To the editor: Locals in Laguna Seaside are whining about one thing that folks in all places else already know — tourism destroys the standard of life. (“Trash, visitors, tempers, vacationers: Laguna Seaside’s summer season of discontent,” Aug. 13)
Vacationers act like jerks once they’re visiting, doing issues they wouldn’t consider doing whereas at house. Ask a local Hawaiian how a lot they like tourism. Folks in Spain and Italy really feel the identical method.
The challenges of all these guests (“overtourism”) far outweigh the advantages. The tourism shills need an excessive amount of, together with our high quality of life.
I occurred to be at a gathering again within the early Eighties the place it was solemnly determined by builders and tourism shills that Ventura wanted to develop into a vacationer vacation spot. Since then, the inhabitants has exploded together with rents, and now now we have visitors hell in all places and get to pay to park at our personal seashores.
A smart marketing campaign that disparages tourism must be created for outdoor consumption. We must always inform the reality in regards to the Golden State: It’s unaffordable, wildfires are all over, the coyotes are taking on, getting old hippies are in all places, driving is a nightmare, hungry sharks lurk offshore, and the Large One that can convey beachfront property to Barstow may occur any time.
Oh, and all guests must convey a yr’s provide of water.
Invoice Locey, Oak View, Calif.
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To the editor: Individuals who don’t have any issue carrying their lunch all the way down to the seaside or park appear to be incapable of carrying their trash previous a public container regardless of how full or overflowing. They seem pushed so as to add to the pile even whereas witnessing scavengers and the wind spreading it far and large.
As for tide swimming pools trampled by vacationers, I recall some 50 years in the past on Topanga Seaside when phrase unfold amongst an inland neighborhood of the existence of a culturally fascinating mollusk. They got here every day for simply a few months with crowbars and 5-gallon buckets to show over each rock till what had been a thriving reef was gone.
That reef has nonetheless not recovered.
John Sherwood, Topanga
