City attorney announces Verizon settlement; LADWP adds hydration stations and city promotes Notify LA alerts
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Summary
Los Angeles City Attorney Heidi Feldstein Soto announced a resolved statewide enforcement action with Verizon Wireless that will send $800,000 to the city attorney's office and more than $315,000 to the Los Angeles Fire Department; the meeting also highlighted LADWP's water-filler rollout and encouraged sign-ups for Notify LA.
At the start of the City Council meeting on Jan. 20, a CityBeat segment and a brief staff presentation publicized several non-legislative updates.
Heidi Feldstein Soto, identified on the record as the Los Angeles City Attorney, announced that Verizon Wireless agreed to resolve a statewide civil enforcement action. Under the settlement announced on the floor, Verizon will pay civil penalties and investigative costs; Feldstein Soto said the city attorney's office will receive $800,000 and the Los Angeles Fire Department will receive more than $315,000. On the record, she characterized the enforcement as protecting "the environment, first responders, employees and the general public." The City Attorney's Office published a related notice online (cityattorney.lacity.gov/news) as cited during the segment.
A CityBeat item reminded Angelenos to sign up for Notify LA, the city's free emergency alert system (notify.lacity.gov), and described ways alerts are delivered (text, phone, email). The segment also reported LADWP has installed 21 new water refill stations at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, bringing the citywide total to 308 hydration stations; LADWP said it aims to install more stations before the 2028 Olympics.
The announcements were presented as informational items during the meeting; no formal council action on these items was taken on the floor during this segment.
