Football stadium lights, noise, and traffic are the basis of a new lawsuit filed against the San Diego Unified School District.
Neighbors living near Point Loma High School are concerned about what they call commercialization of the football field.
“I support the students, I really like them. I don't want to be considered their enemy. It's just that we don't want loud noise, loud music,” says neighbor and plaintiff Carol Simpson.
Carol Simpson's late husband coached at Point Loma High school for 25 years.
It's a special place.
She is the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit just filed against the San Diego Unified School District by neighbors living around the field.
“You have to draw the line somewhere to just be a good neighbor,” says neighbor and plaintiff Frank Cuenca.
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Right now there is only one night game a year on the field and mobile lighting is brought in.
According to the lawsuit, the school district plans to install permanent lighting, increase the seating capacity, and rent out the field hundreds of days a year.
“If that's what they want to do to our neighborhood for a hundred and two hundred days, it's an unacceptable way to live,” says neighbor and plaintiff Alan Leff.
Bedrooms are literally feet away from the football field and it's lighting in this neighborhood.
“I don't need to turn any lights on in any room in my house to read a book in any room,” says Cuenca.
Neighbors hope the lawsuit helps.
“I always want to be a good supportive neighbor to our high school and the students,” Carol Simpson.
The San Diego Unified School District said it cannot comment on pending litigation.
