Will City Attorney Mike Feuer's $20 Million Lawsuit against Da Vinci Complex Owner include Investigation of City Oversight of Torched Project?

As Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer announces his $20 Million Dollars Lawsuit against torched, Da Vinci Complex Owner GH Palmer Associates, discerning observers should ponder if the Second Term-seeking Officeholder, will also conduct an Investigation of City Departments Oversight of the controversial Development.

The massive Da Vinci Complex Fire, transforms the Downtown LA Skyline.

Is City Attorney Mike Feuer in denial of City Oversight Issues, regarding the torched Da Vinci Complex Inferno?

** Blogger's Note: In an extraordinary announcement, but not surprising to the intuitive observer, City Attorney Mike Feuer has filed a $20 Million Dollars Lawsuit against GH Palmer Associates, citing its alleged, negligence in not taking, pro-active (and required) actions to prevent the torching of its controversial Da Vinci Development, along the 110 Freeway in December of 2014. 

The massive inferno, which sent flames shooting hundreds of feet into the evening sky, not only turned a controversial development into ashes, but also did damages to neighboring buildings, housing City and LA County Departments, which the Lawsuit seeks to recover the costs in damages to city infrastructure.

Yet, while City Attorney Feuer  garners media attention for his legal action directed at the controversial Geoff Palmer-owned Development Company, a unwanted byproduct of today's announcement, is also the potential, inconvenient disclosures of questionable oversight issues among multiple city agencies ........, and the favorable considerations granted the gutted project by the likes of PLUM City Council Committee Chairperson, CD 14 Officeholder Jose Huizar (with the support from the likes of the Central City Association). 

CD 14 City Councilman Jose Huizar, the morning after Da Vinci Development Inferno.

Councilman Huizar, who succeeded former CD 1 City Councilman Ed Reyes as the PLUM Committee Chairperson in 2013, also was the major beneficiary of the controversial 2014 Redistricting, with Council District 14 being reconfigure to include most of Downtown LA within its new boundaries, at the detriment to former City Councilwoman Jan Perry's CD 9.

The Princeton University Graduate wasted no time in asserting his authority and cultivating "mutualistic relationships" between himself, along with the old and new guard of Downtown Developers.

Thus, it was not surprising that when the torched Da Vinci Development was still smoldering the morning after its alleged, deliberate torching, the then re-election seeking Officeholder, was garnering himself free media in demanding a prompt investigation into catching those responsible (meanwhile, a targeted Firebombing of African-American Families was ignored for weeks by the Councilman). .  

CD 14 City Councilman Jose Huizar, with LAFD and ATF Investigators, announcing $170,000 Reward.

Now over a year after, with a $170,000 Reward still pending, the legal remedy taken by City Attorney Feuer, are bound to ignite questions regarding the haste of the Downtown LA-representing Officeholder's actions ......., and the possible motivations, considering the specifics outlined in the City Attorney's Office Press Release.

The lawsuit alleges GH Palmer Associates used improper and defective construction methods including: failing to have an appropriate fire protection plan; failing to compartmentalize construction; failing to property install fire walls or doors; having an appropriate water supply for fire suppression; and failing to have appropriate security measures that would prevent incursion by unwanted individuals.

Those supposed facts ARE SURE to further fan the flames of speculation, that Huizar's support of Palmer's controversial Project (with reciprocal campaign support), came with "accommodations from city agencies", that conjures memories of an alleged "City-wide Sam", who could pull and approve any permit, for the right price (with approval from certain Officeholders), again allegedly.

CD 14 City Councilman Jose Huizar in Puebla, Mexico.

In ending, we should note for the record that CD 14 City Councilman Jose Huizar, is out of country in Puebla, Mexico, attending a Smart City Expo. Via his Twitter Account.

Happy to speak in a panel at @SmartCityexpo Puebla about #DTLA's transformation, w/more than 5,000 attendees. #CD14

Does a "Downtown LA Transformation" come at a price to Public Safety?

Your thoughts ..............
Scott Johnson in CD 14

Morning Briefs on the Los Angeles Political Machine for Tuesday

As Federal Arson Investigators team up with their LAFD Counterparts to find the cause of Sunday night's massive blaze at Downtown Developer (and past Councilman Huizar Campaign Donor) Geoffrey Palmer's DaVinci Apartment Complex, we highlight the contrasting responses from CD 14 City Clowncilman Jose Huizar, to the DeVinci Fire and the recent Firebombings targeting African-American Families in Ramona Gardens.

The massive DaVinci Fire  from north of Downtown LA.

LAFD Firefights at the scene of one of the Ramona Gardens Firebombings targeting African-American Families.

Will call this the tales of CD 14 City Clowncilman Jose Huizar's responses to two, high-profile fires within his Council District.

First, on the day after the massive, suspicious fire at noted Developer Geoffrey Palmer's controversial DaVinci Apartment Development, the Downtown LA Representative to the Los Angeles City Clowncil Central Committee meets with the media, insinuating possible homeless population connection to the blaze and imploring those with information , to contact authorities.

But most discerning political observers will remember Clowncilman Huizar's controversial role in getting approval for an exclusive DaVinci Tenants Bridge that would connect the fortress-like, insular portions of the complex above street level ........., and away from the homeless population that Clowncilman Huizar insinuated, could of played a role in the fire.



From Clowncilman Huizar's Facebook Page.

Second, on the day after the Firebombings in Ramona Gardens that targeted African-American Families, what was the response from the self-noting Princeton Graduate?

Crickets!!

.........., did Clowncilman Huizar have a statement a week later?

Crickets!!

For the record, it was on June 18, 2014 that Clowncilman Huizar could be attributed in broaching that the Firebombings in Ramona Gardens were "despicable" as he stood before the cameras announcing a $100,000 total Reward for information on the crimes ........., and why the month delay in commenting on a possible Hate Crime? As we noted on May 18, 2014, the Princeton Graduate was tending to other "business".

** If anyone was pondering why CD 14 City Councilman Jose Huizar has been quiet regarding the Ramona Gardens Fire-bombings, it may have to do with the fact that the Princeton Graduate is more concern about helping Downtown LA Developers build bridges over homeless encampments.

.........., with contribution to Reelection Fund pending.

Your thoughts ...............
Scott Johnson in CD 14