to the editor: It's no surprise that the Bureau of Public Lighting is taking a “let them eat lumens” attitude toward citizens who complain about harsh color and unwanted bedroom lighting with the new LEDs (“Los Angeles' golden streetlights have turned stark white. Homeowners are not happy.” May 8). Light pollution comes not only from very bright, unshielded streetlights, but from light emitted by a variety of other public properties, such as parks and schools. Wasted illumination of the sky and other people's property does not improve public safety. A competent administration would have used appropriate shielding (and temperature) from the beginning of the transition to LEDs and negotiated a reasonable price considering the volume.
The article states that the city has transitioned 650 lights to solar power this year. At this rate, we will be fully solar in just 92 more years! It is clearly moving faster than the city's homeless efforts.
Jesse Goldbaum, Woodland Hills
