The City of Beverly Hills has filed a lawsuit against Unite Here Local 11 over early morning noise levels associated with the union’s ongoing picket lines at hotels.
While Santa Monica’s City Attorney has previously said union protests are largely exempt from local noise rules, the rules in Beverly Hills and the union’s alleged actions differ from events in Santa Monica.
Beverly Hills is asking a judge to limit noise from protests at the Beverly Hilton and Waldorf Astoria hotels between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. in accordance with the City’s noise ordinances. The lawsuit alleges several violations of those restrictions in recent weeks.
According to the complaint, the Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) received its first complaint on June 15 when residents complained about noise starting at 5:30 a.m. including “the banging of drums, whistles being blown, and shouting and screaming.”
Officers spoke to the union representative at the time and asked them to reduce their noise levels during the early morning hours.
On July 24, Beverly Hills City Manager Nancy Hunt-Coffey, received similar complaints and she also spoke with protesters about the noise levels. Officials had a third conversation with the protesters on July 26 and BHPD has responded to several other complaints at the hotels.
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