Ban on Smoking Moves Forward, Downtown's Most Important

· Assemblyman Krekorian easily wins 2nd District race [Daily News]
· Ban on outdoor smoking backed by city council committee [LAT]
· AB32 questions put to governor [San Diego Sun]
· Downtowner Westwater now blogging about urban planning for HP [Huffington Post]
· City Councilman Garcetti: Likely running for mayor [Neon Tommy]
· Canyon Capital Realty Advisors takes over Chicago hotel [WSJ]
· Obama's mortgage relief plan failing miserably [NY Times]
· No more fresh duck: Rosemead slaughterhouse likely closing [SGVT]
· Downey mayor saying his city has Tesla [P-T]
· Downtown News counting down 21 most important projects of the decade [DN]