Police Commission approves LAPD plan to accept state tobacco enforcement grant
The grant would pay police overtime for undercover operations against stores selling tobacco to minors through June 2029.
Los Angeles police would run undercover and decoy operations at tobacco retailers, targeting sales to minors and banned flavored products. The Board of Police Commissioners approved the Chief of Police report on December 16, 2025, and sent it to the Mayor and City Council for approval.
What happens next
Mayor and City Council consideration of the grant acceptance
How the Council voted on this file
Yes No Absent
- 14–0–1
Police Commission approves LAPD plan to accept state tobacco enforcement grant
Council File 26-0979Item 7 · Oct 7 meeting - 11–0–4
Police Commission approves LAPD plan to accept state tobacco enforcement grant
Council File 26-0979
Named in this record
- Board of Police Commissioners 17
- Los Angeles Police Department 37
- Jim McDonnell 4
- California Department of Justice
- Karen Bass 54
- Los Angeles City Council 249
Karen Bass
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