Tag: The City Of Beverly Hills

BEVERLY HILLS—On December 26, the Los Angeles Public Works, and the City of Beverly Hills posted reminders on their websites on how and when to safely recycle Christmas trees.

The City of Beverly Hills posted the following information on their X social media page:

“After celebrating the holidays, the City of Beverly Hills wants to remind all residents about proper tree recycling during this time of year.”

The City of LA posted the following message on their X social media site:

“You may not want to hear it, but your natural Christmas tree is dry and needs to go! LA City Sanitation makes it easy to remove that fire hazard from your home whether you have green bin collection or not. It is an easy process.” Contact the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) for more information.

The majority of the cities in Los Angeles County require residents to remove all decorations, plastic, tinsel, tree stands, zip ties, lights…before recycling. On the City of Los Angeles Clean LA webpage residents to call their city offices for more recycling information.

Beverly Hills residents are asked to make sure the trees have had all of the holiday decor removed from them before placing them in the alley on the usual trash collection day. This service will be provided through the end of January.

By Sharon

BEVERLY HILLS—On September 11, National Civil Rights Lawyer for Justice, Ben Crump opened a $500 million lawsuit against the City of Beverly Hills for racial profiling. Crump alleges that the Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) officers were racially discriminatory toward members of the black community in and near Beverly Hills between 2019-2021.

The following information came directly from Crump’s updated press release that may be found on his webpage.

“Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump and co-counsel Bradley C. Gage will hold a press conference on September 11 to provide an update on developments in a class action lawsuit against the City of Beverly Hills and Captain Scott Dowling for Beverly Hills Police Department’s targeting of people of color via a task force dubbed “Operation Safe Street” and “Rodeo Drive Task Force.” Attorneys will also discuss new evidence in the case.

From August 2019 to August 2021, 1,088 black people were arrested by the Beverly Hills Police Department but only two have resulted in convictions. Ninety percent of people arrested by the Rodeo Drive Task Force were black even though only 1.5% of the Beverly Hills population is black. The legal team is announcing a $500 million demand.”

Canyon News reached out to the BHPD for more information. BHPD Lieutenant Reginald Evans responded with the following press release by Public Information Lauren Santillana.

“Statement in Response to Press Conference Regarding the Case of Jasmine Williams, et al. v. City of Beverly Hills, et al.

The following is a statement from the City of Beverly Hills regarding today’s press conference held by attorneys Benjamin Crump and Bradley Gage related to ongoing litigation:

The City of Beverly Hills is an international destination that always welcomes visitors from across the country and around the world.

The role of the Beverly Hills Police Department is to enforce the law, regardless of race.

The statistics presented referencing the number of convictions is a mischaracterization of the evidence in this case. In addition, the 1,088 arrests referenced includes people cited and released, not just custodial arrests.

The city denies and will continue to strongly defend itself against these allegations.”
By Sharon