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Even if you don't live in L.A., let your voice be heard, too.
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Friends
It's happened again!
As you may already be aware, several recent property transactions have¡¡put the future of Los Angeles' Little Tokyo in jeopardy.
JapaneseVillage Plaza was sold to American Commercial Equities in late July,¡¡and on August 17, the New Otani Hotel and Weller Court Shopping Mallwere bought by 3D Investments¡ªthe SAME company that bought the largechunk of San Francisco J-Town from Kintetsu Enterprises last year.
While neither of these companies are inherently bad, it is also clear¡¡that neither company has a strong tie to Little Tokyo. With only¡¡three Japantowns remaining, there exists a critical need to maintain¡¡Little Tokyo as an important historic cultural neighborhood.
When a company decides to purchase a main commercial and gathering area of¡¡Little Tokyo, they should also take the initiative to develop the¡¡properties in a responsible manner with community input.
Little Tokyo community members have a history of being actively¡¡involved with the changes in Little Tokyo, and we are proud of our¡¡community's achievements. It's time again to make our voices clear -
Little Tokyo is our home. Little Tokyo is our history. Little Tokyo¡¡is our future. And the people who share that home should have a say¡¡in what happens to it.
If you feel similarly, we would urge you to take the following action:
1) Sign the following petition.
http://www.petitiononline.com/jtv1/petition.html
Doing so will send a message to 3D Investments and American Commercial Equities
that they cannot buy and develop land in our neighborhood without taking into
consideration the wants and needs of the existing community.
Further,it will also ensure that the Kajima Corporation is held responsible¡¡for their secretive sale to 3D Investments. Although their¡¡transaction may be completed, they have not heard the end of this from¡¡the Little Tokyo community. Third, it will reinforce to Jan Perry¡¡(Little Tokyo's City Councilwoman)that there is broad support to¡¡maintain active community involvement in determining the future of¡¡Little Tokyo. Finally, it will put current property owners and
potential buyers on notice that our community is organized and not¡¡afraid to take action to ensure that they act responsibly and remain¡¡sensitive to the historic and cultural importance of Little Tokyo.
2) Attend the Little Tokyo Community Council's public meeting at 6:30PM on Thursday, October 4, 2007, and the Japanese American National¡¡Museum. This meeting will be an important opportunity for Little¡¡Tokyo's stakeholders (that's you!) to make their voices heard and¡¡demand what is due to them.
Please don't miss out on this opportunity to demand respect and
justice for our community!
Sincerely,
Your friends at J-Town Voice
Ps. To find out more about the petition, the Little Tokyo Community¡¡Council meeting, or how you can make your voice heard during our¡¡community's planning process, contact jtownvoice@yahoo.com
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