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Lineage submits plan for Boyle Heights odor controls
Judge temporarily halts Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
By Joe Taglieri
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ineage Logistics met a deadline Tuesday to respond to South Coast Air Quality Management District regulators with a plan on how the company will implement additional odor-control measures at its fire-ravaged cold-storage warehouse in Boyle Heights. The removal of tons of rotting food from the warehouse has continued since the eight-day fire broke out over a month ago and air quality violations have piled up. As summer temperatures soar, neighbors have complained of disgusting odors from the decomposing food, while rats and flies have been drawn to the destroyed facility on Los Palos Street. "For weeks, South Coast AQMD has worked with Lineage to provide technical recommendations and actions designed to reduce odors generated during the removal of decomposing food waste," the District announced Friday. "While Lineage has implemented some odor-reducing measures, the company has not yet incorporated several key actions requested by South Coast AQMD." More than 900 odor complaints were filed with
The Lineage Logistics fire burns in Boyle Heights last month. | Photo courtesy of fonziewonzie/Reddit
the agency last week, and the agency has issued six violation notices to Lineage for creating a public nuisance. Regulators also directed the company to implement more than two dozen additional odor-control measures and respond by Tuesday.
"Additionally, the letter notifies South Coast AQMD's intent to petition its Hearing Board for further legal action," agency officials said. The AQMD received a response from Lineage at 5
p.m. Tuesday “and is currently evaluating the document,” agency spokesperson Rainbow Yeung said via email. “We are engaged in discussions with the facility and will share any information that can be made public when appropriate.” Los Angeles City Councilwoman Ysabel Jurado, who represents Boyle Heights, has made it clear that current odor-control measures are not adequate to protect Boyle Heights. "The current 45-day cleanup directive cannot mean 45 days of residents being unable to breathe comfortably, open their windows or allow their children to play outside,” Jurado said in a statement. “Lineage must complete the food-waste removal safely and on time, but the company also has a responsibility to protect the surrounding community every day while that work is underway.” Jurado said the corrective action plan should include written documentation that details odor- and pestcontrol efforts and how the plan’s effectiveness will be measured. She also requested
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judge Monday temporarily blocked Paramount Skydance Corp.'s $110 billion takeover of fellow media giant Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granted a request for a temporary restraining order in a lawsuit by 12 states alleging the proposed merger violates federal antitrust law. The order in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California stalls the case for 14 days while the judge considers a full preliminary injunction, which would suspend the merger until the lawsuit concludes. The next hearing in the case is set for Aug. 3, according to court documents. California Attorney General Rob Bonta is leading the multistate coalition in the lawsuit and welcomed Monday's ruling. "This is a critical first win in our case to ensure this megamerger never sees the light of day," Bonta said in a statement. "History tells the tale of what happens when a few people have great power over markets that are central to Americans' lives:
fewer opportunities for more people, worse products and services for all people. With our lawsuit, we're fighting for a free and fair market and a thriving film and television industry that serves creatives and audiences alike. We have a full tank of gas, the law on our side and look forward to continuing to make our case." Paramount, which is based in Hollywood, provided a statement about the ruling on Tuesday. “We are grateful for the Court’s swift order on the motion for a (temporary restraining order," a company spokesperson said. "Like the timing agreement to which we were willing to stipulate, this TRO preserves the status quo while the Court considers the antitrust issues presented. "We are confident the evidence will demonstrate that the State AGs' antitrust arguments are without merit as their alleged markets and claims of anticompetitive effects are without any basis in modern market realities," the statement continued. "This merger is lawful, pro-competitive, and will benefit consumers,
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