After copper theft, it will cost L.A. $6.3 million to relight one bridge

Copper theft in Los Angeles is reaching ridiculous, near-catalytic-converter proportions. Internet connections go down, phone service goes out, and critical infrastructure goes dark.

After copper wire theft left the Sixth Street Bridge in darkness for years, the city of Los Angeles has hired a Pasadena-based engineering firm to restore the lighting, a mo…