On the evening of June 24, Mayor Lester Friedman held the first ‘Les is More’ event since coming into office in April. Friedman’s guest at the City Hall Municipal Gallery was Beverly Hills Fire Chief Greg Barton, who spoke to community members about the Fire Department’s plans for the unhoused and the new nurse practitioner program. Barton also addressed general concerns about fire safety for community members.
Friedman began by expressing appreciation for the work of the city’s firefighters before Barton shared the success of the fire department’s latest recruitment drive. “The new assistant chiefs, training officer and fire marshal just started about a month ago. They are outstanding people,” he noted.
