The Downey City Council will convene in a special session today at 2 p.m. to pave the way for the arrival of a Tesla Motors assembly plant on the former NASA site adjacent to Downey Studios.
Downey Mayor Mario Guerra had revealed just such a meeting Monday when contacted by The District Weekly to confirm that [...]

Tesla Motors has selected the City of Downey over the City of Long Beach as the manufacturing site for its new Model S, a four-door all-electric family sedan, The District Weekly learned early this afternoon—apparently, we discovered about 5 p.m., at about the same time as The Downey Patriot was learning the same thing.
“We’re very [...]

Tomorrow’s news today from the LA Times, which reports on a mysterious illness plaguing workers at Downey Studios, the high-profile production facility that occupies a former NASA plant. Recently, Downey Studios has served as a set for GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Iron Man, Pineapple Express, Cloverfield and more. According to the Times:
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