Opinion: Term limits si, affordable housing no

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The Times’ editorial board is going 1 for 3 on ballot measures in the city of Los Angeles. Measure H, the $1 billion affordable housing bond we supported, is falling far short of its two-thirds requirement, with a 55% yes vote thus far. Measure R, which extends City Council term limits and introduces some lobbyist-reporting changes that we felt bypassed and undermined the city’s Ethics Commission, has 60% and needs only 50.1%. Measure J, a technical adjustment about building fire stations on smaller lots, is sailing to passage, with 78%. Still, only 7 precincts of 1,799 have reported, according to the County Registrar.