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 attributable to airline flight paths to and from the airports right here, plus low-flying police helicopters. A significant 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 nearly constantly. Can one thing be completed, like maybe requiring a bit increased flight (as just a few do) till previous the magnifying sound attributable to the hills?
To assist with warmth, town must be prioritizing and instantly planting timber in parkways, together with quite a few older areas the place timber have died. On my 60-year-old seven-block road, there are solely about eight timber nonetheless dwelling. Tremendously wanted are shade timber which can be drought tolerant.
These options might vastly assist cut back the impression of those insidious well being threats.
Wanda Dameron, West Hills
