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Economic Development Group http://www.ladwp.com/ladwp/cms/ladwp000512.jsp
Central City Association of Los Angeles (CCA) http://ccala.org/
Central City East Association (CCEA) http://www.centralcityeast.org/
Downtown L.A. Streetcar Project http://www.lastreetcar.org/
Bringing Back Broadway http://www.bringingbackbroadway.com/index.htm
City of L.A. Department of City Planning (DCP) http://planning.lacity.org/
City of L.A. Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) http://www.ladbs.org/
ZIMAS (Zoning Information and Map Access System) http://zimas.lacity.org/
NavigateLA (web-based mapping system with data from several agencies) http://navigatela.lacity.org/index.cfm
City of L.A. Municipal Zoning and Planning Code http://www.amlegal.com/los_angeles_ca/
Downtown News Quarterly Report on Downtown Development http://www.ladowntownnews.com/development/
SOCIAL SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS
L.A. County Housing Resource Center (clearinghouse for info on affordable, special needs and emergency housing) http://housing.lacounty.gov/Shelters.html
L.A. Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) joint powers of City & County http://lahsa.org/
Housing Authority of the City of L.A. (HACLA) http://www.hacla.org/
Housing Authority of the County of L.A. (HACoLA) http://www.hacola.org/
SRO Housing Corporation http://www.srohousing.org/
Skid Row Housing Trust http://www.skidrow.org/
Weingart Center Association http://www.weingart.org/
Center for Community Health Downtown L.A. http://www.jwchinstitute.org/clinic_cchdla.htm
Midnight Mission http://www.midnightmission.org/
Union Rescue Mission http://www.urm.org/
Chrysalis (employment opportunities for homeless individuals) http://www.changelives.org/
ARTS AND CULTURE
ExperienceLA.com (LA’s Official Cultural Calendar) http://www.experiencela.com/
City of L.A. Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) http://www.culturela.org/
Los Angeles County Arts Commission http://www.lacountyarts.org/
L.A. LIVE http://www.lalive.com/
GRAMMY Museum at L.A. LIVE http://www.grammymuseum.org/
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) http://www.moca.org/
Museum of Neon Art (MONA) http://www.neonmona.org/
FIDM (Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising) Museum & Galleries http://fidm.edu/resources/museum+galleries/
Chinese American Museum http://www.camla.org/
Japanese American National Museum http://www.janm.org/
El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument http://elpueblo.lacity.org/index.htm
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes (Mexican American cultural center) http://www.lapca.org/
Gallery Row http://www.galleryrow.org/
Downtown Art Walk http://www.downtownartwalk.org/
Los Angeles Stage Alliance http://www.lastagealliance.com/
Music Center (Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County) http://www.musiccenter.org/
Orpheum Theatre http://www.laorpheum.com/
The New Los Angeles Theater Center http://thelatc.org/
Company of Angels (inside The Black Box at The Alexandria) http://www.companyofangels.org/
Los Angeles Central Library http://www.lapl.org/central/
Fiesta Broadway (last Sunday in April) http://www.fiestabroadway.la/
Last Remaining Seats (May-June) http://www.laconservancy.org/remaining/index.php4
Los Angeles Film Festival (June) http://www.lafilmfest.com/
Community Resources