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Judge Issues Ruling on Pico/Olympic City Restrained from Further Action
Updated: May 5, 2008 The judge's final ruling has just been issued. The Greater West Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and Homeowner Associations (including Tract 7260) have won a restraining order in their opposition of the Villaraigosa/Weiss Pico/Olympic plan. (read order) (L.A. Times article) (KNBC article) (LABJ article) (Jewish Journal) (GWLACC press release) (Citywatch) (KNX1070) April 30, 2008 The L.A. Times reported today that Superior Court Judge John Torribio issued an tentative ruling preventing the City, Mayor Villaraigosa and Jack Weiss from implementing their ill-conceived Pico/Olympic plan. (read ruling) The ruling agrees with the position taken by the Greater West Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and Homeowner Associations (including Tract 7260) that a full environmental review is required. The ruling went further, calling out the fact that the city meetings on the plan were "abruptly suspended" when the Mayor ordered the implementation of the plan. The press release from the business/residential groups is expected shortly.
	Updated: May 5, 2008 The judge's final ruling has just been issued. The Greater West Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and Homeowner Associations (including Tract 7260) has won a restraining order for Pico/Olympic. (read order) April 30, 2008 The L.A. Times reported today that Superior Court Judge John Torribio issued an order preventing the City, Mayor Villaraigosa and Jack Weiss from implementing their ill-conceived Pico/Olympic plan. (read ruling) The ruling agrees with the position taken by the Greater West Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and Homeowner Associations (including Tract 7260) that a full environmental review is required. The ruling went further, calling out the fact that the city meetings on the plan were "abruptly suspended" when the Mayor ordered the implementation of the plan. The press release from the business/residential groups is expected shortly. ========================= The Mayor has disregarded the wishes of the vast majority of the community AND the City Council transportation committee and unilaterally ordered implementation of the Pico/Olympic plan. He does this despite the indication from Beverly Hills that they will not participate at this time. The Greater West Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, in association with numerous business and homeowner groups, has filed a lawsuit to halt the implementation of the plan. ================ Send in the Petition Multi-Community Petition Asking for Study BEFORE Implementation November 26, 2007 The Mayors of Los Angeles and Beverly Hills joined councilmembers Bill Rosendahl and Jack Weiss in presenting a “virtual one-way” plan for Pico and Olympic Boulevards. John Fisher of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation was also present. The plan is not theoretical. It is being implemented. The plan would restrict left turns onto “minor” streets, restrict parking during peak travel hours and also change the number of lanes on both streets to encourage a counter-clockwise flow throughout the area. (Full story) LADOT's plan summary can be found HERE.	Resources Final ruling 5/5/08 L.A. Times article KNBC article LABJ article Jewish Journal Citywatch GWLACC press release April 30, 2008 tentative ruling against the City Media alert on lawsuit Lawsuit filed to prevent Pico/Olympic plan Pico/Olympic Article in the LA Weekly Pico/Olympic Solutions letter from Strumwasser/Woocher to the Traffic Committee Westside Neighborhood Council Motion Opposing Mayor's Unilateral Implementation Pico/Olympic Press Release re Lawsuit Filed to Prevent Implementation Pico/Olympic Position Paper Tract 7260 Pico/Olympic Concerns Audio - Jan 14, 2008 WNC Pico/Olympic Town Hall Meeting (huge - 203MB) Multi-Community Petition Asking for Study BEFORE Implementation Press Release From Mayor #1 Press Release From Mayor #2 Simulation Observations Diagram Full Plan LADOT Pico/Olympic Plan Summary Audio - End of Last "Task Force" Meeting (14MB) Audio - Full Meeting (212MB) Neighbors For Smart Rail Presentation on Pico/Olympic Pico/Olympic Blog Allyn Rifken Presentation to West L.A. Democrats Mike Eveloff Presentation To West L.A. Democrats Pico/Olympic Study L.A. Times Article
	YouTube videos from the press conference.
	Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky commissioned a report on converting Pico and Olympic Boulevards into one-way streets. The plan calls for Pico to be westbound only and Olympic to be eastbound only. The plan has supporters and detractors. Tract 7260 email on the topic is about 80/20 opposed to the concept. Jay Handal of the West L.A. NC believes the proposal has brought traffic problems to the forefront and that study of the proposal should continue. One thing everyone can agree on: Traffic is unacceptable and we must act.