Why the City of Industry’s $20 million solar project collapsed like a house of cards

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As city leaders began to turn away from the former state lawmaker and others pulling strings behind the scenes, support evaporated for the massive solar farm project they were pushing.

Barkett’s personal attorney, David Gilmore, later filed a lawsuit on behalf of the “Concerned Citizens of the City of Industry” that accused the city and the Perezes of operating the city like a “criminal enterprise.” The lawsuit was laterIn 2021, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office charged Hill, Barkett, Bouza and Philips with corruption-related charges for their various roles in the solar project.

through allegedly altered invoices from two of the subcontractors. Several business owners have come forward in the criminal and civil cases against SGVWP and alleged that the invoices provided to the city by SGVWP did not match what those companies actually charged the solar developer. “As far as he knew, it was being managed well and whatever money was being spent was being spent for the proper purposes,” he said.

 

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