Letters to the Editor 11-24-22
False branding Dear ER: Redondo Beach is anything but anti-growth. In fact, at 11,000 residents per square mile, we are one of the most densely populated cities on the California coast (“LA Times article releases Mayor Brand emails,” ER November 17, 2022). Long Beach is only 9,000 residents per square-mile, as one comparison. We have a wide variety of housing, including single, one-bedrooms, 2 bedrooms, 3 bedrooms, and multi-family housing. And yes, what have some single-family neighborhoods that were recently rezoned by the State to allow at least 4-units per parcel. We even have a Section 8 program with subsidized Section 8 housing in our coastal zone. What other coastal community on the California coast has Section 8 housing? Plus, we have thousands of senior units all over Redondo Beach. Most importantly, we recently up-zoned our City to allow another 2,490 units, and received certification for our general plan housing element from the State Housing and Community Development Dept., as a result. Less than 50 percent of the 197 cities in Southern California received housing element certification by the October 10 deadline. And Redondo Beach has far exceeded the growth rates of…
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