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Lakers Losing Downtown Restaurant Owners As Fans

Not everyone is celebrating Downtown
Not everyone is celebrating Downtown Photo: JMRosenfeld via Flickr

This might be the last year that Downtown restaurateurs support The Lakers becoming champions, as area owners are sorting through the mess made by roving rioters on Thursday night. La Bella Cucina owner Stephen La Bella, who alleges that LAPD were more concerned with new developments than veteran businesses, is looking at about $15,000 worth of damages while Staples Center neighbor Kiko’s Taco Shop will use the $1,000 profit made that night to fix its four shattered windows. [L.A. Times]

Lakers Losing Downtown Restaurant Owners As Fans