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Mayor urges long-term artist-housing funding from hotel BID and activation of Irvine Bowl
Summary
The mayor proposed dedicating part of a proposed 10-year Business Improvement District renewal to ongoing artist-housing funding and a land trust, and advocated activating the Irvine Bowl for year-round performances; the mayor referenced the Festival of Arts and Pageant of the Masters history
Laguna Beach’s mayor urged creating a dedicated, ongoing funding stream for artist housing and a land trust as part of a proposed renewal of the hotels’ Business Improvement District (BID), and called for expanded use of the Irvine Bowl for live music.
The mayor said the BID — originally organized by hotels in 2001 — has contributed more than $20,000,000 in non-tax dollars to fund the arts and that the proposed 10-year BID renewal would include a hotel…
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