Written Comments — Santa Monica City Council, September 8, 2026

1 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2026 12:29 AM
To: [email protected]; Shawn Landres; Nina Fresco; Jim Ries; Josh Hamilton; Leslie Lambert; Peer Chacko; Jacob Wasserman; Santa Monica City Manager's Office; Finance Mailbox
Cc: councilmtgitems; Jennifer Taylor; Oliver Chi; Susan Cline; Peter James; Sandra Santiago; Sergio Ramirez; Lisa Parson; Lauren Howland; Melissa Spagnuolo; Attorney Mailbox; Lana Negrete; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Natalya Zernitskaya; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject: Santa Monica’s mayoral rotation has a glaring flaw.

EXTERNAL
Santa Monica’s mayoral rotation has a glaring flaw.

Under City Charter §604 and Council Resolution 11547, the City Council selects the mayor from among its own members—but the rules do not prevent a councilmember from serving as Mayor while simultaneously running for re-election to the Council.

That should change.

The office of Mayor comes with heightened visibility, ceremonial authority, media exposure, agendasetting influence, and the ability to speak for the City at public events. During an election year, those advantages can blur the line between official City leadership and campaigning for another term.

No sitting councilmember who is actively seeking re-election should be allowed to serve as Mayor during that election cycle.

This is not about one individual. It is about basic fairness.

The mayor’s office should not become an incumbency advantage paid for by the prestige and visibility of City government.

Santa Monica should amend its Council rules so that any councilmember up for re-election is temporarily ineligible to serve as Mayor until the election is over.

Public office should not double as a campaign platform.

Sincerely,
To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. Joe DiRosa Founder, CEO
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2 Artist Series, Seedlings, Tartare, BrainPower [email protected] www.seedlings.vc
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1 David Yakobson
From: John Alle <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2026 2:51 PM
To: John Alle
Subject: Mother and Her 4-Month Old Daughter Leave LA and Return to Family and a Safer City

EXTERNAL
Urban Alchemy, a self-perpetuating NGO, is exploiting the SAFE CITIES Family Reunification Hotline despite receiving $49M since 2019, in part from the City of LA and the Department of Justice.

CEO Dr. Lena Miller's salary is up 68% since 2022. She and COO Bayron Wilson each take in about a third of a million dollars annually. SAFE CITIES Hotlines remain open regardless of any NGO mismanaging funds received from the City of LA, California or the Feds. Audits are needed for every California-based NGO receiving Taxpayer Funds.

GOOD NEWS: A mother and her 4-month-old daughter were flown back to safety and family in Raleigh, North Carolina for $600 courtesy of generous SAFE CITIES donors.

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1 David Yakobson
From: Lauren Wyka <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2026 9:36 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: UPDATED: Public Comment Submission-Lauren Wyka-September 8, 2026 City Council Meeting (Please Disregard Previous)
Attachments: Wyka_Code_Enforcement_Failure_Food_Truck_Nuisance.pdf; emails,Wyka, Lauren for City Council Meeting Sept 8, 2026 .pdf
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EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Clerk,
Please accept this email as my formal submission for public comment for the City Council meeting on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. Please disregard my previous email and use this updated version instead.

I also redacted these documents per your last email. Thank you.

This submission regards the ongoing code enforcement and traffic services failures concerning the severe nuisance caused by the Felix Hibachi food truck operating on the public street outside 2018 Lincoln Blvd, directly impacting adjacent residential property owners and renters.

This matter is tied to six open city service files. Please ensure this submission is linked to Official 311 Case Tracking Numbers: CS0242939, CS0242710, CS0242258, CS0242256, CS0236049, and CS0206640.

Materials Submitted for Council Review:

1. Written Testimony (Attached)
My full written speech detailing the ongoing 12.5-hour daily generator noise, ground vibrations, multiple City code violations, documented attempts to work with City staff, timeline of communications, and the legal framework under Santa Monica municipal codes.

2. Correspondence Log (Attached)
A PDF containing email exchanges between myself and Code Enforcement employees documenting the history of this issue.

3. Digital Screen Proofs / Exhibits (Attached)
Screenshots proving public misrepresentation and compliance evasion, included within the written testimony packet as follows:
 Exhibit A: Official website screenshot showing static restaurant hours (9:00 AM - 11:00 PM) mapped to 2018 Lincoln Blvd.
 Exhibit B: Google Maps Business Profile screenshot pinning their commercial location to 2018 Lincoln Blvd and explicitly displaying an image of the actual physical business residing there, an O'Reilly Auto Parts store.  Exhibit C: Official Instagram bio screenshot listing 2018 Lincoln Blvd as their active storefront address  Exhibit D: Screenshot of official TikTok bio listing 2018 Lincoln Blvd as their active address  Exhibit E: Screenshot of official Google search listing Felix Hibachi at 2018 Lincoln Blvd as their active address

1. Video Evidence (Sending Separately)
Short video clips (under 28 seconds each) documenting the generator noise and vibration from inside the residential space and on the property. These clips demonstrate the direct impact on remote small business operations, peace, and rest. I will send these short video clips in separate subsequent emails to ensure they bypass email file size limits and reach your inbox safely.

Please Note for the Official Record:
 I will be present in person at the City Council meeting to deliver verbal testimony.

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2  I understand my live speaking time will be limited to 1 or 2 minutes depending on speaker registration volume.  I am submitting this full written testimony packet, the staff correspondence PDF, the digital layout screenshots, and the forthcoming 28-second video sound bites as formal evidence for the permanent official record.

Thank you for ensuring these materials are successfully compiled and distributed to the Mayor and City Council members prior to the meeting. Please confirm receipt of the attached PDF documents.

Administrative Questions for Tuesday, September 8th:

Could you please advise if there are any specific print layout requirements I need to follow for Tuesday night, or if you need any additional information from me?
Additionally, I work until 5:00 PM on Tuesday, September 8th. To ensure I make the speaker cutoff list, do I need to physically arrive at City Hall and fill out a speaker card by 5:30 PM? Is this accurate? Thank you for your time, assistance, and guidance.

Warmly,
Lauren Wyka
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OFFICIAL PUBLIC COMMENT SUBMISSION
To: Mayor Caroline Torosis and Members of the Santa Monica City Council Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Re: Ongoing Code Enforcement Failure – Felix Hibachi Food Truck – Adjacent to 821 Bay St / Lincoln Blvd
Official 311 Case Tracking Numbers: CS0242939, CS0242710, CS0242258, CS0242256, CS0236049, CS0206640
From: Lauren Wyka, 821 Bay St, Santa Monica, CA 90405
I. INTRODUCTION
Good evening, Mayor Torosis and members of the Council.

My name is Lauren Wyka, and I am a resident and business owner in Santa Monica. I am submitting this written testimony because the city is allowing a commercial food truck to destroy the peace of my home and my livelihood, and the city is doing nothing to stop it.

This is not just about me. This is about my family, my neighbors, renters and property owners here in Santa Monica, and greater Santa Monica as we move forward into this 5-year Realignment Plan. We are all being affected by the nuisance of a food truck generator for up to 12.5 hours daily.

As tax paying Santa Monica residents and homeowner, with my partner having been raised right here in Santa Monica, we are demanding that the city fulfill its responsibility to its residents. For up to 12.5 hours every single day, a commercial food truck generator is vibrating our home, destroying our livelihood, and physically displacing us from our property. Even if this truck holds a vending permit, Santa Monica's progressive values and explicit code ordinances mean the city must prioritize the health and safety of its residents over an invasive commercial machine.

II. NOT A GOOD NEIGHBOR & UNPERMITTED USE OF

THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
My family has lived at 821 Bay for over 16 years. We have been good neighbors. We pay our taxes. We follow the rules. And now, suddenly, a food truck has appeared, and it is making it clear to this neighborhood that it is not a good neighbor.

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On their own official website, Google Business profile, Yelp listing, Instagram, TikTok and delivery apps like DoorDash, this operator publicly advertises its location address as 2018 Lincoln Blvd. However, physical reality confirms they do not rent commercial storefront space, prep meals, or conduct any indoor business operations inside that property, which is an O'Reilly Auto Parts retail store. Instead, they park and run a static commercial business directly on the public asphalt of Lincoln Blvd.

By definition under Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter 4.08, the public right-ofway is land explicitly reserved and dedicated for shared public transit, movement, and public utility access. It is not free commercial real estate. By running a fixed storefront here for hours at a time, this business is conducting an unpermitted conversion of public infrastructure into a private asset, gaining a rent-free, property-tax-free commercial storefront while shifting 100% of their industrial noise and traffic burdens directly onto our residential block.

A. Floodlight Violations
When the truck first started operating, its floodlights were blaring into our home. I asked them to turn them off. The first time, they did. The second time, they did.

The third time, I walked over and asked the owner. His response was: "We don't have to." That is not a good neighbor. To this day, the truck still has no simple reminder for employees to keep the floodlights from shining into our home. It continues to happen. A simple fix, would solve the problem. Yet the food truck owner refuses to take even that small step. This is irresponsible behavior from a food truck owner who operates in this neighborhood and shows no interest in being part of this community.

B. Private Property Violations, also showing not a good neighbor The commercial property owner of 2018 Lincoln has been directly impacted also, as the food truck constantly parks directly in front of their business. This truck's employees continue to use their private parking lot without permission.

Employees park there; customers park there. The property owner has told them to stop, and the employees' or owners response was: "What are you going to do about it? We are present, you can't tow us." That is not just illegal, it is harassment. And it is the opposite of being a good neighbor.

C. Disregard for the Community
This food truck has shown a complete and ongoing disregard for the residents, property owners, and business owners who live and work in this community. The owner refused to turn off floodlights blaring into our home. Employees park on private property without permission, using a private parking lot as their own even though it's not and they pay no rent to the commercial property owner even after being told to stop, and they disregard and ignore the property owner's wishes. All of this is compounded by the generator running up to 12.5 hours a day, filling our home with constant noise and vibration. Each of these actions, on its own, is unacceptable. Together, they demonstrate a total lack of respect for the people of Santa Monica.

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III. IMPACT ON OUR HOME AND LIVELIHOOD
For up to 12.5 hours every single day, the Felix Hibachi food truck operates outside our residence, running a roaring gas or diesel generator that rattles through our walls and windows.

This operation runs on a highly calculated daily schedule from 10:00 AM to 10:30 PM.

On weekdays, they temporarily vacate the space between 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM to avoid being towed by commuter bus lane restrictions, and immediately return right after to continue operating for approximately 9.5 total hours.

On weekends and holidays, they remain parked continuously for the full 12.5 hours.

Furthermore, they weaponize the fact that parking meters turn off after 6:00 PM on Lincoln Blvd, exploiting free evening parking hours to run an unpermitted storefront late into the night without paying fees to the city. Moving operations for a bus lane does not cure their ongoing parking violations.

This is Santa Monica. This building was built in 1980. There is no insulation. We feel and hear everything, including the generator that runs morning, afternoon and into the late evening.

We cannot eat, sleep, work, or live in peace anymore from the hours of 10:00 AM to 10:30 PM every single day. This is not a dispute; it is a public health issue that the City has a duty to address.

Health Impacts of Continuous Low-Frequency Noise
Continuous low-frequency noise and vibration are well-documented environmental hazards that cause sleep deprivation, elevated cortisol, and severe mental stress.

The World Health Organization (WHO) explicitly identifies low-frequency noise as a severe environmental hazard that intensely disrupts human health. According to research hosted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), chronic exposure to lowfrequency motor rumbles keeps your nervous system trapped in a continuous "fight-orflight" loop. This constant physical stress erodes your psychological sense of safety at home, rapidly triggering severe mental fatigue, cognitive exhaustion, and a significantly higher risk of anxiety and depression.

Interference with Livelihood and Daily Life
This is interfering with our livelihood, our ability to make money. I am on Zoom calls for up to 8 hours a day. I cannot focus or concentrate while there is a constant generator cycling through its three gear settings. Among a plethora of other responsibilities and duties as a small business owner, I am making video content and preparing for that, and I can no longer do this in my home due to the ongoing constant generator vibrating and buzzing all over our home. It's hard to concentrate and stay focused with ongoing noise, vibration, and buzzing that feels like a low-grade jackhammer operating all day outside our home.

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This is not just about sleep, it is about work, peace, and the basic enjoyment of our surroundings. We cannot have a conversation without the hum and buzzing of the generator in the background. We cannot enjoy a meal without the vibration rattling through the windows and walls. We cannot simply relax in our own home because the noise and vibration are constant. A food truck is being allowed to interfere with my livelihood for almost a year now. Our home, like yours, is our refuge. It is where we work. It is where we rest. It is where we live. It is where we connect with our family and friends. This truck has taken that away from us.

A Threat to Santa Monica's Renaissance
The City's own Realignment Plan and the Mayor's call for a "Renaissance" envision a Santa Monica that is vibrant, safe, and welcoming to all. Yet this vision is fundamentally at odds with the ongoing noise and vibration from this food truck's generator. The City has recognized that "a city that works" requires protecting residents' "peace, quiet and comfort" and their "basic livability." Residents' ability to sleep peacefully in their own homes is not negotiable, a principle that should apply equally to a food truck generator as it does to any other noise source.

Noise sensitivity is real and deeply impacts quality of life. Studies show that continuous low-frequency noise and vibration are documented health hazards, but they also affect people differently. Whether due to medical conditions, age, or neurodivergence, autism, etc. people are disproportionately impacted. Persistent noise and vibration do not just disrupt sleep; they create a pervasive sense of disorder and erode the feeling of safety and comfort that makes a home a refuge. That make a neighborhood feel safe.

And humans are not the only ones being affected. Animals, including dogs, birds, and other wildlife, are also sensitive to constant noise and vibration. Birds have been observed abandoning nests and relocating due to persistent noise. If the City's Renaissance is meant to create a welcoming, livable environment for all residents, visitors, and the natural environment, then allowing a gas or diesel generator to run for up to 12.5 hours a day directly contradicts that goal. The damage is not just to our home; it's to the entire neighborhood's sense of peace.

IV. VIOLATIONS OF CITY CODES
This truck is violating multiple City codes daily:

A. Moving Violations
On weekdays, this oversized vehicle makes three illegal U-turns on Lincoln Blvd at 4:00 PM, 7:00 PM, and 10:00 PM. On weekends and holidays, it makes one at 10:00 PM. That is seventeen illegal U-turns per week, 68 illegal Uturns per month, on one of the busiest thoroughfares in our City. These are not just violations; they are a public safety hazard that the SMPD has identified as a primary cause of traffic collisions.

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B. Parking Violations
The truck remains in a public right-of-way space for up to 12.5 hours without moving, far exceeding posted parking guidelines and the city's strict 30-minute mobile vending limit. They consistently park in the red zone. Additionally, the truck does not consistently pay the meters. Because it is an oversized vehicle, the meter is not visible from the street, yet Parking Enforcement does not appear to care enough to enforce the rules on a daily basis. Instead, they simply allow this food truck to do whatever it wishes.

C. Good Neighbor Violations
The City's own Good Neighbor Policies for vendors require them to ensure that noise, lighting, and odors will not become a nuisance or burden on neighbors including noise from food truck generators. Yet this generator runs for over twelve hours a day, vibrating through our walls and windows into every room of our home:
• Our office: our livelihood, is affected
• Our bedroom: we cannot sleep/rest
• Every room rattles from 10:00 AM until 10:30 PM
• There is never a silent moment in our home from 10:00 AM to 10:30 PM daily now
• We can't watch TV at night and unwind; all we hear constantly is the noise and feel the vibration of this food truck
• We can't relax. We can't use our home. We can't dine to enjoy a meal. • And on days we can't take anymore, we are being displaced from our own home by a food truck. When are we supposed to go?
D. Nuisance Violations
Under Section 13.02.050, anything that obstructs the free use of property so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life is a violation of the City's Property Maintenance Code. This truck's operation is a daily violation of that standard.

E. Separate Violations: Airborne Noise and Ground Vibration The generator is violating two distinct and separately enforceable rules, one addressing airborne noise, the other addressing ground vibration. Each is defined and prohibited under separate sections of the Municipal Code. • Airborne Noise (Section 4.12.025): The humming, buzzing, and droning we hear constantly throughout our home are regulated by the City's Noise Ordinance. Section 4.12.025 makes it unlawful to create noise that "unreasonably disturb[s] the peace, quiet and comfort of persons of normal sensitivity within the area of audibility." The law considers factors like the volume, intensity, duration, and whether the noise is constant, recurrent, or intermittent, all of which apply to this generator. Additionally, Section

4.12.105 prohibits sound amplifying equipment on public property adjacent to residential zones after 10:00 PM, which the generator flagrantly violates when it operates late into the night.

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• Ground Vibration (Section 4.12.070): The rattling we feel through our walls, doors, windows, and floors is separately regulated by Section

4.12.070. This section explicitly states that "it shall be unlawful for any person to create, maintain or cause any ground vibration that is perceptible without instruments at any point on any property." The law specifically defines "vibration" as "any movement of the earth, ground or other similar surface created by a temporal and spatial oscillation of displacement, velocity or acceleration in any mechanical device or equipment." The food truck's generator qualifies as this type of mechanical equipment. • The "Perceptible Without Instruments" Standard: The law does not require a machine to measure this vibration. The perception threshold is set at more than 0.05 inches per second RMS velocity, and vibration is "perceptible" if it is felt by a person without instruments. We feel this vibration every single day throughout our home, in our walls, doors, windows, floors, and furniture.
• The Exemption Does Not Apply: Vibration caused by construction activity, moving vehicles, trains, and aircraft is exempt from this section.

The food truck's generator is none of these. The truck is stationary, and the generator runs for up to 12.5 hours daily, so the exemption does not apply.

V. THE IRONY: SANTA MONICA ALREADY HAS LAWS

TO PREVENT GENERATOR NUISANCES
The City has already recognized generators as a public safety and nuisance concern.

Under Santa Monica's vending regulations, sidewalk vendors are explicitly prohibited from using any generator. The ordinance states: "No sidewalk vendor shall use any power source that poses a fire or public safety hazard, any generator, or wet cell battery with removable fill caps."
This rule was adopted to allow vendors to operate without degrading the neighborhood, recognizing generators as problematic equipment that creates noise, vibration, and safety hazards for nearby residents.

However, the food truck in question operates under different vending rules. It is a vehicle vendor, not a sidewalk vendor. While vehicle vendors must maintain noise levels in compliance with Chapter 4.12 of the City Code, they are not subject to the same generator ban that applies to sidewalk vendors. This is a significant loophole.

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vendors. Protect our neighborhood, preserve our community, restore our home life, and safeguard our livelihoods.

VI. A FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION
From what I was told by Code Enforcement Supervisor Armando Rangel during our phone conversation on July 24th, this food truck that just showed up has more rights than residents who have lived here for 16 years, 46 years, 6 years, and more rights than Santa Monica property owners or renters.

So this food truck has more rights than a human being? Is that the Santa Monica we want to be?
It is allowed to break the law, create a public safety hazard, and destroy the peace of a neighborhood. Meanwhile, we the locals are dismissed and ignored, spoken to once in a while with no follow-up or follow-through. It all feels disjointed and disorganized.

VII. FAILURE OF CITY STAFF TO RESPOND
There is history before this, and I will start here.

Since April 1st Easter Sunday, a holiday and weekend for most, there has been no rest here or peace in our home due to this truck. I have asked repeatedly, at least five times in writing, for a code enforcement officer to come to our home, to stand on our property, to feel the vibration and hear the noise that we are inundated with for up to 12.5 hours a day. No one has responded to those requests.

Additionally, I have tried working with Traffic Services and Supervisor Margarita Verduzco. Since December 23rd, 2025, she has not responded to a single email, call, or message. I was advised to reach out to her. No response at all.

And then on June 24th, I was told our case was closed. How is that possible? How can a case be closed when the violations continue every single day? We have been ignored and dismissed.

It was only after I emailed a video of the sound and vibration from inside our home on July 19th, so they could actually see via video and hear what we endure every day, that I finally received a quicker response. Even though I had been asking for months, for someone to please come to my home, come on the property, so they could feel and hear what we endure daily.

On July 24th, after lots of chasing, I finally received a call back from Armando Rangel. I was told Code Enforcement was going to conduct a vibration test with sophisticated equipment. I was told the City Attorney was being consulted. I was told Daniel Mick on vacation and would respond by July 29th. I was quite excited and hopeful.

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That was over a month ago. We have heard nothing. I have sent additional emails following up. No vibration test has been conducted. I haven't heard. I was then told they don't have this sophisticated vibration equipment, by John Grammatico. I am still trying to understand, waiting for responses. No one has followed up as of today.

VIII. A DISHEARTENING REALITY
I am dumbfounded as to how this is okay. Not responding to residents. Residents whose livelihood is being affected. Enjoyment of their home taken away. Having a matter go this far, all the way to a City Council meeting.

I would prefer not to be here. I would prefer not to have to take time-stamped video and email city officials every single day documenting this disconnection and disservice to us.

It is so disheartening that it has to go this far.

When Mayor Caroline Torosis made her State of the City address on July 23rd praising Code Enforcement and saying she wants Santa Monica to be a "city that works," I was all ears. Yes, I want that too. That is exactly what I have been hoping and asking for, a city that works for its residents.

Unfortunately, right now, and at the time of her speech, I have been experiencing firsthand how it is, in fact, not working. I hope we can change that. I am here tonight because I still believe we can.

IX. LEGAL FRAMEWORK & MANDATORY CITY

OVERSIGHT
The City of Santa Monica has the authority to enforce this right. The City's own Municipal Code provides specific protections that apply to all residents, including homeowners and renters.
• Section 13.02.050 defines a violation as anything that "obstructs the free use of property so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property." The food truck's generator noise and vibration directly obstruct our free use of our property and interfere with our comfortable enjoyment of our home, every single day.

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• Section 4.12.025 makes it unlawful for any person to "make, produce, maintain, cause or permit to be made any noises or sounds in such manner so as to unreasonably disturb the peace, quiet and comfort of persons of normal sensitivity within the area of audibility." Factors to consider include the volume, intensity, and duration of the noise; whether the noise is constant, recurrent, or intermittent; the proximity to noise-sensitive land uses (including residences); and the time of day or night the noise occurs. The generator runs constantly for up to

12.5 hours daily. It is prolonged, recurrent, and located directly outside a residential building. This is a direct violation of Section 4.12.025. • Section 4.12.105 prohibits the use or operation of sound amplifying equipment on a public sidewalk, street, alley, or parkway located in Noise Zone I (residential) after 10:00 PM and before 7:00 AM on weekdays or 8:00 AM on weekends. The generator operates after 10:00 PM, it violates this section. • Section 4.12.070 prohibits any person from "create, maintain or cause any ground vibration that is perceptible without instruments" at any point on any property. The perception threshold is more than 0.05 inches per second rootmean-square velocity. The generator's vibration is perceptible throughout our home, rattling through our walls and windows. Vibration caused by construction activity and moving vehicles is exempt, but the food truck's generator is neither construction activity nor a moving vehicle. The truck is stationary for up to 12.5 hours. Therefore, the exemption does not apply.
• Section 4.12.130 requires that "noise generating mechanical equipment" be properly located and screened to ensure compliance with noise limits. No noise test has been conducted, and there is no buffering or screening to reduce the generator's impact on our home.

The City’s Lawful Authority to Regulate:

While state policies protect the general right of mobile vendors to operate, civil liberties protections do not block a city from regulating a business that creates verified environmental hazards. California law explicitly allows municipalities to enforce strict local controls based on objective health, safety, and welfare concerns. The Code Enforcement Division is tasked with "protecting the health, safety, and welfare" of residents through "prompt and vigorous enforcement" of the City's codes. The food truck's operations violate these objective public health protections daily.

X. REQUEST FOR ACTION
The City has the authority to enforce these codes and the Good Neighbor Policy. It has been made obvious to us locals that this truck is not a good neighbor.

I am asking you tonight to please personally intervene and direct Code Enforcement, Traffic Services, and the SMPD to put a definitive end to this ongoing neighborhood disruption.

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Specifically, we are demanding a Mitigation Remedy:

1. Switch to a silent commercial battery inverter.

2. Relocate further away from residential walls, doors, windows.

3. Install a sound-dampening generator box.

I am also asking you to close a major loophole. The City already bans generators for sidewalk vendors because they create noise and nuisance. Yet this Vehicle Vendor uses the same generator, creating the same disruption, simply because it operates from a truck. While I have been told LA County requires a power source to keep food warm, a generator is not required. A silent battery inverter is a viable alternative. The City has the authority to require this change under Section 4.12.025.

Furthermore, I am asking SMPD, Code Enforcement, and Traffic Services to coordinate and rigorously cite the full scope of this truck’s illegal activities and evasion strategies:
• Storefront Deception & Private Trespassing: Direct Code Enforcement and SMPD to address their fraudulent use of 2018 Lincoln Blvd on Google, Yelp, Instagram, TikTok, and Felix Hibachi’s own website, and delivery apps. By running a static street storefront for hours, they gain a rent-free, property-taxfree commercial space while dumping industrial noise onto our residential block. They are illegally using the property owner's private parking lot for staff and customers, openly harassing them with statements like, "We are present, you can't tow us." Stop allowing this vendor to hijack local property with zero accountability.
• Vending Parking Limits: Enforce the strict 30-minute mobile street vending limit on public rights-of-ways, which they violate by sitting statically for hours. • Meter & Space Exploitation: Enforce the 2-hour posted meter limits, the routine red zone violations, and the unpaid parking meters they intentionally block from the sight of enforcement officers using their oversized commercial vehicle. • Traffic Hazards: Enforce and cite the 68 illegal traffic hazard U-turns they perform on Lincoln Blvd every single month.

These requests are entirely fair, legal, and grounded in Santa Monica's duty to regulate objective safety and health compliance. Please take immediate action so that we can have our home back, our livelihood no longer tampered with, and our right to the peaceful enjoyment of our home fully restored.

Thank you.

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Ref: XI. ATTACHMENTS • Time-stamped documentation of daily violations, video evidence of generator noise and vibration (multiple clips, under 28 seconds each, separate emails) • Correspondence with City staff
• Exhibit A: Screenshot of official website showing static hours (9:00 AM - 11:00 PM) at 2018 Lincoln Blvd
• Exhibit B: Screenshot of Google Maps Business Profile pinning location to 2018 Lincoln Blvd
• Exhibit C: Screenshot of official Instagram bio listing 2018 Lincoln Blvd as their active address
• Exhibit D: Screenshot of official TikTok bio listing 2018 Lincoln Blvd as their active address
• Exhibit E: Screenshot of official Google search listing Felix Hibachi at 2018 Lincoln Blvd as their active address
Respectfully submitted,
Lauren Wyka, 821 Bay St, Santa Monica, CA 90405
📋 Summary of Key Dates
Date Event
Dec 23, 2025 Began trying to contact Margarita Verduzco, Traffic Services Supervisor; no response to date.

April 1, 2026 Began requesting on-site Code Enforcement visits (5+ times in writing).

June 24, 2026 Told case was closed (despite ongoing violation).

July 19, 2026 Emailed video of sound/vibration from inside home.

July 23, 2026 Mayor Caroline Torosis State of the City address, "city that works".

July 24, 2026 Received call back from Armando Rangel; promised vibration test and City Attorney consultation.

July 29, 2026 Daniel Mick's vacation ended; promised follow-up.

September 8,
2026 City Council meeting, asking for your help.

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June 24th - Told could not help
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July 19 - a faster response once I sent a video from my doorstep and inside my door. And me asking to please come by my home to feel, and experience what we feel.

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July 25th - Now sound test, great never heard anything back after this re: enforcement actions
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August 14th -- I was advised by Armando Rangel on Friday, July 24th by phone that someone from code enforcement was going to take a vibration test with a very sophisticated vibration machine. He went on and on re: this very specialized piece of equipment. I was excited. J
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August 25th – Me follow up with what I was told by Armando Rangel on the phone Friday, July 24th to Daniel Mick
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August 26th – Me follow up with what I was told by Armando Rangel on the phone Friday, July 24th to John Grammatico
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1 David Yakobson
From: Albin Gielicz <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2026 3:39 PM
To: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Lana Negrete; Dan Hall; Natalya Zernitskaya; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell
Cc: councilmtgitems; Oliver Chi; Council Mailbox
Subject: Letter of Support for OFF THE HOOK Seafood Festival Oct 11 on Santa Monica Pier

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Dear City Manager, Mayor Torosis, and Members of the City Council, I am writing to express my strong support for the OFF THE HOOK Santa Monica Seafood Festival and respectfully encourage the City of Santa Monica to provide financial support to help ensure this important community event continues.

As a Santa Monica local for nearly 25 years I have seen firsthand how OFF THE HOOK celebrates the incredible culinary talent that makes our city such a special dining destination. The festival not only showcases local restaurants and chefs but also brings together residents and visitors to experience the very best of Santa Monica's hospitality, seafood culture, and vibrant waterfront.

Events like OFF THE HOOK have a meaningful economic impact. They encourage visitors to spend time in Santa Monica, support local businesses, generate revenue for nearby restaurants, hotels, parking facilities, and retailers, and create positive media exposure that benefits our entire community. With more than 90 million media impressions over the years, the festival has become one of Santa Monica's most visible culinary showcases.

What makes OFF THE HOOK especially valuable is that it is much more than a food festival. It is a celebration of community. It highlights sustainability through its commitment to being 100% plastic-free, supports local nonprofit efforts through fundraising for the Santa Monica Pier Corporation, and reminds both residents and visitors why Santa Monica remains one of California's premier culinary and tourism destinations.

This year's event is particularly significant as it celebrates the 100th Anniversary of Route 66 at the iconic "End of the Trail" on the Santa Monica Pier. There is no better place to showcase Santa Monica's restaurants and hospitality during this once-in-a-generation milestone.

Kim Koury and the Spin PR Group team have spent years investing in our local restaurant community and producing events that elevate Santa Monica's reputation. Their commitment to supporting local businesses, creating positive experiences, and generating national media attention has benefited countless restaurants, including ours.

Community events of this caliber have become increasingly expensive to produce. The City's support would help preserve a beloved annual tradition, keep ticket prices accessible, increase the event's charitable impact, and demonstrate Santa Monica's commitment to the restaurants, small businesses, and organizations that contribute to the city's economic vitality.

I respectfully urge the City to approve financial assistance for the OFF THE HOOK Santa Monica Seafood Festival.

Supporting this event is an investment in our local economy, our culinary community, our tourism industry, and the continued success of Santa Monica.

Thank you for your time, your leadership, and your thoughtful consideration.

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2 Sincerely,
Albin Gielicz
511 Montana Ave.

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From: Lauren Wyka <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 4, 2026 11:11 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: VIDEO EVIDENCE 2 of 5 - Lauren Wyka - September 8, 2026 City Council Meeting Attachments: office .mov

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Clerk,
Attached please find a video that is Exhibit F-2 as formal evidence for my public comment packet regarding the ongoing Felix Hibachi food truck nuisance.

This exhibit documents the continuous noise and vibration inside our home, specifically in my office and workspace, throughout the day and into the evening. Video is time, date and location stamped.

The generator noise and vibration are interfering with my ability to work in my own home. I am unable to conduct Zoom calls and perform certain aspects of my work from my office because of the ongoing disturbance. It sounds and feels like a low-grade jackhammer inside my workspace.

The noise and vibration also interfere with our ability to, sleep, rest and peacefully enjoy our home.

Felix Hibachi is the identifiable source of this disturbance. When the food truck is not present, the continuous noise and vibration inside my office are not present.

While the recordings document the generator operating, they do not fully capture the extent of the low-frequency noise and vibration experienced throughout our home every single day.

Thank you.

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From: Lauren Wyka <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 4, 2026 11:21 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: VIDEO EVIDENCE 1 of 5 - Lauren Wyka - September 8, 2026 City Council Meeting Attachments: Exhibit F-1doorstep.mov

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Clerk,
Attached find a video as Exhibit F-1doorstep as formal evidence for my public comment packet regarding the Felix Hibachi food truck nuisance inside our home and on our doorstep. Documenting the noise and vibration we endure all day into the evening. This video is from July 19th 2026 at 7:50pm.

Thank you.

Lauren Wyka
This submission regards the ongoing code enforcement and traffic services failures concerning the severe nuisance caused by the Felix Hibachi food truck operating on the public street outside on the asphalt of 2018 Lincoln Blvd, directly impacting adjacent residential property owners, renters and brick and mortar storefronts quality of life every single day. A commercial food truck effectively creating a false storefront at 2018 Lincoln Blvd., operating from the same location as though it were a permanent brick-and-mortar business, while receiving the financial benefit of that fixed location without bearing the same property-related costs and obligations to the City of Santa Monica..

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From: Lauren Wyka <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 4, 2026 11:46 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: VIDEO EVIDENCE 3 of 5 - Lauren Wyka - September 8, 2026 City Council Meeting Attachments: in home food chopping.MOV

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Clerk,
Attached please find Video Exhibit F-3 – Food Chopping as formal evidence for my public comment packet regarding the ongoing nuisance caused by the non-Santa Monica vehicle vendor, Felix Hibachi, immediately outside our home.

This time-, date-, and location-stamped video documents the consistent noise, low-frequency vibration, buzzing, and food-chopping sounds that can be heard inside our home, on our property, and throughout the immediate neighborhood.

While the video captures the audible disturbance, it does not fully convey the extent of what we hear and physically feel every day for up to 12.5 hours, from approximately 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. The continuous noise and vibration inside our home sound and feel like a low-grade jackhammer.

This ongoing disturbance is causing daily distress and substantially interfering with our ability to work, rest, and peacefully use and enjoy our home.

Thank you,
Lauren Wyka
This submission concerns the ongoing Code Enforcement and Traffic Services failures regarding the severe nuisance caused by the non-Santa Monica vehicle vendor, Felix Hibachi food truck, which operates on the public street directly outside 2018 Lincoln Blvd. The truck’s daily operation directly impacts the quality of life and livelihoods of adjacent residential property owners, renters, and brick-and-mortar businesses.

The nuisance occurs repeatedly throughout the day, every day, interfering with residents’ ability to work, rest, sleep, and peacefully use and enjoy their homes and property. Despite multiple disturbances every day, repeated reports to the City, and multiple open service files, the nuisance continues and nothing effective is being done to stop it.

This commercial food truck is effectively creating a false storefront at 2018 Lincoln Blvd., operating repeatedly from the same public-street location as though it were a permanent brick-and-mortar business, while receiving the financial benefit of that fixed location without bearing the same property-related costs and obligations to the City of Santa Monica.

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6 This matter is tied to six open City service files. Please ensure this submission is linked to Official 311 Case Tracking Numbers: CS0242939, CS0242710, CS0242258, CS0242256, CS0236049, and CS0206640.

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From: Lauren Wyka <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 4, 2026 12:03 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: VIDEO EVIDENCE 4 of 5 - Lauren Wyka - September 8, 2026 City Council Meeting Attachments: living room.mov

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Clerk,
Attached please find Video Exhibit F-4 – Living Room Noise and Vibration as formal evidence for my public comment packet regarding the ongoing nuisance caused by the non-Santa Monica vehicle vendor, Felix Hibachi, immediately outside our home.

This video was recorded from inside our living room on July 25, 2026, at approximately 9:01 p.m. It documents the persistent generator noise, low-frequency vibration, and buzzing continuing into the evening. Despite being indoors with the windows closed, the noise is clearly noticeable, and the vibration carries through the walls, windows, and floors of our home and our bodies.

This ongoing disturbance is causing severe distress throughout the day, every day—from approximately 10:00 a.m., while we are working, through lunchtime, preparing meals, eating dinner, and spending time in our living room, until approximately 10:30 p.m., when we should be able to unwind, rest, and sleep. Instead, the persistent noise and vibration follow us throughout our daily life inside our home, interfering with our ability to work, eat, relax, rest, sleep, and peacefully use and enjoy our own home.

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8 The nuisance occurs repeatedly throughout the day, every day, interfering with residents’ ability to work, rest, sleep, and peacefully use and enjoy their homes and property. Despite multiple disturbances every day, repeated reports to the City, and multiple open service files, the nuisance continues and nothing effective is being done to stop it.

This matter is tied to six open City service files. Please ensure this submission is linked to Official 311 Case Tracking Numbers: CS0242939, CS0242710, CS0242258, CS0242256, CS0236049, and CS0206640.

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From: Lauren Wyka <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 4, 2026 12:26 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: VIDEO EVIDENCE 4 of 5 displacement by vehicle vendor - Lauren Wyka - September 8, 2026 City Council Meeting
Attachments: Saturday moring displacement by food trcuk .mov

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Clerk,
Attached please find Video Exhibit F-5 – Displaced From Home by Generator Noise and Vibration as formal evidence for my public comment packet regarding the ongoing nuisance caused by the non-Santa Monica vehicle vendor, Felix Hibachi, immediately outside our home.

This video was recorded from inside our living room on Saturday, August 8, 2026, at approximately 10:10 a.m., shortly after Felix Hibachi arrived at approximately 9:55 a.m. The video documents the continuous low-frequency hum, vibration, buzzing, and generator noise that can be heard and physically felt throughout our home and in our bodies.

On this Saturday morning, the disturbance was so severe that I could not sit or work in my own living room and felt forced to leave my home to get away from the continuous noise and vibration. I did not know where to go; I simply could not remain in my own home and work under these conditions.

This was not a one-time incident. Felix Hibachi routinely remains outside our home for up to 12.5 hours a day, from approximately 10:00 a.m. until 10:30 p.m. The disturbance follows us through every part of daily life—from working in the morning, through lunchtime, preparing meals, eating dinner, and spending time in our living room, until the evening when we should be able to unwind, rest, and sleep.

While the video captures the audible disturbance, it does not fully convey the extent of the lowfrequency noise and vibration that we physically experience inside our home and in our bodies. The continuous noise and vibration sound and feel like a low-grade jackhammer.

We are pleading with the City for help. Residents should not feel forced to leave their own homes because of the continuous noise and vibration generated by a commercial food truck operating on the public asphalt, within the public right-of-way, directly outside their residence. This ongoing disturbance is causing severe daily distress and interfering with our ability to work, eat, relax, rest, sleep, and peacefully use and enjoy our own home.

Felix Hibachi had just arrived when this disturbance began, making the food truck the identifiable source of the continuous noise and vibration documented in this video.

Please include this exhibit as part of my public comment packet and the City's ongoing documentation of this matter.

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Lauren Wyka
This submission concerns the ongoing Code Enforcement and Traffic Services failures regarding the severe nuisance caused by the non-Santa Monica vehicle vendor, Felix Hibachi food truck, which operates on the public street directly outside 2018 Lincoln Blvd. The truck’s daily operation directly impacts the quality of life and livelihoods of adjacent residential property owners, renters, and brick-and-mortar businesses.

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From: Lauren Wyka <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 4, 2026 12:31 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: VIDEO EVIDENCE 5 of 5 displacement from home by vehicle vendor - Lauren Wyka - September 8, 2026 City Council Meeting
Attachments: Saturday moring displacement by food trcuk .mov

Felix Hibachi had just arrived when this disturbance began, making the food truck the identifiable source of the continuous noise and vibration documented in this video.

Please include this exhibit as part of my public comment packet and the City's ongoing documentation of this matter.

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Lauren Wyka
This submission concerns the ongoing Code Enforcement and Traffic Services failures regarding the severe nuisance caused by the non-Santa Monica vehicle vendor, Felix Hibachi food truck, which operates on the public street directly outside 2018 Lincoln Blvd. The truck’s daily operation directly impacts the quality of life and livelihoods of adjacent residential property owners, renters, and brick-and-mortar businesses.

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From: Lauren Wyka <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 4, 2026 12:45 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: VIDEO EVIDENCE 6-outdoor residential space/neighbor - Lauren Wyka - September 8, 2026 City Council Meeting
Attachments: neighbor doorstep.MOV

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Clerk,
Attached please find Video Exhibit F-6 – Front Steps and Outdoor Residential Space as formal evidence for my public comment packet regarding the ongoing nuisance caused by the non-Santa Monica vehicle vendor, Felix Hibachi, immediately outside our home.

This video documents what we experience simply stepping outside our own front door and attempting to use our outdoor residential space. We can no longer comfortably sit on our front steps or porch, spend time outside our door, take things in and out of our garage, or even retrieve our mail without being inundated by the continuous generator noise, low-frequency vibration, buzzing, and commercial activity of this food truck.

The disturbance is not confined to the public street. The noise, vibration, and sound bleed throughout our immediate community and neighborhood, across our property, into our outdoor living space, and inside our home. There is no meaningful escape from it while the truck is operating directly outside.

Felix Hibachi, a non-Santa Monica commercial vehicle vendor, routinely occupies the public asphalt within the public right-of-way for up to 12.5 hours a day, approximately 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., seven days a week. It has been doing so for almost a year.

The food truck is effectively creating a false storefront at 2018 Lincoln Blvd., repeatedly using this brick-and-mortar address to create the appearance of a fixed commercial location while actually conducting its business from the public asphalt and public right-of-way.

As a result, we are losing the ordinary use and peaceful enjoyment of our own property. We cannot simply sit outside, use our porch and front steps, access our garage, retrieve our mail, work inside our home, eat, relax, or enjoy our living spaces without this commercial operation intruding into our daily lives.

This has been occurring from approximately 10:00 a.m. until 10:30 p.m., seven days a week, for almost a year, causing severe daily distress. Despite our repeated reports, extensive documentation, and multiple open City service files, the disturbance continues and nothing effective is being done to stop it.

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14 We are pleading with the City to recognize the magnitude of what residents are experiencing and to take effective action. Residents should not lose the peaceful use and enjoyment of their homes and property because a commercial food truck is permitted to operate for approximately 12.5 hours every day on the public right-of-way immediately outside their homes.

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From: John Alle <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 4, 2026 1:52 PM
To: Santa Monica Coalition

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Can you believe this? Santa Monica is proud to use its new LED billboards on the 3rd Street Promenade to advertise that city leaders have recruited the newest tenant for its downtown: the LA County Coroner's Office AREA MORGUE & FORENSICS. They
won't have to move those who overdose in storefronts (courtesy of The Venice Family Clinic) very far.

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From: Executive Office, L.A. County Board of Supervisors <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 4, 2026 8:07 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Public Meeting: Join us for the next Governance Reform Task Force Meeting in East Los Angeles on Wednesday, September 9, 2026

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From: Clem Samouris <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 12:28 PM
To: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Lana Negrete; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; Santa Monica City Manager's Office; Susan Cline; Peter James; [email protected]; Oliver Chi Subject: RE: Agenda Item 1 - Please Listen to Residents on the Future of the Airport

EXTERNAL
Dear Councilmember,
I am writing because I strongly support keeping the Santa Monica Airport open while exploring ways to expand park space and community benefits.

The Santa Monica Airport is a historic and valuable resource, and decisions about its future have implications beyond city boundaries. We do not want an irreversible decision that can impact jobs, businesses, and regional connectivity. A park-only option creates enormous costs for the City at a time when Santa Monica is already facing serious budget challenges, and would likely take many years and hundreds of millions of dollars before residents see any benefit.

Most importantly, a strong majority of Santa Monica voters support keeping the airport while still having park space and businesses. We are beginning to see that sentiment translate into action, with 834 letters submitted and 200 individuals showing up to speak in support at the most recent City Council meeting. Those speakers made clear that Santa Monica can pursue both open space and aviation, while also positioning itself as a hub for clean air mobility and emerging aviation technologies, creating benefits that extend across the city and the broader region.

I hope the City will take the time to pursue balanced solutions that preserve this important community resource while adding new public space and amenities.

Please listen to residents and avoid rushing toward closing the airport.

Thank you for your service to our community.

Sincerely,
Clem Samouris
San Diego, CA
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From: Geraldine Spira <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 7:08 PM
To: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Lana Negrete; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; Santa Monica City Manager's Office; Susan Cline; Peter James; [email protected]; Oliver Chi Subject: RE: Agenda Item 1 - Please Listen to Residents on the Future of the Airport

EXTERNAL
Dear Councilmember,
I am writing because I strongly support keeping the Santa Monica Airport open while exploring ways to expand park space and community benefits.

I hope the City will take the time to pursue balanced solutions that preserve this important community resource while adding new public space and amenities.

Please listen to residents and avoid rushing toward closing the airport.

Thank you for your service to our community.

Sincerely,
Geraldine Spira
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From: Lauren Marie <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 9:45 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Clerk Mailbox; [email protected]; Office of Communications; City of Santa Monica
Subject: Displaced from home today food truck still here 13 hours a day. Documentation ongoing Felix Hibachi degrading our home life and neighborhood Attachments: Video.mov

EXTERNAL
The city is allowing a food truck to continuously displace us. On this Saturday evening, I had to stay out of my home all day as we cannot stay in our own home as there is non-stop buzzing and vibration that started at 10am that will go until 11pm tonight from an out of town food truck! For 13 hours today and every day.

No peaceful enjoyment of our home allowed and extreme distress continues Saturday evening in our living room as our home is subjected to the continuous noise, vibration and buzzing of a food-truck generator operating nearby. We can watch tv and relax. This is taking a toll on our health.

Today we have been forced our of own home or endure the persistent low-frequency hum, vibration and buzzing generated by this equipment, which appears to be permitted to operate with little or no meaningful restriction.

The generator used by the Felix Hibachi food truck is creating ongoing low-frequency noise and vibration that can be heard and felt throughout our home.

Even deep inside our residence, including the kitchen and dinning room, bedrooms, on every floor of our home the noise, vibration and ongoing buzzing interfere with our ability to work (livelihood), sleep, cook, dine, have conversations, watch television, rest, and peacefully enjoy our home.

When Felix Hibachi arrives and begins operating, the noise and vibration begin, making the generator the identifiable source of the disturbance. When the generator is no longer operating, the disturbance stops.

Attached is a time, date, and location stamped video documenting the generator in operation from inside our residence.

While the recording documents the generator operating, it does not fully capture the extent of the low-frequency noise and vibration experienced throughout our home.

The sound and vibration are comparable to a low-grade jackhammer continuously operating nearby.

This ongoing condition is significantly interfering with our normal use and enjoyment of our home and is causing substantial distress and difficulty concentrating and functioning.

This incident is consistent with the ongoing pattern previously documented in this case, including repeated recordings from different locations inside our residence and on the property of 821 Bay.

Please add this documentation to the City's ongoing case and provide it to the appropriate staff reviewing this matter.

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From: John Alle <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2026 11:40 AM
To: Santa Monica Coalition
Subject: Family Friendly Parks

EXTERNAL
How many plain-clothes LAPD officers and Sheriff's Deputies ensured the LA District Attorney's private family and staff Labor Day picnic in MacArthur Park was safe yesterday? That same safety does NOT exist daily for residents who feel unsafe in the park and avoid using it. MacArthur Park is NOT currently "familyfriendly" unless the DA is there. Why won't Los Angeles DA Nathan Hochman, LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell and LA Sheriff Robert Luna publicly speak out against Tax-Payer-funded NGOs handing out drug tool kits in the park and surrounding
streets? Reported and unreported overdose deaths and assaults have risen. DSA Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez does not want armed LAPD within the park. Nothing to celebrate.

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From: Lauren Wyka <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2026 11:46 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Council Mailbox; Santa Monica City Manager's Office; City of Santa Monica; Office of Communications
Subject: CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY: Food Truck Generator Noise, Buzzing, Humming, and Vibration Forcing Us Out of Our Home
Attachments: Video.mov

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To: Mayor Caroline Torosis and Members of the Santa Monica City Council From: Lauren Wyka, Santa Monica Resident and Business Owner Re: Ongoing Food Truck Generator Noise, Buzzing, Humming, Vibration and Blaring Floodlights Forcing Us Out of Our Home
311 Cases: CS0242939, CS0242710, CS0242258, CS0242256, CS0236049, CS0206640 SMPD Incident: 88910
Sunday, September 6, 2026
Ongoing Noise, Buzzing, Humming, Vibration and Blaring Floodlights Please listen to this sound clip. You can hear the constant, unrelenting buzzing and humming that is nonstop inside our home and constantly in our ears for the entire time this food truck operates. This is what we are being forced to live with approximately 13 hours a day, 7 days a week, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Today, the truck is also operating its blaring floodlights, despite having previously been told by Code Enforcement not to do so. Yet they continue to use them. This is another example of what appears to be a flagrant disregard for the surrounding residential community and the repeated concerns that have been raised.

How is this being a “Good Neighbor”? This business is representing itself online as operating from a physical location in this community, while its food truck operation continues to subject the people who actually live and work here to hours of generator noise, buzzing, humming, vibration and intrusive lighting every single day.

Once again, there is no peaceful enjoyment of our home. The Felix Hibachi food truck generator is subjecting our residence to continuous noise, sound, low frequency buzzing, humming and vibration.

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24 The World Health Organization recognizes environmental noise as an important public health issue, and NIH published research has documented adverse effects associated with chronic environmental and low frequency noise exposure, including stress, sleep disturbance and fatigue.

This is not simply an inconvenience. It is prolonged exposure occurring inside our home every single day.

I will have to leave my home again today, forced out by a food truck, or endure this disturbance continuously until approximately 11:00 p.m. Despite nearly a year of extensive documentation and repeated requests for help, the City has still not provided an effective solution.

The generator's noise, buzzing, humming and vibration can be heard and felt throughout our residence, including our kitchen, dining room, bedrooms and every floor of our home. It interferes with our ability to work and earn our livelihood, cook, eat, have conversations, watch television, read, rest and simply live in our own home.

When the truck arrives and its generator begins operating, the disturbance begins. When the generator stops, the disturbance stops. The source is identifiable and has been repeatedly documented.

Today's time, date and location stamped video again documents the generator operating from inside our residence. While the constant buzzing and humming are clearly audible in the recording, a phone recording still cannot fully capture the physical low frequency vibration and extent of the disturbance we experience. The sound and vibration are comparable to having a low grade jackhammer continuously operating nearby.

It is unacceptable that after nearly a year of documentation and repeated requests for City assistance, we continue to be run out of our own home by a food truck.

Please add today's documentation to the City's ongoing record and provide it to all appropriate City officials reviewing this matter ahead of Tuesday's City Council meeting.

Lauren Wyka
821 Bay Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
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From: Lauren Wyka <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2026 12:52 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Lana Negrete; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Council Mailbox; Santa Monica City Manager's Office; City of Santa Monica; Office of Communications
Subject: CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY: FORCED OUT OF HOME by Food Truck Generator Noise, Buzzing, Humming and Vibration
Attachments: Video.mov

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To: Mayor Caroline Torosis and Members of the Santa Monica City Council From: Lauren Wyka, Santa Monica Resident
Re: Ongoing Food Truck Generator Noise, Buzzing, Humming, Vibration and Blaring Floodlights Forcing Us Out of Our Home
311 Cases: CS0242939, CS0242710, CS0242258, CS0242256, CS0236049, CS0206640 SMPD Incident: 88910
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Ongoing Noise, Buzzing, Humming, Vibration and Blaring Floodlights Please listen to this new sound clip. This recording is from another room in my home, my office, and you can clearly hear the constant noise, buzzing and humming. The vibration can also be felt. I cannot work from here either. There is nowhere in my home I can go to get away from this. It penetrates every part of our home.

I am now being forced to leave my own home to escape it.

This is what we are being forced to live with approximately 13 hours a day, 7 days a week, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

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26 actually live and work here to hours of generator noise, buzzing, humming, vibration and intrusive lighting every single day.

Once again, there is no peaceful enjoyment of our home. The Felix Hibachi food truck generator is subjecting our residence to continuous noise, sound, low frequency buzzing, humming and vibration.

The World Health Organization recognizes environmental noise as an important public health issue, and NIH published research has documented adverse effects associated with chronic environmental and low frequency noise exposure, including stress, sleep disturbance and fatigue.

This is not simply an inconvenience. It is prolonged exposure occurring inside our home every single day.

When the truck arrives and its generator begins operating, the disturbance begins. When the generator stops, the disturbance stops. The source is identifiable and has been repeatedly documented.

While the constant generator noise, buzzing and humming are clearly audible in today's recording, a phone recording still cannot fully capture the physical low frequency vibration and extent of the disturbance we experience. The sound and vibration are comparable to having a low grade jackhammer continuously operating nearby.

It is unacceptable that after nearly a year of documentation and repeated requests for City assistance, I am being forced out of my own home today because of a food truck.

Please add today's documentation to the City's ongoing record and provide it to all appropriate City officials reviewing this matter ahead of Tuesday's City Council meeting.

Lauren Wyka
821 Bay Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
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From: Lauren Wyka <[email protected]>
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Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Lana Negrete; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Council Mailbox; Santa Monica City Manager's Office; City of Santa Monica; Office of Communications
Subject: LABOR DAY: Food Truck Generator Has Driven Me Out of My Home Two Days in a Row, 13 Hours a Day, No Relief
Attachments: Video.mov

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To: Mayor Caroline Torosis and Members of the Santa Monica City Council From: Lauren Wyka, Santa Monica Resident
Re: Ongoing Food Truck Generator Noise, Buzzing, Humming, Vibration and Blaring Floodlights Forcing Us Out of Our Home
311 Cases: CS0242939, CS0242710, CS0242258, CS0242256, CS0236049, CS0206640 SMPD Incident: 88910
Monday, September 7, 2026, Labor Day
Ongoing Noise, Buzzing, Humming, and Vibration
Please listen to today's sound clip. This recording is from my living room, another room inside my home, and you can clearly hear the constant generator noise, buzzing and humming. The low frequency vibration can also be physically felt. There is nowhere in our home we can go to get away from this.

Today is Labor Day, a national holiday, a day when residents should be able to rest and peacefully enjoy their homes. Instead, this food truck will be operating outside our home for approximately 13 hours today, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., subjecting us to continuous generator noise, buzzing, humming and vibration. We cannot relax. We cannot rest. We have no peace inside our own home.

This past Saturday, September 5, and again yesterday, Sunday, September 6, I was driven out of my own home by this food truck. I left in the early afternoon because I could no longer endure the nonstop buzzing, rumbling and vibration. I did not want to come home while the truck was still there, so I stayed away from my own home until after approximately 11:00 p.m., when the truck finally left.

This happened two days in a row.

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28 where I can feel at peace, rest and recover. Instead, my mind and body are beginning to associate being at home with an ongoing disturbance that I cannot escape unless I physically leave.

This is what this situation has become. I am altering my daily life and staying away from my own home for hours at a time because a commercial food truck generator is being allowed to operate outside of it 13 hours a day, 7 days a week. This is not peaceful enjoyment of our home and property. It is displacement from it.

Today I have things I need to do inside my home, yet I will have to endure 13 hours of buzzing and humming in my ears, the low frequency rumbling of a gas powered generator, and vibration that can be felt inside our home and physically in my body. If I want to escape it, I have to leave my own home.

The City has the authority to enforce its codes and Vehicle Vendor Good Neighbor Policies. Yet after extensive documentation and repeated requests for help, this continues 13 hours a day, 7 days a week, making it increasingly impossible for us to comfortably live and work in our home, interfering with our livelihood, and forcing us out of our own home to escape it.

I am so disheartened and deeply saddened by what this situation has become. After months upon months of asking the City for help, documenting what is happening, and trying to get the appropriate departments to act, I am now staying away from my own home because I dread coming back to the nonstop buzzing, rumbling and vibration. I never imagined that I would have to fight this hard simply to be able to peacefully live and work in my own home and enjoy my own property.

Why do these protections remain unenforced? Why should taxpaying residents have to come before the City Council simply to get the City's own protections enforced? I seriously do not understand why City departments whose duty and job it is to enforce these protections have still not developed an organized and coordinated plan of action to stop this ongoing intrusion.

The result feels as though the City is telling its residents that an out of town food truck has more rights than the people who actually live, work, pay taxes, own or rent property, and operate local businesses here in Santa Monica.

There are City codes and Vehicle Vendor Good Neighbor Policies specifically intended to protect residents and neighboring businesses from these impacts. I am asking the City to enforce its own protections so that we can peacefully live and work inside our own home and enjoy our property.

Once again, there is no peaceful enjoyment of our home. The Felix Hibachi food truck generator is subjecting our residence to continuous noise, low frequency buzzing, humming and vibration approximately 13 hours a day, 7 days a week, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

National Institutes of Health (NIH) indexed research on low frequency noise has also documented associations with psychological distress, sleep disturbance, fatigue and difficulty concentrating. This is not simply an inconvenience. It is prolonged exposure occurring inside our home every single day.

When the truck arrives and its generator begins operating, the disturbance begins. When the generator stops, the disturbance stops. The source is identifiable and has been repeatedly documented.

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I am asking the City to enforce its own protections. I am asking the Council to intervene and direct Code Enforcement, Traffic Services, and the City Attorney to work together and put a definitive end to this ongoing disruption.

No resident should be forced out of their home by a commercial food truck generator operating 13 hours a day, 7 days a week. Yet even on Labor Day, after nearly a year of documentation and repeated requests for City assistance, that is exactly what is happening to us.

Please add today's documentation to the City's ongoing record and provide it to all appropriate City officials reviewing this matter ahead of Tuesday's City Council meeting.

Lauren Wyka
821 Bay Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
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From: Amani Abou-Zamzam MBA <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2026 9:27 PM
To: Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin
Cc: councilmtgitems; Oliver Chi; Susan Cline; Peter James Subject: OPPOSE & RETRACT “MASTER LEASING" AND RESIDENTS MUST WEIGH IN AS PROMISED BY MAYOR, COUNCIL; LA SUP

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Mayor Torosis and SM Council…. This is Outrageous!!! Your Constituents-Voters are counting on you! What happened to hearing our Concerns as you “Promised"?? Especially after the “OCEAN AVE” Debacle and Your promises to hear our Input First?? How did “Master Leasing” Pass without Residents Input ??? We have a Right to Weigh in on what impacts Our Neighborhoods!!! Right when we are on the verge of bringing SM back to our glory days!? This is a Grave Error for SM and its future!!! Especially allowing Drug Use in “Housing First” Which is now being dialed back to “Treatment First” by Federal Law.. HHS Aug 2026.. **No one deserves neighbors who use Drugs next door and cause chaos.. **We don’t pay our taxes to decrease our qualities of life… We have seen the Chaos in LA and Venice Bridge Housing and SM People Concern!!!! Mayor and Council and City Manager Chi... have to Do The Right Thing and Retract This… Until Residents have their VOTE and Input on Modifications and/or a Retraction..

We Residents Matter and We Earned the Right to Know and Have INPUT….that Affect Our Lives...

If this moves forward before retractions can be made.. you must Not allow Drug Use and Insist on Sober Living.. and No “Harm Reduction” Period..
(And separately also Stop Venice Clinic from Roaming our SM Parks!!) Please Do The Right Thing For Your Constituents and Our Beautiful Santa Monica!!! We Constituents-Voters are Counting on You!!!
30 Year Homeowner and Santa Monica Resident…and SM Voter 60 Year Los Angeles Homeowner and Resident..

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From: MELISSA FEINBERG <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 7:59 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Please and I’m begging you…

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Please be tougher on the homeless crisis happening in Santa Monica.

They seem to have more rights than the actual citizens of Santa Monica and it’s gone too far.

Manhattan Beach, Hermosa and a few other So Cal cities use the actual laws in place to deal with the problem.

And those cities are doing very well in cleaning up their beaches and keeping their streets safe.

Santa Monica is weak on crime and homelessness.

I’m a lifelong Dem and WAS a bleeding heart liberal until last year.

Now for the first time I will be voting Republican.

I can’t support democrats anymore especially if we don’t have the protection and pragmatic approach from Gov Newsom after 2029.

I’ll be voting for Hilton this election and I’m beginning to look at Republicans for all other candidates on my ballot this year.

And I’m not alone.

MANY of us lifelong democratic property owners in SM are completely over the crime and the homeless crisis happening in our city.

If you were stronger on these issues you would have the full support of every Democrat and probably many of the registered Republicans in the city.

Please deal with the crime, homelessness and fraud so we can somehow get our city back under control.

Even our SMPD are frustrated and they say their hands are tied.

We have the laws on our side.

Please use them to the full extent.

Thank you in advance.

All the best,
Melissa
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Melissa Feinberg

PROPERTY MASTER
[email protected]
(818) 612-1654
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To: councilmtgitems; Ellis Raskin; Natalya Zernitskaya; Santa Monica City Manager's Office; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis Cc: City of Santa Monica
Subject: This AM run out of our home by a food truck: Documentation: Felix Hibachi Generator Noise and Vibration Inside Residence
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Dear Mayor Torosis, City Council members, and City Manager Chi, This morning we are being run out of our own home by a vehicle vendor food truck. Where are we suppose to go? Where am I suppose to work? The city is allowing a food truck to continously displace us. On this Saturday morning we cannot stay in our own home as there is non-stop buzzing and vibration that started at 10am that will go until 11pm tonight form an out of town food truck! 11 hours of no peace or relaxing in our home today and tomorrow and everyday since October 2025! We have to leave our home as it’s unbearable. Please help!
We have been documenting this for months and nothing is changing. We are asking for your help.

I will see you on Tuesday at the Council Meeting. I wanted you to see, and understand how bad this really is! Everyday! It’s unbearable at this point. Thank you, Lauren No peaceful enjoyment of our home allowed and extreme distress continues Saturday evening in our living room as our home is subjected to the continuous noise, vibration and buzzing of a food-truck generator operating nearby.

The generator used by the Felix Hibachi food truck is creating ongoing low-frequency noise and vibration that can be heard and felt throughout our home.

Attached is a time, date, and location stamped video documenting the generator in operation from inside our residence.

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2 While the recording documents the generator operating, it does not fully capture the extent of the lowfrequency noise and vibration experienced throughout our home.

The sound and vibration are comparable to a low-grade jackhammer continuously operating nearby.

This ongoing condition is significantly interfering with our normal use and enjoyment of our home and is causing substantial distress and difficulty concentrating and functioning.

This incident is consistent with the ongoing pattern previously documented in this case, including repeated recordings from different locations inside our residence and on the property of 821 Bay.

Please add this documentation to the City's ongoing case and provide it to the appropriate staff reviewing this matter.

Lauren Wyka
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From: Lauren Wyka <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 11:48 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: APPENDIX B – Final Video Evidence for September 8, 2026 Public Testimony, Lauren Wyka
Attachments: Video.mov; Video_1.mov

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Dear Santa Monica City Clerk,
Please log the two attached video clips into the permanent public record as “APPENDIX B” for my scheduled public testimony on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, and make them available for review by the Mayor and City Council prior to Tuesday night’s meeting.

Both videos were recorded on Friday, September 4, 2026, while the vehicle vendor remained operating until approximately 11:00 PM.

The first video was recorded outside and clearly documents the food truck operating at the location late at night.

The second video was recorded from inside my bedroom at 10:40 PM and documents the persistent low-frequency generator noise and motor rumbling penetrating our home during nighttime hours.

This occurred after the 10:00 PM nighttime threshold established under Santa Monica Municipal Code § 4.12.060, which governs exterior noise standards. For residential Noise Zone I, the Code establishes nighttime limits beginning at 10:00 PM of 50 dBA for a 15-minute continuous measurement period and 55 dBA for a 5-minute continuous measurement period.

The disturbance was severe enough that I placed a call to the Santa Monica Police Department regarding disturbing the peace — Police Incident #2026-88910.

Together, these videos document both the source of the disturbance and what we are being forced to experience from inside our own home: persistent low-frequency motor rumbling and vibration penetrating our walls late at night, making it impossible to peacefully sleep, rest, or enjoy our home.

After months of documentation, complaints, and repeated requests for enforcement, it is deeply disturbing that this operation is not only continuing every day, but is now extending later into the night.

This is no longer simply a noise complaint. It reflects an ongoing and blatant lack of regard for the surrounding residential community—and a continuing failure to provide meaningful enforcement or relief.

Residents should not have to repeatedly document the same disturbance, contact City departments, and ultimately call the police simply to have peace inside their own bedrooms.

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Thank you for your assistance in ensuring this documentation is included in the public record.

Lauren Wyka
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Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2026 1:18 PM
To: [email protected]; Shawn Landres; Nina Fresco; Jim Ries; Josh Hamilton; Leslie Lambert; Peer Chacko; Jacob Wasserman; Santa Monica City Manager's Office; Finance Mailbox
Cc: councilmtgitems; Jennifer Taylor; Oliver Chi; Susan Cline; Peter James; Sandra Santiago; Sergio Ramirez; Lisa Parson; Lauren Howland; Melissa Spagnuolo; Attorney Mailbox; Lana Negrete; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Natalya Zernitskaya; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject: THE CITY WAS NOTIFIED EIGHT TIMES—DON’T ACCEPT ITS PR NARRATIVE AT FACE VALUE

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THE CITY WAS NOTIFIED EIGHT TIMES—DON’T ACCEPT ITS PR NARRATIVE AT FACE VALUE The City of Santa Monica may portray its proposed exclusive agreement with AEG/Goldenvoice for the Civic Auditorium as routine, transparent and unopposed. The documented record—and the City’s own legal obligations—tell a different story. City officials received eight notices: August 5 — Written objection. The City was formally warned about the proposed exclusive arrangement before proceeding. August 10 — Oaks Initiative notice. The City was notified of concerns about the required disclosure of AEG/Goldenvoice’s officers, directors and individuals holding more than a 10% financial interest before receiving a qualifying public benefit. August 10 — Formal procurement protest. Santa Monica Municipal Code §2.24.110 says that once a qualifying protest is filed, “no solicitation shall be awarded” until a final determination is issued. It also requires the City Manager or designee to issue a written decision, with reasons, within 10 days. August 12 — Warning delivered before the City Council vote. The Council was expressly informed of the procurement and disclosure objections before voting, but proceeded without first resolving them. August 13 — Written addendum and supporting record. Additional facts and legal grounds were submitted, further documenting that the objections were not vague or merely political. August 21 — Demand for the overdue procurement determination. After the 10-day period passed without the required written decision, the City was formally reminded of its obligation. If the City contends §2.24.110 does not apply, it should explain that position in writing—not simply ignore the protest. August 26 — Formal Brown Act complaint. The City was notified that its closed-session and open-session procedures were being challenged. This notice did not automatically stay the agreement, but it placed officials on notice of alleged opengovernment violations before any further implementation. August 30 — Statutory Cure and Correct demand. California Government Code §54960.1 gives the City 30 days after receiving the demand to cure or correct the challenged action or provide written notice that it refuses to do so. The demand does not automatically invalidate the vote, but it is a mandatory step toward asking a court to declare the action null and void. The City cannot credibly claim it did not know about these objections. It received repeated written notice, including notice before the Council vote. The strongest immediate contracting restriction comes from the procurement protest: if §2.24.110 applies, the City could not award the challenged solicitation until issuing its final determination. The City may dispute whether the AEG process qualifies as a procurement or solicitation—but that is now one of the central questions before the court. A civil case has been filed in Los Angeles Superior Court challenging the City’s actions. Filing a case does not prove the allegations, and it does not by itself stop the Item 1-A
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2 agreement unless the court issues an injunction. But it does mean the City’s carefully managed public-relations narrative is not the final word. Residents should examine the eight notices, the City’s own procurement code and the court filing. Santa Monica deserves facts, transparency and lawful process—not propaganda. Sources: Santa Monica Municipal Code §2.24.110:
https://ecode360.com/42719200 California Government Code §54960.1:
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/
Sincerely,
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On Sep 3, 2026, at 12:29 AM, [email protected] wrote:

Santa Monica’s mayoral rotation has a glaring flaw.

That should change.

The office of Mayor comes with heightened visibility, ceremonial authority, media exposure, agenda-setting influence, and the ability to speak for the City at public events.

During an election year, those advantages can blur the line between official City leadership and campaigning for another term.

No sitting councilmember who is actively seeking re-election should be allowed to serve as Mayor during that election cycle.

This is not about one individual. It is about basic fairness.

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Santa Monica should amend its Council rules so that any councilmember up for reelection is temporarily ineligible to serve as Mayor until the election is over.

Public office should not double as a campaign platform.

Sincerely,
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Joe DiRosa
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213-STAGE-LA
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From: John Alle <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 7, 2026 2:11 PM
To: Santa Monica Coalition
Subject: Steve Hilton

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Without an entourage of uniformed and plainclothes police and sheriffs with helicopters overhead, Steve Hilton, the next governor of California, diligently walked through MacArthur Park and the Westlake area of LA--some of LA's dirtiest, disease-stricken areas—to see for himself how corrupt and sick the city's and state's 1-party rule is. Hilton pledged to end taxpayer- and privately-funded handouts of all drug paraphernalia in our parks and public spaces.

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Sent: Monday, September 7, 2026 9:47 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Lana Negrete; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Council Mailbox; Santa Monica City Manager's Office; City of Santa Monica; Office of Communications
Subject: Please Help Us — We No Longer Want to Be Inside Our Own Home — Food Truck Generator Disturbance
Attachments: Video.mov

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To: Mayor Caroline Torosis and Members of the Santa Monica City Council From: Lauren Wyka, Santa Monica Resident
Re: Ongoing Food Truck Generator Noise and Vibration Forcing Us Out of Our Home 311 Cases: CS0242939, CS0242710, CS0242258, CS0242256, CS0236049, CS0206640 SMPD Incident: 88910
Monday, September 7, 2026 — Labor Day
Please listen to this sound clip, recorded inside my home. You can clearly hear the constant generator noise—including buzzing, beeping, rumbling and motor cycling. The low-frequency vibration can also be physically felt. There is nowhere in our home we can go to get away from this.

Tonight, I cannot even sit in my own living room, watch television and rest. On Labor Day, this food truck will be operating outside our home for approximately 13 hours, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. We cannot relax. We cannot rest. We have no peace inside our own home.

This past Saturday and again Sunday, I was driven out of my own home by this food truck. I left because I could no longer endure the nonstop disturbance and stayed away until after approximately 11:00 p.m., when I knew the truck would be gone. This happened two days in a row.

I don't even want to be in my own home anymore while this truck is operating. It is brutal and maddening to be subjected to relentless noise, rumbling and physical vibration day after day, with nowhere to escape it. The only way I can get relief is to leave my own home.

A commercial food truck generator is being allowed to operate outside our residence 13 hours a day, 7 days a week. This is not peaceful enjoyment of our home and property. It is displacement from it.

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2 The City has codes and Vehicle Vendor Good Neighbor Policies intended to protect residents from these impacts, yet this ongoing intrusion continues.

I am asking the Council to please help us, intervene and direct Code Enforcement, Traffic Services, and the City Attorney to work together and put a definitive end to this ongoing disruption.

No resident should be forced out of their home by a commercial food truck generator operating 13 hours a day, 7 days a week. Yet tonight, on Labor Day, I cannot even sit in my living room, watch television and rest peacefully in my own home.

Please add today's documentation to the City's record and provide it to all appropriate City officials reviewing this matter ahead of Tuesday's City Council meeting.

Lauren Wyka
821 Bay Street
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From: Clerk Mailbox
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 1:06 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: FW: Sorry I'm late!
Attachments: Public Comment Fouad Alkisswani Sept 8 2026.docx Mitchell Kois
Staff Assistant III | City Clerk’s Office
(310) 458-8211 x5518
From: Fouad Alkisswani <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 12:17 PM
To: Clerk Mailbox <[email protected]>
Subject: Sorry I'm late!

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I'd like to submit a public comment for today's 5:30PM city council meeting. Attached.

Fouad I. Alkisswani (he/him)
WYA Technologies / FIA Consulting Services
[email protected]
[email protected]
(424) 377-7137
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Public Comment: Fouad I. Alkisswani, Santa Monica Resident and Business Owner Santa Monica City Council Meeting – Sept 8, 2026, 5:30PM Hello, and good evening.

My name is Fouad Alkisswani, and I have been a Santa Monica resident for a little over a year. I have a huge passion for airports, and during my 17 year tenure at Capital One, have led initiatives that have increased revenue by hundreds of millions of dollars, influenced up through the CEO and board of directors, and have been in multiple meetings with Rich Fairbank himself. When I left 3 years ago, I was leading a $1B P&L in Capital One’s most profitable business, and spearheaded an enterprise-wide cross sell initiative.

I own a small business (FIA Consulting Services, LLC) which is incorporated here in Santa Monica – It’s a management consulting firm helping businesses worldwide grow and optimize their book.

I have a huge passion to make Santa Monica the New York City of the West. I want the airport to become a hub for next generation travel inclusive Electronic Vertical Landings and Takeoffs, Automated Aircraft, and I want our residents (rich and poor) to ask themselves “Do I need to go to LAX” every time they need to fly somewhere.

The Santa Monica, Inc passion helps drive the airport dream. I want to be on the front lines of helping bring commercial occupancy to 95% or greater. Santa Monica is an amazing city and I want businesses to fight to want to be here.

Thanks for your time.

Fouad
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From: Clarence McDowell <[email protected]>
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To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Clerk Mailbox; Oliver Chi; Romy Ganschow; Jing Yeo; Risk Management; Victoria McDowell (Isis)
Subject: Public Comment Handout — 1011 Pico Blvd., Unit 7 — City Council Meeting Tuesday, September 8, 2026 — HD-11536 | Permit No. 26BLD-0578 | Case No. 25-COM-1682 Attachments: Council_Handout_Enforce_PerDiem_Settle_GL_Harassment_090826.pdf

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Dear City Clerk and Members of the City Council,
Attached is our public-comment handout for tonight’s City Council meeting (Tuesday, September 8, 2026), concerning 1011 Pico Blvd., Unit 7 — Habitability Determination HD-11536, Permit No. 26BLD-0578, and pending Government Claims Act claim (Case No. 25-COM-1682).

The handout summarizes three requests for Council action:

1. Enforce the required relocation per diem under HD-11536 (corrected net unpaid balance $57,706 as of August 29, 2026, accruing $473/night).

2. Agendize a closed session under Government Code § 54956.9 to consider settlement of the pending Government Claims Act claim before the 45-day response window closes around September 12, 2026.

3. Agendize a written disposition of the pending tenant-harassment complaint under SMMC Chapter 4.56 and direct a cease-and-desist position on rent demands while HD-11536 remains unlifted and Civil Code 1942.4 predicates are satisfied.

This handout is submitted for the public record and for staff/Council follow-up. It does not constitute a settlement offer or legal advice. All figures are sourced from the Claimants’ filed supplements and City records.

We would appreciate confirmation that the handout has been received and distributed to the Mayor, Councilmembers, City Manager, City Attorney, Director of Community Development, and Risk Management.

Respectfully,
Clarence McDowell Victoria McDowell
1011 Pico Blvd., Unit 7 Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310) 291-4468 | [email protected]
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