To the editor: You lately ran a narrative on low- and moderate-income renters presumably dealing with eviction. An advocate for low-income housing in single-family neighborhoods, Maria Briones, requested, “Why do solely wealthy individuals have the best to have a fantastic home, stunning environment?”
Shoving reasonably priced condominium buildings into single-family neighborhoods wouldn’t truly put their tenants in “stunning homes,” however it could deprive neighbors of the “stunning environment” to which Briones feels entitled.
You additionally revealed one other article on tenants who organized to avoid wasting rent-controlled residences and their ongoing efforts to construct fairness. A frontrunner within the marketing campaign, Mary Carmen Martinez, mentioned their eventual success would make her really feel “like I’ve achieved my targets.”
Briones’ punitive method to reasonably priced housing destroys the character and enchantment of single-family neighborhoods. Martinez’s productive method improves the soundness and luxury of less-advantaged neighborhoods. Hats off to Martinez and the activists and applications that make Los Angeles a greater metropolis.
Shelley Wagers, Los Angeles
