GOODER AND HARDER, LA: Los Angeles Socialist Nithya Raman Brags About Getting Crosswalk Done, There’s Just ONE Big Problem.

So wait wait wait…

You are celebrating for

**checks notes**

…painting a CRACKED ROAD????????

— Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) August 27, 2026

Fresh paint (that took almost a year to finally apply) on crumbling infrastructure is the perfect metaphor for L.A. in the 21st century.