It isn’t just O. C. cities

Re “The righteous fight to block housing NIMBYism,” editorial, March 10

Rarely do I concur with the political stances of cities in Orange County, but your editorial slamming Huntington Beach is a true exception.

I can completely empathize with Huntington Beach’s stance on opposing the state‘ s drive to force communities to overdevelop and devalue their social and natural environments. In South Pasadena, we have also struggled to see the logic and fairness in the state’s housing directive.

South Pasadena is being forced to plan for an additional 2,067 housing units. Our neighboring city of San Marino is planning for another 397 units. South Pasadena occupies 3.41 square miles with a population of 26,000, of which about 53% are renters. San Marino is 3.77 square miles and has 13,000 people, of which around 15% are renters.

South Pasadena is already fully built out, features a multicultural community and offers many rental options. Yes, it is expensive to live here, but the state will not bring down the cost of housing. It is, and always will be, market- driven.

Frankly, I am opposed to the entire state housing push as government overreach, but if not reversed, at least make it fair for cities that are already built out. Tom Dolan South Pasadena

Did the “red wave” surge in Huntington Beach because of four City Council members united against both clean energy and more housing? Or are they actually doing what the residents want?

And did Huntington Beach residents want the LGBTQ+ Pride f lag to be banned from city property, as the new council majority voted to do? There does not seem to be a poll on any of these questions.

Conservative members of the Huntington Beach City Council made their intentions clear regarding rejection of state housing laws, and they are exploring pulling out of the cleanpower provider Orange County Power Authority.

I for one reject their stands against what I see as the common good, but the party they represent seems to apply the common good to large corporations and big money. Jim Hoover Huntington Beach