Koretz Loosens Restrictions for Hillside Development Under Guise of Closing Loopholes Would Let Airbnbs, Hotels, Education and Cultural Institutions in Hillside Areas Avoid Size & Height Rules Los Angeles, March 3, 2017 - Neighborhood activists are outraged that City Hall lawmakers created a huge … Continue Reading
Sunset Coalition Challenges Archer On Cancer / Health Risks
Major Dispute Over Dangers Posed by School’s Controversial Expansion Project The Sunset Coalition and other petitioners are asking the … Continue Reading
Archer School Opponents Take Their Fight To San Francisco
A San Francisco Court Ruling to Protect Kids Against Cancer Could Limit Archer Plan Los Angeles, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016 - The Sunset … Continue Reading
Developers put Thousands of Dollars in Bonin’s Pocket
CityWatch reported yesterday that Mike Bonin received over $20,000 in contributions from developers last year. The article also calls out the use … Continue Reading
Hidden Emails Between Archer School and City Hall Ordered Released
Los Angeles, April 26, 2016 - Opponents of a controversial $100 million plan to expand the Archer School for Girls campus have won a … Continue Reading
Sunset Coalition announces the Sunset Traffic Jam Cam
Sunset Boulevard is "one of the worst chokepoints in the City" ~ Mike Bonin Starting Spring 2017 Sunset Traffic Will Become a Nightmare: Archer … Continue Reading
Archer’s Flagmen Will Stop Sunset Traffic
Starting in May 2017, Archer School for Girls will be hiring flagmen to stop Sunset Boulevard traffic for its heavy construction vehicles, to … Continue Reading
Archer Adds Almost 400,000 More Cars on Sunset Over 3 Years
The expansion of Archer School is so colossal that the heavy construction vehicle traffic will be equivalent to adding almost 400,000 more passenger cars on Sunset Boulevard over a three-year period. This … Continue Reading
Lost Backpack Snarls Sunset During Morning Rush Hour
A lost backpack caused police to close Sunset Boulevard for 4 hours during the November 18 morning rush. The backpack, sitting on the pavement at a parking lot between Crescent Heights and Laurel Canyon … Continue Reading
Archer Worried that Judge will Rule Against its Plan
Archer School for Girls does not want to have the pending lawsuit brought in front of Judge James Chalfant, one of the most qualified California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) jurists on the court. Archer's … Continue Reading
KABC Channel 7 News Airs Our Lawsuit Announcement
KABC Channel 7 News reports on Brentwood neighbors' announcement of a lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles to block the massive expansion of the Archer School for Girls in Brentwood. See the video. … Continue Reading
Brentwood Sues to Stop Archer’s “Monster” Expansion
Lawsuit Filed to stop Archer School for Girls Massive Construction ProjectLos Angeles, Oct. 14, 2015 - Brentwood residents today announced they have sued to block the Archer School for Girls' massive expansion … Continue Reading
Massive Archer School Expansion Fight Continues
The Fight Continues The original six-year construction plan included extensive demolition and excavation, followed by construction of two gyms, a large underground parking garage, Visual Arts Center, Performing Art … Continue Reading
Girls to Spend 2017-2020 in Temporary Pre-Fabs Amid Construction Vehicles
Here's what Archer is proposing for its students and the neighborhood for the 2017-2020 school years. The most recent school expansion proposal goes like this: Archer will start a big demolition project on … Continue Reading
Short Sited: A Great School in the Wrong Location
The Archer School for Girls is a great school in the wrong location, as it has been since 1998. Council member Mike Bonin said it best last year: "Archer is a world-class institution in a terribly complex … Continue Reading
3 Hurt as Cement Truck Overturns on Sunset, Blocking Traffic for Hours
A cement truck overturned on Sunset Boulevard, clogging the busy thoroughfare for three hours and sending three people to the hospital. The September 2 wreck shows what could easily happen when thousands of heavy … Continue Reading