Commentary The difficulty of making decisions as an elected official is the tension between one side versus another. There can be righteous positions on either side. One solution may be good and obvious but may also be to the detriment of others. Some win, while others lose. I’m sure it must have been painful to approve interchanges for freeways that would connect in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles back in the 1940s. Transportation demands would require many to move from their homes to make way for this project. I’m sure the air was thick with tension over this difficult transition to accommodate growth. Other decisions at the local level are more subtle. In a desire to assist individuals dealing with housing costs, the city of Santa Ana just implemented rent control. In helping one constituency, renters, it has negatively impacted apartment owners. This may force owners of older …