Tuesday's City Council meeting had an emotional moment, when three
sisters who were killed in a fire in an illegally converted garage were
remembered.
Family and friends of the sisters, Jasmine, Jocelyn and Stephanie Aviles, were at the meeting, where the council unanimously voted to name a section of Long Beach's municipal code that addresses illegal garage conversions after the girls. The ordinance will be known as "Aviles Law."
Following the Dec. 14, 2007, fire, the city cracked down on illegal conversions. Fire officials said Tuesday that since 2007 Long Beach has cited more than 550 illegal conversions with fines totalling almost $200,000.
Family and friends of the sisters, Jasmine, Jocelyn and Stephanie Aviles, were at the meeting, where the council unanimously voted to name a section of Long Beach's municipal code that addresses illegal garage conversions after the girls. The ordinance will be known as "Aviles Law."
Following the Dec. 14, 2007, fire, the city cracked down on illegal conversions. Fire officials said Tuesday that since 2007 Long Beach has cited more than 550 illegal conversions with fines totalling almost $200,000.
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