{"id":2302278,"date":"2026-02-27T01:33:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T01:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2302278"},"modified":"2026-02-27T01:33:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T01:33:14","slug":"noise-complaint-fails-to-halt-libertines-live-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/noise-complaint-fails-to-halt-libertines-live-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Noise complaint fails to halt Libertine&#8217;s live events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/6PhkcvHx79k5oQIDkK8oMW?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Libertine Brewing Company can continue to host live music events, the city decided during an administrative hearing triggered by noise complaints.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>San Luis Obispo decided to not revoke or make any major changes to Libertine Brewery Company\u2019s minor use permit, which allows the venue to host live entertainment during designated hours.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Jan. 8, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mustangnews.net\/libertine-brewing-noise-ordinance\/\">Libertine received a noise violation<\/a> after the city launched an investigation based on noise complaints regarding the venue. San Luis Obispo\u2019s noise ordinance was created in 1996, and prohibits noise that is clearly audible from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mustangnews.net\/libertine-brewing-noise-ordinance\/\">50 feet from the source and property lines<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Brian Leveille, an administrative hearing officer for the city of San Luis Obispo chose to accept the city staff recommendation, which only has slight modification to the permit, according to the staff report at the meeting. Some of these modifications include more oversight on Libertine\u2019s compliance with the noise ordinance. For the most part, nothing major will change about Libertine\u2019s operations.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIn this case, after reviewing all of the available information and everything in the hearing, it just doesn\u2019t appear that there is any evidence that there would need to be a significant modification,\u201d Leveille said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Residents or the Libertine have ten days to appeal the decision, according to Mallory Patino, the city\u2019s community development assistant planner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mustangnews.net\/libertine-brewing-noise-ordinance\/\"><strong>Noise complaint ignites debate over noise ordinance<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-2    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>A resident who made noise complaints, Chris Baisa, moved to San Luis Obispo with his husband about two years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mustangnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2026-02-26-at-5.15.59-PM-scaled.png?ssl=1\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tom Bernard (right) speaks out against Libertine during Monday\u2019s hearing. He and his partner, Chris Baisa (left), have called in several noise complaints about the downtown bar. <span class=\"image-credit\"><span class=\"credit-label-wrapper\">Credit:<\/span> Diego Puga Escobar \/ Mustang News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cLibertine has substantially lowered our quality of life,\u201d Baisa said at public comment. \u201c[It\u2019s] made the reasonable expectation to live in peace impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Basia stated he and his husband have spent $70,000 to insulate their house in order to prevent sound from coming in. However, those efforts didn\u2019t work.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-3    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>Basia also accused Libertine Manager John Pranjic of \u201cbehaving in an aggressive manner\u201d towards him and his husband. Basia\u2019s husband, Tom Barnard, described an alleged physical altercation between John and himself, when he was trying to record audio of the venue.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pranjic stated that he wasn\u2019t in the area that the couple described. He claimed they would come to the Libertine patio in order to take audio decimals which measure how loud something is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir allegations that they said, you know, that were aggressive towards them doesn\u2019t really make sense to me,\u201d Pranjic said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Community turnout<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mustangnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2026-02-26-at-5.16.24-PM.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"587\" data-attachment-id=\"289940\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mustangnews.net\/?attachment_id=289940\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mustangnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2026-02-26-at-5.16.24-PM.png?fit=2394%2C1800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2394,1800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2026-02-26 at 5.16.24 PM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Libertine Manager John Pranjic speaks at Monday\u2019s hearing. He thanked the community for turning out in support of Libertine.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mustangnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2026-02-26-at-5.16.24-PM.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mustangnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2026-02-26-at-5.16.24-PM.png?fit=780%2C587&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mustangnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2026-02-26-at-5.16.24-PM.png?resize=780%2C587&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-289940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mustangnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2026-02-26-at-5.16.24-PM.png?resize=1024%2C770&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mustangnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2026-02-26-at-5.16.24-PM.png?resize=768%2C577&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mustangnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2026-02-26-at-5.16.24-PM.png?resize=1536%2C1155&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mustangnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2026-02-26-at-5.16.24-PM.png?resize=2048%2C1540&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mustangnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2026-02-26-at-5.16.24-PM.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mustangnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2026-02-26-at-5.16.24-PM.png?resize=400%2C301&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mustangnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2026-02-26-at-5.16.24-PM.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mustangnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2026-02-26-at-5.16.24-PM.png?resize=1200%2C902&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mustangnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2026-02-26-at-5.16.24-PM.png?resize=2000%2C1504&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mustangnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2026-02-26-at-5.16.24-PM.png?resize=780%2C586&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mustangnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2026-02-26-at-5.16.24-PM.png?resize=500%2C376&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mustangnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2026-02-26-at-5.16.24-PM.png?resize=800%2C602&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mustangnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2026-02-26-at-5.16.24-PM.png?resize=1280%2C962&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mustangnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2026-02-26-at-5.16.24-PM.png?resize=1920%2C1444&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mustangnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2026-02-26-at-5.16.24-PM.png?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mustangnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screen-Shot-2026-02-26-at-5.16.24-PM-1024x770.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Libertine Manager John Pranjic speaks at Monday\u2019s hearing. He thanked the community for turning out in support of Libertine. <span class=\"image-credit\"><span class=\"credit-label-wrapper\">Credit:<\/span> Diego Puga Escobar \/ Mustang News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Many city residents, from students to long time community members, showed up to this meeting and emphasized how much Libertine has meant to local musicians. Almost all of the about 100 seats in the city council chamber were filled.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is one of the only options that is possible for students to perform as if we shut down the Libertine, students will have literally no place to develop their career music, especially if you\u2019re under the age of 21,\u201d said Cleo Saxe, a Cal Poly student, during public comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Saxe, a political science freshman, noted not many other venues allow students under the age of 21 to perform in their venues. Other local musicians, like Roberto Monge, also pointed out that Libertine is one the only live music venues with consistent live music events that can hold large amounts of people.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne thing people want to talk about is the eco system of venues you need as a musician,\u201d Monge said. \u201cSo you start off playing really cheap\u2026 and you need the next stage so you need to bring 200 people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More than music, residents emphasized how much Libertine serves as a community hub.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLibertine was the first place I ever played music live, and it kind of feels like a home for me there,\u201d local musician Carl Zimbelman said. \u201cIt feels like a space where everyone can just live their happiest lives, playing music, listening to music, hanging out with friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some residential neighbors of Libertine also showed up in support of their local business.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe events at Libertine appeal to a diverse type of people of all ages,\u201d resident Ariawe Paul said. \u201cIt\u2019s a really great and happy venue. I pass by since I live very close frequently and I never hear loud noises.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paul attends events at Libertine about once a month. Paul noted she chose the neighborhood she lives in six years ago because it is close to downtown and live events.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After the final decision was made regarding Libertine, Pranjic noted his gratitude towards the city.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t be more thankful for [Libertine staff] and also very thankful for the people from the city and all the different departments that chose to work with us in such a positive manner, and in my opinion, stuck behind what the community wants and deserves,\u201d Pranjic said to a Mustang News reporter.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source mustangnews.net \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Libertine Brewing Company can continue to host live music events, the city decided during an administrative hearing triggered by noise complaints.\u00a0 San Luis Obispo decided to not revoke or make any major changes to Libertine Brewery Company\u2019s minor use permit, which allows the venue to host live entertainment during designated hours.\u00a0 On Jan. 8, Libertine [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2302279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[446039,446040,446041,348278],"class_list":["post-2302278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-city-of-san-luis-obispo","tag-community-members","tag-libertine-brewing-company","tag-local-musicians"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Noise-complaint-fails-to-halt-Libertines-live-events.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2302278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2302278"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2302278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2302280,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2302278\/revisions\/2302280"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2302279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2302278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2302278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2302278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}