Letters to the Editor 10-26-17
Pier Plaza blues Dear ER: The passage of time sometimes ravages memories. It’s no wonder then that the recollections of the good old days in Hermosa, including Boot’s Mermaid, is skewed (“ Bring back Boots,” ER Letters Oct. 19, 2017). While being the sole council member opposed to the closure of downtown Pier Avenue to traffic, in retrospect the pedestrian-centric downtown, combined with the disposal of the City’s anti-business bent was successful in encouraging new investment that cleansed the area of dilapidated restaurants, a sparsely stocked pharmacy and panhandling pier rats. What some of the anti bar folks don’t remember is that Pier Avenue was an outright dump in the ‘80s. Today’s anti bar campaign is hell bent on making Hermosa a dump again. As in years past, stupid, anti-business regulations resulted in the opposite or the intended effect. What some of these anti-bar geezers don’t get is that bar owners aren’t in business to anger the neighbors. They set up shop in Hermosa to serve its young demographics. That demographics is a large reason Hermosa is so desirable. The imposition of asinine rules that have no logical basis, such as restricting hours and 50 percent…
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