Should Los Angeles streets, parks and buildings be named after politicians? Some critics say local heroes and community good guys should be honored instead

“When city or county politicians leave it to themselves to make these decisions and name things after themselves, it has a little bit of a communist Russia feel,” said Tom Hogen-Esch, director of policy studies at the Center for Southern California Studies at California State University, Northridge.

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