To the editor: I recognize the reward that your article on the scarcity of housing in the sparsely populated Eastern Sierra provides to this superb, pristine a part of California. However I’m bewildered by the truth that it seems to overlook the irony: If the area weren’t so open (one particular person stated the Owens Valley metropolis of Bishop might “be like Santa Monica” if allowed to develop), it wouldn’t be superb and pristine anymore.
For the love of God, please let’s not develop extra of the land within the Japanese Sierra. Had been the van-dwellers to get their method and the Los Angeles Division of Water and Energy to unload massive parcels for suburban sprawl, all we’d examine is how a lot the locals miss the Bishop of as we speak.
Constructing density within the areas that people have already developed, and leaving open area open, must be our solely method ahead.
Jennifer Enani, Los Angeles
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To the editor: I couldn’t assist however really feel that your article on the very actual housing scarcity within the Japanese Sierra was lacking a couple of key factors.
Firstly, this isn’t an area subject. Many of those cities have restrictive zoning that makes it very troublesome to construct multifamily housing.
As a substitute of paving over the attractive wilderness that makes the Japanese Sierra what it’s, we must be constructing two- to three-story multifamily housing as an alternative of large ski cabins solely utilized by wealthy city-dwellers a couple of weekends per yr.
Nathaniel Wooding, Redondo Seashore
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To the editor: The Japanese Sierra is residence to so many fascinating, useful, pleasant, accountable, pragmatic Republicans. As my neighbors, authorities staff, enterprise house owners, and sure, DWP workers, they’ve made a liberal like me really feel welcome for 40 years.
It’s a disgrace that for the needs of your article on the “purpling” of Inyo County, Republicans are represented by three shrill, paranoid dinosaurs dwelling in an echo chamber. I’ll assume you simply caught them on a nasty day.
Jeff Putman, Lone Pine, Calif.
