Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass signed Executive Directive #9 to create a citywide capital infrastructure plan, marking a significant, though overdue, step toward proper governance. However, this move reveals a deeper crisis: years of ignored planning and infrastructure needs, like outdated community plans and frequent water main breaks. The ongoing fires escalate the urgency, stressing the need for L.A. to address its foundational responsibilities and collectively imagine a viable future for its urban environment, which it has notoriously neglected despite being known for creativity.
Los Angeles has a capital infrastructure plan now, but after decades of governance neglect, the city's fundamental responsibilities remain unmet and poorly addressed.
The ongoing fires reveal L.A.'s outdated infrastructure and planning; with many city plans dating back to the 1990s, the city struggles to imagine and plan for a safer future.
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