laura

City: 
Santa Monica

Santa Monica City Attorney's advise, City Council and the Rent Control Board vote "illegally" to convert 38 rent controlled Apartments in a residential zone into a full-scale hotel with valet parking and restaurant.

Every morning between 5 and 7am I am woken up by guest and employees in the court yard below my bedroom window. After several mornings of this and being woken up today at 5 am then again 5:30 and yet again at 6:30am I finally said to a loud disruptive employee in the garden... Dude it's 6:30 in the morning shut the hell up. His response.... So your going to yell louder? We are running a business over here! I said.... exactly in the middle of a residential neighborhood. Then he sarcastically said if I can get you some coffee or OJ let me know.

I do not appreciate being woken up every morning and often late at night by this commercial business running 24/7 in my residential neighborhood.

Full scale hotels do not belong in this or any residential neighborhood. The city attorney and city council have destroyed the peace and enjoyment of my home with this illegal conversion.

The nature and character of all neighborhoods are at risk. This is the first step to see how far commercial business can invade our residential zones.

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