By Pico Neighborhood Association Board of Directors

Over the past two decades, the Pico Neighborhood has become a very desirable area for developers and land speculators.

The Pico Neighborhood Association (PNA) and Friends of Sunset Park (FOSP) have been advocating to create the Pico Neighborhood Zoning District (PNZD) to protect the character and scale of the neighborhood.

On Wednesday night, the Planning Commission will discuss what zoning changes to recommend to the City Council to achieve these goals.

What has become very clear is that the zoning tool that representatives from PNA and FOSP advocated for has been weaponized against us to do the exact opposite.

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