Police at LEVEL Venue: Turn It Down, Wait, Turn It Back Up

Nobody on our block wants to call the police on a party. It is awkward, it takes time, and it feels like a failure of simple neighborliness. We tried neighborliness first. A resident walked over during an event and spoke to the organizer in person. He was brushed off.

So the calls started.

The pattern

LAPD has been called to LEVEL repeatedly over amplified music on the patio. Residents describe the same sequence each time. Officers arrive. The volume drops. Officers leave. The volume climbs back up.

That is not a misunderstanding about where the property line is. It is a decision, made on the spot, that the music matters more than the neighbors, and that the police are an inconvenience to be waited out.

Why this should worry LEVEL's clients

If you are paying for a wedding, a gala or a Bar Mitzvah at LEVEL, you probably did not budget for a patrol car outside the door. Every event staged with amplified music on the patio is an event where that can happen.

Ask LEVEL, before you sign, how often police have been called during events, and what happens to your party when they are.

What ends this

It is simple. Take the DJs, live singers and amplified music indoors. Answer the phone when neighbors call. Nobody will need to call anyone else.