Residents of Los Angeles, California, must deal with gridlock traffic every day. It can take up to an hour to get from the east side of the city to the west side, especially during rush hour, which can last up to three hours. Over the past decade, the city government has made legislative inroads in expanding and building public transportation, in part, in order to alleviate the hours of driving commuters must put in on a daily basis. Car culture in Los Angeles is so pervasive that many residents oppose the building and expansion of existing subway and bus lines. Some residents, especially in high‐density housing in Hollywood, have filed official complaints with the city and housing authority in areas that have been marked by government officials as potential opportunities for public transportation. One of the major complaints about the expansion of public transportation in Los Angeles has to do with residents losing their views of the city from their residences in the hilly neighborhoods just below the Hollywood Hills.