Residents and fans of Silver Lake should read Weston Phippen’s LA Times article about the “Red Car property,” a ten acre plot of undeveloped land that’s been on the market since July. While developers vie to build residential units there, preservationists (backed by city councilmen Eric Garcetti and Tom LaBonge) are saying in effect, hold on. They want the land to remain public, a refuge for people and animals in this very dense part of LA.