Downtown L.A. Rises Up
May 22, 2012 • By Maura Webber Sadovi, The Wall Street Journal
The good news downtown continues to be the rebirth of entertainment and other uses dating back to the Staples Center's opening in 1999. Developers since then have converted older office buildings into residential properties, and downtown's residential population more than doubled to nearly 50,000, according to Carol Schatz, president of the Central City Association. Read entire article (PDF)

Enabling homelessness on L.A.'s skid row
April 9, 2012 • By Carol Schatz, Los Angeles Times
Allowing the homeless to keep any and all possessions on sidewalks protects unlawful conduct for a few and ignores the ramifications for most of society. Read entire article

L.A.'s trash industry gets ready to rumble
February 12, 2012 • By Kate Linthicum and Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times
'"This is a thinly veiled attempt for labor to organize an industry that they can't organize on their own,' said Carol Schatz, president of the Central City Assn. 'Since when is it the city's business to organize any industry, especially at the expense of residents and small and large businesses?"' Kate Linthicum and Jessica Garrison on the battle between business and labor groups over the future of waste hauling. Read entire article

House of the Hungry
December 12, 2011 • By Richard Guzmàn, Los Angeles Downtown News
"I think it's a transformative project," said Carol Schatz, president and CEO of the Central City Association and the Downtown Center Business Improvement District. "It's a huge space. That alone makes a difference." ...Read entire article

Los Angeles OKs outlines of downtown football stadium deal
August 10, 2011 • By David Zahniser and Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times
"It is a very important project at a very tenuous economic time," said Carol Schatz, executive director of the Central City Assn., a downtown business group and a leading backer of the project. "We're bringing the NFL back. ...Read entire article

Bad Environment For Development?
July 18, 2011 • By Howard Fine, Los Angeles Business Journal
Local business groups have launched a campaign to reform one of the state’s major environmental laws because they believe it stifles development and slows job creation. Read entire article

The Restaurant Explosion, Part II
July 8, 2011 • By Richard Guzmán, Los Angeles Downtown News
The last time there was this much restaurant action in Downtown Los Angeles was in late 2008. That was the opening of L.A. Live, and in addition to the dozen eating and drinking outlets at the Anschutz Entertainment Group attraction, there were other new spots. Read entire article