{"id":2520944,"date":"2025-12-13T17:34:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T22:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-mayor-urges-hiring-of-over-400-police-officers\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T17:36:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T22:36:36","slug":"los-angeles-mayor-urges-hiring-of-over-400-police-officers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-mayor-urges-hiring-of-over-400-police-officers\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles mayor urges hiring of over 400 police officers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flos-angeles-mayor-urges-hiring-of-over-400-police-officers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2520944&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has urged the city council to approve a $4.4 million budget to enable the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to hire 410 new officers. Without this funding,the LAPD will be unable to recruit new cadets for the January 2026 police academy,leading to increased overtime and workload for current officers. Mayor Bass emphasized that Los Angeles currently has fewer police officers per capita than other large U.S. cities, a situation that will be further strained by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-police-announce-increased-presence-after-new-orleans-terrorist-attack-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"DC police announce increased presence after New Orleans terrorist attack - Washington Examiner\">upcoming major events<\/a> such as the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2028 Olympics. while some groups support the funding, arguing it is indeed essential for public safety, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >local activist organizations oppose<\/a> it, criticizing the allocation of resources toward policing rather than community investment.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Los Angeles mayor urges hiring of over 400 police officers<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2443384\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles\/\">Los Angeles<\/a> Mayor Karen Bass&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/mayor.lacity.gov\/sites\/g\/files\/wph2066\/files\/2025-12\/20251210%20Letter%20to%20the%20City%20Council%20re_Funding%20for%20LAPD%20Hiring.pdf\">sent a letter<\/a>&nbsp;this week to city council members, urging them to pass a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/budgets\/\">budget<\/a> that would allow the Los Angeles <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/police\/\">Police<\/a> Department to hire 410 new officers.<\/p>\n<p>In the Dec. 10 letter, Bass implored the council to approve $4.4 million in funding, without which the police department will no longer be able to hire incoming recruits.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3917081\/bill-protect-school-kids-sexual-misconduct\/\">Bill designed to protect school kids from sexual misconduct<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3916532\/california-confiscates-black-market-cannabis\/\">California confiscates $56.5M in black market cannabis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3916447\/fbi-hunting-764-crime-network-targeting-children\/\">FBI &#8216;hunting&#8217; more than 350 people in &#8216;764&#8217; crime network targeting children<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;It will mean no new cadets in the police academy in January of 2026,&rdquo; Bass wrote in the letter. &ldquo;It will mean increasing overtime hours and costs as fewer officers will have greater workloads. It will mean that we strain officers&rsquo; health with longer shifts and more responsibility.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bass and the president of the Los Angeles City Council, Marqueece Harris-Dawson, did not respond to The Center Square for comment this week. The Los Angeles Police Department deferred questions to the city council and the mayor&rsquo;s office on Thursday and did not return calls and emails from The Center Square on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>In her letter, Bass noted the nation&rsquo;s second-largest city can&rsquo;t have a police force that staffs at the same levels as in 1995. She also noted Los Angeles doesn&rsquo;t have enough police officers per 1,000 residents, the way other large cities throughout the country do. The demands of the police department with the upcoming 2028 Olympics and 2026 FIFA World Cup, she wrote, would strain the LAPD.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mayor Bass sees the handwriting on the wall,&rdquo; Assemblymember Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale and a member of the Assembly Public Safety Committee, told The Center Square on Friday. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve got some worldwide, high-profile events coming with the World Cup and the Olympics coming. They would be one of the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-unsolved-murder-rate-the-highest-in-decades\/\" title=\"U.S. Unsolved Murder Rate the Highest in Decades\">understaffed police departments<\/a> in the country per capita.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Some groups outside of the electorate of the city support the funding package, telling The Center Square on Friday that a robust police presence is crucial in keeping the city safe.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Without this very paltry amount of money in the scheme of things, there would be no hiring for a period of time,&rdquo; Tom Saggau, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Protective League, a police union in Los Angeles, told The Center Square on Friday. &ldquo;That would have devastating impacts to the safety of not just our police officers who need backup, but also the residents of Los Angeles.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, a local anti-police group, Stop LAPD Spying, told The Center Square on Friday that the organization did not support the $4.4 million package deal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We absolutely reject it,&rdquo; organizer Hamid Khan said. &ldquo;They [the LAPD] are constantly bleeding the city of its resources. This goes to show the completely sick priorities in that it is more about policing the youth, criminalizing unhoused people, and giving more money to the LAPD rather than investing in communities and their health and wellness.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Another group, the Anti-Police Terror Project, did not respond to The Center Square on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/california\/article_869458ce-1119-46a7-97ee-b40273a8565a.html\">REPORT SAYS LOS ANGELES IS NATION&rsquo;S WORST &lsquo;JUDICIAL HELLHOLE&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The National Police Association, a nationwide industry group for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-pledges-orderly-transition-of-power\/\" title=\"President Trump pledges orderly transition of power\">local law enforcement<\/a>, was unreachable on Thursday. Another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chaotic-video-shows-bystanders-taunting-cops-as-they-struggle-to-control-armed-suspect-democrat-mayor-scolds-officers\/\" title=\"Chaotic Video Shows Bystanders Taunting Cops As They Struggle To Control Armed Suspect, Democrat Mayor Scolds ...\">pro-police group<\/a>, the Los Angeles County Professional Peace Officers Association, did not respond to The Center Square on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Hilda Solis, the chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, also did not return calls.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecentersquare.com%2Fcalifornia%2Farticle_869458ce-1119-46a7-97ee-b40273a8565a.html%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook%26utm_campaign%3Duser-share\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LA mayor urges city council to approve hiring 410 officers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2869,"featured_media":2520945,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bass1.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36585,68781,35975],"class_list":["post-2520944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-los-angeles","tag-police-hiring","tag-public-safety"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bass1.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2520944"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520944\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2520948,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520944\/revisions\/2520948"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2520945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2520944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2520944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2520944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}