December 18, 2005

Lincoln Place News

Council Backs Rosendahl's Efforts to Save Tenants from Eviction
"The City Council today called on all parties in the heated dispute over Lincoln Place to return to the bargaining table and stop a series of evictions there. The council unanimously supported a motion from 11th District Councilman Bill Rosendahl to urge AIMCO, the Lincoln Place Tenants Association, and historical preservationists to return to negotiations..."

Lincoln Place Tenants Soldier On
"In their continuing struggle to preserve Lincoln Place, a large complex of modestly priced garden apartments in Venice, its tenants have moved on several fronts this week..."

Evicted Lincoln Place tenants express frustration to L.A. mayor at Del Rey event
"Only hours after being evicted from their apartments, a group of tenants of the Lincoln Place apartments in Venice expressed their frustrations at a meeting of the Del Rey Homeowners and Neighbors Association, where Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa addressed Del Rey community members..."

Lincoln Place was darker than usual Tuesday night.
Venice - "Here and there, strings of Christmas lights blinked in lifeless repetition around blackened windows. Security cars patrolled empty streets. Some remaining residents nervously peeked out behind curtained windows. They looked spooked, fearful that it was their turn — that their time had come."

The Train Wreck in Our Backyard--Lincoln Place
"It was at the end of the business day in Colorado, when Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and District 11 Councilman Bill Rosendahl spoke to the CEO of the Denver-headquartered Apartment Investment and Management Company (AIMCO) on the phone, Friday, November 18..."

Court Sidesteps Lincoln Place Eviction Issue
"Superior Court Judge Yaffe decided this morning that conditions the City attached to a redevelopment plan covering the Lincoln Place Apartments site in 2002 must be followed, but declined to rule on the question of whether the eviction of 52 households that were taking place as the hearing was underway were permissible..."



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