The new mayor “bungled her first on public safety,” the old council president pushed to get cops off traffic stops, and the new controller took aim at LAPD’s helicopter habit.
“Until LAPD restores faith in our communities, a visible presence at public meetings must not be encouraged,” Black city planners urge LA’s planning director.
As a widely watched City Council race comes to a close, two campaigns have articulated shockingly distinct visions of what Los Angeles politics should look like.