November 16, 2015 Ms. Tania M. Ibanez Senior Assistant Attorney General Attorney General’s Office, California Department of Justice 300 South Spring Street, Suite 1702 Los Angeles, CA 90013 Subject: KEIRO SENIOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES Dear Ms. Ibanez: We write this in response to your letter dated November 5, 2015, in which you advised that the AG had approved Keiro’s proposed sale… Read more »
For Immediate Release “Gambatte — Don’t Give Up Hope to Save the Keiro Homes” The Ad Hoc Committee to Save Keiro invites the community to the “Save Keiro” Town Hall on Monday, November 23, 2015, 7 pm to 9 pm, at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center’s Aratani Theatre, 244 S. San Pedro St., Los Angeles, 90012. The following… Read more »
The November 2015 issue of Cultural News contains a number of articles related to the recent activity surrounding the pending sale of Keiro Facilities to Pacifica Companies. Articles report on the agitated state of the Japanese American community; coverage of Keiro’s Community Update Meeting on Oct 15; the Ad Hoc Committee to Save Keiro petition efforts; and the recent support… Read more »
Radio Station KPFK 90.7 FM gave airtime to SaveKeiro.org on its Thursday morning news show, Uprising! Co-host Faith Santilla interviewed Ad Hoc Committee Member Dr. Takeshi Matsumoto, allowing him to educate the radio station’s listeners on the issues surrounding the pending sale of the Keiro Facilities to Pacifica Companies, a real estate developer. Dr. Matsumoto spoke about the history of… Read more »
Breaking News! On November 4, 2015, U.S. Congressperson Judy Chu (27th District, CA) along with 15 other Members of Congress signed and sent a letter to the Attorney General, Kamala Harris, asking for the postponement of the sale of the Keiro facilities to Pacifica Companies until a public hearing is held, and to take into account the results of that… Read more »
The second article in a series by Mirei Sato, who attended the October 31 Committee Meeting in Little Tokyo. Article is in Japanese only. [敬老・売却問題] 「敬老を売るな!」5000人以上の署名集まる Share It!FacebookTwitterDiggRedditStumbleUponemail
Representatives of the Ad Hoc Committee to Save Keiro met with the Consul General of Japan earlier this week. The Committee was represented by Charles Igawa, Kenji Irie, Keiko Ikeda Irie, and Terry Handa. The Consul General listened to the presentation given, mostly by Dr. Kenji Irie, to hear the community’s side of the issue. Apparently, the Consul General has… Read more »
Keiro Senior HealthCare, better known simply as Keiro, has quietly negotiated the sale of all four of its properties to Pacifica Companies, a private real-estate firm. Pacifica is only guaranteeing one year at the current established fees for residents of Keiro, after which the fee may increase at whatever rate they decide. Additionally, Pacifica has only committed to a 5… Read more »
