Article: Signal Hill City Council thwarted a $400 million project. (Southwest Diversified Inc.)

Signal Hill City Council thwarted a $400 million project

SIGNAL HILL - The city council of this small oil town passed a moratorium last week prohibiting all new construction, thwarting plans by Irvine-based developer Southwest Diversified Inc. to build a $400 million mixed-use project here.

Southwest has already spent some $40 million over the past year acquiring its 106 acres in Signal Hill.

The company opened a Signal Hill office last December amid much fanfare. Prominent city residents and government officials turned out for a Western-themed grand opening party. A representative of Los Angeles County Supervisor Deane Dana even presented a ...

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