Karen Bass: “For the first time in more than 20 years, we have dropped…”

“Well, you know, I think I have been consistent in saying that my number one job is to keep Los Angeles safe. And so For the first time in more than 20 years, we have dropped below 9,000 officers. And so when I put my budget forward, I said I wanted to increase the force back to what I think is the appropriate numbers for a city as large as ours.” (06:23–06:30)

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