Mailbag: Partying and noise continue to disrupt Balboa Peninsula

I have lived on the Balboa Peninsula for the last 20 years. It used to be that the summer renters caused the biggest noise issues, but no longer.

Some of the students renting during the winter months are the big problem now. They go out at 9 p.m. but are back at home partying by midnight and well into the wee hours of the morning.

As a resident and taxpayer, I feel it’s my right to be able to enjoy leaving my windows open, but the profanities and loud music get to be really bad sometimes. We call the police to come out and quiet them down but often it takes an hour or longer for them to show up.

I recognize that there may be more urgent issues than underage drinking and disturbing the public, but when they do finally come out, they quiet down for awhile, and then start up again.

My big question is why aren’t the LUGO (Loud and Unruly Gathering Ordinance) laws being enforced? We have laws in this city to prevent loud or unruly gatherings.

If fines were actually given out, these partiers might think twice about shouting drunken profanities while they’re playing beer pong on their patio and getting a second and higher fine. Enough is enough! Why don’t the police fine these disrupters and their absentee landlords and deter them from this offensive behavior!

Janice Shallin

Newport Beach

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Unsung Heroes column is welcome

Last week I read about a retired a airline pilot who cooks for the homeless. This week I read about a person who was homeless that now helps the homeless.

There are a large number of volunteers in Orange County who give to others, as the two that I have indicated. I enjoyed the articles. I think this should be an ongoing column.

Bill Slavin

Huntington Beach

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Local clinic is a treasure

My hardiest praise to the Laguna Beach Community Clinic and its new medical director, Dr. Jorge Rubal, for the excellent symposium on Navigating Mortality they presented this past Tuesday in City Council chambers.

The keynoter, Fay Blix, an elder-care attorney, and the panel of experts skillfully presented us with practical information about end-of-life care — a vital topic we all need to think about, but tend to avoid. This was the first health symposium the clinic plans to offer the community.

Laguna Beach should be proud of its amazing community clinic, which offers high-quality medical care over the life span, regardless of patients’ ability to pay. With more than 15,000 patient visits per year, they deserve our thanks — and our financial support.

James Vaughan

Laguna Beach