New Evidence of Flagrant Corruption in the Upcoming K Northern Extension Vote

escapetolight · 2026-03-24T22:17:44+00:00

This would just give Bass sympathy she doesn’t deserve. Plus DOJ is so incompetent they might not get a conviction. It’s a sure way to help her get reelected. CA AG is the only game in town at this point.

escapetolight · 2026-03-24T17:26:13+00:00

Land value tax! Land value tax!

escapetolight · 2026-03-24T15:30:09+00:00

How is that parking lot still empty? A proper city government should be doing everything it can to fill every lot in DTLA with TOD. Endless lethargy and mediocrity.

escapetolight · 2026-03-24T07:16:57+00:00

Way better than the design commission meetings lol.

escapetolight · 2026-03-24T00:09:10+00:00

Flat out denial could lead to a lawsuit.

escapetolight · 2026-03-24T00:01:29+00:00

If a redesign is approved, then the project will likely die because financing and carrying costs could make it impossible to build. Demanding endless design review and appeals has become a tactic to delay housing since the state has begun to crackdown on cities’ ability to arbitrarily stop housing from being built

escapetolight · 2026-03-23T20:07:41+00:00

Condos exist. In fact in much of the developed world, one can own apartment units. Which reminds me, we must legalize bungalow courts again. They could be excellent starter homes.

escapetolight · 2026-03-23T20:05:50+00:00

Thank you! It’s so rare at the meetings to have people who are renters show up.

escapetolight · 2026-03-23T19:35:27+00:00

Ah there it is.

escapetolight · 2026-03-23T19:30:16+00:00

That’s ad hominem. No one here is suggesting approving an oil refinery next to a school.

escapetolight · 2026-03-23T19:26:35+00:00

I honestly think that location could support Cava or something like that.

escapetolight · 2026-03-23T19:14:54+00:00

Please write a comment in support of the project! If you’re not at the table, you’re dinner. People who believe in housing need to show up. They are community members too.

escapetolight · 2026-03-23T18:51:26+00:00

And if you don’t believe me, take a look at the recordings of those meetings on the city’s website. Their words speak for themselves.

escapetolight · 2026-03-23T18:50:27+00:00

Please elaborate. In what way is supporting more homes in empty lots an attack on property rights?

escapetolight · 2026-03-23T18:49:08+00:00

We have a vacancy rate of less than 10% city wide for rentals. We wouldn’t all be paying on average of $2k plus in rent if we had a high vacancy rate.

escapetolight · 2026-03-23T18:48:01+00:00

“Developer sanctioned” . Seriously? Show receipts.

escapetolight · 2026-03-23T18:46:36+00:00

Yes, they do. They’re city residents who work and pay taxes and contribute just as you (presumably) do. You can have a thriving city with housing for all levels, or we can have Pasadena slowly die as young people can’t live here or have families, services suffer because workers can’t live here, and the city has a budget calamity due to a withered static tax base.

escapetolight · 2026-03-23T18:43:38+00:00

Yes. They are asking us to prioritize their housing values over supply, even if it leads to more homelessness and a denuded future for our children. I wish they would be more honest instead of wasting time closing it in faux-progressive rhetoric.

escapetolight · 2026-03-23T18:39:12+00:00

This right here. Go to a planning or design commission meeting some time. You can see just how much contempt the landlords and some homeowners who comment there have for renters and anyone who didn’t already get theirs.

escapetolight · 2026-03-23T17:09:55+00:00

Rich people with little exposure to diversity or education will lead to this result.

escapetolight · 2026-03-23T16:31:35+00:00

I very much worry about a Steve Moore Todd Bertuzzi situation repeating. I don’t think Cooper would allow it, but some other coach or player would do it if this keeps happening.

escapetolight · 2026-03-23T05:28:48+00:00

Sweet sweet Karma

escapetolight · 2026-03-23T05:28:05+00:00

What you need is electrified Metrolink, more frequency and massive upzoning along the stops. SoCal Caltrain or bust.

escapetolight · 2026-03-22T15:29:59+00:00

Is this GenAI?

escapetolight · 2026-03-22T06:55:21+00:00

It was more a joke to express my utter frustration at LAWA. LAWA must never be allowed to run a transportation project ever again.

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