On Aug.1, the La Verne City Council approved the distribution of $300,000 in American Rescue Plan funds for the city’s Homeless Outreach Support Team, or HOST, specifically to fund overtime for police officers for the next three years.
Campaigning has begun in the city of La Verne for the June 7 city council elections, the first since a new state redistricting law established five geographical districts for council representation.
After shuffling through multiple interim fire chiefs for over two years, the La Verne Fire Department hired Christopher Nigg, former Fire Marshal for Fullerton and Brea, to helm the department.
La Verne firefighters and city officials are at odds about the safety of the community and the department’s ability to keep the community safe, because of ongoing funding and staffing shortages.