Posts Tagged ‘noise pollution’
Walnut Creek Prepares To Ban Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers April 1
Fans of leaf blowers vow to continue using the gassy machines Walnut Creek city officials have vowed to ban April 1 – a scenario which, if borne out, could make the city the latest civic battleground over a device naysayers have labeled “Satan’s Whistle.” Love ’em or loathe ’em the city says they won’t be…
Read MoreNoise Issues Cropping Up In Danville, San Ramon, Mora… Well, Just About Everywhere In The 24/680. Citizens Unhappy.
Veteran readers know we have a thing about unnecessary noise. We try not to give voice to it much anymore because, well, things are quiet around the News Bunker and people don’t like a Squeaky Wheel squeaking about the same thing over and over again. We’ve just said local noise pollution is a problem, it…
Read MoreWhaddaya Know, Other Locals Unhappy With Use Of Leaf Blowers… New Anti-Blower Group Organizes In Walnut Creek
Veteran readers may have recognized our past truculence when it comes to the widespread and unceasing use of Satan’s Whistle in the 24/680 – known to the evil scientists who created them as: The Leaf Blower. Past efforts to lessen the impact of the whiny, fume-spewing monsters have been mocked or gone unnoticed by public…
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