City Panel Votes to Put 911 Bond Issue on Ballot
A City Council committee unanimously agreed Wednesday to place a bond measure to upgrade Los Angeles’ overburdened 911 emergency system on the April, 1991, ballot. A similar measure was defeated by voters last week.
The 3-0 vote by the Rules and Election Committee moves forward a proposal by Councilman Zev Yaroslavsky to put before voters for a second time in less than a year a special tax to finance improved police and fire communications. The proposal will go to the City Council, which is expected to take up the issue next week.
Yaroslavsky’s latest proposal mirrors Proposition J, the $235-million bond measure that voters rejected Nov. 6, giving it less than the two-thirds majority vote needed for passage.
Police and fire officials have long complained that the 911 emergency dispatch system is outmoded and overburdened and is in danger of becoming disabled in the event of a major disaster.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
