Category Archives: Public Safety

Putting Teeth into the City’s Barking Dog Ordinance

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This week the City Council changed the City’s ordinance regulating nuisance dogs, establishing a new hearing procedure and fine structure.

Before, a citation could only be issued for licensed dogs because the citation was attached to the license. The owner first had to be forced to get a license. Under the new code, Animal Control officers can now issue citations even if the dog is unlicensed. (The dog owner must still get a license.)

A dog is a “nuisance” if it barks continuously for 10 minutes or for 30 minutes in a three-hour period. The owner first receives a written warning allowing them to improve the situation. If it persists, a hearing is held where the owner could get a $250 fine for the first offense, $500 for a second offense and $1,000 for a third offense.

To report nuisance barking dogs, please call West Valley Animal Care Center at (888) 452-7381.

3-1-1 Call Center to Reduce Operating Hours

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Due to budget constraints, the City’s Information Technology Agency (ITA), which manages the 311 Call Center, has made necessary changes to its operating schedule.

“Although the ITA has made every effort to preserve the 3-1-1 call center as a priority public service, ITA has lost a number of 3-1-1 employees due to retirements, transfers, terminations, and layoffs since the budget crises began.  In the new fiscal year 2011-2012, ITA has lost an additional eight (8) positions from the 3-1-1 call center, which will make it unsustainable for the 3-1-1 call center to continue to operate two shifts (Day and PM shifts).  Therefore, the PM shift will have to be eliminated, and the 3-1-1 call center will continue to be operational everyday, including weekends and holidays, but during business hours from 8:00 am to 4:45 pm.”

Read more here.

Specific Needs Awareness Planning (S.N.A.P)- voluntary disaster registry website for Los Angeles County

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Specific Needs Awareness Planning (S.N.A.P)- voluntary disaster registry website for Los Angeles County

For millions of Los Angeles County residents who have access and functional needs including those relating to physical, medical, sensory, cognitive or age-related conditions; disasters such as earthquakes, wildfires or floods will present a real challenge.

Disasters can strike at any time and without warning. To better prepare County residents for these and other types of disasters, the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) announced the launch of the Specific Needs Awareness Planning (S.N.A.P.) voluntary disaster registry.

The S.N.A.P. registry is an Internet-based system that allows residents to provide information, which will be kept confidential, to public safety officials about their access or functional needs. S.N.A.P. does not guarantee priority response to registrants, it assists emergency response officials in planning and responding to the requirements of people with access and functional needs during a disaster by integrating database and mapping technology together.

S.N.A.P. was developed by the University of California Los Angeles School of Public Affairs in collaboration with the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management, Chief Executive Office, Office of Affirmative Action Compliance, Community and Senior Services, Fire, Health Services, Internal Services, Mental Health, Public Health, Public Social Services, Public Works and Sheriff, cities of Beverly Hills and Los Angeles, and non-profit organizations such as American Red Cross and Emergency Network Los Angeles.

TO REGISTER FOR S.N.A.P., go to http://snap.lacounty.gov and click on “Register Now.” Registrations can be made on an individual basis or as a group. Those individuals who do not have access to the Internet or may require additional assistance can ask a family member, friend or caregiver to register for them.

92-Year-Old Panorama City Woman Missing – Update, she has been found.

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Update, she has been found and was taken to Oliveview hospital where her family picked her up.

For full details, go to https://local.nixle.com/alert/3201755/.

Los Angeles: The family of Martina Jaramillo and the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) are asking for the public’s help in finding Martina, who was last seen in very early Wednesday morning.

Martina’s daughter saw her sleeping in her bed at around 1:00 a.m., August 18, 2010, at her residence in the 14200 block of Terra Bella Street. Since that time, she has not returned home and has not been in contact with her family. The family is especially concerned for Martina’s welfare because of her frail condition and because she suffers from dementia and may not be able to find her way home. Martina is a resident of Panorama City and previously wandered off and was found in the 9100 block of Van Nuys Boulevard.

Martina is described as a female Hispanic with white hair and brown eyes. She stands about 4 feet tall and weighs approximately 92 pounds. She was last seen wearing light blue pajamas and a brown scarf with flowers.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Martina is urged to contact LAPD Mission Division at (818) 838-9800. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call crime stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Tipsters may also contact Crimestoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone. All text messages should begin with the letters “LAPD.” Tipsters may also go to LAPDonline.org, click on “webtips” and follow the prompts.