Urbanization Development Plans for Your PF Taxes
Phase I: New Fire and Police Stations Replace our City Park
But They Need our Taxes to Pay For It
80% of the $140,000 in PF campaign donations have come from real estate interests, developers, and PVE Foundation affiliates LINK.
Council has been planning to Urbanize PVE for years.
Why are they keeping it all a secret from voters until after PF passes?
2021: Once elected, Councilmember McGowan created his private [PVE] Foundation, that contracted with AECOM (2021) to plan Open Space development. This includes (contracted scope) public housing, a civic center and other new government buildings to replace the city hall complex. This included many conflicts of interest LINK
2025: Council’s Plans for new Fire and Police Stations: $20 million cost to residents
In April 2025, the Council LETTER solicited partnership with LA County for a new fire station (while also planning a new police station). The County committed to Council’s development agenda LETTER in June 2025. The total estimated cost to residents is $20 million, with construction planned within four years. The City has never disclosed these plans to residents.
Notably, in December 2023, the City’s own expert stated that the City Hall complex with Fire and Police does not need to be replaced VIDEO and Write-up.
2025: Councilmember Lazzaro advocated to make public housing a priority for the city, even amid current debt and deficits PROOF.
2024: Councilmember Lazzaro advocates PVE continues to subsidize for private development subsidized by taxpayers that can not afford the development themselves that they are forced to subsidize. VIDEO
5/19/2026: Kemps discusses the planned location of the police and fire stations Audio (stated at min 55:33)
“There's a commercial lot on the corner, which used to be a mobile gas station for those that have been here long enough, and that was converted into a semi park. Those are really the only two places that we had to put it.”
5/19/2026: Lazzaro stated: Audio (stated between minutes 53 -56)
“I think we should look at the possibility of having housing for teachers, police officers, and firefighters.”
“We have firefighters and police officers who get up at four in the morning in very far away places to come here.” (he made it up)
Falsely stated public housing in PVE would “control the state mandate” on density housing.
5/25/2026: Kemps states the city’s expert’s results, who concluded the City Hall complex did NOT need to be replaced, needs to be re-evaluated to consider replacing City Hall: Video. This aligns to the PVE Foundation’s AECOM study to replace the Complex, including City Hall, Fire and police stations. Are we going to just continue to hire “experts” to repeat reports until we get the predefined result?
Average incomes (total pay) in 2024
An adult in PVE: $133,000 source: LINK
A police officer (not management) in PVE: $165,000 source: LINK
A Fire Fighter (not management) with LA County assigned to cities such as PVE: $180,000-$230,000: LINK
Note: PVE has since provided 20% Cost of living increases for all police. 20% in increase is an average of $194,000.