[dropcap size=big]N[/dropcap]evermind Councilman Jose Huizar’s career. An unintended casualty of the FBI investigation into Huizar’s alleged legal and ethical shenanigans could be the historic-cultural preservation of the former Los Angeles Times building on First and Spring.
As he faces investigation, Huizar was stripped of his assignment as chair of the powerful Planning & Land Use Management (PLUM) committee at City Hall. Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson – Huizar’s replacement as PLUM chairman – has referred decisions concerning the committee’s hearing on the iconic downtown building to Huizar’s office, according to emails obtained by L.A. Taco.
This could be problematic because Huizar is no longer on the committee.
At contention is the committee’s decision to recommend splitting historic-cultural monument designation for two buildings from the 1930s and 1940s, and rejecting that designation for the Times Mirror Building addition which was completed in 1973. Preservationists want the entire complex protected.
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