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Originally Posted by 4thethrill
This is an all hands on deck moment. City and County need to be forced to address issues here because this is the elephant that is holding everything back.
County claims there is a 22% drop in unsheltered homelessness in Skid Row but I think they're cooking the numbers. It has never looked worse.
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If ppl really care about dtla they won't try to minimize its problems like an addict who refuses to admit he's hooked on booze or drugs. however, it's correct to place dt's problems against the backdrop of what's happening in other cities in the US & world. But dtla is more vulnerable because its reputation has never been really strong to begin with.
look at san francisco...over the past 40 yrs it has had a stellar image while dtla was seen as closer to being like some midwestern rust belt center. Now in 2024, SF can be told by dtla, 'welcome to the club'. iow, if San francisco is vulnerable to falling apart, dtla is even more vulnerable...way more.
the person who owns this bldg has a credible track record & would be a better steward of the city than someone like a Karen bass or Kevin deLeon.
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I wouldn't want to be my current age & have to live in LA of over 10-30 yrs ago. It was also very bad in the past...in certain ways, even worse. So I don't want to be stuck taking a trip back to the future. But I'm increasingly worried that both the economy & political scene will make projs like this even less likely to break ground in the next 5-10 yrs....
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