At its Oct. 10 Study Session, the Beverly Hills City Council heard recommendations from the Community Security Ad Hoc committee about reducing Beverly Hills Ambassador services.
The Beverly Hills Ambassador Program is a safety and hospitality program deployed in the city’s downtown to serve residents, business owners, and tourists on a 24/7 basis. Formed in 2015 and run by the independent service company Block by Block, the Ambassador Program was created to work in partnership with the city’s departments including the Human Services Division and the Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) to address aggressive panhandling, particularly in the Business Triangle. The team consists of 16 members and is spearheaded by Ambassador Manager Jonthon Hunter. Ambassadors carry iTouch devices to log incidents and report shift statistics and Apricot software data.
