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Watts landmark Hawkins House of Burgers and Caltrans: A land dispute

Cynthia Hawkins was in disbelief. After a year spent keeping her family’s 82-year-old restaurant open through the pandemic, the owner of Hawkins House of Burgers in Watts suddenly found herself embroiled in a new battle for survival this time with the California Department of Transportation. On June 18, Hawkins received a letter from Caltrans officials notifying her that a portion of her building was encroaching on an adjacent state-owned parcel. She told she had 60 days to remove a portion of her building that includes a corner of the restaurant’s kitchen. “It’s completely ridiculous,” she said. “We’ve been here for over 80 years, on the same property, and now you’re telling me I have to tear part of my building down?”

In land dispute with Watts landmark Hawkins House of Burgers, Caltrans reconsiders

In land dispute with Watts landmark Hawkins House of Burgers, Caltrans reconsiders Garrett Snyder © (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times) Cynthia Hawkins says her issues with Caltrans date to 2016, when she began leasing a small triangular section of state land next to her restaurant for $300 a month to use as a parking lot. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times) Cynthia Hawkins was in disbelief. After a year spent keeping her family’s 82-year-old restaurant open through the pandemic, the owner of Hawkins House of Burgers in Watts suddenly found herself embroiled in a new battle for survival this time with the California Department of Transportation.

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