Preservationists Sue The City Of Stockton To Save Historic Hotels

"A group of preservationists sued the city Wednesday to block the planned demolition of as many as seven historic downtown hotels, the group said."

"Save Old Stockton, formed in March, claimed the City Council violated state environmental law in its vote last month to demolish four hotels and to put parking lots in their place. The council put off at least temporarily the demolition of three other hotels."

"In its lawsuit, Save Old Stockton claimed, among other things, that the council relied on an outdated parking study, failed to respond adequately to critics and illegally committed to the project before its approval, buying hotels and requesting bids for the demolition of three of them beforehand."