News & Announcements
Angel Law’s Ellis Raskin Sworn in as Member of the California State Bar by Redondo Beach Mayor Bill Brand
Angel Law is thrilled to announce that associate Ellis Raskin was sworn in as a member of the California State Bar on May 16, 2017. At a private ceremony, Redondo Beach Mayor Bill Brand administered the attorney’s oath to Ellis and commended him for joining the California State Bar. “This is a tremendous honor, and…
City of Los Angeles May Not Grant “Adjustments” from Zoning Limits on Mansionization without Making the Findings Required by the City Charter for Variances, Court Rules
Back in the year 2000, the Los Angeles City Council passed a comprehensive zoning ordinance making numerous changes to the city’s Municipal Code to implement the 1999 city charter reform. One consequential change, however, had nothing to do with the charter reform. City officials quietly slipped it into the ordinance. The change, for years, allowed…
Lawsuit Filed after Los Angeles City Council Gives Nod to the Elimination of Affordable, Rent-Controlled Housing Units in Hollywood
A newly formed nonprofit association, Hollywoodians Encouraging Rental Opportunities (HERO), Sylvie Shain, a displaced tenant of the Villa Carlotta apartment building, and Max Blonde, a displaced tenant of the 1850 North Cherokee Avenue apartment building, have filed suit in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, seeking a court order to set aside a decision of…
“The Definitive Guide to Tree Disputes in California” and “Urban Forests as Weapons Against Climate Change” by Angel Law Law Clerk Ellis Raskin Published
Two articles by Angel Law law clerk Ellis Raskin have been published in prestigious law journals in the past year. “The Definitive Guide to Tree Disputes in California” was published in the winter 2015 issue of the Hastings West-Northwest Journal of Environmental Law and Policy. The article provides a summary of California laws about the…
Angel Law denounces politicization of the Coastal Commission and removal of ED Charles Lester
In anticipation of the February 10th hearing in Morro Bay to decide the future of the California Coastal Commission’s Executive Director Charles Lester, Angel Law’s Frank Angel submitted this comment letter opposing his removal: Angel Law writes to express its strong support for Dr. Charles Lester as Executive Director of the Coastal Commission. We have…
New Law Aims to Stop Private Homeowners from Blocking Public Beach Access
Great news for the people of California: the constitutional right to shoreline access is a right that belongs to the 100%, not the 1%! Under a new law that takes effect Tuesday, the California Coastal Commission will for the first time have the authority to impose fines on violators. The change, signed into law by…
10th Anniversary of Ahmanson Ranch Acquisition
Ten years ago, Angel Law represented the City of Calabasas in complex environmental and land use litigation involving six public agencies and several environmental organizations, including the Natural Resources Defense Council, as plaintiffs. This litigation consisted of consolidated legal challenges to the County of Ventura’s approval of the first phase of the Ahmanson Ranch Specific…
Malibu Township Council Presents Formal Demand to City Council to Set Aside Parkland Swap
This afternoon the Malibu Township Council, Inc. (MTC) delivered a letter to the Malibu City Clerk, including a formal demand under California’s open meetings law, the Brown Act, that the City Council nullify the action it took at its regular meeting on January 14, 2013, directing the City Attorney to negotiate a swap of Charmlee…
A Beautiful Day at the California Coastal Commission
Angel Law is pleased to announce that on June 16, 2011, the California Coastal Commission denied the project of U2 guitarist David Evans (a.k.a. The Edge) proposing to construct five supersized luxury residences on top of one of the Santa Monica Mountains’ most prominent ridgelines, highly visible from major public recreation areas, including iconic Malibu…
Court Victory for Building a Better Redondo
Angel Law is pleased to announce that on July 28, 2010, the Los Angeles County Superior Court (Hon. Robert H. O’Brien, Judge Presiding) handed Angel Law clients Building a Better Redondo and Jim Light (collectively BBR) a decisive victory in their lawsuit against the City Council of Redondo Beach, following the city council’s refusal to…
