Council Recap: New enhanced license plate reading cameras Published on February 26, 2025 At their Tuesday evening meeting, the Lakewood City Council approved a free six-month trial of a next generation of 58 enhanced automatic license plate reading (ALPR) cameras and 10 pan, tilt and zoom (PTZ) cameras to be placed around the city. Tagged as: , Council Recap
Homeless intervention gets boost in mid-year budget review Published on February 26, 2025 At their Tuesday evening meeting, the Lakewood City Council completed the budget review they regularly do at the mid-way point of each fiscal year, which in Lakewood runs from July 1 to June 30. Tagged as: , Council Recap
Council approves new operator for Lakewood Equestrian Center Published on December 11, 2024 At their Tuesday evening meeting, the Lakewood City Council approved a $15 million package of repairs and upgrades to nine community buildings and city facilities. The council also approved a lease with Lakewood resident Cindy Flavin to operate the Lakewood Equestrian Center starting Jan. 1, 2025. Tagged as: , Council Recap
Lakewood City Council endorses Prop. 36 Published on September 25, 2024 At their Sept. 24 evening meeting, the Lakewood City Council voted to endorse Prop. 36, which will be on the statewide ballot this November. The council also approved the creation of a Joint Powers Authority devoted to public safety programs that would be formed with Bellflower and Paramount. Tagged as: , Council Recap
Council Recap:Security guard patrols extended to daylight hours Published on September 11, 2024 At their meeting on September 10, the City Council approved an extension of the contract with Southwest Patrol to have two security guards do daytime patrol seven days a week through the end of October. Tagged as: , Council Recap
Council Recap: Backyard beekeeping approved—on limited basis Published on July 10, 2024 At their July 9 meeting, Lakewood City Council members passed an ordinance that allows backyard beekeeping on a limited basis in Lakewood with rules and protocols to protect neighbors. Tagged as: , Council Recap
Council studies operations of Lakewood Equestrian Center Published on June 27, 2024 At a special publicly noticed meeting on June 25, the Lakewood City Council studied the operational and long-term needs of the Lakewood Equestrian Center (LEC). Tagged as: , Council Recap
Council Recap: Town Square project moves ahead; security guard patrols Published on June 27, 2024 At their June 25 meeting, Lakewood City Council members selected an architectural/engineering firm, the Dahlin Group, to design a Town Square for the three-acre dirt lot at the corner of Clark Ave. and Del Amo Blvd. Tagged as: , Council Recap
Council Recap: Traffic calming; sidewalk repairs; mixed-use standards Published on May 29, 2024 At their Tuesday evening meeting, Lakewood City Council Members approved a contract for an engineering study on traffic hotspots in neighborhoods throughout the city and methods for calming the traffic at those locations. Tagged as: , Council Recap
Council Recap: Affordable housing plans Published on May 15, 2024 At their Tuesday evening meeting, the Lakewood City Council approved affordable housing, with on-site parking, targerted toward Lakewood residents. Tagged as: , Council Recap