LOS ANGELES' TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS ARE CAUSED BY DIRECT ELECTIONS

DEMOCRACY HAS RUINED THE TRANSPORTAION SYSTEM IN LOS ANGELES:
The most powerful person in shaping transportation policy in Los Angeles is Zev Yaroslavsky. And Zev and his constituency hate public tranportation. He represents the most affluent areas of Los Angeles. And those people definatly are not the type to be seen standing and waiting for a bus. As a matter of fact they dont even want to have anything to do with those that do have to wait for a bus. They dont want bus and subway riders in their community period.
And with that mentallity Zev had done all he could to stymie and ruin what little mass transit there is in Los Angeles.
Because we live in a Democracy Lev has become a extremely powerful Los Angleles County Supervisor. He keeps getting elected over and over and consequently has a lot of seniority and influence especially over transportation matters. That is Lev's little bailwick. And he has done the best he can to fuck it up.
As a result Los Angeles has way more cars than its main streets can handle. No small thanks to Lev.
The truth is Lev should not be allowed to have anything to do with transportation issues since he has done all he can to wreck. But because we live in a Democracy that isnt going to happen anytime soon since Lev keeps rolling along and constantly getting reelected. So much for Democracy.