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City Council approves interim security package, orders metal detectors moved to main entrance
Summary
The Los Angeles City Council approved an interim security package for City Hall and voted to move metal detectors from City Hall East to the main entrance, after members pressed for faster implementation amid concerns about building security.
The Los Angeles City Council voted to approve an interim security package for City Hall and ordered that metal detectors now at City Hall East be moved to the main entrance.
Councilmember Hahn pressed the council for faster, visible security measures, saying, “I too just want to express my real concern ... anybody can walk in, anybody can get a visitor's badge, briefcases, hearses, nothing is checked.” The council debated whether to pursue immediate physical screening and whether to seek additional, longer-term measures in committee or closed session.
The council amended the security motion to specify that the metal detectors currently at City Hall East be moved to the main entrance. Councilmember Hahn presented…
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