Look for the purple shirts.
The Highland Park BID’s Safe & Clean team — in partnership with General Security Service (GSSi) and Chrysalis — provides daily, 24-hour supplemental services to keep the district clean and safe for everyone who works, lives and visits here.
Suspicious activity, complaints, or film & merchant violations. For emergencies, call 911.
Streetlights, potholes and city property. Please report to LAPD as well when a crime occurs.
A cleaner Figueroa, every day.
Source: NFA 2025 Annual Report.
January through June
Year-to-date totals from the Clean Team’s June 2026 report and GSSi’s second-quarter security report.
Pounds of trash removed
Graffiti tags removed
Bulky items collected
Business check-ins by security, April–June
Pressure washing, May 20, 2026
The Clean Team’s monthly pressure washing along North Figueroa between Avenue 58 and Avenue 61.
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After
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AfterThe maintenance program.
Running since 2001, the maintenance program takes a multi-part approach to keeping the sidewalks — curb to property line — clean and cared for.
- Trash collection and sidewalk sweeping
- Graffiti removal and pressure washing
- Bulky item and special collections
- Weed abatement, tree trimming and landscaping
- Paper sign and handbill removal
- Coordination on issues that need a third party or the City
Chrysalis provides paid transitional jobs and support to people facing barriers to work — since 1984 it has helped more than 90,000 people on the path to stable employment.
BID patrol & safety.
The Highland Park BID Patrol works to prevent, deter and report illegal activity on the district’s streets, sidewalks, storefronts, parking lots and alleys — and stays in contact with LAPD and the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department.
Officers keep a high-visibility presence at busy commercial locations and address trespassing, loitering and quality-of-life issues early, resolving most situations through presence and conversation. LAPD is called in when escalation or official authority is needed.
Checking in with local businesses
How you can help.
Keep trash out of street cans
Sidewalk receptacles are for pedestrians only — please don’t place business trash in them.
Sweep your storefront
Crews sweep the sidewalks, but not private property. A quick sweep goes a long way.
Refresh your windows
Keep windows and awnings clean, and take down old, torn or faded signs and banners.
Post your hours
Store hours in the window help visitors — and help patrols spot anything unusual.
Handle bulky items
Property owners are responsible for removing their own bulky items.
Call it in
Security concerns: (800) 350-1944. Report crimes to LAPD as well.
More ways to get help
1-800-222-TIPS
L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers. See copper wire being stripped from streetlights? Call 911 first.
877-ASK-LAPD
Choose non-emergency dispatch and ask for CIRCLE for non-urgent calls involving unhoused neighbors.
MyLA311
Call 311 or (213) 473-3231, or use the MyLA311 app to report dumping, graffiti or streetlight outages.
Mayor.LACity.gov/Contact
Referrals to shelters and housing services, or help with an issue involving a City department.
Clean & Safe services are provided to assessed parcels within the Highland Park BID boundaries — North Figueroa between Avenue 50 and York Blvd. See the district map.