Culver City Observer -

Taggers have graffitied what appears to be more than 25 stories of a downtown Los Angeles skyscraper that's been sitting dormant for several years. Construction on Oceanwide Plaza, a $1 billion mixed-use retail and luxury apartments project with three towering unfinished structures, stalled in January 2019 after the Beijing-based developer lacked the funds to complete it. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

Taggers have graffitied more than 25 stories of a downtown L.A. skyscraper in the abandoned Oceanwide Plaza development. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

To the editor: I have an idea of what to do with the abandoned Oceanwide Plaza towers in downtown Los Angeles. ("Clean and secure your tagged high-rise or we’ll do it for you, L.A. tells owners," Feb. 8)

When he was running for mayor of Los Angeles, billionaire developer Rick Caruso said his administration would build thousands of units of housing for homeless people. Now is the time for him to step up and put his money where his mouth is.

Have the initial developers sell the property to him for $1. He can finish the towers, and then he can turn all of the apartments into housing for homeless Angelenos.

Problem solved. The city will undoubtedly support this, and he could become a hero to Los Angeles.

And of course, he could name them Caruso Towers.

Kim Airs

Culver City