Cutting Red Tape for Restaurants

Mayor Bass this week signed a new executive directive to make it easier to open, operate and grow restaurants in Los Angeles. The directive reduces costs and streamlines permits by creating a self-certification program for Al Fresco dining, establishing in-person office hours at City BusinessSource Centers, and directing City departments to establish funding for a restaurant grant program.

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MyNewsLA: Mayor Bass’ Latest Executive Order Aims to Support LA Restaurants

Spectrum News: Bass aims to streamline LA restaurant permitting with new executive directive

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Solar Street Lights Milestone

Yesterday, Mayor Bass joined Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez and community leaders at Selma Park in Hollywood to highlight progress on Mayor Bass’ initiative to repair and replace up to 60,000 street lights citywide over the next two years. 

In March, Mayor Bass signed Executive Directive 18 to launch the plan, which harnesses solar street light technology to bolster public safety, slash the city’s decade-long backlog of street light repairs, combat copper wire theft, and reduce energy consumption while accelerating L.A.’s transition to 100% clean energy by 2035.

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Fox 11: Mayor Karen Bass touted her success in getting new streetlights installed along Hollywood.

LA Sentinel: Mayor Bass Announces $22 Million Investment in Sepulveda Basin

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ICYMI: Bringing People Indoors

This week Inside Safe helped 40 unhoused Angelenos transition from the streets into safe, stable housing through a successful Inside Safe operation in Chesterfield Square in South LA yesterday. In coordination with Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson, the Inside Safe Field Intervention Team connected residents of the encampment with interim housing, medical care, and supportive services while clearing tents and debris from the area. 

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