Dataland, Refik Anadol's "Museum of AI Arts," is set to make its debut on June 20 in Downtown Los Angeles.

“After a journey of many years, we are so excited to finally share DATALAND with the public,” said Anadol in a news release. “LA is the center of creativity. It is a city that defines the future of art, music, cinema, architecture, and more, and we can’t wait to open DATALAND’s flagship location in our adopted home.”

Located the commercial podium of The Grand, Dataland will be down the street from both The Broad and MOCA. Visitors can check it out though January 31, 2027.

Here's what we're reading this week:

Why Are L.A.’s Leaders Fighting State Law Incentivizing Transit-Oriented Housing? "Their moves further fuel the opinion that Los Angeles officials often stand in the way of construction the city sorely needs" (Commercial Observer)

Netflix plans to buy historic Radford Studio Center as Hollywood enters new era "The deal symbolizes how streaming services have reshuffled Hollywood’s power structure, with Netflix now positioning itself to compete directly with legacy studios for premium production facilities." (LA Times)

Measure to overturn LA’s ‘mansion tax’ heads to ballot. Here’s what voters should know for November "It was widely pitched as a 'mansion tax.' But it also applies to apartment buildings and other commercial properties. Economic studies have linked this additional cost with depressed housing development in the city relative to other parts of Southern California without the tax." (LAist)

The great museum glow-up is underway "LACMA, like so many LA cultural institutions, is attempting a total Olympic overhaul ahead of 2028" (Torched)

Aerial view looking northwestWeiss/Manfredi

Jesse Zwick: The tax that’s defunding your kid’s school "Nowhere are these losses hurting more than in our schools and community colleges, which receive 53 percent of LA’s property tax dollars. That means if ULA has raised $1.14 billion while destroying between $718 million and $1.57 billion in property tax revenue, more than half of that loss — somewhere between $381 million and $834 million — has fallen on schools." (Daily News)

A plan to cut a California tax is going to voters. Why LA’s ‘mansion tax’ is at the center of it "The statewide proposition would trim transfer taxes to just one-twentieth of 1% of a real estate sale’s value. Measure ULA’s top rate is 100 times higher. It would also require some voter-initiated tax measures to clear a two-thirds threshold rather than a simple majority. In Los Angeles, measure ULA passed with 58%." (CalMatters)

California’s rail systems need more riders. High gas prices could be fueling a new surge "Gas prices are skyrocketing due to the war in Iran. At the same time, public transportation ridership has seen a significant increase in the Los Angeles and San Francisco regions." (LA Times)

Church Of Scientology Is The New Owner Of Former Hollywood Mama Shelter Hotel "It is unclear what the church has planned for the former hotel at 6500 Selma Ave. Its representatives didn't respond to requests for comment. " (Bisnow)

Bed Bath & Beyond is back in California after vowing never to return "Five locations are in Southern California, including one in Los Angeles and another in El Segundo." (LA Times)

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