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Los Angeles County, CA March 6, 2007 Election
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Over development

By David Glenn "Dave" Cain

Candidate for Council Member; City of Los Angeles; District 2

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Unchecked development, without care for the effects on a community, and the degradation of the quality of life in that community needs to be addressed differently.
The rampant unchecked development brings many problems to our communities, increased traffic, overcrowding of schools and major drains on public services that are already stretched thin . Not to mention the problem of affordable housing, when people making the average income($40,000year or less)can no longer afford to live in our city and neighborhoods, we lose a vital part of the fabric that makes up our community. This also encourages multiple family's to occupy the same residence, adding to overcrowding of our streets as well as the substandard living conditions in those residences.

Most of this problem is driven by the greed of developers who care little for the wellbeing of our communities. The proven reluctance of our Planning dept. and Building and safety dept. and our elected officials to enforce the laws and regulations on the books already.
Indications that the profits of these companies and the increased tax base are more important than the health and well being of our community.
Whether its a tract of town homes/condominiums or a big box store that doesn't serve the needs of the community, the look the other way attitude of our officials when there is big money involved, needs to stop.

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