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Twilight descends on the 6th Street Bridge as it passes through Downtown Los Angeles, California, USA.

The City of Los Angeles’ Bureau of Street Services (StreetsLA) is collaborating with FUSE to enhance the Investigation and Enforcement Division (IED), addressing the challenge of processing a large volume of permit applications with limited resources. IED, responsible for municipal safety enforcement and environmental protection, struggles to adequately analyze the 2,000 yearly permit applications due to the outdated fee structures since the 1990s. The current imbalance disproportionately affects underserved communities, contributing to issues like illegal dumping and unpermitted construction, impacting the quality of life in Black and Latino neighborhoods.

Starting in April 2024, FUSE Executive Fellow Mokyou Hyun will engage with stakeholders, conduct research, and lead the revision of IED’s fee schedule to ensure equitable cost recovery and generate funds for additional staffing. The project aims to empower StreetsLA and IED staff to advocate for City Council approval of the updated fees, emphasizing the improved quality of services and equity considerations resulting from the fee increase. By April 2025, the Executive Fellow expects to have conducted a listening tour, revised the fee schedule, and developed justifications and advocacy materials for City Council approval.

Twilight descends on the 6th Street Bridge as it passes through Downtown Los Angeles, California, USA.

MOKYOU HYUN is an experienced finance professional, nonprofit advisor, and co-founder in the clean energy sector. She recently collaborated with General Atomics to manage environmental waste resistant to conventional treatment methods. Before this, she led the industry in transforming capital market transactions as an investment banker at Merrill Lynch and a special assistant to the C-suite at Trammell Crow Company. Mokyou earned a bachelor’s degree in politics from Princeton University and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business. She is passionate about driving multidisciplinary solutions to improve public policy for marginalized communities.

FUSE Executive Fellow Mokyou Hyun

City of Los Angeles – Bureau of Street Services

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