Last Thursday, I reported in Easing back into the sleeze how encouraged I was at an L.A. indy media news story that reported efforts to raise sufficient funds to save the people's farm in South Central L.A. had apparently succeeded.
The story claimed the Annenberg Foundation would make an offer to Ralph Horowitz, owner of the 14 controversial acres, to purchase the land, thus preserving it as a place for people to grow and market the fruits of their labors from this precious piece of urban property.
But that wasn't exactly correct. The offer Annenberg Foundation made to owner Horowitz was about $6 million short of the $16.3 million asking price. For that, I'd like to apologize for taking on faith the L.A. indy media story that was a few details short on the truth. Namely, over six million little details in the form of dollars difference in offering vs. asking price.
As we all know from yesterday's news, activist actress Daryl Hannah and about 40 others were arrested during their forced eviction from this urban farm. As originally reported, I thought the issue might be resolved to the satisfaction of all concerned. This was the bit of good news that encouraged me to return to my blog after my mini self-imposed exile/escape for a day into the badlands of southern New Mexico.
Truthfully? The whole story did seem too good to be true. And as we learned yesterday, it was. And for that I'm sorry.
2 comments:
oh, you're way too honest, amigo. Rove would've spun this storyline into a reason to take up arms against an evil dictator who preys on subjected people, or somesuch nonsense. and ya know, another 6 million would only be a sandpebble in the ocean to annenberg fndtn. but did I hear the TV news correctly, that horowitz' grand plan for this bit of acreage is to build yet another friggin warehouse? he might entertain some concern that such a project, as the bulldozers commence plowing down that little oasis, will incur urban sabotage. perhaps if he thinks about potential losses from that angle, a mere 100% return might look better and better. Ya think? D.K.
Yes, it's a warehouse that's in the works. So, good-bye to the distinction of the the "largest urban garden/farms in America" and hello to another warehouse complex.
Maybe I'm being premature here. Maybe this'll be one of the "largest urban warehouse/storage 'things' in America.
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