To the editor: Once I noticed the headline “A divergent story of two Ralphs,” I believed, “Oh goody, the Los Angeles Occasions is giving me a narrative that actually pursuits me” (“A story of two Ralphs — Lauren and the grocery store — reveals the truth of a Okay-shaped financial system,” Dec. 22). That’s as a result of I believed it was going to be about the truth that, on one block in Beverly Hills, not solely is there an incredible Ralphs, Gelson’s and Bristol Farms, however there’s additionally an enormous Dealer Joe’s close by, together with a Pavilions that’s a gourmand grocery paradise.
In the meantime, in my South L.A. neighborhood, I’ve to journey a mile to get to the closest Ralphs and it’s often barely stocked and miserable, with many gadgets underneath lock and key. Now, in the event you’re going to discover points round financial disparity and divergence, that might be an fascinating and revealing story of two Ralphs.
Randy Farhi, Los Angeles
