Eli Broad and the mysterious third museum site Culture Monster has been puzzling for more than a year over assertions by Eli Broad and his Broad Art Foundation that they are considering three different ... Santa Monica council to consider 'agreement in principle' for Eli Broad's museum Santa Monica's City Council is expected to vote Tuesday on an "agreement in principle" that would hasten Eli Broad's plan to create a new $40-million to ... Los Angeles Museum Taps Dealer as Director Eli Broad, the billionaire collector and arts patron, bailed it out with a $30 million gift. As part of that bailout, the museum's director, Jeremy Strick, ... Eli Broad, Man of Mystery LOS ANGELES—Billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad has once again set art world commentators and California politicians speculating about his plans for the ... 'Gifted' schools in charge of overseeing the district's new policy to allow outside groups to manage new or failing schools, is paid by philanthropist Eli Broad. The Wasserman Foundation provides the salaries for an instructional officer and an advisor on teacher effectiveness. In other words, private money is generously being donated to advance district reforms. But the question educators must continually ask themselves going forward is: At what point do financial gifts begin reshaping public decision-making to fit a private agenda? Outside entities that pour money into education tend to have a view of reform that favors charter schools (as the Broad and Wasserman foundations do), stiffer curriculum... Santa Monica Closing Deal For Broad Museum, According To Report ​The city of Santa Monica is wrapping up a deal to bring billionaire Eli Broad's long-planned ... City nears museum deal with Broad Foundations CITY HALL — Negotiations to bring a contemporary art museum financed by billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad to Santa Monica's civic center ... 'Gen Y' seeks car affordability The survey, released Sunday by the consulting group Deloitte, in collaboration with the Eli Broad Graduate School of Management at Michigan State University, showed "Gen Y" changing priorities from a year ago when data showed safety was the top factor. Deloitte said the resounding impacts of the auto industry's economic woes have also had an effect on young car buyers, with 44 percent indicating they preferred to purchase a vehicle from a brand that did not accept federal bailout funds. Similarly, only 36 percent reported they would consider buying a vehicle from a company that is or has recently been in bankruptcy. "Generation Y is typically a group that thinks 'newer is bett...

Downtown L.A. is puttin' up a Ritz The governor, the mayor and five City Council members, as well as athletes, celebrities and philanthropists including Eli Broad and Casey Wasserman, were in attendance. Many of them publicly praised the man who they said has managed to remake the city's skyline. The Wednesday event was part of a fundraiser for the City of Hope and marked the inauguration of the building's cavernous ballroom. It was also a chance for AEG to publicly acknowledge the companies and people that helped build the tower. At the VIP party, held on the tower's pool deck and paid for in part by the Ritz-Carlton and the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, servers passed trays of Diet Coke and Coke...