CHAPTER 8: It is up to you to write the ending to BCHD’s story.
BCHD’s story does not end here. They are rushing headlong towards an embrace of private developers and their “Healthy Living Campus”. That building is not a hospital, and will be transferred to private hands, violating every aspect of the eminent domain taking and the agreements that lead to the end of that lawsuit.
What does this all mean for the taxpayer?
Think about who is captaining your ship. BCHD took land by eminent domain, knowing that action limits their use of the property. They either knew these facts going into the massive building project or they didn’t. There are only two conclusions you can reach that are fair.
Either BCHD is intent on “hiding the ball” or they are sloppy. You decide which is it; but whatever, the course they have set for the ship is a rough one, full of shoals and eddies. If the ship runs aground, as well it might, who will be sent the bill? The taxpayers of Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, and Manhattan Beach may well want to ask themselves if substantial and real risks are being taken, will we allow taxpayer dollars to pay for this folly for decades to come?
Will the Planning Commission of the City of Redondo Beach make the prudent decision to not consider this project until the legalities are sorted out? Will the City of Redondo Beach City Council pull the matter for appeal for their consideration should the Planning Commission approve it?
Read the full documents at these links.
If you would like to review in full the portions of the court file we were able to obtain, you will find them at the following links.
Complaint.
First Amended Complaint.
Letters and Stipulation (agreement)
Quitclaim Deed.
Final Court Judgment, with recording stamp.
The power to prevent misuse of public land is in your hands.
There is not much more to say. Government and business violate laws every day. It is up to us, every one of us, to hold them accountable. Will we?
The choice to take action to prevent the travesty of BCHD’s “Healthy Living Campus’” misuse of public land, and their “public to private” scheme is ours, and ours alone.
