John Lovett (20:40)
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There's also a bunch of money set aside if we can accelerate this project. There's 2.2 some odd billion dollars set aside to do it. But there is this problem. In order to build a train, you have to dig a tunnel because it's Los Angeles. And the tunnel ends up going about 100ft under some homes in Lafayette Square. So the community in Lafayette Square said, we don't want a giant train under our 100ft under our house because it's gonna shake the cats. And so it's gonna make the cats scared and we'll be scared and it'll be shaking all the time like they imagined from the movies. So they did a study, two studies. Millions of dollars was spent delaying the project on studies. And the studies came back and they said, actually these train holes will be so far underground, I don't know what they technically are called. Sort of these train paths, tunnels. These tunnels, technical term, tunnels, will be so far underground that it'll be actually imperceptible without fine instruments. And you're not a fine instrument. You're a homeowner in Mid City, so you're fine. The cats won't know. You won't know, let's build this thing. And they said, no, we're still worried about the tunnels. Can you move the route? And they're like, well, if we move the route, the train's gonna have to turn right and then turn left. And trains hate doing that. So it's gonna slow the train down. They said, please, the tunnel for no reason. And everybody said, fine, fine. Homeowners in Lafayette Square, we're gonna move the tunnel. So now if you look at the map of what happens with the K Line, it goes like this and it comes around and it stays under San Vicente, so it doesn't go out under as many homes. And they said, thank you so much, this train may never be built. And so they tried to stop it, but they got some pretty big hitters involved, including Mayor Karen Bass, who seemed to be receptive to some of their arguments. And so there was a question going into what was a pivotal vote today that nobody really knew about, that basically meant that if the measure passed but there was another motion to delay it, the K line could never be started to be even considered being constructed until 2041. 2041. If it was delayed any further, it still may not be built until 2041. But there's a chance now we can unlock some of these billions of dollars and get the thing built faster. But. But a lot of people spoke up. It seemed to really piss off Mayor Karen Bass, who put out a statement saying, anyone who suggests I'm gonna stand in the way of this train is spreading misinformation, but I will make sure this community is heard. And it's like, well, wait, what if they're hurt? We can hear them, but can we then ignore them? That was the question. But the good news is, today there was a vote and a lot of people spoke up, a lot of people came to the meeting. There's a lot of behind the scenes negotiations, and at the end of the day, the. The Metro board voted to expand the K line without any delay. So it was a real victory for local politics and people standing up for transit. And yeah, it's still going to take too long, but that's a good example of how LA is finally facing some of the ways it has been governed stupidly for a very, very long time. Now. That doesn't mean we're not doing stupid things elsewhere, like how they're trying to implement SB79. But this was a good example of people speaking up, putting on pressure, and it got the local government to move faster to build the K line, which they're calling the Pink Line to the Pink Pony Club because it goes through. We.
