Zev Yaroslavsky says he's against overdevelopment in hillside neighborhoods

On Thursday, February 2, Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky attended a meeting of the North East Central Alliance of Neighborhood Councils held at the community meeting room of the Russian Orthodox Church at 650 Micheltorena. There is wide-spread speculation that Yaroslavsky may run for mayor and on Thursday evening he certainly sounded like he was rehearsing a stump speech. Among other things (his lifelong love for the arts, for instance), he talked about the current political push for "upzoning" in Los Angeles (that's when properties are re-zoned from a lower to a higher use).
     "There is," Yaroslavsky said, "not a lack of zoning capacity by any means."
     He was also asked about protecting hillside areas (like Silver Lake east of Glendale Blvd.), which are zoned for multi-units, from overdevelopment. Such overdevelopment, he said, is "not appropriate."