To the editor: It’s no shock the Bureau of Avenue Lighting is taking a “allow them to eat lumens” perspective towards residents complaining in regards to the harsh shade and undesirable bed room illumination with the brand new LEDs (“L.A.’s golden streetlights have turned harsh white. Householders aren’t pleased,” Could 8). Mild air pollution comes not simply from unshielded, harshly vibrant streetlights, however from gentle emitted by a wide range of different public properties akin to parks and colleges. Wasted illumination of the sky and different individuals’s property doesn’t enhance public security. A reliable administration would have used correct shielding (and temperature) early on in the course of the transition to LEDs and negotiated an affordable value given the quantity.
The article states that the town has transitioned 650 lights to photo voltaic this 12 months. At this charge, we’ll be absolutely photo voltaic in solely 92 extra years! Clearly shifting quicker than the town’s homelessness efforts.
Jesse Goldbaum, Woodland Hills
