Garcetti acknowledges the “ proposed project has generated controversy” in the letter he wrote to the Director of City Planning back in 2012: Mayor Garcetti had nothing to say when the flood of requests were made by residents to extend the public comment period – during the pandemic.Ī reasonable request according to State law but also reasonable enough for Garcetti to request an extension for the 2013 Millennium Project back when he was just a mere City Councilmember of CD13. CLICK ON THE DONATE BUTTON TO THE RIGHT.On April 16, 2020, the Department of City Planning dropped the 13,000-page Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR), kicking off the 45 day window for public comments during the COVID-19 pandemic. PLEASE MAKE A TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION TO OUR CAUSE, AND YOUR CAUSE. See the emails that show the cozy relationship between Sheppard Mullin and Raymond Chan. John Schwada’s Septeminterview with Raymond Chan. George Abrahams’ public comment to the PLUM Committee. John Schwada’s press release has been entered as public comment for the City Council’s vote. This is why your continuing support of our fight is so crucial. City government makes Chicago look squeaky clean. It is troubling that the Los Angeles Ethics Commission does not view this as money laundering.Īnd we know from disclosure documents that Millennium has spent over $5 million “lobbying” to get their project approved. Chan’s contributions through his son to Garcetti, Gruel and Montanez were in excess of $4000.00. In a letter that Chan wrote to Kelli Bernard in the Mayor’s office, Chan confirmed that he gave money to his son for the purpose of making campaign contributions. If Mother Nature and State Law don’t stop Garcetti and the City Council from risking the lives of thousands, maybe a federal indictment will Indeed, it was reported in last week’s Los Angeles Business Journal that “The developers are still working through the litigation, but in the meantime are beginning early marketing efforts to lease 215,000 square feet of office space and 85,000 square feet of retail space that the towers are expected to bring to market.” And who is siding with the Millennium developers and litigating against the public? You guessed it: The Los Angeles City Council. John Parrish mapped the Hollywood Fault directly through the middle of the project site this January, 100% vindicating what we have been saying.ĭespite these facts, LADBS, the Mayor and City Council continue to break the law which prohibits habitable structures on top of an active earthquake fault (much less a surface rupture, Magnitude 7.0 fault like this one) by not rescinding the approvals. The position for Chan’s son started three days before Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) issued the seismic approval for the Millennium Project.Įric Garcetti and the City Council approved Millennium’s Twin Towers last year. We have also uncovered many other emails between Chan and Sheppard Mullin showing that Sheppard Mullin and Millennium had a level of access to the General Manager unavailable to others.Īlso troubling is the paid internship of Chan’s son, Jeremy, at the same lobbying firm. However, emails we obtained through Public Records Act requests between Chan and Sheppard, Mullin, the lobbying firm for the project, and other LADBS staff put the lie to Chan’s claim. In the taped interview, Chan claimed he had no involvement with the review of flawed geotechnical reports for the project which falsely claimed that the Hollywood Earthquake Fault was nearly half a mile away from the project site. Those of you who have been following the Stop The Millennium Hollywood lawsuit against the twin skyscrapers Millennium Project should remember the i nterview last September with Raymond Chan by John Schwada. It was a slap in the face to all who care about good government. On April 30, 2014, the City Council approved the appointment by Eric Garcetti of Raymond Chan as permanent General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety.
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