Galanter’s Stand on Playa Vista Project
Councilwomen Ruth Galanter’s criticism of the group Save the Ballona Wetlands for not asking her opinion and advice (Times, Oct. 24) is curious.
Whatever was the epiphany that led to her miraculous conversion on the Playa Vista project? As recently as May, in her comments on the Final Environmental Impact Report, she stated: “No matter how enlightened and self-sufficient certain aspects of Playa Vista’s First Phase may be, it cannot be built as proposed without inflicting major negative impacts on the community surrounding it.”
Why does she now think that residents of her community who are acting to safeguard their quality of life and property values are “wasting their time?” Her sortie into Realpolitik may be in her self-interests. But then there are the rest of us.
WILLIAM FIRSCHEIN
Venice
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