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You waited patiently, loud denizens of Berkeley, and now the day is finally here. The City Council is set to vote tonight on an ordinance that could relax noise limits. If passed, this would “allow entertainment venues and festival organizers to exceed the noise regulations if they obtain a permit beforehand.”
The noise limit would be raised from 10 to 15 decibels. More sound permits would be given out each year, without limits.
Obvious question: could Berserkeley get any louder? Between garbage trucks, sirens, and the amusingly colorful street vendors, the more frighteningly verbose street vendors,protesters, impromptu concerts, regularly scheduled concerts, drunk frat boys, and run-of-the-mill loudmouths, this city has our ears ringing regularly.
But they’re doing this to bolster the downtown economy. And as amusing as the guy who sells chain mail is, more festivals might do more to shore up consumers.
If it does pass, we’d suggest investing in some kind of noise-reducing earwear. This could get ugly.
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Berkeley may ease some noise limits [SFGate]
Tags:Berkeley City Council, concerts, decibels, downtown, festivals, noise
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