Opinion: Pro-development City Hall doesn’t want L.A. to pass Measure S. Big surprise.

To the editor: Los Angeles city politicians are attacking Measure S, saying that it will reduce affordable housing by putting a two-year moratorium on developments that require special planning approvals. Why was this not a concern about huge luxury apartment developments in the San Fernando Valley, where the rents are the equivalent of a mortgage? Most millennials can’t afford to buy a house with an equivalent monthly payment. (“L.A. elected officials make new push against Measure S,” Jan. 31)

In addition to overpriced apartments, nothing is being done to mitigate the huge amount of traffic being dumped onto streets. So while adding affordable housing is important, there needs to be a forward-thinking transit plan that will help to alleviate the traffic problems we have now.

And waiting for Metro to build out its rail system is not acceptable.

Les Hartzman, Los Angeles

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To the editor: Out-of-date community plans should not be parlayed by developers and their minions into a convenient cover to secure “spot zoning” and height limit changes from the city.

In my two-year review of traffic studies approved by the city for a 1.3 million square-foot project adjacent to the 170 Freeway in North Hollywood — just finalized in 2016 — developers either employed out-of-date traffic data or ignored Caltrans’ repeated arguments for in-depth studies and mitigation measures for several freeway on- and off-ramps and street intersections.

I’m OK with the sobriquet “NIMBY,” but give me, a citizen, some say in changes for major land use in my neighborhood. Measure S will do that.

Ron Bitzer, North Hollywood

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