L.A. taxpayers funding $620K fight against greenlit project—what’s going on?
L.A. City Controller Kenneth Mejia raised the issue Tuesday on social media, highlighting the council’s vote to spend the funds on legal fees tied to the Venice Dell supportive housing project.
The city is being sued over claims that Councilmember Traci Park and City Attorney Hydee Feldstein-Soto, vocal opponents of the project since their 2022 elections, obstructed its progress.
“The City of LA is SPENDING money (during a budget crisis) to STOP Venice Dell – an affordable housing project that the public wants, the City desperately needs, & that 👏 WAS 👏 ALREADY 👏 APPROVED 👏 by the City & the State,” he wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Even after City Council approvals in both 2021 and 2022, the site has yet to see construction and remains a parking lot.
