EDITORIAL L.A.'S BRIGHTER FUTURE POLITICIANS MUST DELIVER ON PUBLIC'S INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE.THE annual quality of life report from the Southern California Association of Governments is usually just a reiteration of something we already know: The quality of life in the region stinks. This year, the State of the Region report says once again that the air is still hazy, the freeways still clogged, the schools still troubled, crime still too high and the jails still overcrowded o·ver·crowd v. o·ver·crowd·ed, o·ver·crowd·ing, o·ver·crowds v.tr. To cause to be excessively crowded: a system of consolidation that only overcrowded the classrooms. . But the report also says there's hope, hope for a brighter future. And it is brighter for a reason: About 43 billion reasons, actually. For the first time in awhile, things are looking up for the region and its overburdened infrastructure. Not because of any notable local leadership, but because the public ponied up $43 billion worth of building bonds in the November election for the state's schools, housing, waterways and roads. In other words Adv. 1. in other words - otherwise stated; "in other words, we are broke" put differently , the greater Los Angeles area The Greater Los Angeles Area, or the Southland, is the agglomeration of urbanized area around the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. There are two "official" definitions—the Los Angeles metropolitan area consisting only of the Los Angeles and Orange is on the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. of a turnaround. But it won't happen on its own. Much of the success will depend on the stewardship of local politicians. If they continue to operate in the same way that has allowed the quality of life to get so bad, much of the investment in the region's infrastructure made via the bond project and by private developers will be wasted. Local politicians still engage in too much cronyism Cronyism Tammany Hall Manhattan Democratic political circle notorious for spoils system approach. [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 492] and too much pandering to special interests. If the turnaround envisioned by SCAG scag - To destroy the data on a disk, either by corrupting the file system or by causing media damage. Compare scrog, roach. is going to happen, then the politicians must start serving the public interest. And the public has to hold them accountable if they don't. Strong leadership is the key. The public has stepped up by approving the bonds. The private sector is stepping up with various redevelopment efforts. Now the government leadership must step up, too. |
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