Dec. 24, 2025 9:58 AM PT
To the editor: Once I noticed the headline “A divergent story of two Ralphs,” I believed, “Oh goody, the Los Angeles Occasions is giving me a narrative that basically pursuits me” (“A tale of two Ralphs — Lauren and the supermarket — shows the reality of a K-shaped economy,” Dec. 22). That’s as a result of I believed it was going to be about the truth that, on one block in Beverly Hills, not solely is there an incredible Ralphs, Gelson’s and Bristol Farms, however there’s additionally an enormous Dealer Joe’s close by, together with a Pavilions that’s a connoisseur grocery paradise.
In the meantime, in my South L.A. neighborhood, I’ve to journey a mile to get to the closest Ralphs and it’s often barely stocked and miserable, with many gadgets beneath lock and key. Now, should you’re going to discover points round financial disparity and divergence, that will be an fascinating and revealing story of two Ralphs.
Randy Farhi, Los Angeles
