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City of LA's 2015 destruction of Ave 34 1984 Toxic Dumping Litigation Files

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In 2015 CITY OF LA Destroyed Litigation Files Re: 1980's Dist. Attoney's Toxic Waste Strike Force Cases. Destroyed case files related to Toxic Waste Dumping cases that predated DTSC 1980-1991. That is why the City of LA has no record of AVE 34  (which was a Toxic Waste Strike Force case). These files were destroyed in late 2015 the same time the Ave 34 EIR was Approved. Citing no recollection of the 254 barrels of toxic waste buried in underground caverns that all leaked out in 1984 that was prosecuted by the city atty in a landmark case that sent the Ave 34 American Caster Corp CEO's to Jail for Toxic dumping and made them take a full page ad out in the LA Times for $15k to publicly shame themseles to warn other dumpers of their fate- the city chose to omit key information. Fast Forward to 2022 the City of LA has no recollection of that case and neither does DTSC. If you want to remember things, you must not intentionally Destroy Records.  In the images below, which were t

AVE 34 1984-1986 Toxic Waste dug up by Lincoln Heights Intel PART 1

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'Intentional' Waste Dump Found in L.A.: DUMP: 'Clearly Intentional" 1984-1986  AVE 34 Toxic Waste dug up by Lincoln Heights Intel PART 1. LINCOLN HEIGHTS INTEL  re: 141 W. Ave 34 AVENUE 34, AVE 34 LINCOLN HEIGHTS 90031, Barry Groveman, Los Angeles Deputy City Attorney, Toxic Waste Strike Force, Angelo Bellomo,    Ira Reiner, American Caster Corp, Carl De La Torre, Industrial Pullutors, 1984, Underground caverns with 254 corroded barrels of toxic waste, chemical waste, industrial waste, chemical dumping, destroyed records,  Gil Garcetti, Toxic Dumping, Toxic waste, 254 barrels of Toxic Waste buried at 141 w. avenue 34, Midnight Dumping, Model Cities Program, Gloria Molina, East / Northeast Economic Development Corp, East Northeast Economic Development Corp,  Los Angeles Economic Development Corp, LAEDC,  Art Snyder, Ed Reyes,  Mike Hernandez, Gil Cedillo, Eric Ortiz, Ortiz bros, Pasadena Avenue,  Lincoln Heights Industrial BID, Lincoln Heights Historic Industrial BID,

LINCOLN HEIGHTS INTEL UNCOVERS HISTORY OF TOXIC WASTE DUMP AT AVENUE 34 SITE 12/17/22

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Amateur Sleuthing Uncovers History of Toxic Waste Disposal by Redevelopment Site Newly discovered records of illegal hazardous waste dumping raise fresh doubts over developer transparency and regulatory oversight. Dan Ross December 17, 2021 CAPITAL & MAIN   https://capitalandmain.com/amateur-sleuthing-uncovers-history-of-toxic-waste-disposal-at-redevelopment-site The site of the planned Avenue 34 Project development in Lincoln Heights LA. Photo: Ted Soq Amateur sleuthing has unearthed  archival records from the 1980s showing how the site of a proposed housing development in Lincoln Heights, north of Downtown Los Angeles, immediately abuts the location of a massive illegal hazardous waste dump that led to a milestone prosecution in California. The findings raise questions anew about  plans  to remediate the property, the Department of Toxic Substances Control’s regulatory oversight of the project and how important information might have been hidden from a largely low income communit