To the editor: Now that the unthinkable has occurred to many beachfront houses on Pacific Coast Freeway, maybe it’s time to rethink the rights of the folks of the state of California concerning entry to the seaside. (“Here’s the hard question about homes that burned on PCH,” letters, Feb. 5.)
Anybody who has skilled the miles-long back-up of vehicles ready to get into restricted public parking, scarce and cleverly hidden public walkways and frantic pedestrians crossing a number of lanes of freeway only for a little bit of ocean respite is aware of this has been an inequitable drawback for many years.
Think about, then, my shock upon transferring from Pacific Palisades to Santa Barbara when I discovered miles and miles of beautiful seashores able to be loved by everybody, accompanied by plentiful and free parking.
I paid taxes within the Palisades, I pay taxes in Santa Barbara. However in solely considered one of these locations, I get what I pay for. It’s certainly time to query the cheek-by-jowl rebuilding on PCH.
Jocelyn Weisdorf, Santa Barbara
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To the editor: It’s attention-grabbing to learn a letter making the argument that maybe the houses on PCH misplaced within the Palisades hearth shouldn’t be rebuilt.
What folks overlook is the massive quantity in property taxes paid by homeowners on this space. Would the identical individuals who need an unobstructed view of the ocean be keen to cowl the loss in tax income?
Robert Launius, Oxnard
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To the editor: Wow, what an insightful letter from a Instances reader on rebuilding (or not) destroyed houses between PCH and the Pacific Ocean.
PCH has not likely been the “Pacific Coast Freeway” for years; it’s extra just like the VCH, or “View Cutoff Freeway.”
No matter occurred to eminent area and the concept that the coast ought to be accessible to all Californians?
Denys Arcuri, Indio
