Tom LaBonge's Plan for Hollywoodland: An Update
Today I received an email from the Hollywoodland Homeowners Association about Wednesday's meeting with Councilman Tom LaBonge. [Disclosure: I served on the HHA Board in 2011, quitting after two months.] The HHA's long history with LaBonge has been marked by acrimony, but today's email seems quite chummy:
The councilman has tried to help us by funding weekend traffic checkpoints and installing Smokey the Bear signs. Now he proposes, among other things, a dash [sic] bus that would take hikers from the village all the way to the top of Beachwood. He also proposes painting the curb on one side of Beachwood (above Ledgewood) red to alleviate traffic congestion.
Why do hikers need to be transported to the top of Beachwood? Because some residents object to large groups of young people (generally European or Asian, I've noticed--Americans are more likely to drive) traipsing up the narrow part of Beachwood Drive, where sidewalks are intermittent. Presumably these hikers will arrive in Beachwood Village by bus; otherwise, where would they leave their cars? As for the No Parking zone, it apparently is to begin north of Ledgewood instead of at the Village, two blocks south. Presumably all those people who park their cars on Beachwood north of Ledgewood will have to park further south, despite the fact that there aren't enough spaces to accommodate them. Meanwhile, I RSVP'd for the meeting and asked to speak. According to Daniel Halden of Tom LaBonge's office, the agenda hasn't been set. But they know I'm coming.
Related article:
http://underthehollywoodsign.wordpress.com/2013/08/11/tom-labonges-tourist-trade/