UPDATE (9/12/22): HighRose removed from September 6th Meeting Agenda - new date TBD.
The City Council removed the discussion, public comments and vote from the Sep 6th City Council meeting. It is evident that the residents’ overwhelming demand to stop the Highrose project as proposed is being heard. As acknowledged by the city, Chill The Build has voiced many questions this project has raised. Our responses and arguments to legal, environmental, social justice, and short term rental concerns are all valid and need much more careful consideration and discussion before a fair decision can be reached.
We urge the City Council, City Planning staff and the residents of Manhattan Beach to familiarize yourselves with the documents and letters Chill The Build has created to better educate everyone about our, residents, concerns. We are neighbors in the community making a positive difference and resident voices matter.
In light of understanding the new legislation of AB2011, it is paramount the city begin to align itself with the state in terms of social justice relating to the building of affordable housing going forward. Safety in our future cannot be ignored by disregarding safety in our present.
As a resident group, we remain steadfast in ensuring that our governing officials “Listen to Residents” and know the state is now on our side when we ask, “is digging next to Chevron safe?”
Here are some recent documents supporting our case that we’ve also submitted to City Council:
10/10/22: Federal Constitutional Problems with the HighRose Project
10/6/22: Crowell & Moring to offer pro bono legal services to residents of MB over opposition to HighRose
9/6/22: Manhattan Beach must conduct an Environmental Review of HighRose: Its hands are not tied
9/5/22: Social and Environmental Justice and the new AB2011