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Venice residents, advocates urge council to stop spending on litigation and allow Venice Dell to proceed
Summary
Multiple Venice community speakers and housing advocates appealed to the council to stop allocating more funds to fight the Venice Dell affordable‑housing project, warning further litigation spending risks the city's pro‑housing designation and delays a shovel‑ready development.
A string of public commenters told the Los Angeles City Council that the city should stop spending public funds to litigate against a shovel‑ready affordable‑housing project in Venice (referred to in public comment as Venice Dell/Venistel). Speakers representing Hollywood Community Housing and Venice Community Housing said the project has city entitlements, state funding and prior council approvals, and asked the council to cease allocating additional outside counsel resources to oppose construction.
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