Built in the early 1960s, the center is mostly vacant now, withonly Montgomery Wards, Burlington Coat Factory and Mervyn's as theremaining tenants. Wards owns its site, consisting of 13 acres,while the other two are lessees.
City planning director Howard Zelefsky says that Mervyn's wouldlike to stay in the mall once it is renovated. However the mall'sdeveloper, Irvine-based Ezralow Retail Properties, would like tosee Wards and Burlington out of the picture if an eminent domaintakeover is approved. And that is the point of politicalcontention.
According to a published report, City Council member Pam Julienaccepted at least $1,500 in contributions for her recentre-election campaign from Ezralow. She won and denies any wrongdoing, noting that the contributions came from employees ofEzralow's
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