At its Feb. 8 Regular Meeting, the Beverly Hills City Council voted for the largest extension of private armed security since the city began contracting with security firms in 2020.
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The Beverly Hills City Council took up the topic of the city's extensive CCTV (closed-circuit television) camera system during its Feb. 8 Regular Session.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) will soon complete the first step of one of its most ambitious projects to date.
The newlywed couple moved to California and settled in Beverly Hills. They originally lived in Trousdale and became parents to their first two children.
"The voters of LA County agreed and voted overwhelmingly to embrace reform," she said, characterizing the recall as an effort to "undermine the will of the voters."
The Recreation and Parks Commission held its first meeting of the year on Jan. 25, in which commissioners heard updates from new Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) Police Chief Mark Stainbrook on a recent armed robbery that took place just outside of Roxbury Park.
Two more residents have tossed their hats into the 2022 City Council race, Darian Bojeaux and Deborah Blum.
"I'm really perplexed as to why there's even a need for this," said former Mayor Stephen Webb, who also previously served on the Planning Commission. "I'm also perplexed at the ambiguity of some of the language that's here and it's troubling to me."
Privacy groups have warned for over a decade that drones could further erode privacy in an age of near-constant surveillance.