Primary elections for LA Mayor will be held in June, with new mayor elected in November
With the spike in crime that came in 2021, public safety has become a top issue for candidates running for Mayor of Los Angeles.
“Now, obviously, so many people, when you talk to people, just friends, neighbors on the street, people are concerned about their safety,” said political expert Jessica Levinson.LA Mayoral Candidate Karen Bass said she plans on making public safety one of her priorities, and part of that plan, she said, is to increase the number of LAPD.
“This is something you hear over and over again from Angelenos, that they really are concerned about the rise in crime, and you can’t run for mayor and you can’t be the frontrunner without addressing that head on,” said Levinson. “It’s a head scratcher because the plan calls for more police officers patrolling the streets. However, she did support the defunding of the police department by $150 million and that resulted in 600 fewer police officers trying to keep Angelenos safe,” said Sandoz.
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