Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass came to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce (HCC) on Tuesday to discuss the Hollywood business community’s public safety priorities as she begins the search for our next Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department.

Our meeting underscored the deepening partnership between HCC and Mayor Bass’ Administration.

Mayor Bass directly addressed some of Hollywood’s most pressing public safety challenges, ranging from officer recruitment and retention to retail theft, with some of our leading members and nonprofit partners. She also outlined a thoughtful vision for the future, including leveraging technology to enhance community security and broadening LAPD’s coordination with the business community.

Ultimately, the Mayor’s goal for this visit was to listen to and document our members’ lived experiences and suggestions.

Hollywood Boulevard is a global destination with more than 10 million visitors each year. Safety along our commercial corridors is critical to preserving Hollywood’s worldwide status and contributions to the regional economy. That is why HCC advocates for a well-funded, modernized LAPD to our local leaders.

We look forward to working with our next Chief of Police and are deeply grateful to Mayor Bass for considering HCC’s perspective as she makes this critical hiring decision.

Thank you to all who attended:
Mayor Karen Bass • Steven Nissen, Hollywood Chamber of Commerce (HCC) • Sarah Zurell, Chinese Laundry • Aaron Green, Afriat Consulting Group • Aaron Taxy, HCC • Bob Luterbach, Kaiser Permanente • Brian Folb, Paramount Contractors • Brittney Weissman, Hollywood 4WRD • Cecilia Gomez, Ovation Hollywood • Daniel Frost, Netflix • Ilysha Adelstein Buss, The Original Farmers Market •Jackie Filla, PhD, Hotel Association of Los Angeles • Jim Henderson, Amoeba Music • John Arakaki, St. Felix Hollywood • Kathleen Rawson, LPM, The Hollywood Partnership • Lupita Sanchez Cornejo, MPA, AT&T • Mairead L., Capitol Records • Marina Martos Dabel, Kilroy Realty Corporation • Mark Echeverria, Musso & Frank Grill • Marty Shelton, NAI Capital Commercial • Nicole Mihalka, JLL • Richard Howard, Occidental Entertainment Group Holdings • Richard Pink, Pink’s Hot Dogs • Tim Chang, Emerson College • Yuko Kaifu, JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles