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:
Michael Cohen
David Hinkley
Steven Luftman
Jen Orsini
Velsheri Lowe
Elizabeth Newman
rachael devlin
Mary Campbell
Brian Averill

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  • Michael Cohen
    signed 2018-09-09 13:30:31 -0700
  • David Hinkley
    signed 2018-09-09 13:28:06 -0700
  • Steven Luftman
    signed 2018-09-09 13:17:06 -0700
  • Jen Orsini
    signed 2018-09-09 13:03:57 -0700
    Jennifer Orsini
  • Velsheri Lowe
    signed 2018-09-09 12:49:22 -0700
  • Elizabeth Newman
    signed 2018-09-09 12:28:44 -0700
    we need to keep low rent options
  • rachael devlin
    signed 2018-09-08 14:06:54 -0700
  • Mary Campbell
    signed 2018-09-08 11:55:19 -0700
  • Brian Averill
    signed 2018-09-05 15:11:04 -0700
  • Trinidad Ruiz
    published this page 2018-08-21 20:44:08 -0700