By Frank Muller Santa Monica
Mr. Adam B. Summers hit the nail not quite on the head, but close (“Government should protect, not baby us,” March 4, page 4), and his analogy with “the homeowners association from hell” is ironic when you consider that California is one of several states which neither regulates HOAs, nor their proxies from hell — Property Management Companies! To this end, condominium and townhouse lawyers have been very busy lobbying Sacramento against regulatory measures, to force and intimidate homeowners to hire attorneys even though CC&Rs are on their side!
Considering that most people use paper grocery bags to rid of refuse, the claim of those who favor them on the grounds that they are recyclable is absurd at best. Sadly enough, it is the trees from which these paper bags are made that are not recycla-ble fast enough!
Job justification on the part of legislators who suggest trivializing our legal system with such bills as mentioned by Mr. Summers is, I think, a factor to be considered, and could have been subtly written into this fine commentary.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 5, 2007. Read the original PDF.