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The Los Angeles Police Department's new home in Downtown is a state-of-the-art facility that has been the topic of much praise and scrutiny since construction began in 2007. Today, however, the building, which has yet to be graced with an official name, will be opened in a public ceremony helmed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and outgoing Chief William Bratton. "At the 10 a.m. ceremony, Bratton will welcome the public to tour the new building," notes abc7, which is thought to be the most expensive and modern police facility in the country.

As new residents flock to downtown, so do businesses. Last week, City National Corp. announced that it will move its corporate headquarters and subsidiary, City National Bank, from Beverly Hills to downtown Los Angeles. "The move is symbolic in nature -- few if any personnel will make a move -- but is important in terms of Downtown's place in the financial world," according to blogdowntown. "While Downtown Los Angeles was historically home to a number of prominent banks, decades of mergers and acquisitions have left the Central City almost void of the financial headquarters." Although some banks like U.S. Bank have naming rights to building tops, they do not have headquarters in downtown or even California. Only a handful of banks make Central City their home.

Scratch William Parker's name from the idea list, or so said the LAPD Commission today, who voted to oppose to name the new LAPD headquarters with his name, which stirs up a controversial racist past.

They begin moving next month and by the end of the year, the new LAPD headquarters next to the LA Times building should be open for business. But one thing that's not settled yet is what to name it, or if it even needs one at all. One name being considered is transferring the same one from the current one: Parker Center, named after the controversial and racist Chief William Parker from the 1950s. "Parker does not warrant similar commemoration at the new headquarters, scheduled to open by the end of the year," the LA Times editorial board opined today. "The City Council should reject the misguided proposal to name the building for him. It needs no moniker at all, and certainly not that of this complicated and flawed chief." The safest naming bet is this one: Police Administration Building.

Not too soon after McCain was berated for avoiding Los Angeles on the campaign trail, an announcement comes this morning that he's opening a campaign headquarters in Torrance at 23211 Hawthorne Blvd.