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City of Beverly Hills | Community News
City Council Agrees to $4.8M for Additional Security and Police
“As you know, the challenges facing the City and this department over the last year have greatly increased,” said Chief Rivetti, justifying the overhires
BHPD officers monitor a protest in Beverly Gardens Park Photo by Samuel Braslow BY Sam Braslow October 15, 2020
The Beverly Hills City Council agreed to $4.8 million for supplemental police and security services in anticipation of the potential civil unrest around the Nov. 3 General Election and beyond. :bongo:
The sum, voted on at its Oct. 13 Regular Meeting, includes overtime for Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) officers, additional support from the Santa Paula Police Department (SPPD), services by two private armed security firms, and five new “overhires” for the BHPD.
“I think it’s unfortunate that we find ourselves needing to do this, but we are fortunate in the fact that we can afford to do this,” said Councilmember Dr. Julian Gold during the Oct. 13 Study Session. “We have no choice but to do this.”
Interim Chief of Police Dominick Rivetti presented the proposal to the City Council in the Study Session, explaining that the upcoming Presidential Election had the potential to exacerbate existing civil tensions and unrest. Beginning Oct. 31, the BHPD will go into full tactical alert, with the department split into two alternate 12-hour shifts.
“That means 12 hours on, 12 hours off, no days off, starting on Halloween, and continuing for as long as we need to continue it,” he said.
Assistant Chief of Police Marc Coopwood explained the proposal for supplemental law enforcement. “We’re proposing to go into a contract with the Santa Paula Police Department, which is going to be two sergeants and 10 officers for 12 hours a day,” he told the Council.
In addition to the boost from SPPD, the City will also hire two armed private security companies under the plan, Nastec International, Inc. and Covered 6. The cost cited in the proposal covers 80 security personnel, 40 from each firm, though Coopwood said he only expects the City to need 60 total. The two firms would provide security around election week and additional security in the Business Triangle through November and December.
Lastly, the proposal calls for hiring five officers to the BHPD. These would be considered overhires, as they exceed the department’s 145 authorized full-time sworn positions.
“As you know, the challenges facing the City and this department over the last year have greatly increased,” said Chief Rivetti, justifying the overhires. “As we look forward, we don’t see any end to that.”
On top of the additional security provided by the $4.8 million, Rivetti pointed out other existing and in-the-works measures. Beverly Hills has mutual aid agreements with Santa Monica, Culver City, West Hollywood, UCLA, and the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, which the City has called on multiple times already in the last several months.
“We’re also working out the arrangements with the LA County District Attorney’s Office for their Bureau of Investigation to come in and assist us,” Rivetti said. “And also with the State Department of Justice, the BNE, or the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement…And then we’re also talking to some of our federal partners to do the same thing, such as the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force.”
“Hopefully it will be a peaceful number of months ahead, but we’re ready,” said Councilmember Lili Bosse.
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The Jewish population of Los Angeles numbers around 700,000, and the city has the second largest Jewish population in the U.S., second only to New York City, and has the fifth largest Jewish population of any city in the world.[3][4]
Jews in Los Angeles comprise approximately 17.5 percent of the city's population, and 7% of the county's population, making the Jewish community the largest in the world outside of New York City, and Israel. As of 2015, over 700,000 Jews live in the County of Los Angeles, and 1.232 million Jews live in California overall.[1]
The Moroccan Jewish community in Los Angeles is one of the largest in North America, approximately 10,000 Moroccan Jews reside in the Los Angeles area, mostly in Pico-Robertson, North Hollywood, and Beverly Hills.
Los Angeles is home to the largest population in the Israeli diaspora, with more than 250,000 Israeli Americans live in the Los Angeles, according to the Israeli American Council. The Israeli community of Los Angeles mainly residents in the San Fernando Valley and Westside of Los Angeles. The communities of Encino and Tarzana in particular are noted for their large Israeli populations.
Los Angeles is home to approximately 25,000 Russian-speaking Jews, and has the second-largest population of Russian Jews from the former Soviet Union in the United States, after New York.[10]
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City of Beverly Hills | Community News
City Council Agrees to $4.8M for Additional Security and Police
“As you know, the challenges facing the City and this department over the last year have greatly increased,” said Chief Rivetti, justifying the overhires
The Beverly Hills City Council agreed to $4.8 million for supplemental police and security services in anticipation of the potential civil unrest around the Nov. 3 General Election and beyond. :bongo:
The sum, voted on at its Oct. 13 Regular Meeting, includes overtime for Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) officers, additional support from the Santa Paula Police Department (SPPD), services by two private armed security firms, and five new “overhires” for the BHPD.
“I think it’s unfortunate that we find ourselves needing to do this, but we are fortunate in the fact that we can afford to do this,” said Councilmember Dr. Julian Gold during the Oct. 13 Study Session. “We have no choice but to do this.”
Interim Chief of Police Dominick Rivetti presented the proposal to the City Council in the Study Session, explaining that the upcoming Presidential Election had the potential to exacerbate existing civil tensions and unrest. Beginning Oct. 31, the BHPD will go into full tactical alert, with the department split into two alternate 12-hour shifts.
“That means 12 hours on, 12 hours off, no days off, starting on Halloween, and continuing for as long as we need to continue it,” he said.
Assistant Chief of Police Marc Coopwood explained the proposal for supplemental law enforcement. “We’re proposing to go into a contract with the Santa Paula Police Department, which is going to be two sergeants and 10 officers for 12 hours a day,” he told the Council.
In addition to the boost from SPPD, the City will also hire two armed private security companies under the plan, Nastec International, Inc. and Covered 6. The cost cited in the proposal covers 80 security personnel, 40 from each firm, though Coopwood said he only expects the City to need 60 total. The two firms would provide security around election week and additional security in the Business Triangle through November and December.
Lastly, the proposal calls for hiring five officers to the BHPD. These would be considered overhires, as they exceed the department’s 145 authorized full-time sworn positions.
“As you know, the challenges facing the City and this department over the last year have greatly increased,” said Chief Rivetti, justifying the overhires. “As we look forward, we don’t see any end to that.”
On top of the additional security provided by the $4.8 million, Rivetti pointed out other existing and in-the-works measures. Beverly Hills has mutual aid agreements with Santa Monica, Culver City, West Hollywood, UCLA, and the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, which the City has called on multiple times already in the last several months.
“We’re also working out the arrangements with the LA County District Attorney’s Office for their Bureau of Investigation to come in and assist us,” Rivetti said. “And also with the State Department of Justice, the BNE, or the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement…And then we’re also talking to some of our federal partners to do the same thing, such as the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force.”
“Hopefully it will be a peaceful number of months ahead, but we’re ready,” said Councilmember Lili Bosse.
WIKIPEDIA - I wonder why they get away with that?
The Jewish population of Los Angeles numbers around 700,000, and the city has the second largest Jewish population in the U.S., second only to New York City, and has the fifth largest Jewish population of any city in the world.[3][4]
Jews in Los Angeles comprise approximately 17.5 percent of the city's population, and 7% of the county's population, making the Jewish community the largest in the world outside of New York City, and Israel. As of 2015, over 700,000 Jews live in the County of Los Angeles, and 1.232 million Jews live in California overall.[1]
The Moroccan Jewish community in Los Angeles is one of the largest in North America, approximately 10,000 Moroccan Jews reside in the Los Angeles area, mostly in Pico-Robertson, North Hollywood, and Beverly Hills.
Los Angeles is home to the largest population in the Israeli diaspora, with more than 250,000 Israeli Americans live in the Los Angeles, according to the Israeli American Council. The Israeli community of Los Angeles mainly residents in the San Fernando Valley and Westside of Los Angeles. The communities of Encino and Tarzana in particular are noted for their large Israeli populations.
Los Angeles is home to approximately 25,000 Russian-speaking Jews, and has the second-largest population of Russian Jews from the former Soviet Union in the United States, after New York.[10]
As of 2006, there were approximately 11,000 Latinx Jews living in Los Angeles especially in the West Hills area.[11]
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