The City Council of the City of West Hollywood received a semi-annual Community Safety Update as part of its regular meeting on Monday, July 15, 2024. West Hollywood City Council meetings can be viewed at www.weho.org/wehotv, and via this direct link to the community safety update portion of that meeting, which also features a related staff report.

The City’s Community Safety Update includes information regarding public safety activities from the City’s Community Safety Department, including data from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Los Angeles County Fire Department, Block by Block Security Ambassadors program, and the City’s Neighborhood and Business Safety Division.

During the meeting, the City Council additionally reviewed and approved an item with proposed policies for the use of public safety equipment and technology to support community safety efforts in West Hollywood. Additional outreach will be forthcoming about these initiatives.

The City of West Hollywood’s Public Safety Commission meets monthly and provides community members with an opportunity to learn about and provide input on public safety-related services. The City’s upcoming Public Safety Commission meeting will take place on Monday, July 22, 2024 at 6 p.m. at the City’s Council Chambers/Public Meeting Room, located at 625 N. San Vicente Boulevard, adjacent to West Hollywood Library.

Public Safety Commission Meetings are available for viewing through the City’s WeHoTV website area at www.weho.org/wehotv. To provide additional access to the City’s public meetings, WeHoTV broadcasts are also available as a courtesy within the City of West Hollywood on Spectrum Cable Channel 10; on the City’s WeHoTV YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/wehotv; and on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Roku streaming platforms by searching for “WeHoTV” using search functions.

For additional information, including meeting agendas, please visit www.weho.org/agendas. Click on Public Safety Commission, then Current Agenda Packet to access the agenda for the Public Safety Commission meeting; click on City Council, then Agenda Packet to access the agenda for the City Council meeting.

The City of West Hollywood’s Community Safety Department works to ensure public safety and to strengthen the quality of life for residents, businesses, and visitors in West Hollywood. The Community Safety Department fosters a community policing approach and works with a variety of organizations, agencies, and partners to provide targeted community programs to reduce crime and increase neighborhood livability; to facilitate emergency management and disaster preparedness; and to coordinate law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical services personnel for all major special events utilizing a unified command approach. Community Safety programs and services are provided though the Public Safety Administration Division and Neighborhood and Business Safety Division in collaboration with the West Hollywood Station of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the Los Angeles County Fire Department, and the Block by Block Security Ambassadors program. The Community Safety Department serves as the direct liaison to the City’s Public Safety Commission and Business License Commission.

For the latest general information, please download the City’s Community Safety in the City of West Hollywood pamphlet.

For more information about Public Safety in the City of West Hollywood, please visit www.weho.org/communitysafety or contact City of West Hollywood Community Safety Director Danny Rivas at (323) 848-6424 or at drivas@weho.org. For people who are Deaf or hard of hearing, please call TTY (323) 848-6496.

For up-to-date information about City of West Hollywood news and events, follow @wehocity on social media, sign-up for news updates at www.weho.org/email, and visit the City’s calendar of meetings and events at www.weho.org/calendar. West Hollywood City Hall is open for walk-in services at public counters or by appointment by visiting www.weho.org/appointments. City Hall services are accessible by phone at (323) 848-6400 and via website at www.weho.org. Receive text updates from the City by texting “WeHo” to (323) 848-5000.

For reporters and members of the media seeking additional information about the City of West Hollywood, please contact the City of West Hollywood’s Public Information Officer, Sheri A. Lunn, at (323) 848-6391 or slunn@weho.org.