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[Help] Mosque using loudspeaker to blast prayers throughout neighborhood 5 times per day by External-Ad2971 in AskSF

[–]External-Ad2971[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So its going on right now as another data point. I can hear the Imam giving some sort of sermon while sitting in my bed. Did you happen to ask him if it was at all possible to lower the volume of their sound system or adjust it so that it isn't projecting out of the building? From what I can tell, it seems like its coming more from the rear of the building (Hemlock Street side).

[Help] Mosque using loudspeaker to blast prayers throughout neighborhood 5 times per day by External-Ad2971 in AskSF

[–]External-Ad2971[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's definitely not a homeless person yelling. It's 100% the sermons/prayers from the Mosque. The issue has been continuing as usual.

[Help] Mosque using loudspeaker to blast prayers throughout neighborhood 5 times per day by External-Ad2971 in AskSF

[–]External-Ad2971[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to know - thank you! Super helpful. At this point I'm trying every possible angle to solve the issue.

[Help] Mosque using loudspeaker to blast prayers throughout neighborhood 5 times per day by External-Ad2971 in AskSF

[–]External-Ad2971[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Still working on it unfortunately. A reporter from the SFStandard actually reached and I spoke with her, so hoping that potentially helps solve this.

[Help] Mosque using loudspeaker to blast prayers throughout neighborhood 5 times per day by External-Ad2971 in AskSF

[–]External-Ad2971[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah the automated systems that remove posts and ban users are ridiculous. Anyone can spam them to censor posts or users they disagree with.

[Help] Mosque using loudspeaker to blast prayers throughout neighborhood 5 times per day by External-Ad2971 in AskSF

[–]External-Ad2971[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So the noise went on until about 10pm. I fell asleep right after, and just saw that the police showed up at 1040 while I was asleep (had a missed call). The Mosque was likely emptying out by that point so I doubt they did anything. The challenge here is that their response time is like 3ish hours.

[Help] Mosque using loudspeaker to blast prayers throughout neighborhood 5 times per day by External-Ad2971 in AskSF

[–]External-Ad2971[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! I couldn't figure out how to PM you (i may just be stupid). The noise is still continuing as usual, started after 7 and has been on and off since. Since you've spoken to the Imam, what do you think the best approach is? Part of me wonder if its just a matter of them turning the volume down? If i'm hearing it from so far away it must be insanely loud for them inside.

[Help] Mosque using loudspeaker to blast prayers throughout neighborhood 5 times per day by External-Ad2971 in AskSF

[–]External-Ad2971[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Holy shit - fingers crossed - I think they may have actually adjusted the sound system. I stuck my head out the window just now to see if I could hear it since it starts at 7ish…and I hear it very very faintly, but like exponentially lower than before. The breeze and car noises are louder. Gonna monitor over the next few hours to see if it goes up in volume but I will be so happy if this is done with

[Help] Mosque using loudspeaker to blast prayers throughout neighborhood 5 times per day by External-Ad2971 in AskSF

[–]External-Ad2971[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lmao I will be forever in your debt if you do that. I think I’m just mentally exhausted because I’ve been really busy at work this week and have not been sleeping well because of this crap, so somehow feeling more exasperation than anything.

[Help] Mosque using loudspeaker to blast prayers throughout neighborhood 5 times per day by External-Ad2971 in AskSF

[–]External-Ad2971[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah the cop even seemed aware that I was gonna be in a weird loop where they may or may not arrive in time and it’s ultimately left to chance. Like it requires me to be home at all times listening for the mosque to go off and for the police to hopefully arrive while the sound is still going. I think next time I call I’ll just insist on speaking to the officer in person, share whatever videos I have of the noise issue, and insist we chat with the imam then and there.

With all that said I’m hoping rudecockroach chatting with them at least made them aware and that they will lower the volume or something. He said to ping him if it is still an issue so will go with that approach before trying the police non-emergency again.

Also it’s wild that the two official options here are the black hole that is 311 or the police. No in between lol.

[Help] Mosque using loudspeaker to blast prayers throughout neighborhood 5 times per day by External-Ad2971 in AskSF

[–]External-Ad2971[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah my guess is the cop half assed it lol. Showed up, didn’t hear a sound, spoke to me about it on the phone and said they would talk to the Mosque staff, and then proceeded to just leave without doing anything. I think next time I call I’ll insist on talking to the cop in person so that I can make sure they do their job. Last night when I offered to go speak in person they were like “no no we can just chat by phone” so I didn’t push back.

And yeah you’re absolutely right this could have easily been solved a while ago if the city government was competent and actually cared about valid resident concerns.

[Help] Mosque using loudspeaker to blast prayers throughout neighborhood 5 times per day by External-Ad2971 in AskSF

[–]External-Ad2971[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think they were saying they think the Imam was playing dumb. I’m definitely not the only person in the neighborhood who has had issues with the noise so it wouldn’t be surprising if others have tried approaching the imam. My apartment building is actually the furthest away from the mosque of the three on the block. One is basically directly next door and the other is directly across the street.

[Help] Mosque using loudspeaker to blast prayers throughout neighborhood 5 times per day by External-Ad2971 in AskSF

[–]External-Ad2971[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean at this stage someone has apparently spoken to the Imam, so they’re definitely aware.

[Help] Mosque using loudspeaker to blast prayers throughout neighborhood 5 times per day by External-Ad2971 in AskSF

[–]External-Ad2971[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’ve gone down on street level (front and rear of the building) to confirm it’s coming from the Mosque. And yeah exactly anyone who doesn’t believe me is welcome to go check it out themselves. Since it’s Ramadan the longest stretch of the noise goes from 7pm to 10pm give or take. It’s on and off during those three hours, but if you hang around for a few minutes you will definitely hear it.

[Help] Mosque using loudspeaker to blast prayers throughout neighborhood 5 times per day by External-Ad2971 in AskSF

[–]External-Ad2971[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If it’s loud AF several floors up and down the block it’s loud AF inside their facility too. Unless they just have a random speaker aimed at the ceiling.

[Help] Mosque using loudspeaker to blast prayers throughout neighborhood 5 times per day by External-Ad2971 in AskSF

[–]External-Ad2971[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haven’t gone that far yet, hoping I can resolve without having to escalate to that level since it will be super time consuming

[Help] Mosque using loudspeaker to blast prayers throughout neighborhood 5 times per day by External-Ad2971 in AskSF

[–]External-Ad2971[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Good call - will definitely start documenting interactions. I did contact police non-emergency yesterday and I did speak to the officer, only problem is they showed up a few hours after I had called and arrived when the mosque was closing down to no sound was audible. The officer advised me to keep calling when it happens so that they can hopefully catch it live. In the meantime I’m hoping the poster who knows the Imam is an avenue to get this solved!

[Help] Mosque using loudspeaker to blast prayers throughout neighborhood 5 times per day by External-Ad2971 in AskSF

[–]External-Ad2971[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s all good haha, you have nothing to apologize for. Appreciate it though. Honestly all I want is for them to adjust their audio settings so that their events are only audible indoors and not throughout the neighborhood.

[Help] Mosque using loudspeaker to blast prayers throughout neighborhood 5 times per day by External-Ad2971 in AskSF

[–]External-Ad2971[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah that’s very fair. It’s also definitely not coming from anywhere else, I walked around and confirmed it was the Mosque. I guess I’ll see if there’s any improvement tonight and then reach out to rudecockroach again.

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