"Councilmember José Huizar…
… whose district includes the Southwest Museum, said the decision caught him by surprise. “I was expecting more rounds of negotiation,” he said. “It didn’t make sense to me that there would be a $175-million commitment to the expansion of the Griffith Park site and that the Autry wouldn’t want to make a commitment to financial support at the Southwest Museum site. We had an opportunity to come up with something that would be mutually beneficial. ...It’s unfortunate, but I don’t see this as a step back. It creates an opportunity for us to move forward on a new path that puts the two sites on equal footing.” Los Angeles TImes Culture Monster Blog, August 11, 2009