Legal Opinion
Westsiders Opposed to Overdevelopment v. City of L. A.
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided October 1, 2018No. B285458PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRubin, J.
Appellant Westsiders Opposed to Overdevelopment (Westsiders) appeals the trial court's denial of its petition for writ of mandate seeking to invalidate an amendment to the Los Angeles General Plan (General Plan). The City of Los Angeles (City) had amended the General Plan to change the land use designation of a five-acre development site from Light Industrial to General Commercial. The project at issue involves a mixed-use development close to a new light rail station.
Westsiders challenges the denial of its writ petition contending: (1) the City Charter (Charter) bars the amendment of the…
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