The Los Angeles River Artist Business Association is purposely turning a blind eye to their own president's blatant hypocrisy since his arrival in the Los Angeles Arts District. Joseph Pitruzzelli is a blatant hypocrite and must go as LARABA's president.

As the owner of Wurstkuche restaurant, Joseph Pitruzzelli and his partner Tyler Wilson literally harassed, disrupted and totally disrespected the lives of the artists around them that were trying to actually live and work in their legal artist in residence building as Joseph Pitruzzelli illegally used an Artist in Residence loft as a noisy 24 hour commercial warehouse for Wurstkuche restaurant next door.

Joseph Pitruzzelli had no regard or respect for his artist neighbors and was cited by the city of Los Angeles as well as the buildings owner, Paul Solomon for that illegal use of an Artist in Residence. Joseph Pitruzzelli and Tyler Wilson were sued by their artist neighbor over their disruptive and illegal use of that long time Artist loft, and still Joseph Pitruzzelli never stopped his illegal use of what is still to date a legal Artist in Residence loft, not a warehouse.

Disrupting the lives of the actual artist's in the Arts District is what LARABA as well as Joseph Pitruzzelli should be concerned about. But are you? The fact that your own president is chasing the actual artist out of the Los Angeles Arts District should concern you. But does it? LARABA board members continue to turn a blind eye to Joseph Pitruzzelli's on going hypocrisy, an act of hypocrisy in itself for what is supposed to be an "artist association".

The loft at 808 E. 3rd Street is still to date being illegally used by LARABA's president, Joseph Pitruzzelli. It is still a legal Artist in Residence. Joseph Pitruzzelli has no permits what so ever to allow his business, Wurstkuche Restaurant, to be using it as a commercial warehouse. And to date Joseph Pitruzzelli has still not stopped his disruptive commercial use of that long time Artist's loft. Why? Because they have chased all the surrounding artists away. That's why. Are you listening LARABA?

Joseph Pitruzzelli is a hypocrite who has disrupted the lives of the artists that were around him since his arrival in the L.A. Arts District in 2009. He should not be LARABA's president. The Los Angeles River Artist Business Associations appointed him as a token president because his business was making tons of money. Did that entitle him to disrupt everyone around him? What about his integrity? What about the artist that were around him and have left because of Wurstkuche's disruptive arrival and the footprint they have had in the arts district? What about how he treated his artist neighbors? It all matters.

Joseph Pitruzzelli is a hypocrite and must go as LARABA's president.

--Blog Master LAArtsDistrictBlogs.com