To the editor: The article on noise and warmth in L.A. doesn’t even point out the issue of airplane noise within the west San Fernando Valley (“A tour of the sound and warmth hellscape that’s L.A.,” Sept. 9). It does point out LAX, however we additionally hear the incessant excessive noise brought on by airline flight paths to and from the airports right here, plus low-flying police helicopters. A serious airline flight path appears to enter the west valley over the hills about midway between the 101 and 118 freeways, and it creates excessive noise virtually repeatedly. Can one thing be completed, like maybe requiring a bit greater flight (as a couple of do) till previous the magnifying sound brought on by the hills?
To assist with warmth, town ought to be prioritizing and instantly planting bushes in parkways, together with quite a few older areas the place bushes have died. On my 60-year-old seven-block road, there are solely about eight bushes nonetheless dwelling. Enormously wanted are shade bushes which might be drought tolerant.
These options may significantly assist cut back the influence of those insidious well being threats.
Wanda Dameron, West Hills
