"The face-off between the mayor and some council members has been brewing since the council voted in May as part of the city budget to reduce LAPD hiring to 240 officers this year - half of the 480 officers requested by Bass - in order to close a $1-billion budget shortfall and prevent layoffs of other city workers. Then, when Bass signed the budget, she mentioned she had reached an agreement with Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson to find additional money to restore police hiring."
"The 90 days came and went. Then another 90 came and went. All the while, the LAPD continued hiring. As of this month, nearly halfway through the fiscal year, the LAPD has already brought on all 240 new hires accounted for in the budget. To continue hiring officers, the City Council would need to allocate more money. Against that backdrop, Bass sent a letter to the council Wednesday, calling on them to fund up to 410 new hires over this fiscal year, which ends in July."
Months of tension escalated after the City Council cut LAPD hiring to 240 officers for the fiscal year to close a $1-billion budget shortfall and avoid layoffs. Mayor Karen Bass had requested 480 officers and later said she and Council President Marqueece Harris‑Dawson would find additional funds within 90 days, but those promises went unmet as hiring continued under the existing budget. The LAPD has already onboarded the 240 budgeted recruits. Mayor Bass urged the council to fund up to 410 new hires before the fiscal year ends in July, while some council members warned of long-term payroll-driven deficits.
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