L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti: Cuts to Police Did Not Lead to Homicide Spike
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti denied Monday that cutting funds to the Los Angeles Police Department had led to a spike in homicides.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti denied Monday that cutting funds to the Los Angeles Police Department had led to a spike in homicides.
Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) cited grim homicide data from Los Angeles on Monday to warn Georgia voters that left-wing Democrats’ call to “defund the police” could have dire consequences for the Peach State.
LOS ANGELES, California — Los Angeles officially recorded 300 homicides as of Sunday, reaching a mark not seen since 2009, after Mayor Eric Garcetti’s decision to defund the police by $150 million, including cuts to the homicide division.
Fox News host Tucker Carlson opened his Wednesday program with a monologue about the hypocrisy of California elected officials, especially Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), who have held the public to account when it comes to obeying measures put in place under COVID-19.
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) will stop responding to traffic collisions, and will downsize its homicide and robbery divisions, thanks to new budget cuts championed by Mayor Eric Garcetti in response to demands to “defund the police.”
Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey conceded to her George Soros-funded challenger, George Gascon, on Friday.
The L.A. Dodgers announced Wednesday that there will be no World Series championship parade due to the coronavirus.
Public health officials in Southern California are warning that celebrations for the city’s two new championship sports teams are spreading the coronavirus in several counties.
Yashar Ali, a contributor to New York magazine and HuffPost who is a ubiquitous presence on Twitter, alleged Monday evening that he was sexually harassed by Rick Jacobs, a key political advisor to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has reminded residents of his city that “trick-or-treating” on Halloween is “not recommended” this year because of the danger of spreading the coronavirus through contact with other people.
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is anticipating “unrest” and “riots” around Election Day as morale continues to plummet among rank-and-file cops.
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) issued a statement on Monday saying the violence that broke out in the city following the LA Lakers winning the NBA championship on Sunday resulted in 76 arrests.
Fans and rioters flooded downtown Los Angeles Sunday leaving a trail of property damage in the wake of the NBA Finals victory.
Los Angeles Lakers fans partied outside the Staples Center in downtown L.A. on Sunday night, with no social distancing and few masks, after their team won its first NBA title in ten years.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti switched his endorsement in the race for Los Angeles County District Attorney from incumbent Jackie Lacey, the first African American to hold the post, to George Soros-backed challenger George Gascon.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti decried the decision of a grand jury in Kentucky not to indict police officers for the death of Breonna Taylor (though one was indicted for wanton endangerment).
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti declared Democratic presidential nominee former Vice President Joe Biden was committed to transitioning away from fracking on Sunday’s broadcast of CNN’s “State of the Union.”
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti called the Trump administration “the last vestiges of the Flat Earth Society of this generation,” while discussing climate changes role in the California wildfires on Sunday’s broadcast of CNN’s “State of the Union.”
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) broke up a massive house party in the Woodland Hills neighborhood early Tuesday morning, and a local news crew found little, if any, evidence of masks or “social distancing” to prevent coronavirus.
You get what you vote for, and the people of California voted for not enough water and electricity.
A firefighter from Los Angeles is believed to have been kidnapped in the beach resort of Rosarito in Mexico. The firefighter has been missing since late August when authorities found his home ransacked.
Trump told the RNC: “How can Joe Biden claim to be an ‘ally of the Light’ when his own party can’t even keep the lights on?”
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Wednesday evening that he was sticking with his version of the “Green New Deal” for the city despite electricity blackouts elsewhere in the state due to the inadequacy of solar and wind power at peak demand.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti ordered the power to be shut off at TikTok influencers’ “party house” over gatherings at the residence in violation of new rules implemented in the wake of the Chinese coronavirus pandemic.
Five people were wounded early Tuesday morning in a warehouse shooting in Democrat-controlled Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles (AFP) – With Los Angeles nightclubs closed, party promoters have turned to mansions in the Hollywood Hills to throw lavish, raucous and sometimes deadly gatherings that have enraged neighbors and local officials. Starting this weekend, Mayor Eric Garcetti
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti blasted house parties on Wednesday, saying that he would instruct city officials to cut off water and power to properties where “flagrant violations” of social distancing rules have taken place in recent days.
Former Vice President Joe Biden supports the ongoing demonstrations around the country, repeatedly referring to them as “peaceful protests” when they plainly are not.
Former Vice President Joe Biden sent a video greeting to an L.A. Democratic Party awards dinner Saturday honoring comedian Kathy Griffin, who infamously depicted a decapitated president, as riots raged in the city beyond.
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) declared a tactical alert on Saturday evening, mobilizing officers in response to attacks on federal buildings downtown by demonstrators who had marched in solidarity with protests in Portland.
L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti said Friday that he stood by his support for protests in Portland that have turned violent, saying that “individual moments” of violence did not reflect the behavior of demonstrators as a whole.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti backed violent demonstrations in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, referring to mobs that have attacked a federal courthouse as “the best of our democratic ideals” and slamming federal law enforcement’s response.
Democratic mayors like Eric Garcetti in Los Angeles have unleashed pandemic hell on their populations through their own incompetence —all while scapegoating President Trump for the problems they themselves caused.
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti described President Donald Trump as having “fundamentally” missed the moment for leadership on the coronavirus pandemic.
Fact check – CLAIM: Joe Biden doesn’t want to defund the police, just redirect police funding to other uses. VERDICT: Mostly false. They mean the same thing.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti encouraged residents to report businesses that failed to comply with state and local coronavirus regulations in a press briefing on Friday afternoon.
The Los Angeles Police Department is reportedly investigating the unusual absence of 300 officers who called in sick over the Fourth of July weekend in what is a suspected case of “blue flu” — an informal protest by the rank-and-file.
Dr. Melina Abdullah, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles, told a crowd of activists that Los Angeles is “home of the most murderous law enforcement offices in the country” and encouraged the crowd to shout “fuck Eric Garcetti” — the city’s mayor who has pledged to slash $150 million from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).
Mayor Eric Garcetti said that Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers who felt demoralized by recent protests and budget cuts should take heart and “remember why they became police officers.”
The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to slash funding for the Los Angeles Police Department by $150 million in an effort to appease angry protesters who want to defund the police.