Thursday, October 27, 2011, by Neal Broverman Activist Damien Goodmon, the perennial bother stuck in Metro’s craw, has made good on his threat to sue the agency for the planned LAX-adjacent Crenshaw Line, the Los Angeles Times reports. Many of his complaints relate to the California Environmental Quality Act, specifically whether or not Metro considered enough alternatives for the … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2012
“Familiar Development-Staller Involved in New Gold Line Hot Mess”
Friday, June 10, 2011, by Neal Broverman The Gold Line Foothill Extension to Azusa was supposed to be one of the first Measure R projects to break ground and a “ceremonial” groundbreakingactually happened a year ago. San Gabriel Valley officials lobbied hard for this line, saying they wouldn’t support Measure R unless it was fast-tracked. Their argument … Continue reading
“Regional Connector Sued Same Day It’s Approved”
The same day Metro certified the final environmental docs for the Regional Connector–a Downtown tunnel to connect three light rail lines–a draft lawsuit was served to the agency, the Downtown News reports. To continue reading, visit here. Continue reading
“Firms turning to environmental law to combat rivals”
November 14, 2011 By Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times “To halt a competing project near USC, Conquest Student Housing turned to a legal weapon that one of its co-owners allegedly compared to a crude bomb: cheap and destructive. Conquest owned 17 buildings that rented to USC students. When the developer Urban Partners proposed erecting a new … Continue reading
“The Misunderstood Science Behind Fears That a Subway Tunnel Could Blow Up Beverly Hills High School”
June 15, 2012 By Nate Berg ….. “At the end of May, the Metro board approved the alignment under Beverly Hills High by a vote of 7 to 2. Beverly Hills Unified School District promptly filed a lawsuit claiming that Metro violated the California Environmental Quality Act in choosing that alignment. The evidence seems to … Continue reading
“Beverly Hills School District Sues Purple Line Subway Project”
Wednesday, May 30, 2012, by Neal Broverman Less than a week after Metro gave the go ahead on the full nine-mile extension of the Purple Line subway, the Beverly Hills school district has filed suit to stop their plans–the suit was filed the same day the LA Times editorial board excoriated BH for the second time for attempting to stymie the decades-in-the-making project (the LAT basically said … Continue reading
“Could Expo Phase II Work Be “Undone” if Westsiders Win Appeal?”
Wednesday, September 28, 2011, by Neal Broverman A group of Westside homeowners calling themselves Neighbors for Smart Rail aren’t giving up on their dream of stopping the Expo Line to Santa Monica. The group initially sued the Expo Construction Authority last year, saying the train would impede traffic, reduce air quality, and threaten their children (homeowners had … Continue reading
“LB’s Gerald Desmond Replacement Set to Move Next Year”
Tuesday, May 15, 2012, by James Brasuell The $1 billion project to rebuild the Gerald Desmond Bridge at the Port of Long Beach is getting set for construction next year. To continue reading, visit here. Continue reading
“Hit With Lawsuits, Hollywood Target Will Regroup and Come Back”
August 26, 2010 By Dakota Smith “It’s going to be a bit longer until you are able to buy Target-branded flatware at the corner of Sunset Blvd and Western Ave. In a surprising reversal, the Minneapolis-based retailer announced last week that it was surrendering the entitlements granted by the city and will instead go back … Continue reading
“Woodland Hills homeowners file suit over Village at Westfield Topanga development”
April 16, 2012 By Dakota Smith “The Woodland Hills Homeowners Organization has filed a lawsuit over the Village at Westfield Topanga mall, angering the local chamber of commerce, which intends to drop the homeowners group from its membership. Resident Jeff Bornstein and the homeowners group filed a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles and … Continue reading
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