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The grand old trees were covered with graffiti, and the pond had more trash than lily pads, but Cindi Alvitre still found the springs at University High School a sacred place.
On a pilgrimage there Tuesday, the Gabrielino Indian knelt on the ground, cupped her hands and drank water bubbling up from springs that, centuries ago, were part of a village of her ancestors. "I can still feel the presence of my people," she said. The visit was one more volley in the battle against Barrington Plaza, a proposed development 220 feet away.
Residents of West Los Angeles have fought the 23-story development at Wilshire Boulevard and Barrington Avenue, which would include a 262-room hotel, nearly 210,00 square feet of office space and nine stories of underground parking, because they say it would exceed density limits set for the property and would generate more...