Corona del Mar needs to focus on residents, not attracting tourists

To the editor: Why would anybody wish to break the attractive stretch of the Pacific Coast Freeway that runs by way of Corona del Mar (“Corona del Mar study outlines proposals to improve business corridor,” Nov. 11)? Being a resident of San Clemente for 25 years, I’ve seen the downtown space change radically. What was as soon as a fantastic, sleepy seaside city is now an overcrowded mess geared towards attracting enterprise from tourism. Residents’ wants have been excluded and are seemingly not a consideration.

Corona del Mar, please don’t fall into this entice they name progress. Keep stunning and keep centered in your residents.

Hector Hernandez, San Clemente