Sept. 17, 2025 9 AM PT
To the editor: Los Angeles renters usually are not simply dropping off-street parking — we’re dropping fundamental ideas of democracy (“A Koreatown parking protest: Tenants stage sit-in to protest loss of parking to make way for ADUs,” Sept. 9).
Granny flat legislation was constructed by Angelenos as a way to assist households look after getting older dad and mom. Now, the town of Los Angeles has twisted accent dwelling unit allowing right into a backroom loophole for profiteering company landlords, fast-tracking the transition of off-street parking and patios stolen from renters into overcrowded holding-cell-sized effectivity items with no parking, no out of doors area, no hearings and no public remark.
At my rent-stabilized complicated of 25 years, tenants by accident discovered that allows to erase our out of doors area and most off-street parking have already been 85% authorised in secret periods with no public enter. The plan doubles the variety of items on this small property.
The current Los Angeles Instances story is about one complicated in Koreatown, however this isn’t an remoted incident. Town is dumping its mismanagement on working Angelenos all through Los Angeles. This isn’t housing justice. It’s the town promoting out its renters to company profiteering, pretending overcrowding and discount in companies is compassion. If Mayor Karen Bass really believes on this mannequin, maybe Getty Home ought to quit its driveway for a couple of effectivity items.
Jeffrey Reeves, Los Angeles
