Bureau of Street Lighting
Coverage of Bureau of Street Lighting in the Nexus archive.
- LA property owners vote down streetlight fee increase
Los Angeles property owners rejected a proposal to increase annual fees for streetlight repairs, with nearly 80% of weighted votes opposing the measure. The city's streetlight budget, frozen since the 1990s, requires nearly $112 million for upcoming fiscal year needs but will remain at $45 million after the rejection. Mayor Karen Bass and city leaders pledged continued commitment to improving streetlighting despite the setback.
- Push to install license plate readers comes amid questions about how data are shared
The Bureau of Street Lighting has been instrumental in expanding automated license plate readers, a surveillance tool deployed on city poles. Concerns are rising about how data collected by these devices are shared.
- Push to install license plate readers comes amid questions about how data are shared
The Bureau of Street Lighting has been central to expanding automated license plate readers, a surveillance tool mounted on city poles. The push for these devices comes amid questions about how data are shared.