Venice Kids Count v. City of Los Angeles CA2/5
Westminster Park is a public park located in the Venice neighborhood of respondent City of Los Angeles (the City). In 2016, at the request of the city council, the City’s Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners (Board) voted to convert a defunct senior citizens’ center at Westminster Park to a facility that would provide storage and other services to the homeless population. Petitioners Venice Kids Count, Heidi Roberts, and Katrina Glusac (collectively, petitioners) sought a writ of mandate to set aside the Board’s approval of the project because it allegedly violates the City’s zoning ordinance. We consider whether the Board, to which the city charter grants authority to “operate and control” park property, had authority to approve the converted use notwithstanding the City’s zoning ordinance.
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