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Councilmember wants $1 million for dedicated streetlight repair crew
Council District 14 —Councilmember Ysabel Jurado , whose district stretches from Eagle Rock to Boyle Heights, introduced a motion calling for the creation of a dedicated streetlight repair crew for Council District 14. Outages have more than doubled citywide since 2021, with about 1,900 reports in Boyle Heights last year alone, Jurado said in her motion. Council District 14 neighborhoods most affected by copper wire theft— Boyle Heights, El Sereno, and Lincoln Heights —often experience long delays before repairs are made, she said. To address the problem, Jurado proposed allocating $1.07 million from the district’s redevelopment fund to establish a Council District 14–dedicated streetlight repai