Letters to the Editor 2-10-22
Dangerous grandstanding Dear ER: It is critical for our community to know that if we fight Sacramento about housing elements, the state has the leverage to dismantle our planning department, and run the development authority themselves (“City Council considers defying State law requiring more housing,” ER Feb. 3, 2022). Some political grandstanding Manhattan Beach council members are taking out of touch, dangerous positions, given the dire consequences. Ask Huntington Beach how their fight turned out. It is time for the community to understand the process. It is workable if cooler heads understand the system. The Manhattan Beach staff did the right thing by abiding by current law, thereby not putting a target on our back with Sacramento. The City was gracious enough to send me to a statewide planning convention as a City Commissioner two years ago. I learned the state was eager to make examples of those cities that go non-compliant. I sounded the whistle when I returned and made suggestions that went unheard. Stewart Fournier Manhattan Beach Highrose by any other name Dear ER The proposed Highrose development is almost double the current Manhattan Beach height limit (“Highrose…
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