The last two LAPD training academy classes haven’t included a single a Black graduate, leaving the department far short of diversity goals put in place decades ago to counter discriminatory hiring practices.| Los Angeles Times
Bass, after signing the city budget, said Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson made a commitment to find the funds to add another 240 LAPD officers over the next year.| Los Angeles Times
Five years after the mass protests of 2020, the LAPD's aggressive handling of demonstrations remains controversial — and costly.| Los Angeles Times