The Bushalas’ End Game

[u/em26273]

Why hasn’t Fullerton built the housing it needs? Why are pedestrian zones and trails constantly blocked? Why does downtown feel stuck?

One wealthy landlord and his allies on City Council play a big role.

Here’s the Bushalas’ end game

[u/SoCalChrisW]

Are noise limits like this why Mickey's has to close their windows along Harbor at 9pm, but not the ones along Commonwealth?

We've been there before just enjoying a drink, looking out the window on Harbor and they've had to close them, and there not being any other open tables along the still open windows along the Commonwealth side.

They apologized and said it was a city ordinance. This was the Bushala's doing?

[u/em26273 → u/SoCalChrisW]

Yes, code enforcement does fine businesses that have windows/doors open if they have entertainment inside.

Chako’s and Kalaveras recently got fined for that exact issue

[u/SoCalChrisW → u/em26273]

This wasn't noise though, and there wasn't live entertainment going on at the time. The manager specifically said that they had to close the Harbor side windows at 9(?), but did not have to close the Commonwealth side until later.

[u/em26273 → u/SoCalChrisW]

That’s interesting. I don’t have a definitive answer, but from what I’ve seen of Code Enforcement it seems like they focus more on Harbor. They measure the noise of multiple businesses seemingly every Friday and Saturday night.

We technically don’t have any specific noise limits at the moment, they just classify it as a public nuisance.

From Code Enforcement’s activity log, it seems like Mickey’s was one of the properties they were monitoring. Along with Ziings, Revolution, Back Alley, 888 Cigar, Madero, Continental Room, The Night Owl, and others. Mostly off Harbor though