May 2026: the Metro D Line opens, projecting 3,000–5,000 new daily riders at Wilshire/La Cienega — over 1 million new annual visitors to a city of 32,000. June 2026: 180,000+ World Cup visitors flow through LA, with Beverly Hills as the premier off-stadium hub. LA28 then brings another 1–1.5 million. We must secure the global hub of the future, not manage the village of the past.
Beverly Hills is authorized for 154 sworn officers but is currently subsidizing the gap with $4.5M in temporary private security — a drain that builds no long-term equity. Redirect 'Ambassador' funds to a Real-Time Assistance Center: AI-integrated CCTV and Drone-as-a-First-Responder tech at every Metro entrance, with drones on-scene in 60 seconds. Mandate a 500-foot zero-tolerance zone around transit hubs.
The city is staring at a $15M shortfall in 2027 and $20M in 2028. We will conduct a zero-based audit of the 27 'budget enhancements' passed last year, prioritizing safety and infrastructure over streetscape vanity projects. Retail theft isn't just a crime — it shrinks the sales-tax base. Protecting our shops is fiscal necessity, not just policy preference.
Retail vacancy in Beverly Hills sits at 7.9%. Institutional landlords keep storefronts dark to protect pro-forma valuations, paying zero sales tax while residents pay to police empty windows. A Market Vitality Fee on commercial properties vacant 180+ days will end the landlord subsidy — Vancouver saw a 54% vacancy drop using the same approach. Every dollar collected goes into a Safety Lockbox legally restricted to public safety.
A voluntary partnership between the city and local businesses providing exclusive 5–10% discounts at participating establishments for Beverly Hills residents. Our world-class economy should work for the people who actually live here — strengthening neighborhood retail and rewarding the residents who sustain it year-round.
Hardened security for all 27 houses of worship — 21 synagogues, 5 Christian churches, and 1 Islamic center — plus every BHUSD school and our business corridors. Zero tolerance for antisemitism and hate. We stop asking residents to pay for security risks created by empty buildings; the Safety Lockbox pays for it.