"Conversations about Culver City - the vibrant enclave on Los Angeles' Westside often called " the Heart of Screenland " - usually include phrases such as "walkable" and "green spaces" and "Erewhon." So when U.S. Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi insinuated the city of 39,000 residents is a crime haven during a heated exchange with Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Los Angeles) Wednesday, local officials and personalities responded with statistics, memes and wry mockery."
"Kamlager-Dove, whose district includes Culver City, hammered Bondi over deleted Department of Justice data linking far-right ideology with political killings, asserting that "there are violent, dangerous people out there with real threats." "There are - in your district," Bondi responded. "Her district includes Culver City, and she's not talking about any crime in her district."
"The worst crime of the century is that this woman had made a mockery of our justice system. Release the un-redacted files. Prosecute the REAL crimes."
Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi insinuated at a congressional hearing that Culver City is a crime haven and suggested the presence of dangerous individuals in Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove's district. The exchange occurred amid questioning about deleted Department of Justice data linking far-right ideology to political killings and the DOJ's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Culver City officials and residents pushed back with safety statistics, images of clean streets and community pride. The city's mayor called Bondi's remark a knee-jerk reaction and touted crime reductions. Local commentators labeled Bondi's claim a mockery and urged focus on releasing unredacted files and prosecuting true crimes.
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