Home Depot plan to be reviewed

Facing a chamber packed with hundreds of opponents and supporters of a Home Depot planned for Sunland-Tujunga, the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to reconsider the mammoth retailer's move to convert a vacant Kmart into its newest site in the Valley. Kerry Cavanaugh in the Daily News.

Some 120 men and women wearing orange T-shirts that read "Thank you Home Depot" were bused to the meeting at Home Depot's expense. But they could not dissuade the council from giving this round in the long fight to opponents of the big-box retailer.

The victory now gives opponents a chance to convince the council that the Foothill Boulevard store should be blocked until the company completes a more extensive study on its potential impact on traffic and the environment.

The decision also was a win for Councilwoman Wendy Greuel, who said she warned Home Depot officials three years ago that they should study and reduce the project's potential impact amid sharp community scrutiny.