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Originally Posted by pesto
Not true. Litigation by citizens' groups is hardly ever a form of extortion; it is usually heartfelt, even if often wrong. Litigation from corporations and government institutions is often "extortion" (or "politics" if you prefer) in that it's sole purpose is to move money between major players, often at taxpayer expense.
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Homeowner groups have delayed progress in LA. Remember NOBLAG (they gave us the slow Mariom Way segment on the Gold Line)? Remember FixExpo, which now we have a station at Farmdale? Look at the citizens groups that got the politican in the Valley to ban overground rail and now they got the Orange Line (and now blame Metro, when Metro was legally not allowed thanks to those "heartfelt" homeowner groups who screwed it up).
The majority of lawsuits that have damaged LA's transit progress is from homeowner groups. Thus, no sympathy on my end. People chose to live in one of the largest cities in the world. LA is not a suburb.