Say NO to 7-11 Sample Email

You can express your concerns regarding the proposed 7-11 at 6201 Franklin Ave by emailing the Los Angeles City Planning department & the case managers in charge of these permits. There are two numbers and managers for this proposed development:

ZA-2020-7462-CU Manger Danalynn Dominguez, danalynn.dominguez@lacity.org

ENV-2020-7643-CE Manager Jason Chan, Jason.Chan@lacity.org

CC our district's planning & field managers: meg.healy@lacity.org & sarah.tanberg@lacity.org

A sample email for you to customize as needed is below. Make sure to add the case numbers to your email's subject line.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

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Hello,

My name is [YOUR NAME] and I am contacting you in regards to case number [INSERT CASE NUMBER]. It was recently brought to the attention of our Franklin Village neighborhood that the car garage near Franklin and Vista Del Mar is seeking to lease their property to a 7-Eleven. I, along with dozens of my neighbors who live nearby would like to let you know that we strongly oppose this move. 

Our neighborhood already has a wonderful, locally owned convenience store, Hollywood Super Mart, located adjacent to the car garage site in question on Franklin Avenue. Hollywood Super Mart has been an institution for our neighborhood for a number of years, providing snacks, produce, and even organic/health items not found at most convenience stores. During the pandemic, they were also able to provide hard-to-find PPE items, including masks, sanitary wipes, cleaners, paper towels and other items not able to be found at local stores. The owners work day and night to find these items and provide them for their neighbors, even if it meant not waiting for deliveries and making personal runs to suppliers. They are beloved by the neighborhood and routinely frequented by its inhabitants.

Adding a 7-Eleven next to them seems counterintuitive. Several other local businesses/restaurants operate in the nearby plaza, including Kettle Glazed, Thai Pepper, and Papilles, all of whom share in our desire to support local businesses run by our fellow Angelenos. The strike to our small business community would be bad enough, but the demonstrated increase in crime, traffic, & vandalism connected to 7-Eleven stores nationally is unacceptable to our small community.

This year has reinforced the importance of community. Whether it’s volunteer work with community pantries or giving extra masks to my neighbors next door, I have loved seeing the residents of Argyle Avenue come together as a community to support one another, I hope you will not allow a major outside chain inflict further financial strain and hardship on our local businesses during an already difficult year compounded by an ongoing pandemic.

Thank You,
[YOUR NAME]