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Karen Bass: “We need to increase our police department.”

Featuring: Karen Bass, Democratic | Mayor of Los Angeles | California

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Karen Bass Discusses Los Angeles Retail Theft Task Force and Law Enforcement Strategies

Published | Video Starts at 07:01

And let me compare it to Alameda County. Alameda county, or I really shouldn't say this, but Alameda county is offering an incentive bonus of $75,000. We need to increase our police department. And so having the incentive pay, raising the salary so we can be competitive. Competitive. And also having bonuses so officers don't retire. Early retention bonuses is one of the. (07:01–07:05)

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