My Mayoral Platform

Vexed by Villaraigosa's intellective infertility, I've joked often about my mayoral platform, concerned almost entirely with beautification.

Razor Wire or Barbed Tape, is available in straight lengths but more typically deployed as spiral, concertina wire. An intimidating visual deterrent, owing to its earliest use around military installations and prisons, the multiple bladed edges can nonetheless be easily breached with cutters or surmounted by a carpet scrap. Some critics claim Barbed Tape rarely provides greater personal security, and more often diminishes the value and esteem of a place.

Many locales have banned barbed coils, including even "high crime" cities like Newark New Jersey, largely to counteract the detrimental impression created by a militarized hardscape. Amongst the visual improvements Los Angeles should effect: a ban on barbed tape in residential contexts.

Vote for me and I'll push for an ordinance--no wait--I like my job.