After an investigation from The Times found L.A. city had failed to publicly comply with a 2019 law requiring it to analyze the capacity, safety and viability of its evacuation routes, Councilmember Traci Park filed a motion that would force the city to comply.

“The Palisades fire underscored just how vulnerable our hillside communities remain,” the motion states. The fire — along with Tuesday’s Tsunami Advisory — “reaffirms the urgent need to comply with [the law] and update the City’s emergency planning to reflect current realities.”

Former state legislator Marc Levine wrote the 2019 law, Assembly Bill 747 , after hearing the horrific scenes of gridlock on the streets of Paradise, Calif., over the radio during the 2018 Camp fire.

The law requires local governments to include

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