Hermosa Beach and all of Southern California experienced an early mini-heat wave to bring in the Spring season. Many of our patios and decks were very active with family gatherings and parties. Now is a good time to reconnect with our neighbors, exchange phone numbers and invite each other to your gatherings if appropriate. By keeping your neighbors informed of your parties and other outdoor activities, you also keep down the number of complaints to the police. No one likes to have the police knocking on the door in the middle of a party, so all of us should do our best to keep our neighbors happy and informed so they call you and not the police. Also, we need to do our best to keep the noise down. The noise ordinance takes effect at 10pm and we need to respect our neighbors. Music and voices carry easily at night and we need to be considerate of our neighbors, not only next door, but anywhere within earshot. Turn on your stereo and take a walk around the neighborhood; you may be surprised how far away you can be heard. Hopefully, by taking a few steps like these, we can all entertain without disturbing our neighbors.

As an update to my previous message regarding “Downtown issues”; the downtown bars/restaurants have been the focus of two Planning Commission meetings. During these meetings, many of the residents spoke about concerns and issues related to these businesses and their overflow issues into the neighborhoods. As a result of these meetings, three establishments will be appearing before the Commission over the next three months to address violations of their Conditional Use Permits and their ABC licenses.

As always, please don’t hesitate to send an e-mail or call me if you have any questions.

Greg Savelli
Chief of Police

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