Majority of LA Residents Say City Is on Wrong Track: Report

A survey of Los Angeles residents found that more than half of Angelenos believe their city is “on the wrong track” when it comes to cost of living, crime and safety, taxes, and education. Local advocacy group Thrive LA surveyed nearly 800 LA residents from Jan. 7–14 to gauge the mood of voters. Of those surveyed, about 55 percent said they believed the city was “on the wrong track,” while 28 percent believed the city was headed in the “right direction,” and 16 percent said they didn’t know. Meanwhile, 52 percent of those surveyed said they believed their neighborhood was on the wrong track, while 34 percent said they believed it was headed in the right direction and 14 percent were uncertain....