BELMONT SHORE, LONG BEACH (KABC) — There’s a new push to increase public safety in the Belmont Shore neighborhood in Long Beach and bars have agreed to do their part.<\/p>\n
For the next 30 days, bars in the area will now close early at midnight.<\/p>\n
Dozens of community members attended a City Council meeting Tuesday night to voice their concerns.<\/p>\n
“The wall of my house has been smashed through by a drunken driver,” said Michael Anderson. “We’ve had a light pole next to the house knocked over by a drunken driver. “<\/p>\n
“Stabbings, fights, now it’s murders. And it’s my kids that I’m fighting for,” one woman told the council.<\/p>\n
Bar staff from local bars also attended Tuesday’s meeting and said they are willing to take a financial hit by closing early in the name of safety.<\/p>\n
The area, which was once mostly retail stores and restaurants, has transformed into a late-night bar scene that is often rowdy and has even turned violent.<\/p>\n
Last month, a 32-year-old father was gunned down just after 1:30 a.m. outside a bar in the area.<\/p>\n
Some residents don’t think the 30-day change is enough.<\/p>\n
“I think it’s insufficient,” said Michele Simon. “I mean, we’ve had three murders over the span of 18 months. So what are they gonna say? ‘Well no murders in a month so back to 2 a.m.'”<\/p>\n
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