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There are many real estate developments brewing across Echo Park, but a proposal to build hundreds of housing units on the grounds of  Barlow Respiratory Hospital is by far the biggest and most contentious. On Sunday, the L.A. Times weighed in with an editorial saying car rental sport car that the city should not change its zoning to permit such high-density development next to Elysian Park. While Barlow officials say they need to sell rezone and sell off  most of the  property to finance the construction of a new hospital on the site, the Times editorial said it s not worth it:
A s regrettable as it would be if Barlow were to close, that possibility does not justify an upheaval of the zoning and land-use plans for the Silver Lake, Echo Park and Elysian Valley area — the community plan for which was updated car rental sport car nine years ago.
The editorial added that it would be ideal if Barlow, which specializes car rental sport car in the treatment of patients with respiratory problems, could build a new hospital on its grounds  but that shouldn t change the character of the neighborhood for that to happen.
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Wow, they only have 49 beds now. And they re asking for 600 new houses to finance building a facility for 56 beds. The ratio seems way off, like a not-very-resourceful hospital administration was offered car rental sport car this hail mary by a developer. Reply KittenFace April 15, 2013 at 10:31 am
Trying it again because no one took your bait the first time? Ok, I ll bite the article clearly says the closing car rental sport car of the hospital may be an inconvenience for some, but will not be a public health scare. None of the 49 patients will die if moved to another facility. So there. car rental sport car Reply Kyle Watson car rental sport car April 15, 2013 at 11:55 am
Totally agree. There are other facilities where these people can receive treatment. It hardly seems worth damaging neighborhoods where thousands of people live for the sake of a small and apparently poorly-managed facility. Reply SireneB April 15, 2013 at 11:19 am
This is good for the cause against the overdevelopment of that hospital car rental sport car site. And I support that cause. It is very surprising to see the LA Times editorialize on this project, as it pretty much never takes an editorial stand on a neighborhood development. And when it does, its stance is always very contrary to that taken on this development.
But as an aside, another matter, that of journalistic ethics, I am disappointed in the Times. Many members of the Times staff live in Echo Park and Silver Lake, as near to where they work. On its face, it appears that is why the Times has taken a stand on a project it normally would not do so, a project in many of its staffers neighborhood. That is, this opinion, while good for a cause I support, is strictly a selfish NIMBY opinion, and as such a violation of journalistic ethics and I want to call the Times on that, let them know people take note. Reply Sue April 15, 2013 at 12:58 pm
The Los Angeles Time editorial board has recently car rental sport car awakened to the fact that the City and communities spend enormous time developing zoning plans and then that community consensus is upended by project applicants who simply ignore the zoning and begin greasing palms to override it with massive car rental sport car variances and exceptions.
Eric Garcetti has been an almost complete sell out of these plans. He is wrong. His vision of a dense Los Angeles everywhere is misguided. He is imposing great hardship on existing residents who he has disrespected and refuses to work with. His actions have encouraged car rental sport car Barlow to even consider such an outrageous proposal to sell land with huge variances in order to finance car rental sport car at hospital rebuild that should have been financed by a competent hospital board.
Currently, other hospitals are closing in this area. I wonder car rental sport car if those hospital buildings might offer an opportunity for Barlow to relocate to a seismically compliant facility and then work with the Council office to find a sensitive way to re-purpose the existing Barlow site. That, in my opinion, would be a win-win. Reply Cristi April 15, 2013 at 1:31 pm
Give me a break. Nora s observation may be astute but yours is not. I also strongly oppose the proposed development at Barlow Hospital but I don t think it is fair to blame Eric Garcetti for every bad development in this neighborhood. Eric Garcetti started car rental sport car serving Echo Park at a time when the neighborhood still lacked many amenities. Since then, he has brought more amenities and services car rental sport car to this district. But yes, the pace and quality of development in Echo Park is going to continue to be a challenge. You can t have improvement car rental sport car (i.e. change) without pissing car rental sport car off somebody. If anything, I give Eric credit for navigating the crazy politics between people car rental sport car in the neighborhood who strictly do not want any development at all at any costs (NIMBY s), and those who want and demand new changes, new services, car rental sport car new amenities. That is never easy line to walk but he has walked it better than most. But it sounds like we all agree that this development is poorly thought-out. Reply Ricardo April 15, 2013 at 10:32 pm
Eric has been a disaster regardless car rental sport car of what the apologists for the little wimp say. The man has given away $1.5 billion of our tax dollars to his real estate developer supporters in Hollywood and what do we have to show for it? Gridlock. Tens of thousands of people moved out. Massive losses of affordable housing units.
I m always puzzled at the way people talk about affordable housing as though it is an entitlement. You are responsible for you. If you cant afford the rent where you are, you either have to come up with more money or move to a cheaper place. Market rent is CALLED market rent because the owner of the property will receive what the market decides is a fair price.
Politicians have tried to usurp the authority of property owners with programs car rental sport car like rent stabilization aka rent control where they attempt to suppress rent. This has created a multitude of unintended consequences that would be corrected by the free market car rental sport car had they not attempted to fix the market.
Not to burst your bubble, but a major achilles heel of pure market theory is that utility is equal to willingness car rental sport car to pay in classical car rental sport car microeconomics. However, willingness to pay is largely determined by the initial distribution of resources prior to entrance into the market. Utility is therefore an a priori determination to a functioning market. Not saying that rent control is the answer, but I suggest you research some of the work done in behavioral economics before saying that a pure market car rental sport car is an answer car rental sport car to determining the greatest good in all circumstances. procopio April 17, 2013 at 7:04 am
You are responsible for you . WRONG. I am my brother s keeper car rental sport car is the credo of those who believe in community and would rather not sandbag themselves in wealthy isolation. Thoughtful development that emphasizes affordable housing is an investment in a society that reflects human diversity NOT diversity of wealth and wealth alone. car rental sport car That s what Pacific Palisades is for NOT an urban center car rental sport car like Los Angeles. Act like you Know, newbie. procopio April 17, 2013 at 8:04 am
Btw, that free market mantra has been so thoroughly discredited in the past 10 years that nothing but intentional sabotage and class warfare can explain anybody still clueless(?), gullible(?), cynical(?) enough to continue repeating it.. Otherwise, the only true certainty of an unfettered free market is clever individuals gaming car rental sport car the system for personal gain. Even if it comes at the expense of disposable car rental sport car neighbors and fellow citizens. In fact, why the hell would anybody with that philosophy insist on living in N.E.L.A.? Like Superman relocating to Krypton and just as impotent. BEANTEAM April 17, 2013 at 8:39 am
@prociop The rent stabilization ordinance keeps rents artificially low in some units which forces the others artificially high. Therefore the ones paying car rental sport car higher rents are subsidizing their brothers as you say. How is that fair? I m for a community where everyone pulls his own weight. You don t have to act like you know, when you KNOW.
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