HomeMy WebLinkAbout9/16/2025 Item 7b, Vujovich-LaBarre
Mila Vujovich-LaBarre <
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Subject:Grand Jury Report 9.16.25
September 16, 2025
Mayor Stewart and Council Members
990 Palm Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Mayor Stewart and Council Members,
As a member of the Student Community Liaison Committee (SCLC), I am hoping that you will
address the concerns of residents of our fine City that appeared in the Grand Jury report.
The SCLC, which is supposed to serve as a mechanism of communication among Cal Poly, Cuesta
College, the City and County of San Luis Obispo, and community organizations, was not capable of
addressing concerns with a robust plan of action.
I was elated to see concerns of neighborhoods elevated to the Grand Jury.
While the mission of SCLC is to proactively engage in discussions to promote positive relations,
mutual respect, and improved quality of life for all citizens of San Luis Obispo, it has protected
students, quite frankly, some of whom are affiliated with the illegal fraternities that are operating in R1
and R2 neighborhoods.
Our SCLC meetings have become information-sharing in nature and productive, but have been
constantly clouded by the matter of unruly student behavior.
Much of the inappropriate behavior has been centered around the fact that there are multiple houses
that are "satellite houses" for fraternities in the eyes of Cal Poly representatives, but are basically
“illegal” according to City codes.
Please make sure that these houses are identified. Please inform the heads of these fraternities to
keep their celebrations in places that do not impact the neighborhoods. It will be wonderful for Cal
Poly to eventually build a “Greek Row” on campus.
There are multiple people in our community who follow the statistics of noise complaints and how
they are addressed by our police department. Apparently, many residences in the Alta Vista area
have now become "concert venues" and "event venues" with amplified music, large crowds, and
some even charging admission.
Our City residents' peace and safety should be a top priority. There is no "right to party," so these
activities should not be allowed per our Municipal Code.
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While I applaud the SLO Police Department for the introduction and expansion of the Safety
Enhancement Zone ordinance for Halloween and St. Fratty's Day, something must be done to curb
the parties that occur almost every weekend.
Why not make a policy that Community Service Officers( CSO), using a zero tolerance policy, be
utilized for noise complaints every weekend, particularly in the Alta Vista and Monterey Heights
areas? More citations would send a clear message that these disturbing behaviors are not
acceptable in our residential neighborhoods, where residents and their children need to sleep. I
suggest ramping up the fine schedule to $1,000 or more for noise violations.
The are students at both Cal Poly and Cuesta College who bring an immense amount of vibrancy to
our community. There are so many students who positively contribute to our community. Action must
be taken to educate the students who are choosing to disrupt the serenity in our neighborhoods.
Please make sure that you use this golden opportunity to create new solutions for residents, who are
your constituents.
While the SCLC is a lovely place to chat and share information, it does not have the power to create
solutions for noise violations and illegal fraternities like you do.
Please heed the information in this report and use it to problem-solve.
Please revise your response to include some constructive efforts to help those living in these
impacted neighborhoods.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Mila Vujovich-La Barre
Geographic Neighborhood Representative - SCLC
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