>In the lawsuit, Hickman and Sheehan argue that the warehouse would destroy a portion of “an in-use, historic parking lot” and called the proposed 35-foot tall prefabricated building “historically-offensive.” They said the city violated CEQA laws by not analyzing the project for its impacts on “noise, historic resources, water and quality, impacts to adjacent uses, traffic, and safety.” Hickman has also argued in public testimony that the food bank would be better off at a different location “down the road.”
Also see "Community Input Is Bad, Actually" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/04/local-gove...
What is so historic important at an parking lot?
It historically didn’t have poor people on it.
Or, more euphemistically: "The unobstructed view [0] and essential components to the neighborhood character that it historically provided."
[0] "View of what?" you might ask. It's irrelevant... what matters is that whatever it is is "spoiled" by the proposed change.
Hey, look at the bright side: parking lots are extremely earthquake-resistant!