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Originally Posted by ConstructDTLA
I'm hoping we get another Citywatch post quoting Yelpers complaining about our rundown neighborhood. 
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Hunter, since I've noticed you through the months not hesitating to give low marks to LA, I'm not sure if you're therefore approving or disapproving of other ppl's negative comments directed at dtla, such as those 2 visitors to the Perch restaurant.
however, if you're like an anti-LA troll who shall go unnamed....& I hope you're far better than that person....the amusing thing is he....the epitome of a flame baiter....& it's fairly obvious he's the same forumer who was banned awhile back & is now using a different login name....has no problem laying it on thick as to what he perceives are the city's shortcomings. But when it comes to the weak points that the
typical, average person notices, or is far more likely to see & point out, the anti LA troll becomes amusingly uninterested, unconcerned, puzzled or even resentful.
I don't think most ppl, either living in or visiting LA, care about the finer....or nitpicky.....points of urbanism the way various forumers here do. But I'm fairly certain most ppl do notice whether dtla is generally clean, presentable & attractive. Details such as bldg height, width of sidewalks, size of parking podiums, retail on the main floor, or architectural quality....within reason....come in a distant second to those same ppl when they're looking at dtla & trying to figure out whether they like it or not.
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Here’s who’s backing the fight against the Neighborhood Integrity Initiative
Many developers fear the Neighborhood Integrity Initiative, a proposed March 2017 ballot measure which calls for a two-year moratorium on substantial developments in Los Angeles that require certain zoning amendments.
Now, a coalition has formed to fight it, with a focus on how the initiative, if approved, could exacerbate L.A.’s housing shortage. It’s called the Coalition to Protect L.A. Neighborhoods & Jobs, and it is an increasingly organized and well-funded group. From January 1 to June 30, 2016, the Coalition received monetary and in-kind donations of more than $800,000.
“It’s probably the largest, broadest coalition our city has seen in response to an election initiative,” said Josh Komensky, a Coalition to Protect L.A. Neighborhoods & Jobs spokesperson. “People who do not agree on other issues are coming together to put a stop to this.”
The coalition has the support of labor groups such as Laborers Union Local 300; affordable housing advocates such as Southern California Association of Non-Profit Housing; poverty-focused non-profits such as the Downtown Women’s Center and Skid Row Housing Trust; L.A. City Council members such as Mitch O’Farrell and Gil Cedillo; and business groups such as the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce — parties that don’t always play well together in the sandbox. Most of its funding, however, comes from developers.
One of the developers that the NII used as its poster child for overdevelopment — Crescent Heights, the Miami, Florida-based developer behind the 751-unit mixed-use Palladium Residences project — is the largest backer of the coalition.
According to a campaign statement filed this month with the Los Angeles County Ethics Commission, the development firm, under its LLC “CH Palladium” donated $511,000 to the Coalition from the period between April 1 and June 30. The second-biggest donation was from Westfield Development, which chipped in $100,000.
Other notable donations during that period include $25,000 from billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad, whose Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation recently founded the Broad art museum in Downtown Los Angeles. Los Angeles-based developer Lowe Enterprises donated $25,000.
The coalition argues that the density restrictions proposed by the NII will make it nearly impossible to build new and affordable housing. By severely restricting the supply of housing in Los Angeles, rents and pricing will push the working class out of the already restrictive L.A. housing market, the Coalition argues.
A report compiled by the California Legislative Analyst’s Office finds that for every 100 people who moved to the state between 2005 to 2015, an estimated 21.5 housing units were built, a disparity that already has caused rental and purchase rates to soar.
High-profile supporters of the initiative include Leonardo DiCaprio, Kirsten Dunst, Joaquin Phoenix, Chris Pine, Garrett Hedlund and Chloe Sevigny, according to release by the NII.
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