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Public Safety Committee

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Aug 22, 2026

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Briefing

Oct 29, 2024

Public Safety Committee approves new LAPD chief

The Committee approved the Mayor’s appointment of James P. McDonnell as Chief of Police by a 4–1 vote (Soto-Martinez opposed). The nominee’s financial disclosure was filed and a background check is pending; a community impact statement was filed with a neutral position by the South Central Neighborhood Council. Public comment was taken in-person only.

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Briefing

Oct 22, 2024

Public Safety Committee meeting summary

Committee approved LAPD donation and property transfer, authorized a sole‑source rifle range contract, approved multiple FEMA/fire grants and LAFD procurement, noted police equipment and street‑racing reports, and requested a City Attorney study on banning nitrous oxide sales.

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Briefing

Oct 8, 2024

Public Safety Committee meeting summary

Committee reviewed LAPD diversion/recidivism materials, accepted multiple LAFD reports and a $20,000 in-kind donation, approved a Regional Threat Assessment Center grant MOA and a JAG contracting adjustment, approved a motion to create a citywide property security grant program, and approved actions to monitor forced labor and update LAFD CUPA procedures.

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Briefing

Sep 24, 2024

Public Safety Committee meeting summary

The committee approved police and fire reports, grant actions, a contract amendment for the LAPD training system, annual special services fee adjustments, and motions on park gate closures, police permits, and multi‑family emergency response; two reports were noted and filed.

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Briefing

Sep 10, 2024

Public Safety Committee meeting summary

The Committee reviewed multiple Board of Police Commissioners reports, approved CAO recommendations including a Motorola radio‑system services agreement and a CHP cannabis tax grant report, approved resources for citywide gun buyback events, confirmed one mayoral appointment to the Police Permit Review Panel, and continued work on a proposed ordinance about blocking access to sensitive sites.

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Briefing

Aug 27, 2024

Public Safety Committee meeting summary

Committee approved the 2024 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan and multiple administrative items, voted to review the police disciplinary system and to get reports on youth law‑enforcement pathways, and approved grants, donations, and contract actions to support public safety operations.

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Briefing

Aug 13, 2024

Public Safety Committee meeting summary

The committee heard a verbal LAPD presentation on a rise in home burglaries (no action taken), approved multiple non‑monetary LAPD donations and several departmental budgets/reports, authorized CAO reports to draft ordinances adjusting Police Commission fees, continued one Fire Department contract item, and approved a motion regarding the Sepulveda Basin fire incident as amended.

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