Zoning, Planning and Use
Oct. 23, 2008
Fight Brews Over Impact of L.A. Port Expansion
Lawyer Gideon Kracov, left, and environmentalist Angelo Logan are fighting a wide-ranging campaign for clean air and economic renewal in Southeast Los Angeles. Most recently, they persuaded a judge to block a railway project in Bell and order the city to comply with environmental laws before resuming work.
Daily Journal Staff Writer Angelo Logan was standing on one side of a fence looking at a recently demolished army barrack in his old neighborhood, not far from downtown Los Angeles. BNSF railway was adding 15 acres to a parking lot where it diverts trucks on their journey from the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to rail facilities in southeast Los Angeles 20 miles away. But unlike its other expansion projects, BNSF had...
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$895, but save $100 when you subscribe today… Just $795 for the first year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In