I would have to think that signals got crossed somewhere between [the property owner] and the developer. I would hope it wouldn't be anything else.

The Cortez family has stated that the building is not for sale. Whether or not the building is for sale, this should not influence the possibility of landmark status.

I went out there myself, and it was just a pile of rubble with some guys moving stuff around. It is disappointing. As long as something still is standing, you always can work something out to preserve it. We felt we were only a couple of weeks away from finding a place to move it.

She told me the [Butler School] had been torn down.

I would hope this becomes an issue in the 2006 election and becomes a factor in voter conduct,

I know he showed my son a lot of stuff when he was an apprentice, ... I hope they get whoever did this.