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              LANI 
               5th Annual Community Forum 
                             Helping Neighborhoods Thrive!
               
            The Los Angeles Neighborhood's Initiative's 5th Annual Community Forum will take place:   
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              LANI 
               
              Thursday, May 17, 2007  
              8:00 am - 2:30 pm  
               
              USC Davidson Conference Center  
              3415 S. Figueroa Street  
              Los Angeles, CA 90089 
               
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            Everyone is invited to this FREE event where Los Angeles area leaders, community stakeholders and residents come together to gain tools and discuss ways to revitalize their communities!              
            City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo will deliver the Welcome Address, and Huell Howser, producer and host of “California's Gold with Huell Howser” will be our keynote speaker!  
            
              
                8:00 - 9:00 am  
                     
                  9:00 - 10:15 am  
                   
                  10:15 - 10:30 am  
                   
                  10:30 - 12:00 pm  
                   
                  12:00 - 12:45 pm                 
                   
                  1:00 - 2:30 pm  
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                Registration & Crenshaw High School Jazz Band  
                   
                Keynote Speaker and Full Breakfast  
                 
                Break 
                 
                Session I Workshops  
                 
                Break and Light Buffet 
                 
                Session II Workshops                 | 
               
                         * Exhibitors will be sharing information throughout the day.  
            SESSION I WORKSHOPS (10:30 am to 12 noon):  
            
              
                - Disaster Preparedness at the Neighborhood Level  
                  - Farmers' Markets  
                  - Keeping it Clear: Water Quality and Your Community  
                - Small Business Development Toolbox   | 
               
                         SESSION II WORKSHOPS (1:00 pm to 2:30 pm):  
            
              
                - Accounting for Non Profits  
                  - All Aboard! An Update on Rail Projects in Los Angeles  
                  - Billboards: Art or Blight  
                - Murals: Public Galleries of Art and Culture   | 
               
                         
            FREE PARKING: In Structure Two next to the Galen Center, 3533 Flower Street. Take the elevator to the ground floor and walk towards the Radisson Hotel. Cross Figueroa Street and make a right. The Davidson Conference Center is on the corner of Figueroa and Jefferson. Estimated walk time is 5 minutes.  
            
            PUBLIC TRANSIT OPTIONS: Take the Metro Red Line to the 7th Street station, then take the Dash “F” bus on Flower Street. For more options visit the Metro Trip Planner at www.metro.net.              Register at www.lani.org or call 213.627.1822 x20.   On-site registration will also be available.    
            Special thanks to our sponsors: Valencia & Company; Bank of America; Berg & Associates, Inc.; Hill, Morgan & Associates LLP.; The Metropolitan Water District; T-Mobile; State Farm Insurance; Infinity Redevelopment; Michael D. Strowbridge CPA; Wells Fargo Bank; KDG Development & Construction Consulting;  The Festival Company; and the Fairfax Business Association.  
            The registration brochure is attached.  Please send this information to anyone you believe will be interested.  
            Monica Carlos  
              Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiativ 
              e 900 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1128  
              Los Angeles, CA 90017 
                
              213.627.1822 x15  
          213.627.1821 fax 
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            Registration Brochure 
             
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