Downtown LA ... visit the Los Angeles Times' detailed analysis online. Additionally, avoid people who approach you on the street saying they're from a production studio or scouting agency.

The 26.2-mile course begins at Dodger Stadium and ends at Santa Monica Boulevard and Avenue of the Stars in Century City.

Here are the places to eat in Downtown Los Angeles. New for this map update: There’s a new modern Japanese restaurant with terrific shabu-shabu and sashimi, a great semi-hidden yakitori spot in ...