Sadeghis Demand Millions in Second 'Measure A' Suit

, the owners of erstwhile , are suing the city a second time over the failed development--this time claiming damages in the millions of dollars.

The failure of Measure A in spring of this year deep-sixed  that would have taken up the space to the north of the Ole Hanson Beach Club.

The suit, filed earlier this month, says the city--through two of its council members--engaged in a campaign to sabotage Playa Del Norte, even after the city had specifically solicited a proposal from LAB for the development.

(See the full text of the civil complaint in the PDF file attached to this article.)

The suit claims the city leaked closed-session negotiations directly to the press which led to the project's characterization as a "land grab" by opponents. The suit also suggests the city intentionally set up bureaucratic hoops, such as unnecessary environmental reviews, to delay and ultimately kill the project.

The Sadeghis also take issue with being forced to campaign for the advisory ballot Measure W—which asked voters their opinion of the project—before Measure A was put on the ballot.

In the suit the Sadeghis also say the city hid certain limitations on the land slated for development, including legal prohibitions on the Ole Hanson property and the fact that the city had no control over land in the Marblehead development across North El Camino Real from the planned Playa Del Norte.

The suit also accuses city officials of engaging in racially-charged personal attacks against the Sadeghis.

"Plaintiffs allege that the City developed a plan, policy or custom to deter Plaintiffs from proceeding with the Project by, among other things, promoting, in a derogatory fashion, that the project was being processed by persons with Iranian national origin, specifically referring to the Plaintiffs as "towel-heads."

The Sadeghis, , result because they said the language was misleading, but they met with no success. The San Clemente Times reported that Thursday a judge will hold a hearing in connection with a new filing by the Sadeghis' attorney in that case, however.

The city has yet to file a legal response to the suit's allegations.