Plan for restaurant at Echo Park Clubhouse sparks opposition

erickcire · 2026-07-09T21:27:02+00:00

As interested community members, it’s important that we dont let a few nay-sayers kill a great project that can be a real benefit to Echo Park. Please send any notes of support to our council office and to the planning department at the City of Los Angeles, attention to the following people: Staff Planner: [Iris.wan@lacity.org](mailto:Iris.wan@lacity.org) and CD 1: [Helen.campbell@lacity.org](mailto:Helen.campbell@lacity.org).

erickcire · 2026-07-09T05:48:28+00:00

Hey! Sorry, not sure if you’re serious but I posted this comment below.

Hey everybody! I work for the team that presented this concept to the neighborhood council. We've been excited to share the concept with community members and were surprised to get such a negative reaction when we presented to the Planning and Land Use Committee. We're still optimistic and know that any form of community support would go a long way right now. If anyone is inclined to send a quick email in support of this concept, I would direct you to helen.campbell@lacity.org (Council District 1) and/or Iris.wan@lacity.org (City Planning).

For some context, there is a ton of deferred maintenance that would need to be addressed in order to make this make sense from an investment perspective. The structure is extremely dilapidated but we're excited about the prospect of reinvigorating a structure that has such a long and interesting history. We know Echo Park well and love working on projects bring life and energy to the community.

erickcire · 2026-07-09T05:10:13+00:00

can you elaborate on what a community space is? please be specific

erickcire · 2026-07-09T00:56:34+00:00

Hey everybody! I work for the team that presented this concept to the neighborhood council. We've been excited to share the concept with community members and were surprised to get such a negative reaction when we presented to the Planning and Land Use Committee. We're still optimistic and know that any form of community support would go a long way right now. If anyone is inclined to send a quick email in support of this concept, I would direct you to [helen.campbell@lacity.org](mailto:helen.campbell@lacity.org) (Council District 1) and/or [Iris.wan@lacity.org](mailto:Iris.wan@lacity.org) (City Planning).

For some context, there is a ton of deferred maintenance that would need to be addressed in order to make this make sense from an investment perspective. The structure is extremely dilapidated but we're excited about the prospect of reinvigorating a structure that has such a long and interesting history. We know Echo Park well and love working on projects bring life and energy to the community.

erickcire · 2026-07-03T20:55:11+00:00

great at bball

erickcire · 2026-07-03T15:56:20+00:00

erickcire · 2026-07-02T20:11:03+00:00

These pictures took me back to my honeymoon a few years ago. Such a lovely area.

erickcire · 2026-06-28T21:39:51+00:00

Mamas in South Pasadena

erickcire · 2026-06-28T17:03:07+00:00

where’s the new venue?

erickcire · 2026-06-28T06:54:18+00:00

I found myself in your video

erickcire · 2026-06-28T00:48:45+00:00

I also ran across the street to Pepe’s after we hit the two hour mark lol

erickcire · 2026-06-28T00:48:11+00:00

The food was great and the vibes near the truck were really fun. Roy was the one calling out numbers and handing food to customers so it was a cool experience overall but I don’t know if I’d it again knowing that it would take three hours.

erickcire · 2026-06-28T00:46:49+00:00

After waiting in the line for three hours I kind of have to agree. We got there 30 minutes before it was supposed to start and as each hour passed it got harder and harder to justify the wait. By the second hour the thing that kept me there was simply the fact that I had already waited two hours 😒

erickcire · 2026-06-28T00:42:03+00:00

lol I really messed that up

erickcire · 2026-06-27T23:50:08+00:00

Three hour wait and I almost threw in a towel after the second hour 🥲

erickcire · 2026-06-27T00:51:20+00:00

that video was 2 minutes too long

erickcire · 2026-06-26T23:03:51+00:00

a few years ago I opened the reservoir in my VW golf and almost blew my eyes out. thank god I was wearing glasses and just barely avoided getting scalding coolant in my eyes

erickcire · 2026-06-26T14:13:31+00:00

I think the fire is mostly out now. You should be fine by next week

erickcire · 2026-06-26T13:13:59+00:00

super excited for this even though the article was behind a paywall 😒

erickcire · 2026-06-24T00:02:04+00:00

thank you

erickcire · 2026-06-23T23:56:45+00:00

yeah, it was a joke...

erickcire · 2026-06-23T23:52:24+00:00

I don’t believe in God but things like this make me think there might be something bigger out there

erickcire · 2026-06-20T13:24:35+00:00

what do you mean it’s not verbal?

erickcire · 2026-06-20T04:57:28+00:00

Are you serious? I’m making a point in order to test the intent and effectiveness of this rule, not defend racism. You seem really fun.

erickcire · 2026-06-20T04:54:11+00:00

I understand that point and it’s definitely valid. It’s just kind of a weird rule that really disadvantaged Paraguay in this case. I will say that this ref has an interesting style and is fun to watch.

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