As many of you know, a signature-gathering operation is underway in Beverly Hills that is meant to overturn one of the most important City Council votes in recent history that I believe ensures the heart and soul of our future: the approval of the world-class Cheval Blanc hotel at the northern end of Rodeo Drive.
Despite an incredibly open and transparent public review process, the union representing L.A.-area hotel workers –Unite Here Local 11– has hired an army of paid canvassers to collect your signatures on a pair of petitions to trigger a referendum on Cheval Blanc. I have been told by many community members that these canvassers have been aggressive and rude with residents. Even upon being told there is no interest in signing, they often come back again and again which many have shared with me that they felt bullied, concerned by strangers knocking on their doors and incredibly concerned by the lack of respect for boundaries.
