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From: Stacey Abarbanel <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2023 7:46 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre
Subject: Proposed parking permit changes Harvard Street
EXTERNAL
Dear Council:
I urge you to leave the current parking regulations on Harvard between Washington and Wilshire AS IS. Attached is a photo I just took in front of my home at 1039 Harvard Street at 7:40 p.m. on Thursday, September 21. Does it look like we need to extend 2‐hour parking regulations until 10 pm? This is what our block looks like on nights and weekends. The few cars you see belong to residents. There is no need to extend 2‐hour parking into the evenings and on weekends; it will only make it harder for guests to visit easily. Before voting, please come to Harvard Street north of Wilshire on nights and weekends to see for yourself that this change is unnecessary.
It may be that people who live close to Wilshire have a greater concern, but that’s what comes from living close to a major thoroughfare. Enacting changes unneeded by most residents, especially in the haphazard way the city implements them with a different parking rule on every block, is an unnecessary mess that does nothing more than push problems to other blocks. My friends in Sunset Park who live near the college say no one enforces nighttime parking regulations anyway. What’s the point?
Until you have a comprehensive plan for the whole neighborhood, please leave Harvard Street parking north of Wilshire as is. Don’t kowtow to exclusionary residents who want to essentially privatize our street.
Thank you,
Stacey Ravel Abarbanel
[email protected]
310/736‐5300
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From: Council Mailbox
Sent: Monday, September 25, 2023 8:52 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Fw: Agenda item 14A I support but read on.
From: Ellen Hannan <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 22, 2023 9:01 AM
To: Council Mailbox <[email protected]>; David White <[email protected]>; David Martin <[email protected]>; Andrew Hoyer <[email protected]>; Santa Monica Mid City Neighbors <[email protected]>
Subject: Agenda item 14A I support but read on.
EXTERNAL
Dear Community Leaders:
I was parked on the west side of Harvard in the YY zone yesterday. It was the correct side of the street for street cleaning. At 12:45 when the the sweeper arrived there were 15 cars on the east side of the street. Probably from Ewon's patrons. The street was not clean due to the cars blocking the truck..
The driver was delayed by the parking enforcement who was writing tickets for the 15 cars. The sweeper sat and blocked the street with the motor running.
I support the change to the preferential zone but better signage is needed for cleaning days.
Ellen Hannan
1218 9th St #6
Santa Monica CA 90401
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