Evan George of the Downtown News reports on the latest from the Los Angeles High School for the Visual and Performing Arts being built at one end of Grand Ave.:
Finding the 230,000-square-foot facility will not be a problem for tourists or students thanks to the school’s tower - a 140-foot beacon that looms above the […]

Joel Rubin of the Los Angeles Times reported in this morning’s paper about today’s vote by LAUSD on the city public arts high school. Rubin finished with a quote from my wife:
Last year, the [LAUSD] board approved an agreement with Discovering the Arts, a nonprofit fundraising organization formed to help cover the additional costs of […]

David Herszenhorn of the New York Times reports on the efforts by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Joel Klein to secure private money to benefit public schools:
New money or old, donors have been enthusiastic enough to write seven- and eight-figure checks. As a result, the school system has been the largest […]

Joel Rubin of the LA Times reports on today’s vote by the LAUSD on whether to partner with Discovering the Arts, a non-profit chaired by my wife, Araceli Ruano, in the ongoing development of a public arts high school. The school will be located at the northern end of Grand Avenue, walking distance away from […]