To the editor: The front-page story about bar and restaurant noise disturbing residents of Venice may have been my very own (“Is he ‘The Venice Karen’ or a crusader for a better community? L.A. may soon decide,” April 18). However after greater than 30 years’ residence in Santa Monica’s Ocean Park neighborhood, I left due to the congestion and the noise, and town’s tolerance of it.
I lived on Second Avenue, proper behind Predominant Avenue, and was often subjected to the amplified order-ready bulletins emanating from a pizza parlor’s patio, and the loud voices of bar patrons at closing time. That was years earlier than the pandemic compelled restaurant service onto the sidewalks.
The Venice neighbors described within the story didn’t object to the proximity of companies. They objected to the nuisance of their noise.
By legislation, individuals have the correct to the quiet enjoyment of their property. They shouldn’t be anticipated to forfeit that to business pursuits unable to regulate to post-pandemic circumstances, and town shouldn’t allow their lack of ability.
I miss residing on the fringe of the continent, the scent of salt air, the surf nibbling the sand beneath my ft. I don’t miss the noise. The place I dwell now, nighttime provides the sound of silence. Or possibly the hoot of an owl, if I’m fortunate.
Ellen Alperstein, Palm Desert
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To the editor: The plight of the victims of nuisance companies in Venice is all too widespread. I went by means of an analogous scenario in one other metropolis that caters to nightlife and alcohol — West Hollywood — and ultimately needed to transfer. Irresponsible enterprise homeowners will at all times break legal guidelines as a result of they know they will get away with it.
The one actual resolution is to make sure nuisance by no means begins by planning for leisure zones inside industrial or business areas. However such planning is past the capabilities of native authorities.
Dan Silver, Los Angeles
