Opinion: L.A.'s huge investment in recovery should benefit many Angelenos, not just a few
- Posted on February 11, 2025
- By Los Angeles Times
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Opinion: L.A.'s huge investment in recovery should benefit many Angelenos, not just a few
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It would be all too easy to direct scarce and desperately needed public resources to infrastructure projects designed largely to protect sparsely populated, high-risk enclaves from fire.