To the editor: Benito Flores’ efforts in El Sereno must be commended (“Elderly man builds tree house to protest eviction from state-owned home,” June 3). Given the Grants Pass vs. Johnson ruling, Gov.

When Benito Flores chose to resist his eviction from a state-owned home, he knew very well the decision might lead to his death. The 70-year-old retired welder preferred that outcome to becoming ...