As we near the end of a challenging year, we wish to thank all of our StopTheMillennium supporters. Together we have — so far — kept our community safer, slowed down LA City Hall’s law breaking, and shined a bright light on Hollywood Center, a proposed skyscraper project on top of an earthquake fault that is symptomatic of everything sick in the body politic of Los Angeles.… Read the rest
Wow! We aren’t math majors, but that is a rate of 22.8 inches a year! Still, developer Millennium Partners says all is hunky dory in SF. It’s the same whistling past the graveyard that they are doing in Hollywood.
Why do Mayor Garcetti and Councilman O’Farrell tolerate Millennium’s false claims of no earthquake dangers at the Hollywood Center site?… Read the rest
Your support helps us continue the fight.
Dear Friends and Supporters:
The Millennium Hollywood Center battle goes on.
The City has kept us and the public in the dark for most of the past year. That is rarely a good sign.
But the media continue to show interest in the Millennium Hollywood and Millennium Leaning Tower of San Francisco scandals.… Read the rest
Please see this fascinating article from renowned urban planning expert and authority on economic, political and social trends, Joel Kotkin. It discusses some of the maladies that have allowed a project as illegal and dangerous as Hollywood Center to fester for years.
Some highlights:
Here is new, damning video on the current “fix” developer Millennium Partners are in with their San Francisco leaning and sinking tower.
Experts say Millennium’s method to attempt to halt their sinking fortunes was dangerous and crazy.
Pyke’s main concern: the so-called “perimeter pile upgrade” calls for connecting only the sinking north and west side of the building to bedrock, leaving the south and east side unconnected.… Read the rest
Documents obtained from City Hall raise troubling questions. The trench recently dug on the project’s east site appears not to have gone deep enough to expose the full active earthquake fault layer.
On the west site, the California Geological Survey identified an even more dangerous inclined fault (See map on p.… Read the rest
Dear Friends and Supporters:
See yesterday’s Los Angeles Times article, “Leaning Millennium Tower in San Francisco sinking faster, retrofit halted.”
Key take-aways:
One of San Francisco’s tallest skyscrapers, Millennium Tower has sunk since construction began in 2006 and is tilting.
Millennium Partners is attempting to build another skyscraper project in Hollywood, a project that has come under criticism after state geology officials have said there are studies that “strongly support the presence of an active … fault strand entering” the skyscraper site.… Read the rest
Let’s make sure we’re understanding this right. This is the same developer we’re supposed to believe when they say there’s no problem building skyscrapers on a 7.0 earthquake fault in Hollywood?… Read the rest
On May 20, 2021, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 7 into law. He did so over our objections, and over the Judicial Council of California’s objections. Senate Bill 7 allows Millennium Partners to undercut key environmental protections.… Read the rest
See our July 1, 2021 post here.
CNN has now reported on the same alarming linkage:
As one of the Florida survivors said: “A lot of people knew there were problems in that building. This is a disaster that somebody could have stopped before it happened”.
“The condo building that collapsed also showed an unusual amount of sinkage”, according to this Wall Street Journal article.… Read the rest
For nearly forty years, Hollywood Heritage has spearheaded the preservation, restoration and maintenance of early Hollywood treasures. Their museum is home to archival photographs from the silent era of motion pictures, old Hollywood movie props, historic documents, historic photographs and postcards of the streets, buildings and residences of Hollywood during its golden age. … Read the rest
A few days ago the State Assembly approved Senate Bill 7.… Read the rest
Take 2 minutes to check out this Channel 11 NEWS clip about the Millennium Hollywood Center fraud. Listen to our attorney’s amazing quote at the end.
See this April 20, 2021 photo from one of our great supporters. It shows “trenching” on the east parcel of the Hollywood Center site. It looks impressive, right?
We need your voices heard. Please email (see addresses below) objecting to these issues:
1. The California Geological Survey’s scientists apparently get only 1-2 days to observe, not the unfettered access they were supposed to have.… Read the rest
Please see this article from the front page of the Sunday, April 25, 2021 print edition of the LA Times California section. Our attorney, Robert Silverstein, is quoted on page 1 about City Hall’s refusal to protect the public.
Keep the pressure on City Hall. Please send in comments today demanding full trenching of the Hollywood Center west site, and neutral, independent experts to oversee all work.… Read the rest
If anyone thought Millennium’s project was asleep or dead, they are wrong. We are actively fighting it, and they are actively moving forward as described in our last post.
On March 12, 2021, we filed a protective lawsuit in order to ensure that the City and Millennium could not pull a fast one.… Read the rest
Reports are coming in from our supporters about the Hollywood Center site being fenced. Bulldozers and excavators are at work now, apparently on a new earthquake fault trench as seen in the above and below photos.… Read the rest
Los Angeles residents have waited a very long time to see some justice when it comes to the corruption taking place by city officials. Since the FBI finally latched on to what citizens have been screaming about for years, residents may see yesterday’s federal court ruling as a sign of things to come.… Read the rest
Like many of you, we have been stonewalled by the City when trying to get answers to our questions regarding the status of the dangerous and illegal Hollywood Center Project.
Over the last 45 days or so, our attorney Robert Silverstein has sent letter after letter to City Planner Mindy Nguyen. … Read the rest
That is a fact.
His former Deputy Mayor and General Manager of LA Dept. of Building & Safety, Raymond Chan, is the latest example. Chan just fell in the FBI’s ongoing pay-to-play investigation of City officials.
How does this relate to Millennium’s Hollywood Center scandal?
Click on the CityWatch logo to check out this phenomenal article written by our attorney, Robert P.… Read the rest
In response to our attorney Robert Silverstein’s CPRA request made October 9, 2020, the Mayor’s office sent a response as seen below:
Note the Mayor’s office offers no explanation as to why an extension is needed. This is most likely due to the problems this would create for the City if they followed CA Government Code 6253.,… Read the rest
Did you hear that Councilman Mitch O’Farrell mysteriously wrote a letter saying “additional seismic review should occur before this project advances any further in the entitlement process”?
Could LA City Hall finally be facing the truth? Did city officials realize their conduct could cost taxpayers billions of dollars when those skyscrapers come crashing down?… Read the rest
The Public Comments section of the Administrative Record is jam packed with letters from us, from you, from everyday citizens who live in the city, demanding that this insanely dangerous and illegal project by Millennium, be shut down for good.
Keep a look out each week as we share some of the comments that stood out to us most.… Read the rest
You may have heard us mention Millennium’s Leaning Tower of San Francisco; the tallest residential high rise on the West Coast when it opened in 2009 consisting of 419-unit luxury condominiums. What you may have not heard, until today is:
The Public Comments section of the Administrative Record is jam packed with letters from us, from you, from everyday citizens who live in the city, demanding that this insanely dangerous and illegal project by Millennium, be shut down for good.
Keep a look out each week as we share some of the comments that stuck out to us the most.… Read the rest
Is it any coincidence Millennium’s public hearing was scheduled and then abruptly continued to an unknown date on International ShakeOut Day ?
Commissioners practiced earthquake preparedness when Commission President Samantha Millman ordered everyone to Stop, Drop and Roll!
Which is exactly what happened to Millennium’s hearing!
It stopped after 15 minutes, dropped from the City Planning Commission’s calendar and rolled right outta sight.… Read the rest
The Department of City Planning posted and distributed their 2nd Revised Agenda for the October 15, 2020 CPC hearing last night due to what appears to be a last minute whim by Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell.
Up until yesterday, we hadn’t heard from Councilmember O’Farrell regarding the Hollywood Center Project.… Read the rest
We want to remind everyone of the City Planning Commission public hearing for Millennium’s Hollywood Center Project, Thursday, October 15, 2020 “After 10:00 AM”.
Hollywood Center Project has three items on the Agenda:
One of the appeals filed in response to the Department of City Planning’s 9/14/2020 Letter of Determination approving Millennium’s Vesting Tract Map was filed by Pantages Theater owner, Ned Pan.
Aside from pointing out “the breakneck speed at which the EIR and the Project approvals are being processed by the City, and the sudden and very recent shift from the Project as described in the Draft EIR to Alternative 8”, the appeal emphasizes several important truths:
The Public Comments section of the Administrative Record is jam packed with letters from us, from you, from everyday citizens who live in the city, demanding that this insanely dangerous and illegal project by Millennium, be shut down for good.
Keep a look out each week as we share some of the comments that stuck out to us the most.… Read the rest
The Department of City Planning sent out a Notice of Public Hearing yesterday for the City Planning Commission to hear the appeals filed and more public comment. Mark your calendar for October 15, 2020 “AFTER 10:00 A.M.”.
WHEN: Thursday, October 15, 2020
TIME: “AFTER 10:00 a.m.”
CALL NUMBER: The meeting’s telephone number and access code will be provided no later than 72 hours before the meeting on the meeting agenda published here and/or by contacting cpc@lacity.org… Read the rest
Following the release of the Final EIR, and speaking of tragi-comic documents, we had to share these with you.
The City sent Hollywood Center Developers Millennium a delinquency invoice for almost $150,000 for unpaid bills. Another one, recently sent for over $76,000.
So not only is the City breaking the law and enabling an insanely dangerous and illegal project by this disreputable developer, but we the taxpayers are forced to subsidize them.… Read the rest
The Public Comments section of the Administrative Record is jam packed with letters from us, from you, from everyday citizens who live in the city, demanding that this insanely dangerous and illegal project by Millennium, be shut down for good.
Keep a look out each week as we share some of the comments that stuck out to us the most.… Read the rest
The Department of City Planning sent out the Letter of Determination for Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 82152 accompanied by the Appeal Filing Procedures.
City Planning Commission meeting is tentatively scheduled for October 15, 2020 for the related case numbers: CPC-2018-2114-DB-CU-MCUP-SPR and CPC-2018-2115-DA.
The Department has given the public 10 CALENDAR DAYS from today to file an appeal.… Read the rest
The Public Comments section of the Administrative Record is jam packed with letters from us, from you, from everyday citizens who live in the city, demanding that this insanely dangerous and illegal project by Millennium, be shut down for good.
Keep a look out each week as we share some of the comments that stuck out to us the most.… Read the rest
According to City Planner Mindy Nguyen’s 8/13 email to our team, “there is no video Zoom available for public hearings at this time. Please be advised, however, that the Department of City Planning is transitioning to ZoomWebinar for public hearings beginning in September, which will allow the public to watch the hearings online, similar to the CPC meetings.”… Read the rest
The Public Comments section of the Administrative Record is jam packed with letters from us, from you, from everyday citizens who live in the city, demanding that this insanely dangerous and illegal project by Millennium, be shut down for good.
Keep a look out each week as we share some of the comments that stuck out to us the most.… Read the rest
The City announced the Notice of Availability for the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) today.
If the City and Millennium appear to be doing everything they can to push their way through the approval process, it’s because they are, disregarding the public process all along the way.
One reason might be the impending expiration date of former Governor Brown’s certification of Millennium’s phony Environmental Leadership Development Program (ELDP) application.… Read the rest
As you know, the City held a telephonic-only public hearing on August 26, 2020 to hear testimony and consider the Vesting Tentative Tract Map Application and Final EIR (that has not yet been released to the public). Offering a final opportunity for City Planning to do the right thing, our attorney Robert Silverstein sent in this objection letter prior to the hearing.… Read the rest
The Public Comments section of the Administrative Record is jam packed with letters from us, from you, from everyday citizens who live in the city, demanding that this insanely dangerous and illegal project by Millennium, be shut down for good.
Keep a look out each week as we share some of the comments that stuck out to us the most.… Read the rest
If we learned anything at the nearly 5 hours of the public hearing that took place via telephone yesterday, August 26, it’s how much people do not understand about this project. But, we’ve also learned that many of you are very aware of the shell game being played by the City officials and this developer.… Read the rest
We want to remind everyone of the first public hearing for Millennium’s Hollywood Center Project being held tomorrow, Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 9:30am.
In a manner that further prejudices the public, even though City Planner Mindy Nguyen stated that the city will have video conferencing capability as early as next month, the Department of City Planning is holding this hearing entirely by telephone. … Read the rest
