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Blog commentary: The fate of LA in Freeman’s hands, Heaven help us

Posted by: Maven on March 3, 2010 at 6:22 am

From Ron Kaye L.A. (a blog):

“The Department of Water and Power is at the heart of the story of Los Angeles’ transformation into the city it is today, the light and the dark of it, the play of good and evil.

It is the soul of LA, the shimmering lights and hopes of the city and the dark side of its “Chinatown” past — and present.

Writer Yasha Levine in an article on Alternet.org today and excerpted on OurLA.org captures the origins of this story from the theft of the water in Owens Valley a century ago that turned the spectacular beauty of the area into a dust bowl to the DWP’s plan now to cover the lake bed with 80 square miles of solar panels, the largest such installation in the world.

“L.A.’s New Scheme to Plunder Owens Valley Water, This Time with Solar Panels” reads the headline. “L.A. has sold the idea of enriching the residents of the Owens river valley before, while ripping them off in the dark. Will the residents buy into it.” … “

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March 3, 2010 · Filed Under Southern California

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