Editor:
In response to Paul Bergman's letter of March 7, detailing translations ("In case you missed it," Letters to the Editor).
We need more hotels designed by world-class architects, more visitors, vibrancy, and tax dollars. (Translation: Who cares about the residents who pay taxes; people under 30, people that live in L.A., and tourist are more important than quality of life for residents.)
People that don't want the airport, want a park, because their property values will go up. (Translation: They shouldn't complain because they have to breathe kerosene from jets.)
We support reasonable, attractively designed residential buildings. (Translation: We work for developers.)
People should not drive cars. (Translation: Bikes only. Take three kids to school on a bike, do weekly grocery shopping for four on a bike, take a bus everywhere.)
The people that live here are selfish because they already live here and don't want others to live here. (Translation: Invite another 50,000 people to live here because we want to be nice guys.)
People that drive cars are jealous because they get somewhere faster. (Translation: If you drive a bike but don't stop at stop signs or give hand signals you can really be fast.)
Larry Arreola
Santa Monica
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 11, 2014. Read the original PDF.