Dear Community:

We hope you will attend the hearing on Wednesday,
April 30th at 2:30 pm.

We need you there. You have received emails and calls regarding how important this hearing is.

Please don’t just rely on others to show up. Inconvenient as the timing may be, it is critical that our community represents. We hope to turn out 200 people.

This is our final hurdle. Let's not drop the ball at this stage. If there's any way you can take some time off work, re-arrange meetings or bring your kids with you, we need your voice.

Let's not let our scheduling issues allow the strip club operators to win.


RESERVE YOUR FREE BUS SEAT NOW!

Please send an email to action@NoRobertsonStripClub if you would like a seat on the free bus. We need to hear from you to make sure we can accommodate everyone.

The bus will leave at 1:30 pm sharp on Wednesday
April 30th.

Palms Westminster Church
2908 Robertson Place , Los Angeles, 90034

1 block east of Robertson at Cattaraugus, just opposite Hamilton High School. The bus will leave at 1:30 pm so please make sure you are there in advance.

There will be some available parking in the church lot, off Cattaraugus. The bus will return when the hearing is finished.


RESERVE YOUR FREE PARKING SPOT DOWNTOWN NOW!
Free parking will be provided at City Hall, courtesy of the Councilmen.

If you’re interested in a parking spot, please email the following information to victor.durazo@lacity.org no later than Tuesday 4/29 at Noon.

Subject: Strip Club Hearing
Name of driver
Type of car
Year and color of car
License plate #

The City Hall Parking is at 201 N. Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles 90012.

Parker Center is located at 150 N. Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles 90012. The hearing will be held in the Auditorium.

Please allow yourself ample time to park and find the auditorium. Downtown can be confusing.


WHAT TO DO IF YOU CAN’T ATTEND:
Please write a passionate letter (even if you’ve written before) and let the Permit Review Panel that your absence from this hearing does not mean that you don’t care. Paint a picture for them of what the neighborhood means to you and your family, and why you object to the club. Help them feel what you feel. Let them know that even though you’re not there, your voice still counts.

You can fax your letters directly to us at 310-837-3325 and we will present them to the panel, or you can mail them directly to:

Police Permit Review Panel
Commission Investigations
150 N. Los Angeles Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012


If you have any questions about the hearing or transportation, please email action@NoRobertsonStripClub.com

www.NORobertsonStripClub.com  
 


    Read the Hearing Examiner’s Report

    The Hearing Examiner for the Los Angeles Police Commission’s Permit Review Panel turned in his report.

    This report is a result of all the letters you’ve written and all the statements you made at the hearing on
    January 28th.

    And we can hardly have hoped for more

    Our community’s concerns were heard and comprehensively reflected in his report.

    The Hearing Examiner recommended that the 7-member Police Permit Review Panel deny the club’s operating permit.

    Furthermore, if they decide that the permit cannot be denied, he recommends numerous stringent conditions on the permit, including:

    * Limited operating hours: 7pm-12am weekdays and 4pm-1am on weekends.

    * Adequate on site parking

    * No sign on the property indicating usage

    * ID scanners with cameras

    * Entertainers to be classified as employees

    * Club to provide adequate clean-up of area

    * Club to engage security firm to patrol during business hours and up to one hour after closing

    * Minimum age requirement of 19 to enter

    * Move entrance of the club to the side of the building

    * Club provide Commission with names and addresses of all owners of the club

    * Name and phone number of manager be posted prominently in the club

    * Club to provide insurance policy naming City of Los Angeles as additional insured and/or bond to cover any damage or injury that may occur

    * Patrons and staff to be given Breathalyzer (PAS) test prior to entering.

    On Wednesday April 30 at 2:30 pm the 7-member Police Permit Review Panel will consider this report and hear arguments from both sides at Parker Center in downtown Los Angeles.

    To ensure that the Panel thoroughly considers each of the Examiner’s recommendations, including outright denial of the permit, our community’s attendance is critical. 

    Download the report

     

     

                     Thank you!

     


    Please note: This announcement is *not* from the South Robertson Neighborhood Council,  but from SoRo Inc, which now acts purely as a fundraising and support group for the neighborhood. This notice is being sent as a result of numerous concerns expressed by our community members, we as an organization have not addressed this topic or taken any position, which is beyond the current scope of our purpose.