To the editor : I am dismayed that the Pacific Palisades and areas of Altadena and Malibu are being allowed exemptions from Senate Bill 9 ( “After outcry, L.A. restricts duplexes in Pacific Palisades,” July 30). I have lived in the Palisades and I understand the residents wanting to retain the exclusivity of the area, but Los Angeles is bigger than the Palisades.

Right now, I live in an area of Westwood in which some streets (mine included) are single-family zoned and some, including half a block north of me, are zoned for multiple units (up to 14, I believe). Other than there being an occasional parking shortage that largely affects me only when I put out the trash cans, the extra neighbors are not a problem.

The rationale that extra living spaces will make evacuation more difficul

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