By Bruce Taylor Santa Monica
In response to Joel Koury’s letter to the editor: I find it amusing that his “facts” just don’t add up. (”Rent control is help, not a handout,” page 4, May 25) His first fact was “70 percent of the families that live in pre-1999 rent control units make less than $60,000 per year.” He then goes on to list other facts.... the most amusing being “ 55 percent of them are working only part-time, are self-employed or retired." Well, I don’t know about others but the fact that 55 percent of those families occupying pre-1999 rent controlled units working only part-time or being self employed speaks for itself. One should only be so lucky to have that opportunity AND pay low rent! Joel Koury’s need to justify the Rent Control Board’s decisions in the paper also speaks for itself.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 28, 2007. Read the original PDF.