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Council approves McDonald's in Pacoima shopping center despite neighborhood objections
Summary
The council voted 10-0 to approve a McDonald's restaurant pad in a Pacoima shopping center; opponents cited the center's HUD-funded history and asked for conditions to match neighboring restaurants' approvals, while the McDonald's representative emphasized standard operations and signage.
The Los Angeles City Council on May 30 approved item 11, allowing construction of a McDonald’s restaurant on a pad within an existing Pacoima shopping center. The roll call showed 10 ayes.
Fred Gaines, representing the appellant Dale Ma and AAA Fast Foods (owner/operator of a nearby Burger King), argued the center was partially funded by a HUD Urban Development Action Grant when it was built in 1985 and that the developer and community expected a sit-down…
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