tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10089496.post110568354645045809..comments2023-08-02T07:53:19.837-07:00Comments on From LA to El Dorado: Into the WildernessRalphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14541896886390334095noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10089496.post-1106541025414129782005-01-23T20:30:00.000-08:002005-01-23T20:30:00.000-08:00Ralph,
You are so right about Los Angeles. How ca...Ralph,<br />You are so right about Los Angeles. How can such sprawl be so congested? The real estate numbers came out today for LA County. The median home price is $475,000 and the person who buys it needs a down payment of $95,000 and a yearly income of $110,000. Only 17% of the people can afford the median home. Of course Palos Verdes is much worse. But at least it is not yet so crowded. Since retiring, I hardly ever leave the hill.<br /><br />I do think it is possible to influence things in Palos Verdes. I was elected one year ago to the Library Board and believe I am making a difference. Will blog about the controversies some day. They say that "all politics are local" so one needs to work hardest in town.<br /><br />BillBill Lamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02092428206818183253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10089496.post-1106109209578058712005-01-18T20:33:00.000-08:002005-01-18T20:33:00.000-08:00Laura,
I don't want to pave over all the nature th...Laura,<br />I don't want to pave over all the nature that is here. It is not by accident that we picked our community, but it is well planned - with much open space. There is going to be development, however, whether I like it or not and without the opportunity for development we won't get the infrastructure to match the development that has already happened. <br />There are some wonderful communities farther up the Sierra foothills which have the delightful charactersitics you describe. They are farther than a reasonable commute to my job permits even someone accustomed to LA commuting and likely to stay much the same for that reason.<br />Thanks for your comment. I do understand your perspective. My hope is that good planning here can provide an acceptable compromise between nature and urban.Ralphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14541896886390334095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10089496.post-1106001825150648182005-01-17T14:43:00.000-08:002005-01-17T14:43:00.000-08:00As someone who has lived in the foothills for most...As someone who has lived in the foothills for most of my life, let me explain to you why most folks here don't want to encourage development. If we wanted the city, all those shops and congestion and crime, we'd live in the city. But we don't. That's why we live in these smaller communities. We like looking around and seeing grass and trees and blues skies. We like not being scared to walk down the street alone, at night. We like not seeing cement every where we turn. That's the whole point of not living in a big city. You have to give up a few things to gain the serenity and enjoyment. If you don't like it, move to a more developed area. Don't advocate the paving over of every hill and every forest.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02432041328889618278noreply@blogger.com