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The Death of the 1601 N. Vine Project: A Video Tragicomedy about City Hall Corruption and Failure Starring Eric Garcetti

Posted on March 3, 2012 by

It was called the “Cesspool on Vine,” the “Vinegate Scandal,” a “fraud against the people” and the “poster child for all that’s wrong” with Community Redevelopment Agency — the entertainment office project at 1601 N. Vine St. that wannabe mayor … Continue reading →

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Fraud or Mistakes? 1601 N. Vine Office Project Goes Forward — Again

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

In a 90-minute hearing on the 1601 N. Vine St. office project, a City Council committee on Wednesday exonerated controversial developer Hal Katersky and blamed the Community Redevelopment Agency for the project’s “troubling” history. With Alarcon walking out before the … Continue reading →

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FIRST VIDEO: Hal Katersky to CRA: Give Me The Money

Posted on January 20, 2011 by

Controversial profiteer in runaway film production Hal Katersky appealed to the Community Redevelopment Agency Board on Thursday to live up to the terms of its deal to give him a $4 million gift (plus the $4 million more it has … Continue reading →

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This Is Why the CRA Must Be Abolished — The Story of 1601 N. Vine St. As Told By Chris Essel

Posted on January 19, 2011 by

For her sake, one can only hope that City Attorney Carmen Trutanich’s lawyers advised Chris Essel of her Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination before she put her name on this document as CEO of the Community Redevelopment Agency. Twelve times … Continue reading →

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Garcetti Waffles on the CRA-Hal Katersky 1601 N. Vine St. Project — Finally

Posted on November 17, 2010 by

Seizing the moment, City Council President Eric Garcetti admitted Wednesday for the first time that there’s problems with the controversial Hal Katersky CRA-subsidized office project at 1601 N. Vine St. in Hollywood. Garcetti brought the issue to the Council floor … Continue reading →

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Garcetti Waffles on the CRA-Hal Katersky 1601 N. Vine St. Project — Finally

Posted on November 17, 2010 by

Seizing the moment, City Council President Eric Garcetti admitted Wednesday for the first time that there’s problems with the controversial Hal Katersky CRA-subsidized office project at 1601 N. Vine St. in Hollywood. Garcetti brought the issue to the Council floor … Continue reading →

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UPDATED: Demand for a Criminal Investigation of the CRA Deal for 1601 N. Vine St.

Posted on October 21, 2010 by

UPDATE: LA Weekly’s Jill Stewart picked up on this item and wrote that to call for an investigation, the “mini-Politburo — 15 Los Angeles City Council members … would have to vote to sic (City Attorney) Trutanich on themselves. God, … Continue reading →

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Silence and Secrecy at CRA — An Agency That Does Not Listen, Does Not Care, Does Not Explain

Posted on October 9, 2010 by

Hollywood activist Bob Blue has played the key role in raising questions about the Community Redevelopment Agency giveaway of millions of dollars in public money to fund an office building at 1601 N. Vine for a developer bedeviled by lawsuits … Continue reading →

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