"Yet that decision ignored the importance of Leimert Park, not just to the local community, but to the city at large," writes Ted Rogers. "The area is the historic cultural heart of the city’s African American community, one of the largest black middle class communities in the U.S."

The motion was presented by County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Supervisor Mike Antonovich, Supervisor Don Knabe, Duarte Councilman John Fasana and Los Angeles appointee Mel Wilson.