Dodger Stadium protesters remind L A of displaced Latinos latimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from latimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The City of LA Wants to Shut You Out of the Planning Process Details
PLANNING HIJACKS-On March 30, the Department of City Planning released a memo signed by the Director of Planning, Vince Bertoni.
The purpose of the memo was to give “guidance” on the way the Mulholland Scenic Parkway Specific Plan (MSPSP) would be implemented from now on. For many years, projects proposed for the hills below Mulholland Drive needed to be reviewed by the Mulholland Design Review Board. Bertoni has decided to change that. In his memo the Director asserts that the purpose of the MSPSP is to preserve views from Mulholland Drive, so from now on projects that won’t be seen from Mulholland will no longer come before the Board.
Lincoln Heights activists run for neighborhood council to stave off gentrification Listen 26 min MORE A view of the Los Angeles skyline from Lincoln Heights, where a group of local activists joined their neighborhood council to try to prevent gentrification. Photo by By Nick Fox/Shutterstock.
Lincoln Heights Intel (LHI), a group of residents and organizers, was spurred into action by Avenue 34, a five-acre, 468-unit apartment complex featuring lots of retail space. Residents were concerned about being displaced and inhaling toxic fumes potentially emitted by the complex’s construction.
LHI believed the Lincoln Heights Neighborhood Council didn’t do enough to fight the development, so they put together a slate of 11 progressive candidates to replace all members of the council. After voters cast ballots in April, all 11 candidates won.