http://bennettblog.disqus.com/Networking technology and policyenFri, 28 Feb 2003 08:55:47 -0000http://bennett.com/blog/2003/02/are-they-americans/#comment-2128702<p>As I sat in traffic for 75 minutes -- making the 20 mile drive from LAX to Silver Lake -- it warmed my heart to listen to the radio and hear the City Council tackling the *real* problems. Then I got to Matt &amp; Manu's new house, where a crazed lunatic had been caught wandering the back yard. The potholes on my old street had grown dramatically since the February storms, and a charming selection of couches &amp; 90-day-old Xmas trees livened up this neighborhood of $350K 800-square-foot shacks.</p><p>And the gangs are back! I'm nostalgic for 1992, so it's nice to see the city's "leaders" helping us return to those glorious days.</p>Ken LayneFri, 28 Feb 2003 08:55:47 -0000http://bennett.com/blog/2003/02/are-they-americans/#comment-2128703<p>I find it ironic that one of these folks suddenly has it down on him that local government is more responsive and, thus, more representative.</p><p>Think the light will go on when it comes to, oh, say, any other issue at all?</p>Dean EsmaySat, 22 Feb 2003 03:42:39 -0000