The Los Angeles Police Department is weighing a dramatic plan to temporarily shut down its police academy in 2028 and deploy ...

For eight months, the Los Angeles City Council and Mayor Karen Bass have butted heads over police hiring amid a budget crisis. The conflict began last spring when the council voted to reduce LAPD ...

Months of tension between Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and members of the City Council burst into public view Friday when the council rebuffed the mayor’s request to significantly increase police ...

The Los Angeles City Council Friday approved the plan to provide the Los Angeles Police Department $1 million, partial, additional funds that would allow the LAPD to continue hiring new officers in ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Los Angeles City Council Friday approved a $1 million funding proposal for additional hiring of new Los Angeles Police Department recruits for January and February. In a 9-6 ...

Mayor Karen Bass wants to see more Los Angeles Police Officers hired and on the streets — and as of last week, she has taken steps to make that happen. On Sept. 11, Bass issued Executive Directive No.

Los Angeles City Council member Katy Yaroslavsky during a City Council meeting on Oct. 20, 2023. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) For the record:1:40 p.m. Dec. 13, 2025: A previous version of this ...