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To the editor : Los Angeles renters are not just losing off-street parking — we are losing basic principles of democracy ( “A Koreatown parking protest: Tenants stage sit-in to protest loss of parking to make way for ADUs,” Sept. 9).

Granny flat legislation was built by Angelenos as a way to help families care for aging parents. Now, the city of Los Angeles has twisted accessory dwelling unit permitting into a backroom loophole for profiteering corporate landlords, fast-tracking the transition of off-street parking and patios stolen from renters into overcrowded holding-cell-sized efficiency units with no parking, no outdoor space, no hearings and no public comment.

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