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Axon Lightpost Pilot Program

At a glance

  • What: a communication from the Board of Police Commissioners (Council File 26-1394) on a Memorandum of Understanding between the City and Axon Enterprise, Inc. for the Lightpost test pilot program.
  • Where it stands: on 2026-10-27, the last day for Council action, the Council voted 9 ayes, 6 noes to disapprove the veto of the Police Commission's September 22, 2026 action, so the veto failed. A motion by Harris-Dawson seconded by Hutt to reconsider passed 13 ayes, 2 noes (Lee and Padilla opposed), and the Council disapproved the veto a second time, 9 ayes, 6 noes. The Police Commission's approval of the Axon Enterprise, Inc. memorandum of understanding therefore stands.
  • Next: none required of the Council; the pilot proceeds under the Police Commission's approval.

Context

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Log

2026-10-27 - City Council Meeting

Item 33 (Council File 26-1394, Public Safety Committee report recommending a veto under Charter Section 245). Time limit file; last day for Council action October 27. Disapproved 9 ayes (Soto-Martinez, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, McOsker, Padilla, Price, Raman, Yaroslavsky), 6 noes (Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Lee, Nazarian, Park, Rodriguez). Reconsidered 13 ayes, 2 noes (Lee, Padilla) on a motion by Harris-Dawson seconded by Hutt. Disapproved again by the same 9 to 6 split. The journal shows no fiscal impact statement from the Police Commission and no community impact statement.

2026-10-21 - City Council

Item 20. Continued to October 27, 2026 (10 ayes, 0 noes).

2026-10-06 - City Council

Item 20. LAPD described a three-month pilot; the council voted 10 to 4 to assert jurisdiction and sent it to the Public Safety Committee.