Walmart-scale, Islamic center planned to be erected in quiet, residential neighborhood. As large as the Griffith Observatory, the proposed Benedict Canyon palace "will make Playboy Mansion look like a bungalow," according to L.A. Weekly blogger Dennis Romero. The local neighbors (super-agent Michael Ovitz lives nearby) have activated an initiative, Save Benedict Canyon, to try to convince the L.A. Planning Commission to halt the project. L.A.'s KTLA Ch. 5 News' Jamie Chambers shows the neighbors' resistance:
"al-Beverly Hills 90210: Liberal Hollywood Neighbors Oppose Saudi Mega-Mansion/Mosque" by Debbie Schlussel: