Los Angeles Drug And Alcohol Policy Alliance (L.A. DAPA) Press Event: Data Reveals City-Wide Affliction With Alcohol Outlet Density Correlating To Higher Crime

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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Los Angeles Drug and Alcohol Policy Alliance (L.A. DAPA) will host a Press Event to reveal a newly developed resource to assess the correlation between alcohol overconcentration and crime. Policy makers for all 15 City Council Districts will now have the means to observe, identify, and act upon hard data to reduce the alcohol-related harm long-endured in their Los Angeles communities. L.A. DAPA is confident this new data resource will help the City Council pass an Alcohol Restricted Use Subdistrict (ARUS) Ordinance.

When: Tuesday October 22, 2019, 9:00 a.m.
Where: Los Angeles City Hall - Los Angeles, CA 90012 (1^st Street Steps)
Who:

• Randal Henry, DrPH, MPH, Founder, Community Intelligence
• Sarah Blanch, Co-Chair, Los Angeles Drug and Alcohol Policy Alliance (L.A. DAPA)
• Jerry Hall, Founder, PourSafe
• Brenda Villanueva, Co-Chair, L.A. DAPA
• Miriam Castro, Community Member, City of Los Angeles
• Loren Bustillo, Community Member, City of Los Angeles
• David Ryus, Councilmember, City of Los Angeles

Why:

• Councilmembers need to understand the harm their constituencies face
• An excess of alcohol availability threatens community safety/welfare
• Elected officials have become too dependent on alcohol revenue
• Action needs to be taken to improve our communities/reduce alcohol over-concentration and related harm
• Legislation (ARUS) is required to addresses these issues that some city officials have chosen to ignore

L.A. DAPA Member Organization

SOURCE Los Angeles Drug and Alcohol Policy Alliance

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