LA wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on

April 23, 2026

Instead of stopping the thieves who have turned copper wire theft into a thriving local industry, LA City Hall has decided those responsible are the homeowners who keep paying taxes and somehow expecting streets to stay lit.

https://nypost.com/2026/04/22/opinion/la-wants-property-owners-to-pay-for-citys-lighting-failures/

LA wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on <body> <h1> Array ( [0] => ka wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [1] => pa wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [2] => oa wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [3] => lz wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [4] => ls wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [5] => lw wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [6] => lq wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [7] => la qants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [8] => la aants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [9] => la sants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [10] => la eants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [11] => la 3ants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [12] => la 2ants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [13] => la wznts property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [14] => la wsnts property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [15] => la wwnts property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [16] => la wqnts property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [17] => la wabts property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [18] => la wamts property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [19] => la wajts property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [20] => la wahts property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [21] => la wahts property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [22] => la wanrs property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [23] => la wanfs property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [24] => la wangs property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [25] => la wanys property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [26] => la wan6s property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [27] => la wan5s property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [28] => la wanta property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [29] => la wantz property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [30] => la wantx property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [31] => la wantd property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [32] => la wante property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [33] => la wantw property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [34] => la wants oroperty owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [35] => la wants lroperty owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [36] => la wants -roperty owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [37] => la wants 0roperty owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [38] => la wants peoperty owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [39] => la wants pdoperty owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [40] => la wants pfoperty owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [41] => la wants ptoperty owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [42] => la wants p5operty owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [43] => la wants p4operty owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [44] => la wants priperty owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [45] => la wants prkperty owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [46] => la wants prlperty owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [47] => la wants prpperty owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [48] => la wants pr0perty owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [49] => la wants pr9perty owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [50] => la wants prooerty owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [51] => la wants prolerty owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [52] => la wants pro-erty owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [53] => la wants pro0erty owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [54] => la wants propwrty owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [55] => la wants propsrty owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [56] => la wants propdrty owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [57] => la wants proprrty owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [58] => la wants prop4rty owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [59] => la wants prop3rty owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [60] => la wants propeety owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [61] => la wants propedty owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [62] => la wants propefty owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [63] => la wants propetty owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [64] => la wants prope5ty owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [65] => la wants prope4ty owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [66] => la wants properry owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [67] => la wants properfy owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [68] => la wants propergy owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [69] => la wants properyy owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [70] => la wants proper6y owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [71] => la wants proper5y owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [72] => la wants propertt owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [73] => la wants propertg owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [74] => la wants properth owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [75] => la wants propertu owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [76] => la wants propert7 owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [77] => la wants propert6 owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [78] => la wants property iwners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [79] => la wants property kwners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [80] => la wants property lwners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [81] => la wants property pwners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [82] => la wants property 0wners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [83] => la wants property 9wners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [84] => la wants property oqners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [85] => la wants property oaners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [86] => la wants property osners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [87] => la wants property oeners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [88] => la wants property o3ners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [89] => la wants property o2ners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [90] => la wants property owbers to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [91] => la wants property owmers to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [92] => la wants property owjers to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [93] => la wants property owhers to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [94] => la wants property owhers to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [95] => la wants property ownwrs to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [96] => la wants property ownsrs to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [97] => la wants property owndrs to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [98] => la wants property ownrrs to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [99] => la wants property own4rs to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [100] => la wants property own3rs to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [101] => la wants property ownees to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [102] => la wants property owneds to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [103] => la wants property ownefs to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [104] => la wants property ownets to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [105] => la wants property owne5s to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [106] => la wants property owne4s to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [107] => la wants property ownera to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [108] => la wants property ownerz to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [109] => la wants property ownerx to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [110] => la wants property ownerd to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [111] => la wants property ownere to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [112] => la wants property ownerw to pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [113] => la wants property owners ro pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [114] => la wants property owners fo pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [115] => la wants property owners go pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [116] => la wants property owners yo pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [117] => la wants property owners 6o pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [118] => la wants property owners 5o pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [119] => la wants property owners ti pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [120] => la wants property owners tk pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [121] => la wants property owners tl pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [122] => la wants property owners tp pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [123] => la wants property owners t0 pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [124] => la wants property owners t9 pay for city’s failure to keep lights on [125] => la wants property owners to oay for city’s failure to keep lights on [126] => la wants property owners to lay for city’s failure to keep lights on [127] => la wants property owners to -ay for city’s failure to keep lights on [128] => la wants property owners to 0ay for city’s failure to keep lights on [129] => la wants property owners to pzy for city’s failure to keep lights on [130] => la wants property owners to psy for city’s failure to keep lights on [131] => la wants property owners to pwy for city’s failure to keep lights on [132] => la wants property owners to pqy for city’s failure to keep lights on [133] => la wants property owners to pat for city’s failure to keep lights on [134] => la wants property owners to pag for city’s failure to keep lights on [135] => la wants property owners to pah for city’s failure to keep lights on [136] => la wants property owners to pau for city’s failure to keep lights on [137] => la wants property owners to pa7 for city’s failure to keep lights on [138] => la wants property owners to pa6 for city’s failure to keep lights on [139] => la wants property owners to pay dor city’s failure to keep lights on [140] => la wants property owners to pay cor city’s failure to keep lights on [141] => la wants property owners to pay vor city’s failure to keep lights on [142] => la wants property owners to pay gor city’s failure to keep lights on [143] => la wants property owners to pay tor city’s failure to keep lights on [144] => la wants property owners to pay ror city’s failure to keep lights on [145] => la wants property owners to pay fir city’s failure to keep lights on [146] => la wants property owners to pay fkr city’s failure to keep lights on [147] => la wants property owners to pay flr city’s failure to keep lights on [148] => la wants property owners to pay fpr city’s failure to keep lights on [149] => la wants property owners to pay f0r city’s failure to keep lights on [150] => la wants property owners to pay f9r city’s failure to keep lights on [151] => la wants property owners to pay foe city’s failure to keep lights on [152] => la wants property owners to pay fod city’s failure to keep lights on [153] => la wants property owners to pay fof city’s failure to keep lights on [154] => la wants property owners to pay fot city’s failure to keep lights on [155] => la wants property owners to pay fo5 city’s failure to keep lights on [156] => la wants property owners to pay fo4 city’s failure to keep lights on [157] => la wants property owners to pay for xity’s failure to keep lights on [158] => la wants property owners to pay for vity’s failure to keep lights on [159] => la wants property owners to pay for fity’s failure to keep lights on [160] => la wants property owners to pay for dity’s failure to keep lights on [161] => la wants property owners to pay for dity’s failure to keep lights on [162] => la wants property owners to pay for cuty’s failure to keep lights on [163] => la wants property owners to pay for cjty’s failure to keep lights on [164] => la wants property owners to pay for ckty’s failure to keep lights on [165] => la wants property owners to pay for coty’s failure to keep lights on [166] => la wants property owners to pay for c9ty’s failure to keep lights on [167] => la wants property owners to pay for c8ty’s failure to keep lights on [168] => la wants property owners to pay for ciry’s failure to keep lights on [169] => la wants property owners to pay for cify’s failure to keep lights on [170] => la wants property owners to pay for cigy’s failure to keep lights on [171] => la wants property owners to pay for ciyy’s failure to keep lights on [172] => la wants property owners to pay for ci6y’s failure to keep lights on [173] => la wants property owners to pay for ci5y’s failure to keep lights on [174] => la wants property owners to pay for citt’s failure to keep lights on [175] => la wants property owners to pay for citg’s failure to keep lights on [176] => la wants property owners to pay for cith’s failure to keep lights on [177] => la wants property owners to pay for citu’s failure to keep lights on [178] => la wants property owners to pay for cit7’s failure to keep lights on [179] => la wants property owners to pay for cit6’s failure to keep lights on [180] => la wants property owners to pay for city’a failure to keep lights on [181] => la wants property owners to pay for city’z failure to keep lights on [182] => la wants property owners to pay for city’x failure to keep lights on [183] => la wants property owners to pay for city’d failure to keep lights on [184] => la wants property owners to pay for city’e failure to keep lights on [185] => la wants property owners to pay for city’w failure to keep lights on [186] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s dailure to keep lights on [187] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s cailure to keep lights on [188] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s vailure to keep lights on [189] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s gailure to keep lights on [190] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s tailure to keep lights on [191] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s railure to keep lights on [192] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s fzilure to keep lights on [193] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s fsilure to keep lights on [194] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s fwilure to keep lights on [195] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s fqilure to keep lights on [196] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s faulure to keep lights on [197] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s fajlure to keep lights on [198] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s faklure to keep lights on [199] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s faolure to keep lights on [200] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s fa9lure to keep lights on [201] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s fa8lure to keep lights on [202] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s faikure to keep lights on [203] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s faipure to keep lights on [204] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s faioure to keep lights on [205] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failyre to keep lights on [206] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failhre to keep lights on [207] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failjre to keep lights on [208] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failire to keep lights on [209] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s fail8re to keep lights on [210] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s fail7re to keep lights on [211] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failuee to keep lights on [212] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failude to keep lights on [213] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failufe to keep lights on [214] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failute to keep lights on [215] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failu5e to keep lights on [216] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failu4e to keep lights on [217] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failurw to keep lights on [218] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failurs to keep lights on [219] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failurd to keep lights on [220] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failurr to keep lights on [221] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failur4 to keep lights on [222] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failur3 to keep lights on [223] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure ro keep lights on [224] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure fo keep lights on [225] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure go keep lights on [226] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure yo keep lights on [227] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure 6o keep lights on [228] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure 5o keep lights on [229] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure ti keep lights on [230] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure tk keep lights on [231] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure tl keep lights on [232] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure tp keep lights on [233] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure t0 keep lights on [234] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure t9 keep lights on [235] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to jeep lights on [236] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to meep lights on [237] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to leep lights on [238] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to oeep lights on [239] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to ieep lights on [240] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to kwep lights on [241] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to ksep lights on [242] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to kdep lights on [243] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to krep lights on [244] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to k4ep lights on [245] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to k3ep lights on [246] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to kewp lights on [247] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to kesp lights on [248] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to kedp lights on [249] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to kerp lights on [250] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to ke4p lights on [251] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to ke3p lights on [252] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keeo lights on [253] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keel lights on [254] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to kee- lights on [255] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to kee0 lights on [256] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep kights on [257] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep pights on [258] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep oights on [259] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lughts on [260] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep ljghts on [261] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lkghts on [262] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep loghts on [263] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep l9ghts on [264] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep l8ghts on [265] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lifhts on [266] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep livhts on [267] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep libhts on [268] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lihhts on [269] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep liyhts on [270] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lithts on [271] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep liggts on [272] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep ligbts on [273] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lignts on [274] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep ligjts on [275] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep liguts on [276] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep ligyts on [277] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lighrs on [278] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lighfs on [279] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lighgs on [280] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lighys on [281] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep ligh6s on [282] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep ligh5s on [283] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lighta on [284] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lightz on [285] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lightx on [286] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lightd on [287] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lighte on [288] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lightw on [289] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights in [290] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights kn [291] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights ln [292] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights pn [293] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights 0n [294] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights 9n [295] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights ob [296] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights om [297] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights oj [298] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights oh [299] => la wants property owners to pay for city’s failure to keep lights oh ) </h1> </body>