The Low-Down on?Angeleno Heights
Editor:
I noticed that a recent story about the tragic shooting of a 9-year-old girl identified the neighborhood where she lived as “Angeleno Heights.” I have also noticed that signs marking the neighborhood say “Angelino Heights.” Angeleno Heights makes more sense to me, but I assume the signs are posted by the city, which ought to know the correct spelling. What’s the story?
Joe Ralston
Los Angeles
Ed’s. note: The city signs do refer to the area—which is located between Downtown and the Echo Park district, northwest of the city’s center—as Angelino Heights. The Garment & Citizen uses the other spelling as a matter of style. We do so because we agree with you that it makes more sense, since the name refers to Los Angeles and the Angelenos who live here. Our research indicates that the neighborhood first received its designation as Angelino Heights many years ago, when officials would sometimes “Anglicize” historic Spanish-language terms.
The Politics of Common Sense
Editor:
The shadow powers who control City Hall look to be sabotaging the Neighborhood Councils.
Your recent commentary with ideas for fixing them [“Are We Done With Neighborhood Councils?”] issue of January 5] sounded like good common sense.
But one of the reasons that our city and nation are broken is because common sense is politically incorrect.
Harry
Downtown
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