Archer Disaster

Stop the Sunset Traffic Nightmare

  • Background
  • Project Impact
    • More heavy trucks mean dangerous traffic conditions
  • Key Documents
  • FAQ
    • What is the Archer Project?
    • What are the impacts of the Archer Expansion Project?
      • More heavy trucks mean dangerous traffic conditions
  • What you can do
  • Emergency Contacts

Key Documents

  • Councilmember Mike Bonin’s open letter of October 2, 2014
  • Errata 2 to Archer’s EIR, filed with the City in February 2015, in effect amending its original plan to compress the construction period from six years to three years.
  • Council Member Mike Bonin’s letter to the City Planning Commission of April 22, 2015
  • The May 13, 2015 Determination Letter of the LA City Planning Commission, attaching 32 pages of detailed Conditions, reflecting many reductions from Archer’s original proposal and goals. Condition 12.e. would bar Archer from expanding its maximum enrollment, or its facilities, for the next 20 years – to 2037!
  • Environmental Audit, Inc. letter of July 28, 2015, listing flaws in Archer’s analysis of health risks from airborne toxins, that will impact Archer students and staff, as well as nearby residents
  • Memorandum by construction consultant Sandra Genis regarding Archer’s compressed three-year schedule, dated August 3, 2015
  • Archer School Conditional Use Permit, as approved by the PLUM Committee on June 30, 2015 and the full LA City Council on August 4, 2015
    Updated analysis of traffic impacts from the Archer School expansion project
  • California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, “Air Toxics Hot Spots Program Guidance manual for the Preparation of Risk Assessments”
  • Covenant dated June 30,2015 between Archer School for Girls and Brentwood Homeowners Association and two neighboring families
  • Offer to Co-Fund Search for Alternative Sites for Archer School
  • Appendix C-1 Construction Schedule to Archer’s April 2014 Draft EIR
  • Appendix C-2, Schedule of Construction Vehicles, to Archer’s Draft EIR
  • Appendix P Traffic Analyses and Los Angeles Department of Transportation Assessment Letter
  • Lawsuit filed September 9, 2015

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Fighting Hollywood fatcats and their white-shoe attorneys is expensive. We are in this for the long haul, but every little bit helps. Our attorney will do the accounting so there will be no shenanigans!

You can also a check directly to the law firm that is representing us in the lawsuit:

Chatten-Brown & Carstens
2200 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 318
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Phone: 310-798-2400

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Press

KABC Channel 7 News Airs Our Lawsuit Announcement

“Brentwood residents cry foul over private school’s construction plans,” by Carlos Granda

KCBS: “Brentwood residents fear traffic nightmare from $100M expansion at elite girls’ school”

City Watch: “Girls’ school’s $840K of lobbying helps charm City Hall … Foes say fight isn’t over,” by John Schwada

Front Page: “Steamed Brentwood protesters finish second to Archer Project,” by John Schwada

Patch: “Over neighbor objections, city approves massive Brentwood school expansion,” by Paige Austin

LA Daily News: “Brentwood neighbors oppose $100 million Archer School for Girls expansion,” by City News Service

KCBS: “Archer construction controversy,” by Joy Benedict

Los Angeles Times: “Archer School for Girls’ expansion wins unanimous approval,” by Martha Groves

Westside Today: “Archer School for Girls has Brentwood up in arms over traffic,” by John Schwada

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