To the editor: I am disappointed in The Times for publishing the letters of two NIMBYs without offering a contrasting opinion on single-family zoning.
However, it's a good wake-up call for those of us who want to see more housing built in Los Angeles that this is the kind of opposition we face. Their arguments may be rooted in fear and not reality, but fear is a powerful motivator.
I recently took a Metro trip from Hermosa Beach to Altadena that involved two buses and two trains. During the trip I saw countless empty buildings, vacant lots of land, and huge parking lots with very few cars, all within sight of the train.
Knowing how hostile people can be to building apartments in single-family neighborhoods, why don't we start here? Building multifamily housing right next to transit lines on unused land seems like a no-brainer to me.
Justin Johnson, Redondo Beach
