Seriously? The protesters are exercising their 1st amendment rights and the helicopters are reporting updates to those of us who are affected. Your peace is temporarily disturbed? Boo hoo.

This is an issue that deserves some attention from our city council. Even though Lori thinks we are babies, it is a huge intrusion of our peace and quality of life. I don't know if she has had a jet engine hovering above her condo for hours on end. It is not just the noise, which keeps people up at night when they have to go to work the next day-something the protesters and anarchists do not have to worry about, but it is what it represents which is frustrating. Another night in Oakland where just as you know the sun will come up the next day, it will be destructive and violent. If they have to be up there, maybe they can be somewhere other than the most densely populated neighborhood in Oakland.
I have emailed the council and hopefully more people will too, because its not going away.

The city of Los Angeles has done something about it:

http://lahelicopternoise.org/

And an article from Oakland Local about it:

http://oaklandlocal.com/2013/07/on-helicopters-over-oakland-community-voices/

The City of Oakland Public Works Department has received this issue. It is registered as service request # 556055. Please check back for status updates or contact us directly at (510) 615-5566.