(The center) – “Rampant copper wire theft” immerse yourself in the dark in Los Angeles and leads the city officials to install solar -operated street lamps as an enrichment measure.
Critics say fearful thieves will only steal the valuable solar collectors. They also wonder why the mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, focuses on stealing the infrastructure more heavily instead of addressing theft himself.
“This installation is the result of the focus of the mayor Bass on the improvement of city services and the infrastructure for Angelenos by finding innovative and new ways in order to solve long -term urban challenges such as rampant copper wire theft,” said Bass's Office in an explanation. “Solar lighting disturbs the cycle of vandalism and robbery and offers a resistant and sustainable solution for dark roads caused by copper wire theft.”
Roxanne Hoge, chair of the Republican Party of Los Angeles County, shared her concern that the solar collectors are also stolen when thieves continue to work with impunity.
“Karen Bass again proves that her unsuitable mayor does not ignore the basic cause – namely theft – and arranged the Titanic covers,” said Hoge to midfield. “You get more behavior that you reward and has stimulated copper theft, which is now becoming a solar panel theft.”
Last year the 600 dollar -Million -Million -Dollar bridge “Ribbon of Light” -for the living lights on the structure – dark Steel seven miles as thieves. It is estimated that the stolen wire from the bridge for 11,000 US dollars was sold on the black market, but the city cost 2.5 million US dollars.
Hundreds of fire hydrants were also torn From the ground made of metal from the ground, and the city in January more susceptible to destructive fires such as the Palisades and Eaton fires, which caused hundreds of billions of dollars in economic losses in January.
While the solar collectors lie on the top of the street lights, the wire theft of the “Band of Light” suggests that thieves are disregarded in their journey to loot a valuable city infrastructure.