Response to the LA Times Editorial Board on Charter Amendment B
From the author: I wrote the following in a letter-to-the-editor to the Times the day after they published their horrendously dishonest endorsement of a ‘No’ vote on Measure B. I’ve waited a couple weeks in case they decided to print it, but they haven’t, so I’m posting it here so others can reference it. It’s a couple weeks old now, but I think it’s worth showing that we asked them to air some fraction of our point of view, to no avail. LA Times has printed their ballot recommendations and continue to call B “half-baked,” as if people want more weed puns rather than independent engagement with the issues. We expect more from the editorial board of the Times. This is a serious election where people deserve to know the best information available so they can make an informed decision. – Response to the LA Times from Public Bank LA, Sept. 21, 2018 – I was disappointed to read the editorial board’s piece “Charter Amendment B is one of the most ill-conceived, half-baked ballot measures in years. Vote no,” not just because it recommends a No on B, but because it insists “There’s been no formal study, no plan, nothing of substance completed to determine whether a Bank of Los Angeles is even feasible, much less a good idea.” It also states that “Voters are being asked to approve a vague concept and put their trust — and their money […]
