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County reports progress on street-racing crackdown; officials highlight hotspots and infrastructure fixes
Summary
County officials told the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Sept. 9 that a multiagency plan combining infrastructure deterrents, targeted enforcement, youth education and outreach is producing local reductions in illegal street takeovers while the county scales up additional measures.
County officials presented a quarterly update Sept. 9 on a multiagency strategy to curtail illegal street racing and "takeover" events, reporting targeted enforcement, community education and infrastructure pilots that county staff say have reduced events in specific locations.
Why it matters: Illegal street takeovers endanger bystanders, disrupt transit and damage roads and public property. The board received data showing some localized reductions after the county installed centerline and intersection deterrents, deployed targeted enforcement and expanded youth education.
Supervisor Holly Mitchell, who held the item for the board, said the effort combines enforcement, safe alternatives, education and communications and that the county must focus resources where takeovers are concentrated. "If we can find solutions that work here, then all boats will rise," she told the board, pointing to hotspots in unincorporated areas served by the Compton station.
County staff said…
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