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 ...

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 ...

1:40 p.m. Dec. 13, 2025: A previous version of this article said that City Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky’s motion to hire 40 police recruits passed by 11 votes to 4. The motion passed 9 to 6. Months ...

A new class of Los Angeles Police officers is graduating on Friday, but financial issues have put the future of such celebrations in doubt. Mayor Karen Bass has asked the City Council for $4.4 million ...

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 (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 ...

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 ...