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Article: All the rage.(Commentary)(Op-Ed)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- August 17, 2000
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LOS ANGELES - It's not easy living and working in downtown L.A., an area that one book dismissed in "A Note on Downtown" because, the author said, "that is all it is worth." There is too much crime, too much urban blight and, these days, too many people trying to help.
First came the Democratic Party. When party officials sold the idea of holding their convention in Los Angeles, they promised to set aside a share of the lucrative convention contracts to small and minority local businesses. The idea seemed fitting. The party's own platform argues Democrats "have [to] secure prosperity that is broadly shared and progress that reaches all families in this new ...