Plans clouded

Re “Mayor unveils ambitious solar plan,” Nov. 25, and

These two articles are linked in a way that may not be evident to the casual reader. The mayor has an ambitious solar plan, but he is contradicting himself by backing the Metro Universal project, for which the public comment period just closed.

If you look at the shade and shadow figures in the draft environmental impact report for this project, you will see that homes in the neighborhood would be covered in shadow during certain times of the day, which might compromise the effectiveness of solar panels on their roofs.The mayor really should take a closer look at the projects he supports instead of just looking at their potential to win elections.

Connie Elliot

Studio City