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Litigation

Nov. 29, 2011

Community activists' suit against waste facility tossed

Community activists opposed to the expansion of a waste handling facility in the San Fernando Valley saw a judge dismiss their claims that the City of Los Angeles' approval of the project was discriminatory.


By Fiona Smith


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Community activists opposed to the expansion of a waste handling facility in the San Fernando Valley saw their case tossed last week when a judge dismissed claims that the City of Los Angeles' approval of the project discriminated against the heavily Latino community.


The group Comunidad en Accion, represented by Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County, sued the city last year, all...

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