PUBLIC FORUM : AN ACCESSIBLE ARENA.Re W.G. ``Andy'' Anderson's Oct. 20 letter on the Staples Center This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It does not cite any references or sources. . Apparently, Mr. Anderson Mr. Anderson can refer to several fictional characters:
Second, the Staples Center will be accessible and affordable for almost all Angelenos. Ticket prices for sporting events start at $10, and although parking may seem expensive, alternate forms of transportation, such as the Red and Blue Metro Line trains, are available. In fact, the Kings offer a family package, which is quite reasonable and includes a parking pass. Of course, I'll never be able to afford to sit right on the glass and peer up at defenseman Rob Blake For other persons of the same name, see Robert Blake. Robert Bowlby "Rob" Blake (born December 10 1969, in Simcoe, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey defenceman in the NHL, playing for the Los Angeles Kings where he is the captain. , but I couldn't afford to do that at the Great Western Forum either. I am definitely looking forward to taking my friends and family to the Staples Center. Finally, Mr. Anderson expresses dismay that money should have been spent on rejuvenating the Forum. Maybe I can give him a little geography lesson: The Forum isn't even in the City of Angels, it is in Inglewood. I am proud that our city now has a new sports venue that was built with minimal cost to the public. People have no excuses not to visit our beautiful new building. - Christopher S. Cruz Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. No more freeways Wendell Cox Wendell Cox is an international public policy consultant. He is the principal of Wendell Cox Consultancy (Demographia), based in the St. Louis (Missouri-Illinois) metropolitan region and editor of three Web sites, Demographia, The Public Purpose and in his commentary ``Honk honk Pediatrics A widely-transmitted precordial whoop, described as a high-pitched, musical, late systolic murmur in some Pts with mitral valve prolapse–MVP, a sound attributed to resonation of the valve leaflets and chordae; non-honkers with MVP may be made if you love traffic'' (Viewpoint, Oct. 17) claims if the California Highway Department had been allowed to build all the freeways contained in its 1956 master plan ``there would be considerably less traffic congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. in Los Angeles today.'' On what basis does he make that argument? Research has shown increased freeway capacity is quickly congested con·gest·ed adj. Affected with or characterized by congestion. congested ENT adjective Referring to a boggy blood-filled tissue. See Nasal congestion. by any available latent demand. So Cox's thesis that what Los Angeles needs is more freeways isn't cost effective. It is a cure that is worse than the disease. Does any Daily News reader want to volunteer his neighborhood to be bulldozed first? I see no signs of a political consensus to support Cox's freeway building crusade. In addition obvious pro-freeway bias makes suspect many of Cox's statements criticizing smart growth and transit. In the past various rail critics have claimed the low-population density of Los Angeles is why rail will fail here. Now Cox, in refuting the existence of ``urban sprawl,'' cites statistics that our region is actually quite densely populated. Hasn't he blown a hole in the anti-rail criticisms of the Reason Foundation, professor James Moore James Moore and Jim Moore are the names of more than one person including the following:
- Dana Gabbard President Southern California Transit Advocates Los Angeles Say it isn't so Re Will Rogers' epitaph epitaph, strictly, an inscription on a tomb; by extension, a statement, usually in verse, commemorating the dead. The earliest such inscriptions are those found on Egyptian sarcophagi. : ``I joked about every prominent man in my lifetime, but I never met one I didn't like.'' I'll bet Rogers would've changed his mind if he had met LAUSD LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA) Superintendent Ruben Zacarias and state Sen. Richard Polanco, D-Los Angeles. - Bettie Kapiloff La Canada Flintridge Liberal to the core I had a good laugh when I saw the Oct. 20 article entitled ``Davis aide seeks Assembly seat.'' Although I did not know Dario Frommer personally, I graduated from Hoover High in 1982, one year after he did. Anyone who read the school paper or knew of political activity on campus knew of Frommer. He was by far the most vocal and strident left-wing radical on campus. To see his progression through the staffs of prominent liberal Democrats to end up working for Davis doesn't surprise me a bit. - Walter Witherspoon Lancaster Viva la Valley Re ``Valley police station approved,'' Daily News, Oct. 20: I nearly choked on my waffle See WAFL. when I read some of the comments by our elected officials in this article. While reading the article, I was remembering that we had a bond measure with regards to a new police station that never materialized. Two of the ``Over the Hill Gang'' do not want to reward the Valley? Councilman Mike Hernandez wonders why the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. opposed the last $744 million bond measure, and thinks the city should secede from the Valley? I have two questions: What are the qualifications for being a member of the City Council? If I would have choked on my waffle would I have been able to the sue the City Council? - Thomas Nave Tarzana Nuke ban is enforceable Those who argue that the recently defeated nuclear test ban treaty was unenforceable are either lying or misinformed. In 1949, when the Soviets exploded their first atomic bomb atomic bomb or A-bomb, weapon deriving its explosive force from the release of atomic energy through the fission (splitting) of heavy nuclei (see nuclear energy). The first atomic bomb was produced at the Los Alamos, N.Mex. , we detected it at once by simply measuring the increased radioactivity in arctic air. True, tests are underground now. But for 30 years, we have launched increasingly sophisticated (and expensive) satellites whose job is to detect missile launches and nuclear explosions. Believe me, if anyone sets off a nuke anywhere on Earth, we will know about it. - Thomas E. Braun Glendale Legalize le·gal·ize tr.v. le·gal·ized, le·gal·iz·ing, le·gal·iz·es To make legal or lawful; authorize or sanction by law. le controlled burns I moved into the San Fernando Valley in 1965. At the time they had controlled burning. That was stopped when they made it against the law. I get tired every year waiting for my home and area to be burned down by some crazy. Is there less pollution from the fire bugs burning than from the controlled burning? At least our homes were safe then, and our nerves were less frayed. I would like to see that law reversed. At least have it looked at by experts, not law makers. - Irene Stephenson Chatsworth Instant reply backed Baseball was invented in an era devoid of the technology that can rectify an unfair ruling. Now the technology does exist, so why not use it judiciously and in moderation. Here's how: each manager is allowed one challenge per game that must be overruled unanimously by all four umpires (six in postseason). No manager will abuse this option since they will not get another, thereby ensuring that only obvious gaffes will be reviewed. The challenge could not be used to argue balls and strikes, rather only on tag or ``timing'' plays, and to determine whether a ball is foul or fair, or if there has been fan interference. Indeed there are still some ``gray areas'' to which some opponents could object. But these objections could be remedied far more easily than the injustice of a bad call. Surely, this would not add too much time to the game, one common complaint. In fact, the option to challenge would go ``unused'' more often than it would be used. - Ambler Moss Hollywood CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Staples Center, one reader says, will be a great addition to Los Angeles. Gus Ruelas/Staff Photographer |
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