Community Safety The Future of Unarmed Response
Register to Attend Community Safety: The Past, Present, and Future of Unarmed Crisis Response
Attendees will learn more about LA City's Unarmed Response Programs, and how the Office of the Mayor is working to fully integrate these programs into our public safety system. This event will host a panel discussion featuring both Unarmed Response program leaders, and representatives from our public safety departments. The Office of the Mayor hopes attendees will gain insight into the intent of each program and learn how to utilize both.
Reported Copper Wire Theft: Streetlight & Communications Outages in Hollywoodland
Streetlight, Telephone and Internet outages
Neighborhood reports link copper-wire theft to widespread streetlight outages in Hollywoodland. Volunteers have cataloged approximately 70 dark streetlights, although the cause of each outage has not been independently confirmed.
Copper theft has also reportedly disrupted internet service at Beachwood Market and affected other AT&T DSL customers in the neighborhood. Witnesses reported suspected wire theft from a nearby manhole and notified police and AT&T. Telephone outages have also been reported, but their connection to the thefts remains unconfirmed.