LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council on Dec. 12 approved a $1 million funding proposal for the additional hiring of new Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) recruits for January and February.
In a 9–6 vote, the council advanced a proposal introduced by members Katy Yaroslavsky, chair of the Budget and Finance Committee, and Ysabel Jurado to allocate enough dollars to cover additional hiring for the next two months. The proposal allows LAPD to continue hiring new recruits while giving council members time to discuss a larger plan to fund more officers while addressing long-term budget concerns, as well as risks to more than 200 specialized civilian LAPD employees….