Yet another case of a property owner filing a development application and having someone maliciously file a historic preservation application on their behalf, against their will. This time, a former Chili Bowl of such great historic value that it's currently a sushi restaurant. 
The opening to this letter is pretty 🔥🔥 though. clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/202…
This case is being heard at PLUM Committee on February 4th: ens.lacity.org/clk/committeea…
This whole building is like 1400 sq ft. If we're so dedicated to this petty preservation we at least need to figure out how to move these buildings somewhere they're not standing in the way of homes for dozens of LA households.
Omg there are five of these Chili Bowls still around in LA! It's not even the only one! laconservancy.org/issues/chili-b…
Also I totally missed that in their letter to the city the owner says this is an affordable development. It's not clear to me if they just mean the 2-3 low income units required by TOC or if it's actually 100% affordable. Either way it's bad, but REALLY bad if the latter.
If you've read this far, you can send a comment to the city to let them know how you feel about this here: cityclerk.lacity.org/publiccomment/…
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