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2006-06-14 | ||
About 350 people grow produce and flowers on the 14 acres of privately owned land, in an inner-city area surrounded by warehouses and railroad tracks. The garden has been there for more than a decade, but the landowner, Ralph Horowitz, now wants to replace it with a warehouse.
The money spent on legal fees alone could probably feed the farm's 350 gardeners for years to come. But this isn't really about gardening at this point. The property is a symbol of many different things and everyone's got an agenda, with the plight of the farmers almost lost in the fray. They became pawns, says South-Central activist Mark Williams, for a small group of political opportunists and Westside environmentalists. The latter groups made up the bulk of the arrestees Tuesday, said Williams, who's with South-Central Concerned Citizens. Many of the real farmers, he said, long ago moved to other spots the city found them, including one seven-acre plot at 111th and Avalon, where they could grow food without endless political theater. "They speak a lot of progressive, Marxist rhetoric, but they're behaving like landed gentry," said Williams, who had water thrown in his face Tuesday by one of the so-called representatives of the farmers. "They didn't like hearing me speak the truth." | ||
Posted by:Fred |
#16 These people are stupid idiots. At first I had hoped they were protesting an abusive eminent domanin ruling. Now I find out they're squating on some guy's property and bitching about his lawful sale of his land. IIUC he's let them squat there for about 15 yrs without asking for rent. Prolly a bunch of illegals to. Now they're claiming rights for pricks who shouldn't even be on the guy's land. Typical hollywood double standard vomit. FTR - I would've left that skank hannah in the tree and had the dozer get her down if you know what I mean, hehehehehe..... |
Posted by: Broadhead6 2006-06-14 23:41 |
#15 Daryl struggles to keep a current Google search for her name.... |
Posted by: Frank G 2006-06-14 20:49 |
#14 IDF dozers to South Central, and hurry please. Varoom, Varoom, Clank, Clank, Clank ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] |
Posted by: Besoeker 2006-06-14 20:39 |
#13 Truck these migrants every day to Bev. Hills. Give them a dozer to knock down the walls and let them grow their food in the Hills CAUSE.. Land Just Gotts to be Free! |
Posted by: 3dc 2006-06-14 20:33 |
#12 why don't Hannah and others get together and buy the land What? Spend a cent of her own money? She's rather spend your money! |
Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-06-14 17:50 |
#11 I believe the L Times called the 'farmers'..."newly arrived migrants" |
Posted by: Inspector Clueso 2006-06-14 16:59 |
#10 I believe the LA Times called the 'farmers' .."newly arrived migrants" |
Posted by: Inspector Clueso 2006-06-14 16:58 |
#9 Wipes tear.... Itz like old home week at the 1st Church of Self. |
Posted by: 6 2006-06-14 13:50 |
#8 why don't Hannah and others get together and buy the land Cuz land doesn't "belong" to any one person, it's for all the people. |
Posted by: Steve 2006-06-14 13:20 |
#7 shulda leev her there an inviten a bunch of selebs to joyne her. kant do much chayned to a tree. |
Posted by: muck4doo 2006-06-14 12:34 |
#6 They manage to make it sound like the second coming of the Joad family, don't they? Try and remember that it's actually a bunch of squatters, huh guys? |
Posted by: mojo 2006-06-14 12:03 |
#5 2b has an interesting idea. Imagine if the Hollywood elites bought up a ton of land and planted forests. What would the trees do to the smog levels? I would think parts of the area could be rented out to shoot movies in and help with the costs. It would allow school children to see a real forest and act as an educational tool. If they did it right they could have the peoples homes in the hood grabbed up using eminent domain laws and have them relocated so that Inglewood, Compton, and East LA could become ecohavens at lower cost for the good of the city and the planet. |
Posted by: rjschwarz 2006-06-14 11:42 |
#4 The effort to save the farm attracted the support of activists and celebrities including Hannah, environmental activist John Quigley, country singer Willie Nelson, actor Danny Glover, folk singer Joan Baez and tree sitter Julia Butterfly Hill. Wow. It's a has been Murderers Row... |
Posted by: tu3031 2006-06-14 10:12 |
#3 "I don't have a pole at home -- but there's something in my barn that functions as one." - Daryl Hannah |
Posted by: Deacon Blues 2006-06-14 09:41 |
#2 That graphic is funny. Amazing how much she looks like him. Hey Hannah - why don't you and your buddies reign in a few nights out and actually cough up the 16 million for "The People". Climbing a tree just doesn't "cut it" if you know what I mean. And...Fordesque - if you want to experience California - or the liberal mind in general - just Celebrate Dysfunction(TM). That's where it's at. The more f'ed up you are, the deeper you and more interesting you are. It's as simple as that. |
Posted by: 2b 2006-06-14 06:50 |
#1 So why don't Hannah and others, plus the 350 growers, get together and buy the land from M. Horowitz? Ooops, I keep forgetting this is Los Angeles. Three years here and it is still fascinating. |
Posted by: Fordesque 2006-06-14 00:42 |