CORONA DEL MAR TODAY

Because Goldenrod Avenue Doesn’t Already Have Parking Problems Near Harbor View El

This morning, both sides of Goldenrod Avenue near Harbor View Elementary School were marked with “No Parking” signs. So no one could park in the 900 block from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Workers were using really noisy equipment to hammer at the pavement — just feet away from the kindergarten playground.

It was one of those tempest in a teapot situations, where it didn’t seem to create all that much chaos. By noon, the workers were gone (although the signs remained) and it was quiet. There aren’t a ton of school events today, so parking wasn’t that much of a problem. And if it really is a one-day thing, well OK.

But nonetheless, doesn’t it seem weird that they would shut down the street by school just a few weeks before school is out for the summer? If they waited, only a handful of people would have noticed.