We, the undersigned, as concerned Glassell Park residents, ask you, our local district representatives, to stop Crown Castle and Verizon from installing the proposed cell tower equipment so close to our homes and in our neighborhood community.


We join several neighborhoods, cities, counties, schools, organizations, and courts around the world who are saying "NO" to wireless facilities with antennae in their neighborhoods for one or all of the following reasons:

1. Residents already have adequate cell phone and wireless data coverage in the area, so we don't need a new Verizon Wireless antenna here. Of course, Verizon Wireless will tell you they "need" one there, but there are always other options and locations.
2. The WHO/International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B) based on an increased risk for glioma, a malignant type of brain cancer, associated with wireless phone use. (May 31, 2011) Once a cell site is established, our ability to protect ourselves from additional hazardous exposure of more installations becomes more of a challenge.
3. Much of Glassell Park is in a High Fire Severity Zone with limited escape routes. "Electrical fires cannot be fought through conventional means until the power has been cut. Firefighters or anyone else trying to put water on an energized cell tower fire will be electrocuted." ~Susan Foster, Co-Founder California Fires and Firefighters
4. Aesthetics and the devaluation of real estate. In March 2014, the National Institute for Science, Law and Public Policy’s survey “Neighborhood Cell Towers & Antennas—Do They Impact a Property’s Desirability?” found that an overwhelming majority of respondents (94%) reported that cell towers and antennas in a neighborhood or on a building would negatively impact interest in a property and the price they would be willing to pay for it. Glassell Park residents don't want decreased property value for homes and neighborhoods.

We are outraged that our neighborhoods and community are NOT being notified that these cell towers are being installed, especially without a chance to appeal.

This is a very time-sensitive matter! These cell towers are already up and running in our neighborhood. (two are a half a mile apart in our neighborhood, both under 6 ft from the homes where families sleep) Crown Castle and Verizon intend to install one on our property, and who knows how many more.

To our elected officials: We are your constituents and neighbors, and we are asking you to please listen to those who voted for you and fix the laws regulating wireless telecommunications facilities' placement.

We urge you to expedite this process and impose an immediate moratorium on all wireless telecommunication facilities so close to homes.

Thank you for your consideration and attention to this important matter.

Glassell Park neighborhood, Los Angeles, and concerned citizens.

***Please sign below ASAP***