In her veto letter to the City Council, Bass said the proposal risked creating 'bureaucratic confusion' within the LAPD’s disciplinary system.
Mayor Karen Bass has vetoed a proposed ballot measure to rework the disciplinary process at the Los Angeles Police Department — a step that could result in its removal from the Nov. 5 ballot. In her veto letter to the City Council, Bass said the proposal, which would have allowed the police chief to fire officers accused of committing serious misconduct, 'risks creating bureaucratic confusion' within the LAPD.
Soto-Martínez, who voted against the proposal last month, had also argued that the range of offenses that would lead to termination by the police chief was too narrow. An aide to Soto-Martínez said Tuesday that his boss supports the veto. Councilmember Tim McOsker, who spearheaded the ballot proposal, said he is 'deeply disappointed' with the mayor's action, arguing that it threatens the most significant reform of the LAPD's disciplinary system in more than two decades.
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