May 9, 2024
LA accused of secretive actions to save Marilyn Monroe's suicide site
The lawsuit claims that City Council Member Traci Park held an improper bias toward preserving the site, and the city intentionally arranged for a biased member of the Hollywood Heritage organization to prepare the nomination.
The City of Los Angeles engaged in "backroom machinations" to save the home where Marilyn Monroe committed suicide from demolition even though it doesn't meet the criteria to be designated a historic cultural monument, a new lawsuit claims.
"The city's conduct, including blatant deceit regarding its behind-the-scenes dealings with biased third-parties to rig the process against petitioners-plaintiffs (including involvement of profiteering tour operators), ha...
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