A proposed ordinance would allow L.A. to revoke city approvals for real estate projects if the City Council finds developers engaged in corruption.
Los Angeles could revoke city permits and approvals for real estate projects if the City Council finds that developers or their representatives engaged in corruption, under a new ordinance proposed by City Atty. Mike Feuer.
In a letter to council members, Feuer said the city needs an effective tool to address development decisions “tainted by corruption and fraud” and help restore public faith in City Hall. “The city must take decisive action to address the specter of corruption and fraud that looms over the City’s land use decision making process,” he wrote.
Feuer’s proposal comes weeks after the arrest of Councilman Jose Huizar, who has been accused by federal prosecutors of heading a criminal enterprise fueled by bribes from developers. Huizar pleadedProposed Ordinance on Revoking Building ApprovalsThe investigation has netted guilty pleas from former Councilman Mitchell Englander, former Huizar aide George Esparza, real estate consultant George Chiang and political fundraiser Justin Jangwoo Kim.
Feuer urged the council to pass the ordinance swiftly and “put it to use” on projects implicated in the ongoing probe. Although prosecutors have not named the projects in the criminal case, details in the Huizar indictment make clear that they have concluded the alleged bribery schemes involve:across from the L.A. Live entertainment complex with new towers.being built in the Arts District.
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