I subscribe to the LA Times and probably submit a letter to the editor every month. The rarely print my letters. Finally today they printed my submission about billionaire Rick Caruso running for mayor. Here is the letter that they printed.
I don’t care that Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso is a billionaire. I do care about the path Los Angeles has taken.
Council members and the mayor are supposed to manage city affairs. They have failed miserably. More than 40,000 people in this city are homeless, and only a small portion are given housing. Affordable housing for working-class and middle-class citizens isn’t available widely enough.
Traffic enforcement is nowhere to be found. Maintenance of streets, sidewalks and street lighting is totally inadequate. High Department of Water and Power bills can be expected.
Want approval of a new development? Just send your council member for a few jaunts to Las Vegas.
I want a mayor and City Council members who are not politicians. Caruso can lead the city without concern about campaign funding, and that is a good place to start.
Coast Contact 