PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION

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HELP PROTECT THIS RENT-STABILIZED BUILDING FROM BEING CONVERTED INTO A HOTEL! 

The Los Angeles Department of City Planning needs to hear your voice in support of the residential zoning of the 58-unit Ellison Apartments in Venice. Property owner Lance Robbins is appealing the City's decision that The Ellison is and always has been zoned for residential use not commercial use. Over the past several years The Ellison at 15 Paloma Avenue has been stealthily converted into a non-permitted, unlicensed and unregulated short-term hotel. This de facto hotel has removed 48 affordable housing units (except for 10 longterm tenants hanging on) and replaced Venice locals with a never ending flood of strangers.  

Robbins is now asking the City to legalize this unlawful activity by granting his appeal to convert the Ellison into commercial use in the midst of an LA housing crisis and permanently remove all 58 apartments from the rental market. We cannot allow this to happen. 

Next Hearing:

West Los Angeles Area Planning Commission
Henry Medina West LA Parking Enforcement Facility
11214 W. Exposition Blvd. - 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90064

 

Date: May 15, 2019
Time: 4:30 pm

Find the agenda here

Sign our petition to tell the L.A. Department of City Planning to KEEP THE ELLISON zoned as for RESIDENTIAL USE not an illegal hotel!

ALSO, PLEASE CONSIDER SENDING A LETTER TO THE ZOMING ADMINISTRATOR IN SUPPORT OF THE ELLISON TENANTS BY CLICKING HERE 

   

See who else is signing:
mary hruska
T J Roberts
Frank Defurio
Patrick zhang
Pascal Vieira
Kristina Meshelski
Kailani Rodde
Ling Ly
Bill Myers
Christopher Roth
adam smith
Mary Trujillo
Carter Moon
Alix Gucovsky
Anthony Castillo
Vreni Merriam
Lisa Travis
Steve Ducey
Rosie Knight
Kenny Stevenson
justin gaar
Karen Lehman
Michael Jost
Jed Pauker
Nick Ciarelli
Sara Sakuma
margaret molloy
Steve Williams

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  • mary hruska
    signed 2019-05-14 16:33:32 -0700
  • T J Roberts
    signed 2019-05-14 14:57:01 -0700
  • Frank Defurio
    signed 2019-05-14 14:35:24 -0700
  • Patrick zhang
    signed 2019-05-14 13:03:10 -0700
  • Pascal Vieira
    signed 2019-05-14 13:03:08 -0700
    Pascal Vieira
  • Kristina Meshelski
    signed 2019-05-14 12:55:29 -0700
  • Kailani Rodde
    signed 2019-05-14 12:11:10 -0700
    We need affordable housing NOT HOTELS!
  • Ling Ly
    signed 2019-05-14 10:15:38 -0700
  • Bill Myers
    signed 2019-05-14 09:15:43 -0700
  • Christopher Roth
    signed 2019-05-14 08:14:43 -0700
    We need to save every single affordable unit that we can across all neighborhoods in Los Angeles. But this is especially true in the rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods like Venice. What this landlord is doing is in violation of the city’s municipal code and he should not be allowed to profit off of the displacement of tenants that should have been protected by the city. Turn down his request for appeal.
  • adam smith
    signed 2019-05-14 05:05:58 -0700
  • Mary Trujillo
    signed 2019-05-14 00:56:19 -0700
  • Carter Moon
    signed 2019-05-13 23:45:57 -0700
    Carter Moon
  • Alix Gucovsky
    @AlixGucovsky tweeted link to this page. 2019-05-13 22:11:11 -0700
  • Alix Gucovsky
    signed 2019-05-13 22:10:52 -0700
  • Anthony Castillo
    signed 2019-05-13 19:11:49 -0700
  • Vreni Merriam
    signed 2019-05-13 18:22:41 -0700
    Vreni Merriam
  • Lisa Travis
    signed 2019-05-13 17:58:08 -0700
  • Steve Ducey
    signed 2019-05-13 16:18:10 -0700
  • Rosie Knight
    signed 2019-05-13 15:47:39 -0700
    Rosie Knight
  • Kenny Stevenson
    @kennygstevenson tweeted link to this page. 2019-05-13 15:39:24 -0700
  • Kenny Stevenson
    signed 2019-05-13 15:39:10 -0700
    Kenny Stevenson
  • justin gaar
    signed 2019-05-13 15:38:56 -0700
  • Karen Lehman
    signed 2019-05-13 15:15:39 -0700
    Karen Lehman
  • Michael Jost
    signed 2019-05-13 15:09:34 -0700
  • Jed Pauker
    signed 2019-05-13 14:53:34 -0700
    Keep up the pressure!
  • Nick Ciarelli
    signed 2019-05-13 14:22:18 -0700
    Nick Ciarelli
  • Sara Sakuma
    signed 2019-05-13 14:13:55 -0700
    Sara Sakuma
  • margaret molloy
    signed 2019-05-13 14:01:43 -0700
    Protect 58 homes – 58 units of Rent Stabilized housing.
  • Steve Williams
    signed 2019-05-13 14:00:58 -0700
    Steve Williams