Aug. 21, 2025 7 AM PT
To the editor: When the Los Angeles Metropolis Council opposed Senate Invoice 827 in 2018, the typical hire for a two-bedroom was $1,663 and there have been 31,285 homeless people in L.A. metropolis.
When the Metropolis Council opposed Senate Invoice 50 in 2019, the typical hire for a two-bedroom was $1,791 and there have been 35,550 homeless individuals in L.A. metropolis.
The Metropolis Council opposed Senate Invoice 79 this week (“Denser housing near transit stops? L.A. City Council opposes state bill,” Aug. 20). The typical hire for a two-bedroom is $2,625 and there are at present 43,699 homeless individuals in L.A. metropolis.
Los Angeles has opposed each main invoice that will construct housing in essential areas and reduce the variety of homeless individuals in our metropolis. And now we have Councilmembers Katy Yaroslavsky, Monica Rodriguez, Traci Park, Imelda Padilla, Tim McOsker, John Lee, Ysabel Jurado and Heather Hutt and Mayor Karen Bass accountable for rising rents and the inevitable persevering with rise of homelessness to comply with.
These council members and the mayor have proven that they can’t repair L.A.’s housing drawback on their very own. That is precisely why the state must preempt native management from them and different cities like Los Angeles.
Josh Albrektson, South Pasadena
