CRA History
* The Nov. 9 “Capitol Records Deal OKd Despite Anger About Land Price” is normal operating procedure for the Community Redevelopment Agency.
Several years ago, the CRA terminated the official Hollywood Project Area Committee [PAC]. It was comprised of community stakeholders who volunteered their time to advise the CRA in the hope of improving their neighborhoods. But instead of rubber-stamping CRA actions, they were rightfully critical.
Hence there was no PAC oversight to the Capitol Records deal.
Unfortunately, history is repeating itself in North Hollywood. The North Hollywood PAC has consistently been critical of the CRA’s follies in North Hollywood. Now the CRA is trying to silence that PAC by not reauthorizing it.
Is that what the Neighborhood Councils have to look forward to?
VICTOR N. VIERECK
Chairman,
North Hollywood
Project Area Committee
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