Communication from Public
Name:
Lance Carlson
Date Submitted:
09/08/2020 10:16 PM
Council File No:
20-1024
Comments for Public Posting: I approve of the Venice Place Project. I think this project would
be helpful to our local businesses and the neighborhood. SO many
businesses have closed on Abbot Kinney and this project would
bring needed revenue opportunities to the area.
Communication from Public
Name:
brad danner
Date Submitted:
09/08/2020 08:09 PM
Council File No:
20-1024
Comments for Public Posting: I would like to voice my support for the Venice Place Project
hotel at Abbot Kinney and Broadway in Venice. A longtime
Venice resident, I feel this project will contribute to the vitality of
the neighborhood and bring more people to the area to patronize
local businesses. The project is essential at this time as it will
create needed jobs for Angelenos. Vote YES! for the "Venice
Place Project"
Communication from Public
Name:
Rick Depp
Date Submitted:
09/08/2020 08:11 PM
Council File No:
20-1024
Comments for Public Posting: Another vote for the Venice Place Project. Great for the
neighborhood.
Communication from Public
Name:
Elisa Lansdowne
Date Submitted:
09/08/2020 07:40 PM
Council File No:
20-1024
Comments for Public Posting:
As a home owner in Venice, I oppose the "Venice Place Project."
A mega development would cause excessive congestion in an
already densely populated area with tiny streets not equipped for
additional traffic or parking. It is also counter to the character of
the neighborhood as a quirky, historic area that still contains
original California bungalows. Abbott Kinney is famous for
charming small businesses and restaurants. A large corporate
project will detract from this unique community.
Communication from Public
Name:
stephanie
Date Submitted:
09/08/2020 07:42 PM
Council File No:
20-1024
Comments for Public Posting: Yes ! I approve of the "Venice Place Project". I am in favor of the
hotel development. This will improve our neighborhood and add
to the quality of life for all Venetians.
Communication from Public
Name:
Thierry
Date Submitted:
09/08/2020 07:53 PM
Council File No:
20-1024
Communication from Public
Name:
Sonya L. Algosaibi
Date Submitted:
09/08/2020 09:30 PM
Council File No:
20-1024
Comments for Public Posting: i approve of the hotel development called "Venice Place Project".
It will be attractive to tourists from all over the world and will
bring needed revenue for the neighborhood. two of the shops
where i frequently bought my clothes have closed, Abbot Kinney
was and is crucial for many of us who enjoy the convenience of
the quality retail offerings.
Communication from Public
Name:
Date Submitted:
09/08/2020 03:58 PM
Council File No:
20-1024
Comments for Public Posting: I would recommend the Council revisit this project and consider
the current crisis in this community; this plan empties on Electric
Avenue which is currently filled this illegal homeless trucks;
people are passed out on the sidewalks from all kinds of health
issues that this project will emphasize and make worse not address
or improve; there is also no empty space for social distancing. The
council is supposed to help the community of Venice and yet
project does the exact opposite. I fail to see the need for such a
place honestly and would advise not approving this project at this
time with this current community with this councilman Steve
Bonin who always preaches that we should do more for the
community and help people living here, but really always wants
to help people with money and real estate developers who have
brought this community to where it is now. For the health of this
community please consider rejecting this project.
Communication from Public
Name:
Date Submitted:
09/08/2020 05:14 PM
Council File No:
20-1024
From: Noerdlinger Victor <[email protected]>
Subject: Please do not allow more development that is not affordable housing. DENY THE HOTEL PROJECT 20-1024
Date: September 6, 2020 at 7:57:12 AM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected],
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Dear Councilmembers of the PLUM Committee, This is the wrong project for Venice and it has been for the last 8 years. We urge PLUM to deny the project. Thank you.
From: JKLVenice <[email protected]> Subject: DENY THE HOTEL PROJECT 20-1024 Date: September 8, 2020 at 4:58:39 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected],
Dear Councilmembers of the PLUM Committee,
I am a long-time Venice resident and homeowner in the Lost Canals District. I am urging PLUM to deny this project.
This project will have an extremely negative impact on the adjacent community, particularly the community of Oakwood.
This is the wrong project for Venice and this particular location.
I find it incomprehensible that The West LA Planning Commission heard the case with a bare quorum of Commissioners.
This important meeting should have been postponed until more than three commissioners were available.
This is one of the most complex and consequential cases to come before this commission. It’s the largest
mixed-use project in Venice. It will set precedents for decades to come. Yet the Commission
chose to hear it with only three Commissioners, requiring all to vote yes for the appeal to
pass. One of the Commissioners was clear that her mind was already made up. One of the
Commissioners raised good questions but was badgered by the President until she backed
down.
They allowed multiple negative impacts to the Oakwood neighborhood and dismissed its
residents’ concerns.
They allowed conversion of an application for an Apartment Hotel to an application for a
Hotel without any new hearings, and the conversion was slipped in the day before the
Commission hearing.
They said that four dwelling units in a 78-room hotel legally made this a mixed-use
They ignored CEQA alternatives that would have preserved the three historic residences.
They allowed demolition of the three historic residences.
They said that hotels were considered a residential land use, despite legal citations
showing they are classified as a commercial land use.
They used this false classification to bolster their false claim that this was a mixed-use
project under the Venice Land Use Plan.
They allowed consolidation of eight lots for a single project, in violation of the Venice
Land Use Plan.
They allowed replacement of three freestanding residences by three apartment units built
into hotel buildings, in violation of the state Mello Act.
They ignored the section of the EIR’s traffic study that required additional parking offsite.
They allowed a liquor store right across the street from an elementary school. They allowed a three-story hotel with roof deck right across the street from a residential
neighborhood.
They created a situation that will have delivery trucks loading and unloading from the
middle of Abbot Kinney Blvd, blocking sight lines and making it unsafe for pedestrians
and school children. Thank you,
Jacky Lavin
448 Rialto Avenue Venice CA 90291
From: JKLVenice <[email protected]> Subject: DENY THE HOTEL PROJECT 20-1024 Date: September 8, 2020 at 4:58:39 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected],
Dear Councilmembers of the PLUM Committee,
I am a long-time Venice resident and homeowner in the Lost Canals District. I am urging PLUM to deny this project.
This project will have an extremely negative impact on the adjacent community, particularly the community of Oakwood.
This is the wrong project for Venice and this particular location.
I find it incomprehensible that The West LA Planning Commission heard the case with a bare quorum of Commissioners.
This important meeting should have been postponed until more than three commissioners were available.
This is one of the most complex and consequential cases to come before this commission. It’s the largest
mixed-use project in Venice. It will set precedents for decades to come. Yet the Commission
chose to hear it with only three Commissioners, requiring all to vote yes for the appeal to
pass. One of the Commissioners was clear that her mind was already made up. One of the
Commissioners raised good questions but was badgered by the President until she backed
down.
They allowed multiple negative impacts to the Oakwood neighborhood and dismissed its
residents’ concerns.
They allowed conversion of an application for an Apartment Hotel to an application for a
Hotel without any new hearings, and the conversion was slipped in the day before the
Commission hearing.
They said that four dwelling units in a 78-room hotel legally made this a mixed-use
They ignored CEQA alternatives that would have preserved the three historic residences.
They allowed demolition of the three historic residences.
They said that hotels were considered a residential land use, despite legal citations
showing they are classified as a commercial land use.
They used this false classification to bolster their false claim that this was a mixed-use
project under the Venice Land Use Plan.
They allowed consolidation of eight lots for a single project, in violation of the Venice
Land Use Plan.
They allowed replacement of three freestanding residences by three apartment units built
into hotel buildings, in violation of the state Mello Act.
They ignored the section of the EIR’s traffic study that required additional parking offsite.
They allowed a liquor store right across the street from an elementary school. They allowed a three-story hotel with roof deck right across the street from a residential
neighborhood.
They created a situation that will have delivery trucks loading and unloading from the
middle of Abbot Kinney Blvd, blocking sight lines and making it unsafe for pedestrians
and school children. Thank you,
Jacky Lavin
448 Rialto Avenue Venice CA 90291
Communication from Public
Name:
Merry Tigar
Date Submitted:
09/08/2020 02:59 PM
Council File No:
20-1024
Comments for Public Posting: I have been a homeowner in Venice for 35 years. I have watched
Venice grow throughout the years. I am TOTALLY OPPOSED to
the Venice Place Project. It is a project which does not fit into the
area and will totally take-over. It will change the character of this
neighborhood and displace the Venice residents that have helped
to make Venice so unique and the desirable place to live and an
attraction for tourists throughout the world. This project might be
made for the boardwalk but it does not fit in this neighborhood. It
would totally disrupt the car traffic especially on Abbot Kinney
and it is not appropriate near an Elementary School. The lack of
adequate parking in the design just shows how lacking in thought
this entire project is. Please REJECT the Venice Place Project and
wait for a project that is more fitting for our neighborhood.
Communication from Public
Name:
Celeste Iuul
Date Submitted:
09/08/2020 03:01 PM
Council File No:
20-1024
Comments for Public Posting: We oppose the Venice Place Project! No to clogging up Electric
Avenue, No to inadequate parking, No to megadevelopment. Yes
to anything for families and kids --- parks, etc..
Communication from Public
Name:
Date Submitted:
09/08/2020 03:59 PM
Council File No:
20-1024
Communication from Public
Name:
LeeAn Lantos
Date Submitted:
09/08/2020 04:19 PM
Council File No:
20-1024
Comments for Public Posting: My husband, Jeff Lantos, and I are both OPPOSED to the "Venice
Place Project," which is completely out of scale and character for
Abbot Kinney Blvd. and the surrounding Venice neighborhoods,
including Westminster Elementary School.
Communication from Public
Name:
Marcial P Lavina
Date Submitted:
09/08/2020 02:21 PM
Council File No:
20-1024
Comments for Public Posting: Dear Honorable Council members, I am writing to ask you to
either deny approval outright for the hotel and retail development
known as The Venice Place Project or veto it and send it back to
the WLA Planning Commission for further review and
community input. The Venice community has opposed this project
since it was first proposed 8 years ago. In that time, the
developers have done little to address community concerns that
have been brought up over and over again. Among the issues that
have never been addressed: • The developer seeks to tie 8 lots
together in an area where legally they can only tie 3 lots together.
This will set a dangerous precedent for future development in
Venice. • The project will negatively impact the quality of life for
the historically African-American community of Oakwood, an
area already disproportionally impacted by COVID, lack of
affordable housing, gentrification, land speculation and
inadequate parking. • At capacity (and especially during events
such as weddings, screenings, and business gatherings) there is
simply not enough parking to accommodate the hotel, multiple
bars and restaurants and thousands of square feet of office/retail
space. Overflow traffic will park in Oakwood, where the Coastal
Commission has mandated parking be free and unrestricted. •
The infrastructure in the area is not adequate to accommodate the
traffic this project will generate. With the parking entrance and
exit located on Electric Ave. - a tiny side street barely wide
enough for one car to pass at a time now and locked in on all sides
by single family homes and small apartments - gridlock is
inevitable at peak times there and the surface streets in Oakwood.
And unlike other retail or residential projects on Abbot Kinney,
the hotel will be open 24 hours a day, bringing with it traffic very
late at night and early in the morning. • The developers claim
they will provide state of the art "automated" parking, but have
admitted the technology is new and untested. Worse, they've
provided no back up plan in case the technology fails. • The
developers are seeking a liquor license to serve alcohol from
7AM-1AM, even though it will be located directly across the
street from the Westminster Elementary School. • Lastly, the
West LA Planning Commission, headed by Mike Newhouse, has
failed to implement the Mayor's Executive Directive 27,
acknowledging that racism and inequality continue to harm
communities of color in Los Angeles, and that the West LA
communities of color in Los Angeles, and that the West LA
Planning Commission needs to commit to improving the quality of
life for current and future Angelenos—particularly for the most
vulnerable populations and those denied resources and a voice for
so long. Until these issues are adequately addressed by the
developer, I respectfully ask you to deny approval outright or
veto this project as proposed send it back to the WLA Planning
Commission for further review and community input. Sincerely,
Marcial P Laviña 924 Marco Pl Venice, CA
Communication from Public
Name:
Eric Johnson
Date Submitted:
09/08/2020 02:22 PM
Council File No:
20-1024
Comments for Public Posting: I am writing to protest the Venice Place Project. As someone who
grew up in Venice (canals circa 1970-75) and who has been back
in the Venice area for the last 10 years, I've been saddened to see
the fallout from unbridled development in the westside without
any thought given to locally owned small businesses, local
citizens and the overall quality of life -- this would be among the
worst transgressions. Please, please, please, vote it down.
Sincerely, Eric Johnson
Communication from Public
Name:
Elizabeth Jolley
Date Submitted:
09/08/2020 02:26 PM
Council File No:
20-1024
Comments for Public Posting: I oppose the “Venice Place Project” There is far too much
development going on as it is. It will cause far too much traffic
and a problem parking
Communication from Public
Name:
Date Submitted:
09/08/2020 03:11 PM
Council File No:
20-1024
Comments for Public Posting: I oppose Venice Place Project. Too big, too intrusive, just too
much...
Communication from Public
Name:
Joanna Puglisi
Date Submitted:
09/08/2020 12:03 PM
Council File No:
20-1024
Communication from Public
Name:
Margaret Thornhill
Date Submitted:
09/08/2020 11:55 AM
Council File No:
20-1024
Comments for Public Posting: I strongly oppose the mega hotel development project on Abbott
Kinney. It is inappropriate and excessively large for this location.
This project would greatly increase traffic congestion and parking
issues on Abbott Kinney (which is already bad) as well as
non-resident foot-traffic in what is largely a residential area. I
have lived on Superba Avenue near Oakwood for 39 years.
Commuter car traffic to newer tech offices in the area, such as
Google and Snapchat, had already reached maximum congestion
immediately prior to the pandemic, reducing the quality of life for
residents here, especially as navigation apps directed cars down
residential streets during rush hour to avoid stoplights. This
proposed location is suitable for small businesses that serves
Venice residents, not tourist hotels that will make it impossible to
park, walk, or drive on routine errands through the area. It will
also pose challenges to the safety and accessibility of Westminster
Elementary School and hurt, not help, area small business because
of the lack of parking. We already have long wait times for cars
entering Abbott Kinney, in the area of Electric and Oakwood.
Please block this huge development to maintain the quality of life
for all Venice residents.
Communication from Public
Name:
David Zorn
Date Submitted:
09/08/2020 01:26 PM
Council File No:
20-1024
Comments for Public Posting: I oppose the Venice Place Project which will only further degrade
one of the crown jewels in Venice with a gigantic hotel
development completely antithetical to the culture of the area. It
will cause traffic jams and parking shortages for residents and be
an eyesore on a historic street.
Communication from Public
Name:
Blaire
Date Submitted:
09/08/2020 10:58 AM
Council File No:
20-1024
Comments for Public Posting: I strongly oppose the "Venice Place Project." This mega
development is NOT what this community needs - it will clog up
an already over-burdened residential area with traffic (an
esteemed 1000+ cars a DAY), it will clog up an already
over-burdened parking situation, making it difficult for the
families that live in the neighborhood to find parking because
hotel guests are getting free parking. Venice does NOT nee
another establishment that sells liquor and alcohol until the wee
hours of the night, especially not across from an Elementary
School! Venice NEEDS inclusive planning, that focuses the
citizens of the city and NOT mega-developers! We need smart
development that works WITH/FOR the community -development that is eco friendly, responsible, community
BUILDING. Venice needs affordable housing, not luxury hotels.
Not alcohol centers that are for transient experiences and not
community nourishment. This development is acceptable.
Communication from Public
Name:
Chris Jones, Esq.
Date Submitted:
09/08/2020 10:50 AM
Council File No:
20-1024
Comments for Public Posting: I vehemently oppose the Venice Place Project because it will
contribute to the degradation of the independent and artistic spirit
of Venice. Such a bland mega-structure invites big money outside
control and, somewhat ironically, pushes out the independent
artists on whose goodwill it seeks to draft. Put it in Santa Monica
with the other cookie cutter mega-structures du jour - save Venice.
Chris Jones, Esq., Venice Resident
Communication from Public
Name:
Ian J Frileck
Date Submitted:
09/08/2020 10:43 AM
Council File No:
20-1024
Comments for Public Posting: We need housing not hotel rooms. Street traffic in Venice is
already maxed out especially in the summer and on weekends,
additional traffic is not welcomed by the people that live in the
community.
Communication from Public
Name:
Gerhard Pichel
Date Submitted:
09/08/2020 10:46 AM
Council File No:
20-1024
Comments for Public Posting: The proposed 70,000 sq.ft. Abbot Kinney Hotel is the wrong
development for this location. It is too massive in scale, and it
would be clogging Electric Ave. and Oakwood with more traffic.
It is incompatible with the Westminster Elementary School across
the street. Who in his right mind would approve this project. I
urge the planning commission and zoning administrator to stop
this project
Communication from Public
Name:
20 Yr Venice Resident - Homeowner + Business Owner
Date Submitted:
09/08/2020 09:57 AM
Council File No:
20-1024
Comments for Public Posting: We MUST STOP this development!. Here's why: - Abbot Kinney
Blvd. is a main thoroughfare with a traffic flow of up to 10,000
vehicles a day. Traffic is especially heavy from 7:30 am - 8 am
and 2:30 pm - 6 pm, just when children are arriving and departing
to and from the school campus. The project is estimated to
generate at least 688 more car trips per day on this already
gridlocked street! - The specific traffic impact of the project, per
the Mitigated Negative Declaration is increased by 545%, creating
dangerous conditions for children and their parents walking to and
from school, crossing Abbot Kinney Blvd., Electric Ave., Brooks
Ave. This HUGE increase in traffic will endanger children,
pedestrians and bike riders, alike. - There's just NOT enough
parking! At capacity (and esp. during special events), 167 parking
spaces is NOT enough for this 80-room hotel, 200+ restaurant
seats, 2,534 sq ft of ground floor retail space, a 1,735 sq ft spa,
3,371 sq ft of office space, and all the development's employees! -The developer seeks to tie EIGHT (8) LOTS together, setting a
DANGEROUS precedent for future development, since in the
Venice Specific Plan, the current number of lots allowed to be
consolidated are THREE (3)! The developer apparently hopes to
get around this by separating the buildings along existing lot lines
(but connected by catwalks which are only accessible through the
buildings). - The developer is seeking approval for a full line of
ALCOHOL for ON-SITE & OFF-SITE consumption operating
7:00 am to 1:00 am, provided in the hotel rooms' liquor
cabinets, by room service, and through the hotel lobby, outdoor
courtyard, hotel lounges, and hotel business center! - The hotel
will, thus, be serving ALCOHOL -- directly OPPOSITE
Westminster elementary SCHOOL from 7 am - 1:00 am daily,
and could well become a haven for predators, to observe and stake
out our school CHILDREN!!! - The development will
SIGNIFICANTLY increase traffic. The one traffic study seen
states the project will generate 688 NEW CAR TRIPS a day.
Much of this traffic will end up on Abbot Kinney Blvd., but ALL
of it will originate at Electric Ave, where the parking garage
entrance is located, causing GRIDLOCK at peak times on Electric
Ave. and on surface streets in Oakwood. And unlike other recent
retail/residential projects on Abbot Kinney, the hotel will be
OPEN 24 hours a day, bringing with it TRAFFIC very late at
night and early in the morning. - By adding 4 "apartments", it
night and early in the morning. - By adding 4 "apartments", it
appears the developer is trying to create the illusion of a
mixed-use residential/commercial development, rather than
strictly commercial. - The project has INADEQUATE off-street
loading - a MERE 600 sq. ft. off-street commercial loading area
off Broadway! It’s way too small for such a HUGE
COMMERCIAL OPERATION. Additionally, there will be only
TWO (2) on-street loading areas, also on Broadway. Even now,
with only a couple of restaurants currently operating on site,
loading and garbage collection often partially or completely
BLOCKS Broadway Ave. LISTEN TO YOUR
CONSTITUENTS - WE NEED LOW INCOME HOUSING NOT
MORE MEGA STRUCTURES - WE ARE ALREADY LOSING
OUR CRAFTSMAN COTTAGES AND HOMES IN VENICE
TO MC-MANSIONS - NOW THIS UNWANTED MEGA
HOTEL. BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING!!!!! OUR LAST
HOMELESS COUNT HAD 60,000 PEOPLE ON THE STREET
IN UNSAFE CONDITIONS - NOW WITH COVID - THIS IS
UNTHINKABLE TO BUILD HOTELS FOR THE RICH AND
HURT LOCAL RESIDENTS, SCHOOLS AND NEIGHBORS.
20 Yr Venice Resident - Homeowner + Business Owner 20 Yr
Venice Resident - Homeowner + Business Owner
Communication from Public
Name:
Date Submitted:
09/08/2020 11:02 AM
Council File No:
20-1024
Communication from Public
Name:
James Callans
Date Submitted:
09/08/2020 11:11 AM
Council File No:
20-1024
Comments for Public Posting: I oppose the Abbot Kinney Hotel development. It will be too
large compared to existing structures, and it will set a precedent of
oversized commercial development abutting our residential
community. Parking is already a nightmare, and this will create
more parking issues for the residents. I am also against having
another liquor license on AK, especially in a school zone. More
parks and housing are needed, not oversized commercial
development.
Communication from Public
Name:
Joan and Bill Miner
Date Submitted:
09/08/2020 11:18 AM
Council File No:
20-1024
Comments for Public Posting: We strongly Oppose the "Venice Place Project" We are 32 year
homeowners with a total of 50 years resident's of the Milwood
Neighborhood. This is the worst project to date and one that our
community has been objecting to for years. The problems on
Abbot Kinney have grown rather than diminished. Traffic is
congested, not only during peak hours but mid day as well.
Drivers do not observe speed limits or stop for pedestrians.
Electric Ave. has always been treacherous. This construction will
Clog Electric Ave as well as Oakwood Ave even more should this
project be allowed. We cannot walk safely on our street due to the
erratic driving on Oakwood. Already, there is inadequate parking
on Abbot Kinney that has created less and less available street
parking for the residents. We are on the 800 block of Milwood.
Weekends, summer, heat waves and homeless vehicles have
created additional street parking issues in front of our homes. The
Hotel project will only create additional traffic and parking issues.
Currently housing costs in our neighborhood are clearly out of
reach for workers and teachers who need to reside in this area.
More affordable house would be a much better solution. Late
night hotel service trucking, late night entertainment and drinking
is this area will cause even more disturbance to our community.
This development is taking advantage of the pandemic situation,
where we are not able to make our actual voices heard. It is a
cowardice trick. Venetians have worked tirelessly to improve our
community not destroy it. Thank you for listening
Communication from Public
Name:
Sally Geier
Date Submitted:
09/08/2020 11:19 AM
Council File No:
20-1024
Comments for Public Posting: I am opposed to the 'Venice Place Project'. I have lived and
worked in Venice for 20 years. I worked on Abbot Kinney in 2001
and certainly have seen extraordinary change over the last many
years. This project is simply too large and too overbearing for the
location. I went to a public meeting about this project several
years ago and the developer stated then, that regardless of any
objections to it, he bought the property and regarding his plan: "It
will be built." There is no infrastructure to support this project.
From proposed groundbreaking to completion, it will be a traffic
and noise nightmare and will tax the neighborhood far too
heavily. The 'Venice Place Project' should NOT be allowed to go
forward. The 'Venice Place Project' is the wrong project, in the
wrong location, at the wrong time. It will decimate what makes
Abbott Kinney so special and render it just another over built, over
congested LA destination.
Communication from Public
Name:
John Baginski
Date Submitted:
09/08/2020 08:50 AM
Council File No:
20-1024
Comments for Public Posting: Venice Place Project - Please Support This Project I would love to
see this project move forward. It is a beautiful design that would
bring tourists and visitors to our neighborhood to support local
businesses. It improves a section of Abbott Kinney that has been
underdeveloped for years. The architecture is beautiful and would
be a great improvement to the neighborhood. Venice has a long
history of fantastic architecture and this building would fit in
perfectly. This would bring jobs to our neighborhood that are
greatly needed now. And the additional taxes to our city would be
great. The retail and restaurants on Abbott Kinney would be
supported by the visitors. My family and neighbors are
completely in favor of this project. It is the right kind of
development in the right location. 30 year Venice Resident John
Baginski
Communication from Public
Name:
Corinne Baginski
Date Submitted:
09/08/2020 09:02 AM
Council File No:
20-1024
Comments for Public Posting: YES, I ENDORSE this project. I believe this will bring a wave a
fresh air in our neighborhood and move Venice to its natural
evolution of positive growth, vibrant economy, and will further
open our city. WE NEED THINGS TO CHANGE IN
VENICE!!!! Bonin is turning our VENICE into Third world
country and a SLUM!!!! I CAN T BELIEVE WE ARE GOING
BACKWARD!!! We have lost so many families moving out from
Venice with their young for a better environment! this should not
happen! Thank you. Corinne Baginski
Communication from Public
Name:
Jeremy Loeb
Date Submitted:
09/08/2020 07:38 AM
Council File No:
20-1024
Comments for Public Posting: This hotel would be a huge negative hit to our community. It is
completely unnecessary as it will cause congestion with both
people and autos.
Communication from Public
Name:
Date Submitted:
09/08/2020 08:11 AM
Council File No:
20-1024
Comments for Public Posting: I strongly oppose the Venice Place Project. It is much too large for
the area. Traffic in an already crowded street will be virtually
deadlocked.
Communication from Public
Name:
Liz Burnette
Date Submitted:
09/07/2020 09:44 AM
Council File No:
20-1024
Communication from Public
Name:
Kevin L Wassner
Date Submitted:
09/07/2020 10:11 AM
Council File No:
20-1024
Comments for Public Posting: This morning, I drove to LAX today with the family in the car.
Drove up the road to the departing terminals. Ahead to my right
was the right turn to Terminal 1. To my immediate left at roadside
was a massive billboard advertising some new Amazon TV show.
Front and center on that billboard was a massive picture of a hand
flipping my family the bird. So the message I and the family got
from that was "Welcome to LAX, fuck you!" How can LAX, you
and our Mayor allow that? I'm all in favor of freedom of speech
and the right of a company to advertise, but is this the message
that our fine Mayor and you, the City Council want to send to the
hundreds of thousands of travelers as they enter LAX? Sometimes
we have to take a stand for common decency. Thank you.
Communication from Public
Name:
Date Submitted:
09/07/2020 05:00 PM
Council File No:
20-1024
Comments for Public Posting: As a 20 year resident of the oakwood neighborhood of Venice, I
ask the you halt any development of the Venice Place Project. It
clearly violates the the Venice Specific Plan and should never be
built in this community. Don't allow developers to bully their way
into this city and halt them in their tracks. Let's us all maintain the
historical value of this unique city!
