Owner Carlos Pena estimates his loss at $60,000 and now operates out of his garage, losing about 80% of his business.
The first sign of trouble was the police helicopter thumping above Carlos Pena’s print shop in North Hollywood last August, an officer barking orders over a loudspeaker.
The fugitive ended up escaping, leaving damage to the print shop estimated at $60,000 — money that the city of Los Angeles has refused to pay, according to a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday, July 19, by Pena and the Institute for Justice, a libertarian, nonprofit public interest law firm based in Arlington County, Virginia. No further information was available on the escapee.
Pena built the successful operation after immigrating with his family from El Salvador about 40 years ago. He now works out of the sweltering garage of his home in Arleta, using a second-hand, manual printer that he bought at a deep discount, but figures he has lost more than 80% of his clientele.“I’ve been surviving because people have shown me a lot of kindness,” Pena said. His 68-year-old wife, once retired, has gone back to cleaning houses.He had hoped to pass the family business to his son.
Carlos Pena visits his business NoHo Printing and Graphics on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 which was destroyed last year after a federal fugitive barricaded himself in the North Hollywood business. Pena said rounds of tear gas destroyed the walls and ceiling and all his equipment leaving him working out of his garage after 32 years. He said he has lost over 80 percent of his business and has filed a federal lawsuit to recover the damages.
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