$500-Million Bond Urged for Police, Fire Safety
Warning that public safety is at stake, a blue-ribbon panel recommended Wednesday that Los Angeles voters be asked to approve a $500-million bond measure for new facilities.
The package was scaled back from $1.5 billion requested earlier by police and fire chiefs.
The bond package recommended by the panel includes four new stations and a new headquarters to replace Parker Center.
Mayor Richard Riordan, who with Council President John Ferraro appointed the panel, said the proposal is a good starting point for talks with the City Council, which will begin hearings on the bond package today.
The bond measure would also include replacement of 11 fire stations, a new air operations center at Van Nuys Airport and a new fire dispatch center and emergency operations center downtown.
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