Administration

Under the proposal, the city would create a new Department of Public Safety

“What we heard from the community is there's an opportunity to actually bring some relief to the officers and what they have to do in the community."

"We want to break the us v. them mentality: 'you are with the cops, or you're with the community'”

Under the proposal, officers would have to reapply to keep jobs as armed “public safety workers”

In December, the city's mayor ordered all city departments to cut their budgets by 7.5% amid pandemic recovery efforts

The LAPD says last year 40% of guns recovered by law enforcement were 'ghost guns,' weapons made from kits that don't require background checks

In total, 35 officers are facing internal investigations, an agency spokesperson said

12 agencies are partnering on trial security in hopes of preventing widespread unrest and property damage

Three police leaders, including former chief of U.S. Capitol Police Steven Sund, have been invited to testify

The bill also calls for the state to begin planning for the creation of a law enforcement degree

The bill would apply to cities, towns or counties that cut expenses for law enforcement by more than 1% of the government's budget that year

To get the union to postpone two pay raises, the city's mayor is proposing a new overtime schedule

The unanimous vote came eight days after police requested the funding, saying they were down 200 police officers from recent years

The union representing rank-and-file officers is set to hold a vote of no confidence Thursday

Chief Chuck Lovell is asking for a budget cut of just 1%, not the full 5% that the mayor directed each city bureau to consider