'Circuit City' Becomes Activists' Rallying Cry : Development: The electronics store built last year despite residents' protests is now shorthand for an aesthetic nightmare or perceived government wrongdoing. - Los Angeles Times: "The more they investigated, the more they found to hate.
Residents were outraged at the building's design, which they said looked like a prison and blocked views of the mountains. They were incensed that the city had failed to notify most neighbors of a public hearing on the development. And they were angry at the convoluted land transactions that put the parcel in Circuit City's hands.
They picketed the construction site, denounced city leaders and forced the council to call a special study session to explain the history of Circuit City."
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