“In a move that concedes a measure of victory to long-term opponents, the Autry National Center [of the American West] has bowed out of a protracted battle for a $175-million expansion of its facility in Griffith Park.” The city of Los Angeles would not approve the plans unless the Autry committed to support the nearby Southwest Museum of the American Indian, with which the Autry merged in 2003, “as a fully functioning art institution in perpetuity” at its current location.